{"id":102,"date":"2026-07-23T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stokey-sites.local\/romy\/?page_id=102"},"modified":"2026-07-23T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2026-07-23T12:00:00","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/stokeysites.com\/cafe\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:40px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Our Story<\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#F1E4D0;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1594402919317-9e67dca0a305?auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1200&amp;q=80\" alt=\"The kitchen at Romy\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How Romy Started<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Romy opened in 2019 on the corner of Grove Road, in a unit that used to be a bike shop. The idea was simple: good coffee, food cooked from scratch, and a room people would actually want to sit in. Five years on it&#8217;s still a small team doing the same thing, just with better ovens.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide are-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:55%\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Where It Comes From<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We cook a short menu that changes with what&#8217;s actually in season, sourced from small growers where we can. Our beans are roasted a few miles away and change through the year so there&#8217;s always something worth tasting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-vertically-aligned-center is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large has-custom-border\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images.unsplash.com\/photo-1597656434247-bd334ccce92c?auto=format&amp;fit=crop&amp;w=1200&amp;q=80\" alt=\"Coffee beans\" style=\"border-radius:16px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#F1E4D0;padding-top:40px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:40px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center has-medium-font-size\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">We&#8217;re not trying to be the biggest cafe in Walthamstow, just the one you actually want to come back to.<\/h2>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"background-color:#ffffff;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\" style=\"padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">Who We Work With<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns alignwide is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-7387b849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#EDE0CC;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:14px;background-color:#F1E4D0;padding-top:28px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Origin Roasters<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Our house coffee, roasted in Bermondsey and rotated seasonally.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#EDE0CC;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:14px;background-color:#F1E4D0;padding-top:28px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fielding Dairy<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Milk from a small family-run dairy in Hertfordshire.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column has-border-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"border-color:#EDE0CC;border-style:solid;border-width:1px;border-radius:14px;background-color:#F1E4D0;padding-top:28px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:28px;padding-left:24px\">\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Postcard Teas<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Loose-leaf tea, sourced direct from small growers.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-text-color has-background is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\" style=\"color:#ffffff;background-color:#2E211A;padding-top:64px;padding-right:24px;padding-bottom:64px;padding-left:24px\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignwide is-layout-flow wp-block-group-is-layout-flow\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">Follow Along<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">Daily bakes and specials on Instagram @romye17<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Our Story How Romy Started Romy opened in 2019 on the corner of Grove Road, in a unit that used to be a bike shop. 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