Beany Green Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The meal was cooked to perfection. Scrumptious."
• "Banana Bread is totally awww-sum! Soft, moist, not too sweet, it melted in your mouth like no other."
• "Food was prettily presented. I feel there was still something missing, holding it back from being a top notch Aussie-style brunch."
• "Quality of the ingredients is outstanding and every single element cooked right."
• "The food was delicious and each plate had some little cuteness to it."
• "The food is both delicious and beautifully presented."
• "The actual food itself was amazing!"

Cons:

• "Our basic brunch order took over 30 mins to arrive, all of it was cold."
• "The food was hit and miss but overall quality was just standard."
• "The food was good but certainly not worth the price."
• "The only disappointment is on the dry choc croissant and the powdery grittly matcha green tea latte."
• "The food was so so and very expensive for what it is."
• "Unfortunately the pancake was simply awful !"
• "The meals never come out at the same time and always missing the sides."

Service

Pros:

• "I was greeted quite nonchalantly by a woman with a pixie cut."
• "The staff were very friendly!"
• "Staff are genuine and friendly."
• "Every single person that works at this cafe is amazing."
• "The servers were really knowledgable and super friendly!"
• "The staff were extremely attentive and friendly."
• "Great friendly service."

Cons:

• "Service isn't that hot for regulars, e.g. no napkins for takeaway orders."
• "The worst service I have ever received in any restaurant/cafe in London."
• "Staff lacks expected hospitality."
• "The service is spotty and not as friendly as you would hope such a cute place would have."
• "Service was quite slow."
• "Service was really poor: forgot to put a drinks order through and the food arrived before the drinks."
• "Service is very slow and bad. We didn't get cutlery with our dishes and waiters were too busy to notice."

Ambiance and Location

Pros:

• "It's a pretty little café."
• "The location was beautiful and the food presentation was truly impressive."
• "The place has a cool, colourful decor."
• "This is hands down the best coffee in Paddington Basin."
• "An absolute gem of a place right by Little Venice area."
• "Gorgeous location!"
• "Beautiful café by the canal, such good vibes."

Cons:

• "The place was a bit small so sometimes there are no tables left."
• "It's a bit noisy."
• "There is no ventilation at all and the whole place smells of greasy fried food."
• "For some reason they have no sign stating who they are, which I find very odd."
• "Honestly found the disconnect between the clientele and the decor a little jarring."
• "The new configuration of seating is a big step backwards."
• "It’s a shame that it’s located next to westway, you’re getting free noise and pollution."

Value

Pros:

• "With eat out to help out has been a lovely lunch destination these last couple of weeks."
• "Decent prices too."
• "Drinks = On point and heavy in quantity; you definitely get your money's worth here."
• "A little more expensive than your standard breakfast but the service and food was definitely worth it."
• "I think the salad boxes are good value if not expensive."
• "Food = FRESH!!"
• "Great decor and ambiance this place is totally welcoming with both inside and outside seating."

Cons:

• "I asked for an extra of salmon (+5GBP) and I literally received 1 slice of smoked salmon."
• "The only other thing is that it seems very steep at £8.50 for what is essentially fruit and yogurt."
• "Really good, slightly watery drinks, a bit on the expensive side for brunch."
• "The gin and tonic menu was expansive, with some of my favorite gins on the menu."
• "It felt quite overpriced for what it was."
• "Very disappointing and also a £3.20 service charge for no service WHATSOEVER."
• "It really is overpriced."