Cafe Giardino, Restaurant and Cafeteria, Lakeside, Essex

Cafe Giardino, Restaurant and Cafeteria, Lakeside, Essex is the second Cafe Giardino I have been to. The first was at The Glades precinct in Bromley, Kent many years ago and the second in Lakeside shopping centre in West Thurrock, Grays, Essex. All the times I have stopped off at Cafe Giardino have been decent. When I say decent, I mean i’ve never had to complain about anything, I have never had to return food or drinks, nor have I ever received bad service or become ill after eating there. That said, Cafe Giardino felt like I had stepped back into The Noughties, with an overwhelming variety of random choices on the menu, to my Mocha being served with marshmallows, it really did feel like i’d time travelled (a couple of decades). As well as this, the location the Cafe Giardino in Lakeside was an open-plan space occupying the ground level of a rather busy corner of the shopping centre.

After ordering some dishes from the menu, I took a seat and kicked back watching the world go by. It wasn’t too long before the food had been prepared, made freshly on site. I ordered a jacket potato with tuna fish and mayo with toasted focaccia, halloumi cheese, roasted peppers, fresh tomato, mixed leaves and sweet chilli sauce served with a super fresh salad with

perusing an extremely large hot and cold meals menu, with a mix-and-match Subway-like sandwich bar and a variety of fresh coffees, hot chocolate and cold drinks.

Why not pop in for a coffee and panini, or head over to their website to find your local Cafe Giardino restaurant.