Lemon Monkey

They can't get it quite right here - cheese and meat are all very nice, but the coffee on average takes 20 mins to arrive and is very expensive. Its all just a little pretentious and uncomfortable however much I have tried to like it

I had had a terrible weekend of moving house and on the Sunday me and my very hungry flat mate came here as a variation from our favorite greasy spoon. What a change it was!

Reasonably priced nosh that would have my French brother-in-law dribbling. You'll walk in to stinky cheeses and hanging meats but the high airy room means it not too overwhelming. A lovely place for a snack or lunch, or even afternoon tea as there cakes are pretty damn good (all homemade) but probably not for dinner. It has Wi-Fi so it's a great out of house work space as well as perfect people watching seats.

I'd highly recommend this place as I was not expecting much but blown away a little with how lovely it was.

A very nice deli on the High Street by the junction with Church Street. Good selections of wines and cheeses particularly. Haven't got round to eating there yet but have heard good things about it. Recommended.

pleasant staff and very agreeable food fayre i use it almost daily and have not had a bad meal

sometimes too many prams and laptops but a credible 8 out of 10

cheeses are first class also the salami, salad dressings and nuts are delicious

prices are good for the quality food served

Lemon Monkey is a little gastro-cafe-shop with a big communal table in the window and shelves stocked high with the fanciest organic, fairtrade, rainforest alliance certified, local produce. A typical Stoke Newington affair, really.

The atmosphere is relaxed and quiet, especially considering the location on a busy bendy-bus route, at least when I visited on a Sunday afternoon. Most of the clientele seemed to have drifted in from the organic supermarket and trendy homewares stores on nearby Church Street.

The range of both packaged and freshly prepared food is impressive, but the ethical and healthy ranges stocked come at the usual premium.

Overall, a pleasant spot worth a visit to pick up some ethical mozzarella, have a cup of tea and work on the Guardian crossword.

great coffee and food - shared a meat platter for two with a fab selection of hams, salamis + pate etc. delicious coffee.

also sell food on the premises - the cheese selection looked very good and looked good quality.

would highly recommend it - a welcome addition to stoke newington