The Drawingroom
Coffee shop The Drawingroom, Francis Yard, East St, Chesham HP5 1DG, United Kingdom:
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Address: Francis Yard, East St, Chesham HP5 1DG, United Kingdom
Website: the-drawingroom.co.uk
Phone number: +44 1494 791691
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Latitude: 51.7041441Longitude: -0.6128668
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Pinki Lachhwani
Great breakfast and lovely atmosphere
11 months ago
Val Hodge
A truly magical place which hides lots of wonders. A unique, hidden spot within the heart of Chesham, with amazing food/drinks and special, welcoming, warm atmosphere. The caretaker and all the staff are very nice, friendly and open people. Definitely a very rare place, which i greatly recommend!
8 months ago
Raymond Cook
Quirky and at times a little tiny but not cramped. It is an old house converted into a pub after all.
Richard, the proprietor, comes across as a laid back character, a nod to the 60's hippy-like culture aplenty about him and the property.
This is all about live music with a distinctly personal touch. Attendance upstairs is reasonably guarded. Richard clearly wants it to be a memorable experience for all, not one tainted by the rude and rowdy. He vets all who wish entry upstairs for the ultimate personal experience. I can't find the words to describe the deeply immersive experience, at least not any commensurate with the actual night's sensual awakening.
The meal deal buys you entrance upstairs, the mains are generally vegetarian in nature and are acceptable. But, this isn't about the food. The desserts, however, are pretty incredible!
The live music experience is broadcast, via live feed, downstairs to those less fortunates unable to secure seating up above.
An incredible, immersive, personal experience. VERY highly recommended ????
2 months ago
Kimberly Nelson
Very interesting place, had a delicious hot apple juice with honey & ginger. Good outside seating as well as intimate inside room
6 months ago
Jyoti Thakur
Large outside seating area. Excellent ambience. Very welcoming.
2 months ago
Portia Johnson
Reasonably priced afternoon tea and some nice home made cakes
6 months ago
Sara Kent
Quaint little place in its own little niche. I think they have done really well making it comfortable and welcoming. The colours and decor, along with the homely feel make for the beginnings of a lovely evening. The food is also pretty good, even given that it feels like going round your mates house and getting fed.
I went with a large group and they catered very well. When there's entertainment in one room, you can see it from the other room via camera and mounted TV screen - nice touch.
Only dropped a star because it's hard to park nearby, and could have a wider menu. That said, they'd be hard pressed to manage with a broad range I think.
4 months ago
Mariel Bailey
Friendly and different.
3 weeks ago
Bernard Babcock
A wonderful find, so quaint and interesting.
8 months ago
Paula Baraket
Only a quick look round but looks brilliant. Can't wait to have the time to go back and go on.
3 months ago
Richard Vogen
Homey and welcoming even before you step inside. A truly calming and happy environment
6 months ago
Peter Flippers
Great coffee and food. We had lunch and the choice was different,tasty and reasonable prices
4 weeks ago
Mina Saha
Very cosy place with great food and drink options. Collection of art and plenty of boardgames to choose from on a rainy day
4 months ago
Alice Tremont
Dreamy, dynamic space held with beautiful intention. What better place to spend some time!
4 weeks ago
tim schimming
Absolutely brilliant place to have breakfast, a coffee, lunch or watch live music. This cafe has a really nice atmosphere and the standard of coffee and milkshakes is excellent. I've met some brilliant new artists at the gigs here and would thoroughly recommend the drawing room to both residents of the local area and tourists alike.
9 months ago
Terry Wyllie
The 2nd worst * meal ever. Yesterday.
visited couple months ago.
"Vine leaves" - my mistake if I was expecting something with a bit of chlorophyll but this soggy embryonic mess looked like they hadn't seen the light of day for 100 years.
"Fish and chips" may be the idea of a joke in line with the old (sic) - age love-in atmosphere but I lost my sense of humor when we got coldish , damp and simultaneously burnt-on -the-edges sweet potatoes along with some sort of over- pickled sardine. Like being slapped in the face with a wet oily fish.
Sorry I didn't get the name of the (Turkish?) dish but anyway imagine that someone has boiled up some potatoes put them in the fridge overnight , sliced them a bit and thrown over some sort of mint sauce - looking garnish and mixed them up a bit.
In fairness Ive been a couple of times before and its been OK. I was most impressed then when the very congenial owner (he was not on site yesterday by the way) - being run off his feet - remembered our extensive order in his head. I was less impressed when he returned about 1/2 hr later and asked what it was. I put this down to my maybe missing the point of this quaint quirky quasi-Nepalese hideaway that time forgot - he did and and I certainly will in the future.
At least it was only 18 quid. Why didn't I complain at the time? - I just wanted out O-U-T .
BTW: The gigantic hot pot of tea was excellent.
* My first worst meal ever was a bowl of caked purple Brazilian beans.
