What to Expect
Valis on Kensington Road serves baked goods and breakfast items alongside its restaurant menu, and pastries get consistent praise. Davis (2025) called the “donuts, coffee, croissants, and chicken mayo” fantastic, and Hilary (2021) simply called it “Great food. Amazing menu.”. PSK (2024) liked the chicken, “well done and tasted great”, with a salad that was “so fresh”, though found the beer “not so cold” and missed local brews.
Two recent reviewers describe run-ins over change at the till. Daniel (June 2026) offered to leave money and collect change later when none was available, and said staff were “very rude” to Daniel and Daniel's wife. Tatenda (January 2026) had a dispute over a torn note, writing that the cashier “started escalating the situation” until “The barista had to 'code' me to come to the other side away from him”. Daniel (June 2026) still called the waiters “amazing” otherwise.
Quotes are from Google reviews, credited by first name and month.
What Diners Say
from 544 Google reviews
★☆☆☆☆
Waiters are amazing. They didn't have change. I offered to leave the money there and pick up the change or bring change the next day. She said no and was very rude when all I was trying to do was help. Very expensive to. She was rude to my wife too
★☆☆☆☆
I had the worst customer service at Vali's bakery. Ordered a cup of tea, to go, and a steak pie and was paying with cash. The owner/cashier gave me a tattered note as change and I politely asked him for a better note if he had one.
★★★★★
Great food and very friendly service. The donuts, coffee, croissants, and chicken mayo we had were fantastic. Looking forward to coming back soon.
★★★★★
The staff were so welcoming and constantly checking if we were ok. The chicken was well done and tasted great. The salad was so fresh. The downside was the beer which was not so cold. They also didn't have local brews which I prefer.
★★★★★
Great food. Amazing menu. Awesome to say the least.
