Beam Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Absolutely delicious, I had the wrap - super tasty."
• "Fantastically fresh food and everything that I have ordered there has been great."
• "The food was amazing. Really fresh ingredients."
• "Really high quality of foods with a reasonable price."
• "The club sandwich for 9.5 doubles the size of many others it is a monstrosity and it is just delicious...😋"
• "Food was very tasty (had a Mediterranean breakfast platter, yummy!) and drinks too."
• "The food is absolutely delicious and tasty."

Cons:

• "I wasn't that amazed by the vegan breakfast."
• "Breakfasts are not very refined. Salmon and eggs are served with great chunks of salmon. Eggs are very heavy and flavourless."
• "Burnt toast. Bland tasting eggs, bacon and sausage. Mushrooms out of a tin."
• "Undercooked hash brown and bubble & squeak, overall food was average and overpriced."
• "The shakshouka was the only disappointment, it was bland."
• "Food greasy and burnt."
• "The food was ok, it lacked flavour and was totally overpriced for what it is."

Service

Pros:

• "The waiters were nice, but hovered really close and paced around a lot."
• "Service and coffee are particular standouts, special shout out to Silvia for her spectacular attention to customers and great attitude."
• "The staff who served me all seemed very friendly and where happy to advise on the menu."
• "The staff were very accommodating toward us turning up on the spot on a busy Sunday."
• "They greet everyone with a smile and are engaging even at peak times."
• "Staff welcoming and always checking if you need things."
• "The service was good with friendly servers and was very quick."

Cons:

• "Staff are rude and don't value loyal customers."
• "Service was OK but we had to wait a long time to order food."
• "Once we were seated, the service goes down hill -staff are stretched on their feet and rushing around and I do not believe they can cope with the amount of customers that visit this branch."
• "Our drinks were plonked on the table food was brought to us but we were not asked if we needed anything else with our meal."
• "The service can sometimes be a tad slow (they are usually really busy)."
• "Terrible service and overpriced average coffee."
• "The staff were unnecessarily hostile and I don't expect to be treated in such a way as a paying customer."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere and decoration with lots of space and comfy chairs."
• "It has nice decor, great vibe, lovely location."
• "The place was packed and buzzing. A great noisy vibe."
• "Atmosphere is bustling."
• "The interiors are pleasant and relaxed."
• "Ambient is not bad but feels (not asked) a bit in a rush like things need to move fast."
• "The atmosphere is great, relaxed and cozy."

Cons:

• "At busy times, particularly weekend mornings, it can get very loud and almost oppressive."
• "It is full of loud, noisy people with dogs or yummy mummies who have nothing better to do in their lives than bring their screaming children to disrupt our relaxing brunch dates!"
• "Lots of loud kids, so maybe a better experience for families."
• "Only downside is that they allow kids to run around and disturb people whilst eating."
• "It is a very loud and noisy environment can be chaotic at times."
• "The atmosphere is packed and intense."
• "So the atmosphere was quite chaotic."

Value

Pros:

• "Really GENEROUS portion of foods with a reasonable pricing."
• "Food looked great and tasted just as good. Portion size was %100 worth the money."
• "Prices reasonable compared to similar places I've eaten at."
• "Prices corresponding to the size and quality, so fair."
• "Not the cheapest out there but worth every penny."
• "The food is really top notch — big portions, delicious platters."
• "This was huge and great value for menu."

Cons:

• "However it is very expensive - £15 for a vegetarian breakfast!"
• "£11.50 for what was an unremarkable vegan breakfast is frankly a joke when there is a wonderful vegan/veg cafe just across the road."
• "A bit expensive, however the dishes are delicious and the portions quite generous."
• "But I will say it is incredibly pricey for breakfast you can get the same breakfast from similar places in Edmonton and Enfield."
• "Very overpriced for what they offer - more than £6 for a basic smoothie in a very small glass."
• "Have to say was rather pricey at £41 for 2 people, so will save for special occasions."
• "Run by a Kurdish family average food with extortionate prices."

Menu Variety

Pros:

• "The best of cafeteria, bistro and lounge."
• "Plenty of options to choose from, very large portions."
• "Great menu with lots of choice."
• "Good menu options; fresh, tasty and well presented."
• "Lots of different choices even vegan."
• "Their menu changes from time to time, and I love the new Turkish Eggs dish."
• "Good selection of herbal teas, one brand of which are local."

Cons:

• "Only wish they had a larger menu rather than a whole load of breakfast foods."
• "If the meat was halal too that would have been great."
• "I do wish they had another couple of vegan options!"
• "It's a shame not having, offering any gluten free options."
• "Still can't get my head around serving strawberry jam with an entirely savoury full English breakfast."
• "The yogurt on the French toast just doesn’t go, coffee cups are far too small. Gluten free pancakes are pointless."
• "I only wish they had more vegan options!"

Cleanliness

Pros:

• "Lovely place. Very friendly, bright, clean and welcoming."

Cons:

• "Also the coffee cup I that my coffee was served in after my breakfast had lipstick marks on it which pretty much shattered my confidence in their cleanliness."
• "Our cutlery was dirty and napkins stained. The glasses also smelt bad."
• "So many damn flies around our food!"