The Green Cafe Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "They serve a variety of dishes, all made with fresh ingredients."
• "The food was fab."
• "Great food at good prices!"
• "Cheese toasty was delicious."
• "Breakfast here was amazing. The Vegetarian and the Black Pudding Benedict was sublime!"
• "The food is great and was served in pretty ok time."
• "The food was good but I was expecting a large, diverse range of healthy green meals as per the name 'green cafe', but nonetheless, the food was great."

Cons:

• "The food is always uncovered and it's really unhygienic."
• "The food is made from the cheapest of cheap ingredients."
• "Slow service, tasteless food. I had to sit there and watch him eat while waiting for my waffles which should’ve taken way shorter to cook."
• "Their Mediterranean breakfast is some weird mix of British breakfast. Very dry and salty."
• "Ordered the waffles. The waffles were completely cold and very dry."
• "The food was poor (burnt bacon, eggs with bits of shell in...)"
• "Really not great quality from what it used to be. Cold staff, not bothered at all and big breakfast, they've changed the size but not not the name on menu."

Service

Pros:

• "Very attentive service from the staff."
• "The staff is always very pleasant and friendly."
• "The staff are immensely friend and happy to help to explain any good you are unfamiliar with."
• "All served up by exceptionally friendly staff."
• "Staff are super friendly, you will have to queue on weekends which is no surprise because its so cute here."
• "The staff were very welcoming and service was immaculate."
• "The staff were absolutely fantastic and extremely welcoming and attentive without being in your face."

Cons:

• "The visit was let down by Kate who found talking on her mobile and playing with a customer's dog more important than the customers."
• "The service always lets this place down."
• "Service can be a little slow when it’s busy."
• "Didn't like the waitress service, no warmness to her at all was very cold and so uncomfortable to be around."
• "Lovely queant cafe.. the food was nice, however the service was lacking."
• "Found the service to be terrible (25 mins for a coffee, over an hour for food)."
• "Service was fine, but could have been more prompt."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "A beautiful atmosphere and the place has good vibes, spot on clean, solid wooden floors."
• "Perfect place for breakfast or brunch in Greenwich. It's not a touristy place, which is really good!"
• "The cafe has a very cosy atmosphere, radio plays in the background at a suitable volume to provide ambience without being distracting."
• "It feels like home! Atmosphere is great, so warm, friendly, it’s like you would have breakfast at your nana’s."
• "Staff is lovely, portions are huge, the feeling is warm and inviting but also busy and buzzing."
• "Good ambience and a great place to bring company out of town."
• "Nice atmosphere and staff."

Cons:

• "Bustling noisy cafe that has so much going for it but the service is a little frosty."
• "Really liked this place but went today with my elderly parents and they were uncomfortable with the fact that the place was very absolutely crowded, all enclosed."
• "Can get a little loud on a weekend."
• "Really loud terrestrial radio in mornings, it's not a nice atmosphere."
• "They play really loud terrestrial radio in mornings, it's not a nice atmosphere."
• "Overall, a very good cafe but lacks a little heart - which can sum up London sometimes."
• "Hmm. Not bad..... it was very busy when we were there... I saw a few mistakes, and a slight lack of good customer service as a result."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "I didn’t feel ripped off."
• "The coffee was great and the food extremely good value for money particularly for London."
• "Great gluten free options & veggie/vegan for my daughter’s."
• "It's not expensive, but not cheap either."
• "And Although Greenwich is full of so much choice of food the green cafe is certainly best value for money & quality."
• "Clean, bright inexpensive, comfortable cafe."
• "Reasonably priced and with very friendly and helpful staff, this is one cafe I would most definitely say deserves a visit."

Cons:

• "Very disappointing we were overcharged 55p for the tuna melt sandwich."
• "This place is ripping off every poor peasant who walks through the door."
• "£8 was expensive for 2 pieces of cake but I took them home for tea and my pudding was simply delicious."
• "The drinks are quite expensive."
• "For nearly £20 it was overpriced for what we got."
• "£12 for a full English and a cup of tea is pretty steep."
• "Like most places in Greenwich it is expensive at £10 - £12 for a full English with a hot drink."

Management and Staff Conduct

Pros:

• "The customer service, friendly and efficient from the time we entered."
• "Service is friendly and the guys are welcoming - would definitely recommend this place."
• "The staff were polite, very friendly and attentive."
• "Staff is very friendly, and cleanliness is maintained well."
• "The staff were very polite and helpful."
• "Also good cleaning routine made us feel confident in its safety."
• "Cleanliness is maintained well."