The Waiting Room Coffee Bar
All-vegan Deptford coffee bar and diner — brunch, seitan-based comfort food, a lively bar with quiz nights and happy hour, and a garden.
Why it's listed: All-vegan cafe in Deptford; tofu scramble, seitan burger
Profile last updated 15 July 2026.
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The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- All-vegan coffee bar and cafe — brunch, seitan/'chickn' comfort food and bagels, plus a bar“BBQ seitan burger and the spicy maiden bagel”
— reviews - Kitchen-wide dietary regime
- vegan“even my non vegan boyfriend loved it”
— reviews - Service modes offered
- dine in · takeaway“cafe”
— types - Classes, workshops & events
- quiz night (with a stand-out host), running late into the evening“we went for the quiz night... which is open until 10pm”
— reviews - Alcohol policy
- licensed“a lively bar... the drinks are really fairly priced”
— reviews - Price band
- budget“the drinks are really fairly priced (especially if you go during happy hour)”
— reviews
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Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Atmosphere as customers describe it
- Chilled and relaxed; a cosy coffeehouse crossed with a lively bar, plus a garden.“cozy coffeehouse with a lively bar... such a lovely garden”
— reviews - Occasions customers use it for
- brunch · quiz night · casual drinks“we went for the quiz night (the host is 10/10)”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- scrambled tofu brunch · BBQ seitan burger · chickn wings with buffalo sauce · spicy maiden bagel · seitanic wings“fabulous brunch of scrambled tofu, battered saysages, spinach, mushrooms and beans”
— reviews - Mock-meat / meat-substitute dishes
- Seitan-based mock meats feature heavily — BBQ 'seitan' burger, 'seitanic wings', 'chickn' wings — plus scrambled tofu. House-made vs bought-in not publicly stated.“Chickn lickn and the Champ bagel with Seitanic Wings”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- Lovely, welcoming staff and impressively quick service.“the staff are sooo lovely... Service was really quick”
— reviews
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Only the owner knows it
Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.
We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.