EL&N London Reviews Summary

Category: Cafe London

Address: 239 Brompton Rd, London, SW3 2EP, United Kingdom

Phone: +442075844900

Rating: 4.0
based on 538 reviews.

Interior Design and Atmosphere

Pros:

  • "The decoration is so nice and the desserts are very delicious."
  • "Such a nice location that you can rest after hard shopping from Harrods. The cakes are yummy and arty."
  • "The atmosphere was so lovely, the food & drink was excellent and the service from all staff was brilliant!"
  • "The ambience of this cafeteria is of an outstanding quality - it's very colorful."
  • "Very beautiful place to visit. It gets full, so you need to queue outside for a while before you get a table."
  • "Beautiful place in a great location. The flower wall inside really is stunning as is the seating area."
  • "This place is so pretty and cozy, me and my friends had an incredible time there."
  • "The place looks lovely and all but first of all the server was very rude!"

Cons:

  • "The service is terrible. I’ve been waiting 20 minutes for a slice of cake, if I hadn’t asked for it then I would probably have never got it."
  • "One of the major issues was the display of desserts, left uncovered and exposed to the passing customers. It was unhygienic and gross to witness."
  • "It was a horrible experience. The staff displayed a terrible attitude, were consistently late, and seemed to lack basic courtesy."
  • "The place itself looks outdated, and quite dirty. Looks like they don't clean the decorations because all I see is dust."
  • "The place looks very beautiful and so does the food design. They offer a good variety of hot drinks and patisseries but they are overpriced."
  • "The place itself looked kind of posh first but I have to mention here that the cleanliness was not great at all, especially in the toilets."
  • "The place like I said looks instragamable but it also feels like it's not well maintained at all."
  • "This café is not what it looks like on social media, definitely not worth waiting in line for."

Service and Staff Attitude

Pros:

  • "Since we arrived. The staff were so kind and let us to choose where to be seated."
  • "All the servers were great, specially Ali was very gentil and extremly helpful!"
  • "Amazing service especially by Ali, he was so kind to us we came back 3 days in a row!"
  • "Walked in for dinner with a friend. From the moment we arrived staff were friendly and attentive."
  • "However for the service Momo helped us, had couple questions and he helped with them, really nice guy and polite guy."
  • "Food was absolutely bussin’ 11/10 would recommend get the French toast. Service was amazing, Libin complimented my hair."
  • "The service as well. Phenomenal. I would especially like to shout out David, I don’t know if he’s a manager or a Leader but he was so so lovely the entire time!"
  • "Ibrahim made my dessert experience truly exceptional. His warm and attentive service added a delightful touch to my visit."

Cons:

  • "The service is terrible. I’ve been waiting 20 minutes for a slice of cake, if I hadn’t asked for it then I would probably have never got it."
  • "It was a horrible experience. One of the major issues was the display of desserts, left uncovered and exposed to the passing customers."
  • "The waitress was not polite at all. She put me 2 sweets upside down and when I kindly ask her to change the box she told me 'madam take it or leave it'."
  • "We were seated very quickly and the staff were very kind. Our orders were taken just as quickly and we did not have to wait long."
  • "I would never come here again, neither would I recommend anyone to come here again. The café was very cramped. The service was rubbish."
  • "The staff wasn't really friendly.... Even he delivered all the food to my car after taking order!!!!"
  • "The staff was really friendly.... Even he delivered all the food to my car after taking order!!!"
  • "The staff was really friendly.... Even he delivered all the food to my car after taking order!!!"

Food and Drink Quality

Pros:

  • "The food is so good as it was, especially the shakshoka, the fries is tasty but too salty, the mojito is too sour."
  • "The desserts are very delicious. All the servers were great, specially Ali was very gentil and extremly helpful!"
  • "I have been going there since 2018, it is one of my favorite breakfast spots, I usually come just for a take an away coffee, it is so good."
  • "We had a very nice experience, we were with our kids and we adored the experience. The decoration is so nice and the desserts are very delicious."
  • "I have been here for a little dessert and I can say that the food its really good, nice affordable prices for a place this beautiful."
  • "Food was absolutely bussin’ 11/10 would recommend get the French toast. Service was amazing, Libin complimented my hair and therefore I am giving her five stars."
  • "Perfect. It was absolutely stunning and yummy I sometimes want to gate keep this place."
  • "We were seated very quickly and the staff were very kind. Our orders were taken just as quickly and we did not have to wait long."

Cons:

  • "the extremely high price does not match with low level of the food! the manager was also so annoying!"
  • "food was horrible, i ordered the pulled beef brisket burger and I would not recommend to anyone that is hungry or in general."
  • "The hot chocolate is bland and I think the milk might be stale as it left an awful after taste."
  • "The San Sebastian is terrible. Very dry and tasteless."
  • "My sister in law ordered a brownie that was so dry (it looked like it was sitting out all day) and there was a fly in it."
  • "Tried their Pistachio milk cake and Tiramisu. Was good but, we also ordered a drink something called rose lemonade or mocktail, a complete no to that."
  • "The menu is huge! From teas, coffees, breakfast, lunch, and pastries. So much to choose from. Maybe a little overwhelming."
  • "Funky smell everywhere, back smelt of vomit. Server forgot half the order, so we never got our French toast - ruined my wife’s birthday."

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