LA Cafe Bistro interior — green accent wall with illuminated LA Cafe sign
4-time Good Food Award Winner · Gold Seal

A Café,
Reimagined

Multi-award-winning. Chef-led. A destination on Sutton High Street.

An experience worth the journey.

Rated 5.0 across 1,884+ reviews
#1 in Sutton on TripAdvisorLoved by returning guests

Good Food Award

4x Winner, Gold Seal

UK Top 50 Cafe

Small Business Awards 2025

Time & Leisure

Food & Culture 2025

Food Hygiene

5/5 Maximum Rating

Gary Eats

10/10 Rating

#1 in Sutton

TripAdvisor & Restaurant Guru

LA Cafe Bistro interior — green accent wall with illuminated LA Cafe sign

Since 2021

From nothing to #1 in Sutton

Our Story

Built on a Dream,
Fuelled by Passion

LA Cafe Bistro was born on 13th May 2021, right in the heart of the pandemic. Chef Ankur Baria invested his life savings to open the doors of a small cafe on Sutton High Street, opposite the train station. His philosophy, then and now: perfect the basics, do simple things the best.

The first two years were brutal. “I did not earn a single penny,” Ankur recalls. “2021 was the toughest year — we weren't on the surface, we were beneath it.” But he never wavered: “Even if I have to shut down, I will go down fighting.”

That fighting spirit transformed a struggling cafe into Sutton's most celebrated bistro. Four consecutive Good Food Awards, two Gold Seals, a UK Top 50 Cafe award, five-star ratings on every platform, and a menu of daily specials that has never been repeated in over four years. Every plate made in-house. Every ingredient chosen with intent. Every guest looked after like family.

Full Menu

Every Dish, Every Drink

Transcribed straight from our printed menu card. Our daily specials change every day and have never been repeated — ask your server for today's creation.

All Day Delights

Breakfast classics, reimagined, served all day

The Grand Breakfast

NEW

Pork Cumberland sausage, reduced portobello mushrooms with honey mustard, crispy hash browns, streaky bacon, LA Cafe scrambled eggs, Heinz beans, roasted vine tomatoes with pesto, toasted bread of the day

£20

Signature Breakfast

Pork sausages, streaky bacon, French butter scrambled eggs with our signature white truffle sauce, Heinz beans, roasted vine tomatoes, toasted bread of the day

£16

Smoked Salmon Scrambled Eggs

Lightly smoked salmon with herbed cream cheese on a bed of scrambled eggs with French butter and our white truffle signature sauce, roasted vine tomatoes with pesto, toasted bread of the day

£18

Smoked Kippers With Eggs

NEW

Smoked kippers with reduced portobello mushrooms, LA Cafe scrambled eggs, grilled tomatoes and bread of the day with garlic confit butter

£16

Scrambled Eggs On Toast

Scrambled eggs with French butter and white truffle, Dijon mustard, honey and herb dressing, Heinz beans, roasted vine tomatoes, toasted bread of the day

£10

Avocado Toast

NEW

Avocado, scrambled eggs with white truffle dressing, roasted vine tomatoes, tomato tapenade, pesto, house salad, toasted bread of the day

£15

Add salmon +£6

LA Cafe Iconic Baps

All baps served with our signature homemade white truffle dressing

Bacon

Crisp streaky bacon on a French butter-toasted pretzel bap

£7

Sausage

Pork meat sausages on a French butter-toasted pretzel bap

£7

Bacon & Sausage

Crisp streaky bacon and pork meat sausages on a French butter-toasted pretzel bap

£9

Peppered Beef Brisket

NEW

Peppered brisket, cheese, homemade pickles, tangy BBQ sauce

£7

Add cheese +50p / scrambled eggs +£2.50

Brunch or Lunch It's On

Served hot with a side of homemade seasonal salad, house dressing, toasted seeds and nuts

Tomato Mozzarella Roll

Toasted ciabatta, mozzarella and mild cheddar, tomato tapenade, sweet vine cherry tomatoes, fresh basil pesto

£9

Grilled Vegetable Cheese

Grilled bell peppers, slow-cooked roasted aubergine, cheese, tomato tapenade, fresh basil pesto

£11

Tuna Spring Onion, Sweetcorn & Cheese

Chunks of tuna, Maille mustard mayonnaise, cheese, sweetcorn, spring onion, toasted bread

£10

Spicy Chicken

Slow-cooked 24-hour marinated spiced chicken, grilled peppers, Emmenthal cheese, Spanish chorizo, homemade spicy sauce

£12

Beef Pastrami

Sourdough toasted bread, peppered beef pastrami, salad leaves, Dijon mustard, horseradish and tarragon sauce, sweet and sour pickles

