A cycling-themed cafe appears to be on its way to Tideway Yard, the courtyard of units off Mortlake High Street. Moloko Cycling has registered with Richmond Council as a restaurant, cafe or canteen at one of the yard's units, and is listed as awaiting its first food hygiene inspection — a business that has registered but not yet been visited.
Nothing else is on the public record yet: no opening date, no hours, nothing on what the cycling in the name amounts to. What the registration does say is that another unit at Tideway Yard is being taken rather than left dark, on a stretch of Mortlake that walkers and riders on the towpath pass without much to stop for. The obvious question is when the doors open, and whether the towpath trade is enough to keep them open.
- A business called Moloko Cycling has registered as a restaurant/cafe/canteen at a unit in Tideway Yard, 125 Mortlake High Street.
- The entry is marked awaiting inspection, indicating a new registration not yet inspected.
- The registering authority is Richmond upon Thames.
Every factual claim in this story is linked to the evidence behind it. Where the newsroom has added judgement or framing, it is listed separately. Sources accessed 8 September 2026.
- ratings.food.gov.uk/business/1942974 (register)
Claim by claim (3 facts, 2 editorial judgements)
- A business called Moloko Cycling has registered as a restaurant/cafe/canteen at a unit in Tideway Yard, 125 Mortlake High Street. — register“Name: Moloko Cycling Type: Restaurant/Cafe/Canteen Address: Unit T32 Tideway Yard 125 Mortlake High Street, Mortlake, SW14 8SN”
- The entry is marked awaiting inspection, indicating a new registration not yet inspected. — register“Hygiene rating: Awaiting inspection (new registration)”
- The registering authority is Richmond upon Thames. — register“Authority: Richmond-Upon-Thames”
- Judgement: The name suggests a cycling-themed cafe, though the register does not confirm what will be sold.
- Judgement: A unit taken at Tideway Yard is better for the riverside stretch than an empty one, and the towpath trade is the test of whether it lasts.