The Perfectionists’ Café Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The chili con carne I ordered exceeded expectations, it had the perfect balance of spiciness, flavorful beef, and impeccably fluffy rice."
• "Had Scotch Eggs and Fish & Chips both were delicious."
• "The kids meal (fish & chips) was probably one of the best kids meals we’ve had anywhere."
• "The fried fish and Giuseppe pizza were a cut above expected airport quality."
• "If you love fish and chips, this restaurant has some of the best in London."
• "The best fish and chips I've had in London and the second best I've had ever."
• "Food is always served fast, fresh, hot and delicious."

Cons:

• "Nothing worse than expecting some hot comfort food after a long flight (or several) and being served cold tripe instead."
• "Very bad chicken tikka tasting of tomato paste and nothing else served with dried rice and very plain naan bread."
• "The burger was incredibly bland. Totally unseasoned."
• "The fish was absolute smashed in oil that dripped onto the plate."
• "Terrible “parmesan and truffle” fries: no hint of truffle, the parmesan looks like dust."
• "Would not recommend getting the chicken burger, parts of the meat patty were grey?"
• "The chicken tikka masala was the worst I have ever tried with a very meagre sauce."

Service

Pros:

• "They were extremely friendly and helpful."
• "Staff were also very attentive and friendly."
• "Great service with extremely friendly staff."
• "I mentioned that have only 30 minutes before boarding to my flight and even being very busy served the food within 7 minutes."
• "Delivers exactly what it says. Just good food and great service."
• "The service is really nice too."
• "I was delighted by the prompt service at the table and speed of delivery for the food."

Cons:

• "The service was glacial."
• "The waiters are rude and inefficient."
• "Incredibly rude staff who completely ruined the experience."
• "The biggest let down for me is the service."
• "However the staff service was a bit poor."
• "Terrible service in the front desk."
• "Service was fast but not very pleasant."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The space is really nice and the service was ok although there were far too few servers for all the tables, but my main issue was the food which was bad, especially for the price."
• "The turning cogs in the logo sign is very cool."
• "Atmosphere was nice and quiet."
• "It’s the perfect cafe to pass the time waiting for my flight."
• "The Perfectionists' Café is the perfect island of calm and serenity inside Terminal 2 at Heathrow Airport."
• "The atmosphere of the place was really pleasant and I had to keep reminding myself that I was in an airport."
• "Ambiance was also chic!"

Cons:

• "If you are seeking for some quiet time this is not the place unless you want to bear 10000 tic tic tic sounds from above your head."
• "The background music was irritating and intrusive."
• "Sometimes the background music is too far out for me, especially when I'm still waking up."
• "The atmosphere, besides the exceptionally unhappy wait staff all around. It's a very nice restaurant to sit at."
• "There's only so much slow tempo acoustic pop I can take."
• "Avoid this place! The staff are rude and the food is so disgusting."
• "The yolk was less runny than the inside of the egg white."

Pricing

Pros:

• "Delivers exactly what it says. Just good food and great service."
• "I think it is great value both for food and experience for price."
• "Very sensible prices."
• "Restaurant is clean and spacious. Reasonably priced."
• "Reasonable prices for Heathrow and considering you are a captive market."
• "Great price for a 'pot of tea' which equates to 3 cups."
• "Much recommended airport restaurant. 🤩👍"

Cons:

• "In terms of price, a burger with chips and a coke cost £28, which is too expensive for what you get!"
• "Crazy expensive for what you get."
• "Just paid 50$ for a breakfast and a beer, ridiculous."
• "Even for London the prices are eye watering."
• "£30 for a burger and drink which was 90% ice."
• "Oh well, this is a bit pricey even for the airport and of poor value."
• "Massively overpriced for average food and drinks."