£12

Pesto Chicken

Juicy roast chicken, sun-dried tomatoes and mozzarella with fresh basil in a crusty bread

£13

Mushroom & Brie Melt

NEW

Slow-cooked portobello with herbs, brie and cheddar, toasted to perfection and laced with our signature truffle sauce

£10

Chorizo & Sausage

NEW

Herbed peppers, pork sausages, chorizo, two cheeses and homemade spicy six-chilli sauce

£12

Honey-Glazed Ham & Comté Melt

NEW

Sliced honey-glazed ham, Comté cheese, Dijon mustard, little gem on toasted sourdough

£11

Steak & Blue Cheese Baguette

NEW

Seared 24-hour cooked steak, caramelised onions, crumbled blue cheese and zesty horseradish tarragon mayo on a crispy bread

£15

The World of Croissants

Ham & Cheese

Freshly baked croissant, Wiltshire ham, two types of cheese, honey mustard sauce

£7.5

BLTC

Bacon, lettuce, tomato and cheese with mustard herb mayo in toasted croissant

£7.5

Tuna, Spring Onion & Cheese

Chunks of tuna, Maille mustard mayonnaise, sweetcorn, spring onion and cheese

£7.5

Chorizo, Spring Onion & Cheese

Slices of chorizo, spring onion, spicy sauce and cheese

£7.5

Smoked Salmon & Cream Cheese

NEW

Lightly smoked salmon, herbed cream cheese, crisp salad with honey mustard dressing in a home-baked buttered toasted croissant

£9

Salads

Grilled Vegetable Salad with Toasted Nuts

NEW

Mixed salad leaves, grilled vegetables, toasted nuts and seeds, homemade herb dressing, pesto, tomato tapenade

£13

LA Cafe Chicken Caesar Salad

Slow-cooked herbed chicken with garlic croutons and Cardini dressing

£16

Add chicken +£4

Soup & Sides

Soup of the Day

Served with the toasted bread of the day. Our daily changing soup — never repeated. Ask your server for today's selection

£9

Plain Fries

£4

Peri-Peri Fries

£5

Truly Special Dish of the Day

Our daily specials change every single day and have never been repeated in four years

Ask your server

Our chef Ankur cooks something different every day — whether it's Gresingham corn-fed chicken, slow-cooked beef, or a delicate fine-dining creation. Ask what's on today.

Daily

Sugar Cravings Sorted

Belgian Waffle

Homemade anglaise, chocolate sauce, whipped cream and caramel fudge cubes

£11

LA Cafe Warm Pecan Nut Brownie

Homemade warm brownie with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce

£9

Blueberry & Mascarpone Pancakes

NEW

Fluffy pancakes layered with mascarpone cream, crème anglaise, fresh blueberries and freeze-dried raspberries

£11

The Gorgeous Coffees

Decaf, soy, almond, oat or coconut milk — add 50p

Latte

£4.50

Cappuccino

£4.50

Flat White

£4.25

Mocha

£5

Black Forest Mocha

NEW
£5.70

Espresso

£2.50 / £3.50

Macchiato

£2.80 / £3.50

Americano

£4

Cortado

£4

Matcha Honey Latte

NEW

Ceremonial-grade matcha with honey and full-fat milk

£6

Dark Mocha Espresso

NEW

Fine dark chocolate emulsified with our espresso

£4

The Hot Ones

Chai Latte

£4.50

Hot Chocolate

£4.50

Black Forest Hot Chocolate

NEW
£5.50

English Breakfast Tea

£3.50

Earl Grey / Chamomile / Peppermint / Green Tea / Fruit Tea

£4

Masala Chai (Indian)

NEW
£5

Add decaf coffee, whipped cream or marshmallows — 50p each

The Chilled Coffees

Iced Latte

£5.50

Iced Americano

£4.50

Frappe

£6

Chocolate Frappe

£6

Mocha Frappe

NEW
£6.50

Iced Matcha

NEW
£6.50

Add vanilla, hazelnut or caramel syrup +50p / extra espresso shot +£1

The Coffees With a Buzz

Adults only

LA Cafe Coffee Royale

Baileys Irish Cream and Kahlua cappuccino with whipped cream and chocolate pearls

£9

Amaretto Flat White

Double espresso with a shot of Amaretto, topped with hot milk

£8

Frangelico (Mocha)

Hot chocolate laced coffee with a smooth flavour of hazelnut liqueur

£8

Cognac Flat Black

NEW

Cognac with black coffee, Chantilly whipped cream with chocolate dust

£9

Irish Coffee

Irish whiskey plus black coffee, dark brown sugar topped with floating cream

£8

The Smoothies to Die For

Summer Berry

Strawberry, raspberry, blueberry, blackberry and yogurt

£8

Tropical

Mango, passion fruit and pineapple

£7.50

The Green

Kiwi, spinach and apple

£8

Virgin Mojito

Lime, lemon and mint

£7.50

Beers, Cider & Wine

Beers (330ml bottles)

Please ask your server for today's selection

£6

Cider (500ml bottles)

Please ask your server for today's selection

£8

Wines

We change our wines often — please ask your server for today's selection

Ask

Food allergy notice: if you have a food allergy or a special dietary requirement, please inform a member of our team.

