I feel guilty, really guilty. You know that, use it or lose it feeling, when something you love is near to you, but closed do to lack of local support? Well that's how I felt for a very brief time, but no more.
This great little artisan bakery, cafe, coffe shop is only a few hundred yards from my flat. I had not been here for a year, yet I love the place. Pehaps it is its closeness, I don't know. Two months ago, I walked past and ths shutters were down. At first I thought that they were closed for a short holiday. A month passed and the shutters were still down. I panicked thinking that perhaps the lack of local support (including mine) had caused the business to close. I felt sick that the best little bakery and coffe shop was no longer part of the community, and perhaps, in part, my lack of support had caused it's demise. It was with such pleasure that I passed today and it was fully functioning again.
I spoke to Dimitra Agapidis, whos business it is. It had been closed due to he undergoing surgery on both hands. As she makes all the bread, cakes and pasties herself she had no option to close until she recovered. I was so happy to see it open.
I've been here for breakfast and the food is great, and such good value. The smoked salmon with scrambled eggs on home made toasted bread was devine. A bonus is that it was less that six pounds. Even cheaper is the Eggs Benedict. Where else in London would you be able to get such a freshly produced bargain.
They do lovely lttle bags to take away of small pasties. Ideal as a token gift. I used to get my mum freshly baked amaretti biscuits in a little gift bag. she loved them. They also make custom made cakes to order.
If you live close by, or are in the neighbourhood, I would urge you to give Les Douceurs De La Tentation a try, and support a local business. I'm surprised that there has only been one other review of this place, and that was from a trusted Yelp reviewer who's reviews and recommendations I have taken account of when going to places in the past.
It won't be long before I'm Duke here and intend to keep it that way, as I don't want to have that guilty feeling of loss again! read more