W5 Collective, a new café-restaurant in the heart of Ealing, West London, has launched with a focus on sustainability, quality produce and community.  Its mission is to make it easy to turn small everyday habits into collective positive change by showing people that you can enjoy quality food and drink that are good for the planet and taste delicious at the same time.

The café-restaurant, which opened its doors on Monday 13 September 2021, is situated in Dickens Yard, a vibrant urban quarter in Ealing, and is the new flagship outlet for the Canteen Collective hospitality group.

The health of the planet is at the heart and soul of the company. Canteen Collective has reached climate positive status, which means it has gone beyond achieving net-zero carbon emissions to removing more CO2 from the atmosphere than it emits.  The team has analysed its carbon footprint across all activities and introduced a series of initiatives to reduce its impact. What's left is then quantified and 150% of that number is offset through a reforestation programme in Madagascar, Brazil, Colombia and Indonesia.

The planet-conscious menu focuses on provenance and seasonality.  With beautiful fresh dishes, natural wines and a curated drinks menu from a local craft brewery and carefully selected distilleries.  The brunch menu includes classics such as Almond Pancakes and Eggs Benedict, as well as British cheese boards and small plates of seasonal produce. 

Not be missed is the Espresso Mar'tree'ni paired with espresso straight from the machine, FAIR Café liquor and British Sapling vodka. Each item is sourced to maximise its positive impact and a tree is planted for every Mar'tree'ni sold. 

Local growers and artisans are used wherever possible. Coffee is sourced from a single farmer in Brazil helping to maintain a consistently excellent product as well as support the farming community by committing to a much larger portion of their crop. Fruit and vegetables are locally sourced from Smith and Brock and the milk comes from Brades farm, where the herds of cows are fed garlic and citrus to reduce their methane output.

W5 Collective celebrates low impact living.  The furnishings are created from reclaimed wood and the dining room is decorated with real plants and a tree in the center.  Every element of the operation focuses on the target of zero waste, with zero single use plastic. All single use products are compostable and made with organic materials that will not harm the environment. All waste is separated and processed to compost or recycle.  Even the kitchen uses induction stoves, using green energy provider, Octopus.

Founder and CEO, Tim Grant, says, “We want to make it easy for people to make better choices in their day-to-day lives to lessen their personal impact on the environment. Eating out shouldn't come at the expense of our one and only planet, which is why we consciously curate every bite of food, sip of coffee and product for you to enjoy.”

More about W5 Collective

Where is it: Dickens Yard, Longfield Avenue, Ealing, W5 2UQ

Opening times: Mon-Wed 7am-6pm | Thurs to Sat 7am-10pm | Sun 8am-10pm

Average price: £8.95

Find out more: Visit www.canteen-collective/w5 or follow them on Instagram @w5_collective

Other ventures from Canteen Collective include 79 Collective in Putney, Southwest London, and Frestons in Shepherds Bush, West London.

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