Il Molino

Solid. Well made coffee, good lemon cake - a nice coffee house feel. In the morning, there can be a bit of a rush with parents / nannies after school or nursery drop off. The staff is exceedingly kind and helpful, but they can get overwhelmed if there's a long queue of customers. Expect to wait a few minutes to get your coffee made.

Tables and environment are clean, would definitely come back - though I'd try and do so outside of rush hour. Not much space, and if it's full, you can definitely feel claustrophobic.

Nice, clean cafe in Battersea with friendly staff.
Great coffee.
Slight expensive but decently portioned sandwiches.

If your a local and like coffee shops get their loyalty card.

I walked past optimistically and decided to give it a try - lovely decor, homely feel, delicious looking food, not too busy... And walking distance to home.

But alas, service was disappointing - I was forgotten and dismissed then served a coffee where looks were deciving. Such an awful powdery textured coffee (a flat white that was like a big milky mug latte) I took one sip and had to leave it. I wouldn't go back in search of Australian style delicious barista quality coffee there. I would rather go without.

This cafe has so much potential, but might do well to research what good coffee is if they are going to lure more customers who want more than the gritty chains.

Quaint yet perfect little coffee shop that sells baked goods, salads, and sandwiches at an outstanding value! I think I paid 7 quid for a sandwich, tuna and bean salad with cucumbers and egg, and a bottle of water. Maybe I'm used to High Street prices but this seemed generous given the quality of the Parma ham in my sandwich (with Mozzarella and Tomato).

If I was unemployed, this would definitely be my office. I'd spend countless hours leeching their wifi and mainlining coffee by the hour. I could spend breakfast and lunch here, and quite possibly later afternoon snack. I'd be looking outside at the cold, rainy going-ons throughout the day wondering if I was even from this world, that "movement is not action", and that I should just get out of this shop... But I don't want to, I never want to leave.

**Update** I am updating my review as I have since noticed their food safety standards aren't so great. I have been frequenting here for about 18 months and I have to say they are starting to disappoint. The staff don't seem to care. It seems more like a group of friends hanging out behind the counter.

They are also lacking in versatility of the menu.

Oh how I love Il Molino! Located in an area of Battersea bereft of decent restaurants or cafes, Il Molino is a lifesaver. Nice coffees (although not amazing). However, the tasty sandwiches and mixed salad platter, not to mention the nice friendly neighbourhood ambience, more than make up for it.

A week for me is incomplete without a visit to Il Molino. A true neighbourhood gem!

Friends and I popped in here because it was the only nice looking cafe on a shabby stretch of street populated by tired animal charity shops and independent hardware and interiors stores.

It ticks enough boxes to make it a recognisable kind of cafe:
Purple frontage
Freshly squeezed orange juice
Herbal teas
Expensive organic lemonade
Paninis
Wooden floor
Oak tables
Italian packets on a shelf behind the counter
Newspapers in a basket
Proper coffee

But it's soulless. It's like the owners did enough to make their premises tick those boxes, to lure in the customers like moths to a flame, but then there was no energy to make it anything other than ok. There's something dead behind the eyes about Il Molinos.

A pleasant little cafe in the lost zone of Lavendar hill between the Clapham Junction end and the junction where it turns into Wandsworth Road; good coffee, nice looking pastries, pies, etc, and good smoothies staff are also friendly. Whenever I go go past, there always seems to be someone in there, which I take as a good sign.

IL Molino is an unpretentious neighborhood place with Italian coffee, salads, sandwiches and pastries. Great value for money. Pleasant , peaceful and a great place for lunch or a quiet coffee. WiFi too. Always a pleasure to stop in here.

Their Lavender Hill branch is just as charming and in a slightly better, albeit more residential neighborhood. Il Molino makes strong but delicious coffee and tasty pastries, but they have a decent salad and sandwich selection as well. Charming doesn't even begin to describe the interior of mismatched antique tables and vintage decor. This is a real hotspot for locals - on a sunny day they have small outdoor tables.