Menu and prices as of our latest printed card. Occasional updates happen — please check with staff for the very latest.

Why Visit Us

A destination, not a default.

Ankur didn't build LA Cafe to be convenient. He built it to be the best.

Because the details matter

From slow-cooked aubergine to hand-toasted croissant, nothing here is casual.

Because nothing is repeated

A different daily special. Every day. For over four years.

Because the coffee is a craft

Ceremonial-grade matcha, French butter bakes, flat whites that put Sutton on the map.

Because once experienced, ordinary cafés fall short

Guests return from across London. Four Good Food Awards. Gold Seal. UK Top 50.

Meet the Chef

Ankur Baria

Trained at the Institute of Hotel Management in India — one of the country's most prestigious hospitality schools — Ankur joined the Taj group as a Management Trainee and, by 24, was one of the youngest to hold a senior role.

That discipline now shapes every plate at LA Cafe. Ankur arrives at 5.30am each day to cook himself, greet every guest, and craft a daily special that has never been repeated. Not once in four years. His philosophy: exceptional plates, built on technique, served without pretension.

Never

A Daily Special Repeated in 4 Years

4x

Good Food Awards

5.0

Stars, Every Platform

1,884+

Five-Star Reviews

Chef Ankur Baria

Latest from the Kitchen

Daily specials, new dishes, and behind-the-scenes moments.

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Evenings From May

Brunch by day. Bistro by night.

Four years in. Award-winning. The room is refurbished — and full bistro service begins this May, Thursday to Saturday evenings.

BeforeLA Cafe interior before refurbishment — the original blue-accented cafe room

The original cafe

Where it all started in 2021. Four years of award-winning food from this humble room.

AfterLA Cafe interior after refurbishment — green accent wall with illuminated LA Cafe sign

The refurbished bistro

Green accent walls, an illuminated LA Cafe sign, and a room built for candlelit evening service.

Candlelit tables set for LA Cafe's new evening bistro service, launching May 2026

Evening bistro, opens May 2026

Candlelit tables, an evening menu from Ankur, and table bookings opening for Thursday to Saturday.

As seen inYour Local GuardianJust In
“A café and bistro reimagined and now ready for evening.”

First look inside the refurbished LA Café

Your Local Guardian · April 2026

Read the first look →

Evening table bookings now open

Two sittings each evening — 6pm and 8pm. Choose your courses when you book so the kitchen can prep your dishes properly. Thursday to Saturday only.

Reviews

What Our Guests Say

5.0 stars across 1,884+ reviews on Google, TripAdvisor, Facebook & Restaurant Guru

5.01,884+ reviews
T#1 in SuttonTripAdvisor
R5.0Restaurant Guru
5.0Facebook
Restaurant Guru

Landed all the way from India to this delightful cafe! Unmatchable cuisines, Ankur's personal touch with the preparation sets standards for London cafes to match! Easily the best food we had in our 2 week trip!

Arun Kapur

TripAdvisor

I recently visited La Cafe and had a really lovely experience. The atmosphere is warm and welcoming, making it a perfect spot to relax whether you're catching up with friends or just enjoying some quiet time.

andreear847

Your Local Guardian, 5/5

I went to a multi-award-winning cafe, and I honestly think it's the best I've ever been to. From the second we walked in, Ankur, the owner, was extremely welcoming and friendly, and we felt at ease with him straight away.

Ezekiel Bertrand

TripAdvisor

Best caffe in Sutton. The food is very fresh, caffe is a delight to drink, and place is very clean and relaxing.

Stefan P.

Restaurant Guru

First class place to have the best coffee in Sutton with friendly staff, for sure will go back there when I return from Malta, highly recommended.

Marthese Galea

Google Reviews

La Cafe in Sutton is truly a hidden gem. Michelin-star quality in a cosy café setting. Every dish is full of flavour, beautifully presented, and clearly made with passion and care.

Nikhil Mulane

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LA Cafe Bistro evening ambience

Before You Go

Worth the Journey.

One meal here and “local café” stops meaning what it used to.

Visit Us

Find Us on Sutton High Street

Address

1A-1B High Street, Sutton SM1 1DE

Opposite Sutton train station

Opening Hours

Monday - Friday: 7:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Saturday: 8:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Sunday: Closed

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