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Review by herb

Rating: 4.00
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just good when you need an expresso and a good time with your news paper, good food and good atmosphere. the name says it all.]]> Mon, 13 Oct 2008 14:08:56 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1o82p7m/perfect-blend/1d7p571500935811 herb 51.437388103882 -0.12817865121879 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1o82p7m/perfect-blend/1867f7
Review by greedoe

Rating: 4.00
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We've been going to The Perfect Blend since it was a little coffee shop across the road from where it is now. We've whiled away far too many Sundays reading papers, sipping lattes and americanos and dining on their wonderful breakfast fare.

It's got a wonderful independent feel in this day and age of chain coffee shops.

I know they've branched out into evening meals and sell beer and wine and such, but it'll always be the coffee shop we go out of our way to visit.]]> Wed, 20 Feb 2008 13:48:06 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1o82p7m/perfect-blend/1867f72019753848 greedoe 51.437388103882 -0.12817865121879 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1o82p7m/perfect-blend/1z23r8
Review by tspear

Rating: 4.00
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We go to perfect blend pretty regularly, the menu is adventurous without getting too 'heston' (the ostrich 'steak' is particularly good). decent wine list and a friendly atmosphere. Good for lunch too. Only downside is that can get busy, but I guess that is to be expected for a place that stands out from the crowd on streatham high road.]]> Thu, 02 Aug 2007 13:33:39 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1o82p7m/perfect-blend/1z23r81934184955 tspear 51.437388103882 -0.12817865121879 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/bar-pub/1o82p7m/perfect-blend/1r32q8
Review by ONscotland

Rating: 3.00
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Perfect Blend should be brilliant. In a world of Starbucks, Nero and Costa, this coffee shop really does stand out. Suede covered walls, banquettes and comfy sofas, all in autumnal colours, mark it as a cut above your average coffee shop. During the day it offers a wide selection of coffees, hand made sandwiches and a decent selection of food as well as a full breakfast menu. The food is good, and there is a small cocktail menu. Yes, that's right, Perfect Blend also has a full bar, ensuring that it covers all bases for the 'hip' Streatham crowd.

Service here really needs kicked into touch (And indeed it was, in 2006, by a great manager who left after two months). Forget about getting food within 30 minutes of ordering on a Sunday morning, as every Observer reader in the area descends for breakfast, something, that every Sunday, seems to take them by surprise. On another visit, the temperature in the place was unbearable, and another attempt at lunch was scuppered by that lack of tables (and time).

The food is good, there's the friendliest bouncer in London on the doors (much nicer than the waiting staff) and it IS busy, so it must be doing something right, but for me... somehow Perfect Blend isn't the sum of its parts.]]> Sat, 26 May 2007 12:36:57 +0000 /review/uk/london/bar-pub/1o82p7m/perfect-blend/1r32q81217027662 ONscotland 51.437388103882 -0.12817865121879