Address: 169 Hemingford Rd, London, N1 1DA, United Kingdom
Phone: +442076073868
Rating: 4.5
based on 247 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"The food was spot on delicious, perfectly cooked and displayed magnificently!"
"The food was delicious, fresh and cooked with good quality ingredients."
"French toast can be the signature of this shop, with the bread so soft and caramelized sauce goes well with homemade jam inside."
"Fresh ingredients and tasty food."
"The food is superb with a surprisingly combination."
"The food is simply amazing. They are very generous when it comes to expensive ingredients."
"The pancakes, french toast, corn fritters, corn bread and pork are all highly recommended."
Cons:
"Both of our egg dishes were significantly undercooked and I love a runny egg but they were almost raw."
"The quality of the food was definitely not worth the wait."
"The food came which was alright but not good enough to justify waiting SO long for everything."
"The food was fine but nothing more than that."
"The French toast was probably the worst I’ve had. Bruised bananas and soggy."
"The courgette fritters were very bland - just tasted of water."
"Burnt banana bread and decent egg dishes. Though the food was ok, it was hard to discern exactly what one was eating with any given bite as there were close to 20 different ingredients on the plate."
Service
Pros:
"The staff are very nice."
"Lovely atmosphere, and would definitely recommend."
"Cozy setting with friendly service."
"Attentive and friendly staff."
"Service was wonderful and food was even better!"
"Staffs were friendly, were prioritizing guests properly and was helpful!"
"The staff was super friendly 🌟."
Cons:
"I'm shocked that the service is so bad they couldn't offer me the coffee spilt for free, come on! That's just BAD SERVICE!"
"I consistently find the service a little disappointing - not terrible but disappointing."
"Service was not great, and it wasn't even about the wait."
"The service is very inefficient. Queues get up to an hour or even more, meanwhile there are tables left un-bussed and un-sat for 5+ minutes."
"No one came over for about 15-20 mins."
"They forgot drinks on our order they didn't refilled the water, one waitress and a cook were rude to us, nobody came to check if the food was good."
"The service is horrible."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"It’s a cozy spot with really friendly service and great pricing considering the quality of the food and portion sizes."
"It's a lovely place to go for brunch with friends, great coffee and cakes - just be prepared to wait."
"The atmosphere 10/10."
"Really tasty brunch with a very cosy atmosphere."
"Ambiance was friendly, warm and cozy."
"The atmosphere was like most hidden gems, quaint and filled with character."
"Friendly service in with an intimate atmosphere."
Cons:
"The cafe itself is small and quite cramped, nothing too fancy inside."
"The place is tiny and a bit cramped, but totally worth it nonetheless."
"It was cosy but a bit noisy."
"The restaurant is very small, it was essentially someone's livings large living room size with multiple tables thrown in. Cozy."
"Seating, which was cramped and homely."
"Inside was extremely packed and noisy at lunchtime so I sat out the front which was just lovely."
"Not a relaxing, lingering brunch spot!"
Value
Pros:
"Amazingggg food and so reasonably priced."
"Great staff, incredible food and good prices."
"Prices very reasonable considering the quality and portion size."
"The food is great, cheap and massive portions:)!"
"It is quite popular, and reasonably priced for London."
"Food is delicious and reasonably priced."
"Hands down one of the best brunches in London due to its delicious generous portions, reasonable prices and good coffee."
Cons:
"Personally I found the prices to be slightly higher than what I would pay for just the food."
"The only downside is that it's small and popular so be prepared to wait."
"Won't be returning considering the very high bill - over £50 for two."
"A touch pricey, but a great treat."
"The portion was huge so it is good for sharing and very well priced but it is not the best I had in London."
"The croissants are very old (they are rock hard sometimes) yet cost a fortune as do all the other cakes (and the coffee)."
"Considering the waiting time and prices, I will not be coming back."
Wait Time
Pros:
"Queued for 30 mins to get in, but it was well worth it."
"We had to queue about an hour, but that is a good sign."
"Definitely worth queueing for."
"First time visiting & only had a five minute wait to be seated."
"You can order coffee from inside when standing in the queue for long."
"Even queuing for one hour, it’s worth it!"
"The queues are really long on a weekend morning, so it’s good to get there early."
Cons:
"They do not take bookings on the weekend so the wait can be quite long (usually an hour), but the food really is worth it."
"We waited for quite a while whilst there seemed to be available tables, which was a bit frustrating."
"Expect to wait over 45 min in London’s biggest lunch queue."
"The half-hour to an hour waiting queue on weekends, serves the purpose of building the hype and attracting more customers, but makes you question whether the food is worth the effort."
"Expect to stand in a queue for over 45 minutes on the weekend to nab one of the coveted seats in this tiny establishment."
"Unfortunately that means really long queues in the weekend so go early to avoid disappointment."