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Recharge & Connect CAFFÈ

Opening soon · St Matthew's, Elephant & Castle

Afternoon tea,
the Colombian way.

English tea sandwiches meet Colombian cheese breads and home-baked cakes. It's our take on Bogotá's onces, served on one stand in Elephant & Castle.

Book your afternoon tea Just popping in? See the walk-in menu

Pre-booking only for afternoon tea · everything else is walk-in

Made from scratch…
Golden arepas de queso on a griddle
Arepa de queso
Two pandebonos beside a Recharge & Connect mug printed with the London skyline
Pandebono
Golden Colombian empanadas
Empanadas

Our signature

Three tiers.
Two homes. One table.

In Bogotá, las onces is the late-afternoon pause for hot chocolate, cheese bread and something sweet. In London, it's afternoon tea. We've put them on one stand. Colombian roots, an English home.

Price
£XX per person
Served
Days & times
Table size
Min–max guests
How to get it
Pre-booking only
Reserve a table for afternoon tea
Illustration of a three-tier afternoon tea stand: cakes on top, Colombian bites in the middle, English tea sandwiches at the bottom
  1. 1Something sweet
    Banana, red velvet & carrot cake
  2. 2Colombian taste
    Pandebono, buñuelo, arepa de queso & empanadas
  3. 3English taste
    Cucumber & cream cheese, smoked salmon, watercress egg salad
Illustration: a real afternoon tea photo is coming. Tiers are taken from our market menu, and the final stand is confirmed when you book.

Recharge, then connect

Charge up your
onces booking.

Fill in the ticket and watch it charge. At 100% it plugs straight into our WhatsApp with your booking written out. We'll reply to confirm your table.

  • Afternoon tea is pre-booking only
  • Tell us about allergies: everything we make is allergen-labelled
  • Prefer email? There's a link under the ticket

ADMIT · AFTERNOON TEA

Reserve your table

Charging your booking… 25%
What time suits you?

Exact sitting times: owner to confirm

How many at the table?
2

or email your booking instead

NEW SPOT. NEW VIBES.

Your new campus escape is loading…

A short walk from LSBU and London College of Communication. Somewhere to study, refuel, and meet people over good coffee.

STUDENT MEMBERSHIP

Recharge every week

What's included: membership perks & price

RECHARGE COMBOS

Coffee + a Colombian bite

Combos & prices: combo list

Show your student ID at the counter. deal terms

A waterfall pouring down a green Colombian hillside
Colombian roots.
St Matthew's Church, Elephant & Castle, framed by cherry blossom
An English home.

Our story

Different stories. One connection.

Recharge & Connect is a small business owned by three people with different backgrounds and stories: Colombian, Somali and British.

"Growing up in different parts of the world, we had one thing in common as a team which is food and coffee, as we believe this brings people together regardless of our differences."

We started out on market stalls at Chatsworth Road and Hoxton Street, and at Latin festivals around London. Now we've found a home inside St Matthew's Church · Parroquia San Mateo, a bilingual English–Spanish parish in the heart of Elephant & Castle.

  • Fresh ingredients, used within 48 hours
  • Every allergen labelled
  • Recyclable cups & compostable pots

Meet the founders: names and a team photo to be added by the café.

The Recharge & Connect market stall at Chatsworth Road Market, with a banner reading Always Fresh and Delicious
Market days, Chatsworth Road

From the market days

Kind words we kept.

The flavors are light but present, the cake is moist, the icing is light and flavorful. 19/10 Simply love it…

I really enjoyed your empanadas, the filling its so good and the best part… they haveee beef and not just potatoes. Thank you

I had the chance to visit you in the market at Chatsworth… It was absolutely delicious and delightful. It was my first time tasting your culture food and I absolutely love it.

Shared by customers on our Instagram during our market days. Reviewer first names: add with permission

St Matthew's Church on Meadow Row: a yellow-brick building with a tiled roof, black railings and planters A new chapter begins here

Can you guess our location?

Find us at St Matthew's.

Recharge & Connect Caffè
St Matthew's Church · Parroquia San Mateo
Meadow Row, Elephant & Castle
London SE1 6RG
Opening
opening date
Hours
opening hours
Afternoon tea
Pre-booking only
Everything else
Walk in, no booking needed
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