-never managed to make it to Peter de Wit's while I lived in Greenwich, so I was quite glad to have finally eaten there on my last trip to town. Although this place is located in the HEART of the touristy bit of town, I hadn't the impression that the cafe was either for tourists, per se, or heavily visited by tourists. Well that was the case, at least, when I visited. The café was fairly empty and I, on a sunny afternoon, had the cosy back patio (2 4-tops and 1 2-top) all to myself.
I had traipsed in on a Saturday and was met by a few staff members chatting amongst themselves. There were no customers in sight and I almost had the impression that I was walking in on a staff meeting. I was bade to sit where I like and told that someone would be right with me. The interaction was both friendly and informal.
PdW's menu read that breakfast was served 'all day', and, although that sounded intriguing, I wasn't keen on a fry-up, veggie or otherwise, and opted for a bowl of tomato soup (soup of the day, to be precise). For five quid, I was treated to a decent portion of fairly flavorful soup with toast and butter on the side. A Meantime ale washed it all down. As the day was warm and my perch out back lovely, I didn't mind the seemingly long wait for the bowl of soup. Perhaps, soup is heated up per order? -don't know, but, again, I was happy to wait.
After the meal, I went in to pay and waited at the counter for some time while the gals in the partially-obscured kitchen carried on a rather lively and personal conversation. -didn't mind, but I found it interesting that the mirror mounted on the kitchen wall giving them a few of the floor (and me a bit of a view of them) wasn't being put into use. I had to reposition myself and give a throat-clear in order to get some attention.
The cakes and scones on display looked lovely and I certainly wish that I could pop back in for a sweet treat and a cup of joe (aeropress-2.00/filter-1.50). -next visit, perhaps. read more