London, ChelseaGreenspeares - a healthy deli in SW3

By Isabella Stelle @rawandroasted
22 November '17

My new favourite spot in London is Greenspeares in Chelsea’s Walton Street.

Alessandra Brownsword-Matthews is a former financial analyst who gave up her job to follow her passion of running her own healthy food business.

Her new café offers wholesome food sourced locally and sustainably.

It serves fish, eggs, dairy, and sourdough bread but also offers the option of making a dish dairy-free, vegan, or gluten-free.

The setting

The café has an amazing space with a ground floor with a food counter covered in mouth-watering sweets and fresh salads at lunch. You can find a fridge packed with takeaway salads, snacks and juices.

 

They’ve got a lower ground with a beautiful conservatory above a few more tables.

The quaint back room is decorated like the cosiest of living rooms.

The little things

I especially loved the natural light that the conservatory gives the lower ground floor. They have a “living room” for guests who want to sit an enjoy an afternoon latte and healthy treat. The “living room” makes me want to cuddle up with their hazelnut hot chocolate and read a nice book on a rainy day!

They also use Neal’s Yard Remedies in their bathrooms which is always a nice touch.

Plus, the owner Alessandra has been there every day since opening. She wears the same uniform as her team and is behind the counter leading the service which gives a nice family atmosphere to it all.

What we ate

My friend and I tried the sweet potato and cauliflower coconut milk curry that comes with wild rice (£14.00). The curry packed a real flavour and spice punch, it was so delicious and filling! My friend added a poached egg to her bowl which came out perfectly cooked (£2.75).

We also shared the crudité board with baby heritage carrots, baby beetroot, and breakfast radishes with carrot top pesto (£7.00).

I also had a delicious fresh mint tea (£2.80) with lunch while my friend had a silver needle tea (£3.20)

After lunch, we shared a classic green juice (£5.75), their signature hazelnut hot chocolate (£3.60) and the most moreish vegan brownie (£3.00). The brownie is made of the upcycled chickpea water.

The bill

The total bill came to just over £56 and while it was not inexpensive their exceptional tasting food, super friendly service and focus on quality produce (plus their amazing ceramic bowls and mugs that all the goodies came in) made it worth every penny.

I could eat a whole tray of these brownies they are so good!

What made us glow

All of these small touches, beautiful spaces and the delicious food and drinks make it the amazing place it is. But what really made me glow is their focus on seasonal and sustainably grown and sourced food and the minimising of waste.

They use the carrot top greens to make their hummus and quinoa.

They use the leftover chickpea water in their baking (sounds odd, I know, but it gives an amazing fluffy texture similar to using eggs). And they have an oxtail dish served with polenta (very man friendly!) using the lesser desired cut of meat to reduce wastage. Alessandra uses British grown produce throughout.

For more Central London review click here.

Greenspears

23 Walton Street,
Chelsea,
London SW3 2HX

020 3915 5990
@greenspeares
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