Mara Interiors & Coffee Shop

I love this cosy place for a quiet high quality coffee. Served by a very welcoming couple and they always have delicious cakes .

Great little coffee shop - nice décor and the owners are pleasant and friendly. Have used 20+ times and always great coffee and cakes.Reading some of the reviews left from people - one in particular about the owners staff interviewing techniques, it is completely unnecessary to vent this frustration and anger on here and totally unconnected with the business which is coffee, cakes and interior design. All of which they do well.Its these small places that really make an area and its nice to see this couple making a great effort.Keep up the good work.

Very nice shop. Comfortable and quiet. Service is very pleasant, polite, and courteous. They have some very nice cakes, the lemon cake was delicious. The coffee is good but bitter for my taste. The price is quite high but not unreasonable. Overall a nice place and well worth a visit

Wonderful cafe in Blackheath Standard and has some outside seating too. Great coffee & cakes, service is so much better than usual. Interior decor is fab and the cafe has comfortable seating. Relaxing, a little oasis in the Standard.

A coffeeshop where you can REALLY HAVE A PROPER COFFEE!!CreamyTastyGood!You don't find lots of them nowadays!Super super super comfySpaciousIn front of the bus stop, couldn't be better!!Maybe you will doubt that MARA is a coffee shop, it is not very signed as a coffee shop but definitely, go in!

I knew I was in for a real treat here when I asked for mint tea and was offered a fresh mint version. The place looks amazing - I guess it should do since they're interior design specialists. In fact, it looks so good that at first I thought it was far too nice to actually be a coffee shop. But the cakes look fab - I managed to resist as it was only 8am - and the drinks were made and served with care. All this is topped off by an owner who is genuinely friendly and approachable. I wish Mara Interiors all the luck in the world. And if you're thinking of having some fabulous curtains made then pop by for a coffee and check out their amazing selection of fabrics.

Amazing patisserie and coffee shop with the comfiest chairs and best coffee

Mara is the definition of a local gem. It's run by a lovely chap who treats all his customers as friends. In a city as big of London to get this kind of family feel is rare and valuable. The cafe is also the base of an interior design business and as a result the look and feel of the place is quite special. Instead of the usual options of trendy wood benches and uncomfortable chairs, or the carbon copy styles of chain coffee shops, you get bespoke furniture that is as comfortable and practical as it is visually attractive. It's closer to the feel of being in a high end hotel lobby than it is to being in a Starbucks.Then there's the cakes. Oh the cakes. Their victoria sponge is perfection itself. It's worth stopping by for that alone - my words can't do it justice.In a city of impersonal, busy, too cool for their own good coffee shops, Mara is a haven. Go there now!

Mara is a treasure. A small elegant, quiet place to have excellent coffee and the delicious cakes, tarts and biscuits, all hand made by one of the owners. She has a gift for baking. It is a marvel how she turns out delicacies from the tiny spotless kitchen space next to the coffee machines, all within your view. You won't be disappointed.

Today I was in this cafe when a severely mentally disabled man and his carer came in and asked to use the bathroom. They were directed by the waitress to the manager who quite plainly told them that there was a bathroom 'across the green' that they could use.I think the owners are a couple and the man is very nice and makes great coffee. His wife (if she is) is less skilled and also, judging from this experience today, completely heartless.