4 months ago
Jeanie Hatch
We visited on a Saturday afternoon after reading good reviews but unfortunately had a very poor experience. We went inside but just found a small room with nowhere to sit, several staff passed us but ignored us standing around looking confused.
We went and sat outside and were ignored for over 10 minutes. When someone eventually spoke to us, our greeting was “are you ready to order?”. Despite it being just after 12pm on a Saturday afternoon they found they had already run out of jacket potatoes after we ordered. The food that we did order took nearly 30 minutes. We were never given a chance to ask for any sauces, drinks, desserts or anything else as the staff ran off after putting down the plates and never checked back once.
6 months ago
Nam Nguyen
Excellent food. Great company amd a place to relax and get away from everything.
2 months ago
Emy Miller
Brilliant place for live music promoting young talented musicians. Food and choice of drinks is excellent. Perfect place to chill out in a cosy environment
6 months ago
Jacqueline Hubbard
Quirky and interesting. Great for tea and cake.
4 months ago
Elsie Grady
A real gem! the perfect place to relax & meet friends. Staff are very helpful & the coffee is great
3 months ago
Pavan Jami
An oasis in a town that is otherwise bereft of much charm.
Relaxing, inviting interior with great food and beverages and a resident cat that adds to the homely atmosphere.
A lovely courtyard area outside with blankets provided.
Well worth going out of your way to visit.
6 months ago
Carmina Arevalo
A truly special venue! A jem nestled off the high street offering breakfast, coffee, lunch, drinks and dinner. Loved music most weekend.
3 months ago
bennett ray
Quaint, interesting, excellent food and service.
6 months ago
Steve Gingo
Great food friendly helpful staff and beautiful inside but was a beautiful day so we sat outside.
2 months ago
Mike Cook
Absoloutely wonderful, friendly and unique spot.
2 months ago
Asma Ali
Gorgeous setting and lovely food. Different to others places and good for vegetarian/vegan food or something a bit different. Lots of things locally sourced and homemade.
8 months ago
Weerapong Seeworasa
My toasty was really good and nice hot chocolate :) cute cat!
4 weeks ago
Emily Roepke
Nice atmosphere, good coffee and a very sociable owner.
4 months ago
Agnes Lee
A unique relaxed environment in Chesham....shows the big coffee chains how to do it in style! The venue also offers live music events which get you up close and personal to.the acts. A wonderful retreat
6 months ago
Leon Hebrink
A little gem. Eclectic, historical place. Home of the original Mad Hatter from Alice fame. Great food
4 weeks ago
Bryan Grimes
Cosy coffee shop and restaurant, filled with various arts and objects, some for sale. Large cosy sofa on the ground floor. Hot stones to warm your hands on a cold day. Live music upstairs on some evenings. Quite arty and quirky
4 weeks ago
Sulaiman Balawi
A fantastic place to have a fantastic breakfast or lunch or dinner
Richard the owner is a marvellous person!
4 months ago
Charlotte Jackson
Delicious food, beer and Richard is a great host
4 weeks ago
Bah Lona
Richard and all the staff are so friendly. A great place to chill out and meet friends. X
8 months ago
Celia Mora
Great place to sit outside. Young waiters are pretty but clueless. I'm sure they'd be fine if they were properly trained.
3 weeks ago
Michal Vojta
What an amazing place. Really friendly staff who were very welcoming and couldn't have done more to give us an amazing evening. The tapas was very tasty and I will definitely be back when I'm next in the area.
7 months ago
Jeff D
Most of the seating is outside with just two tables inside. the food is good, but is very much "light lunch". when the weather is good service is slow as the staff have too much to do.
4 weeks ago
Luke Lussenden
One of my favourite cafes
3 months ago
Heather Preble
A very nice friendly place to eat and drink prices good and great menu
3 months ago
Kendra Wallace
Such a strange, arty, cool and hip place; great just for a drink - even better if you can get to a music event
4 months ago
Michael Hoffman
Full of character and adventurous tastes
3 months ago
Melissa Dempsey
Always a warm and welcoming atmosphere, sitting outside breathing in the perfume of jasmine, The Drawing Room is my favourite place in Chesham to go for a drink on a summer's evening
8 months ago
Mandy Brooke
Friendly staff, great fresh food and great location close to town
3 months ago
Tom Oswald
Love that place, quirky and unusual. Great atmosphere and lovely food.
6 months ago
mohsen daemi
Creepy environment with strange vibes, very dirty and unhygienic. The man in there made my mother feel very on edge, would not recommend.
5 months ago
Chaya Merzdov
I live in Chesham and have been many times. Saturday gigs always a delight.. All day break fast delicious... Just a cool place
11 months ago
Logan Lewis
Lovely food in a great venue
2 months ago
Jack Boyce
The drawing room is one of the most remarkable places in Chesham - full stop.
4 months ago
Susie Ratzlaff
Unique and friendly atmosphere. You feel relaxed as soon as you enter this place!
6 months ago
