61 South Parade
W4 5LG
020 8742 3990
W4 5LG
020 8742 3990
Slovakian couple Libor (pastry chef) and Veronika (shop manager) Matlovic opened their first Laveli Bakery on the Askew Road in 2008. They have 3 shops now, opening on South Parade (at the bottom of St Alban's Avenue) in June 2012, on the site of a former antique and chandelier shop.
Veronika told West London Mum that the name Laveli comes from ‘LA’ for their daughter Laura, ‘VE’ for Veronika and ‘LI’ for Libor. (Son Sebastian probably feels a bit left out). Sadly it didn't exist when we lived in St Alban's Avenue in the 1990s - the bread options then were Plum Duff or Sainsbury's. They now have a wide range of specialty breads, to eat in or take away.
We went for breakfast on Sunday, and got the last table outside at 10 o'clock, in the shadow of St Alban's church. Don't be fooled by the online menu. While Laveli on the Askew Road has a wide range of breakfast options, ranging from Ginger Pig bacon or black pudding in a bun to six different variants of avocado on toast, the South Parade breakfast menu is heavily croissant-based. You can have a plain croissant, a ham and cheese croissant, a cheese croissant, a chocolate croissant, a cheese and chocolate croissant...ok, I made that last one up, but you get the picture.
We stuck with the plain, which was an authentically French croissant, lacking only French ambience. It was certainly better than the Maison Blanc version we picked up later for our revising teenager. And the coffee is pretty good too. So, while it's not a great breakfast option, it's a good spot for a coffee. (And a croissant.)
Food (for 2): £3.00
Drink: £4.80
Total: £9.00
Veronika told West London Mum that the name Laveli comes from ‘LA’ for their daughter Laura, ‘VE’ for Veronika and ‘LI’ for Libor. (Son Sebastian probably feels a bit left out). Sadly it didn't exist when we lived in St Alban's Avenue in the 1990s - the bread options then were Plum Duff or Sainsbury's. They now have a wide range of specialty breads, to eat in or take away.
We went for breakfast on Sunday, and got the last table outside at 10 o'clock, in the shadow of St Alban's church. Don't be fooled by the online menu. While Laveli on the Askew Road has a wide range of breakfast options, ranging from Ginger Pig bacon or black pudding in a bun to six different variants of avocado on toast, the South Parade breakfast menu is heavily croissant-based. You can have a plain croissant, a ham and cheese croissant, a cheese croissant, a chocolate croissant, a cheese and chocolate croissant...ok, I made that last one up, but you get the picture.
We stuck with the plain, which was an authentically French croissant, lacking only French ambience. It was certainly better than the Maison Blanc version we picked up later for our revising teenager. And the coffee is pretty good too. So, while it's not a great breakfast option, it's a good spot for a coffee. (And a croissant.)
Food (for 2): £3.00
Drink: £4.80
Total: £9.00
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