Cherry Tree

You're sat at Cherry Tree watching the boats bob about, clutching a decent cappuccino that doesn't taste like it's been through a machine's existential crisis. It's the sort of place that gets the fundamentals right—good coffee, the kind of brunch that doesn't require a second mortgage, actual care in what lands on your plate. The Marina can feel a bit soulless, all new-build flats and chain restaurants, but this spot genuinely anchors that stretch of The Waterfront. It's not trying to be anything it isn't, which is precisely why locals keep coming back rather than heading into the Lanes.