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The Boathouse Cafe

The Boathouse Cafe

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3.8 Google Review
Hanover Gate #The Regent's Park, England, NW1 4NU, United Kingdom
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Jun 25, 2018
Standard café in the middle of the gorgeous park/gardens, near the boating lake. It's pretty small and simple. The prices are about as extortionate as you'd expect. A little 150-200ml cup of orange juice is £2, the same for lemonade is £3. I think it's the same tiny cup for their milkshakes, which are £4! The interior isn't anything special - very simple, borderline shabby. But its setting by the lake is beautiful.

Aug 11, 2018
The OED definition of a rowlock is 'a fitting on the gunwale of a boat which serves as a fulcrum for an oar and keeps it in place.' We hired a boat, at the steep cost of £30 for an hour, whose rowlocks were too loose to act as fulcrums and had worn the oars away so much as to allow them to slip out of place too often. So the boat was hard to propel or direct. Eventually I developed a technique of short, shallow strokes that put minimal strain on the rowlocks and we limped back to the dock. The lifeguard who had helped us into the boat recognised the trouble, said he'd mentioned it more than once to management, and was evidently embarrassed. The manager I spoke to conceded too, saying it was a problem they were gradually solving as and when they could purchase new rowlocks and replace the oars. Can it be that rowlocks and oars are so costly for a boat hire operation in one of Britain’s most lucrative locations? Apart from rent I can't see that their other costs would squeeze out such essential expenditure. I could have taken a pedalo of course but I have pretensions to membership of an island race. Rating up from 1 to 2 stars as location really fine and staff honest.

Jun 5, 2018
What a fantastic way to spend your afternoon on a sunny day. Rent a pedalling boat and explore the wildlife of Regent's Park. It's amazing how close you get to all types of birds but they are so used to people that they pose for you. Definitely worth the trip with the family.

Jul 6, 2018
Didn't eat but went out on a boat and had a really nice time. Very relaxing. Staff are friendly nice and friendly too

Jul 31, 2018
Nice location and you pay for it! Food and drink is very expensive and not great quality - especially the coffee, which although it's fresh ground, is bland. £15+ for 2 coffees and 2 tuna sandwiches... 🙄

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