The Poetry Café offers vegetarian soups and stews as well as beautiful cakes and flapjacks.

Food is available throughout the day and evening as are other snacks such as fresh fruit, crisps, and popcorn. 

We serve Honest Coffee – locally roasted and Fairtrade certified – as well as a diverse selection of loose-leaf teas. We have unique sodas made in Dalston among other nice beverages, red and white wine, and a select offering of spirits.

Food

Soups of the day, served with bread and butter	£4.90
Stews of the day, served with rice	£6.90
Slice cake	£3.00
Flapjack	£2.00
Popcorn	£2.00
Kettle crisps	£1.00

Drinks

Tea / coffee	£2.00
Small pot of tea (choice of herbal, Indian or Chinese)	£2.20
Large pot of tea	£4.00
Cappuccino / Latté / Americano / Moccachino	£2.20 / 2.40
Flat White	£2.20
Espresso / Double Espresso	£2.00 / 2.20
Hot chocolate	£2.40
Sparkling or still water (bottle)	£1.50
Dalston Cola, Ginger Fiyah, Lemonade	£2.50
Bundaberg Blood Orange	£ 2.50
Apple / Orange / Grapefruit / Cranberry juice	£2.00

Alcoholic Drinks

House wine (glass / bottle)	£4.00 / £16.00
Macabeo Collado (white)	£4.50 / £19.00
Two Ridge Merlot 2009, Australia (glass / bottle)	£4.50 / £19.00
Bottled beers:  Pilsner Urquell / Asahi	£3.50
Guinness	£4.00
Spirits (single / double) plus mixer	£6.50 / £8.50