Crêpeaffaire Islington Reviews Summary

Service

Pros:

• "I want to write about the best crepe I've had in London and easily the greatest service."
• "This place is very cozy, the staff is kind and they are always smiling."
• "When I made my way to the table my order was already on its way."
• "The service as the best I’ve experienced in a long time."
• "The team was really friendly, warm and I felt comfy all the time."
• "Really amazing food and wonderful staff, including a girl called Ada who helped me with my dietary requirements."
• "Excellent service! The crepe was amazing and skillfully prepared."

Cons:

• "I took my daughter and friend for breakfast there was only one waitress working it took long to bring the food and crepes were cold."
• "He was totally unprofessional and not fit to be in his role as a manager."
• "Was here on Sunday and had one of the most horrible service experience ever."
• "Horrible service. Ordered using QR code, waiting 40 min for a crepe."
• "So rude! No greetings."
• "A bitchy girl taking orders, waiting for a crepe for 25 min."
• "Rude staff, girls just chatting and not doing anything.... really, really slow."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Ended up spending a little more than I thought but adding those strawberries were worth it!!"
• "The taste is beyond great, highly recommended. Don't miss the eggs royale and the apple and cinnamon crêpe."
• "The smell of batter fills the air because the crepes are made freshly here, as is the coffee."
• "The store is amazing, the crepes have high quality and fresh products, ham and cheese is my favorite 🤤"
• "Had the egg florentine and Nutella crepe, both tasted pretty good."
• "Loved the crepes and milkshakes.it was so delicious and fresh,made right in front of you."
• "The crepes were amazing, I chose the sweet one with Nutella and strawberries and they looked very yummy too!"

Cons:

• "Ordered a takeaway way all day breakfast crepe and it tasted completely bland."
• "Just returned from my second visit in the past 2 years, and this is also the second time I’m sick within minutes of eating one of their sweet crepes."
• "The waffles are fine tasting, But the nutella serving is so mean! And the price is just extortionate."
• "Not only were items missing from our order but what was delivered was of poor quality not to mention the hair in the ice cream."
• "Ordered vegan, got dairy cheese."
• "The blandest food I've ever eaten. Tiny amount of pre-chopped tiny fillings."
• "The crepe itself was soggy, tasteless and more like scrambled egg than a crepe."

Ambiance & Cleanliness

Pros:

• "This place is very cozy, the staff is kind and they are always smiling."
• "Went in there on a rainy Saturday and was feeling cold and this place is very cosy."
• "Hidden towards the end of Camden Passage, this creperie is well worth checking out. It has a cosy interior with cushions on seats and comfy armchairs and rustic, wooden tables in the seating area."
• "Inside the eatery is light and airy and a pleasant place to sit."
• "Facilities are also great."
• "This place is a perfect weekend brunch for me. It's quick, it's inexpensive, it's got great music, minimalistic seating, great staff."
• "Intimate. Friendly. Fun."

Cons:

• "Ambient seems a bit dull and the service is non existing."
• "Total scandal. My friend nearly got her laptop stolen INSIDE by two guys."
• "The crockery was also dirty and the table hadn't been wiped when we sat down."
• "The service here was a little slack, and the place wasn't particularly clean."
• "I usually love this place but unfortunately the flashing lights have made it difficult to enjoy dining in as they give me a headache."
• "This place serves nice crepes and coffee but no one clears away the dirty plates when people leave so it really looks and feels disgusting to be in a restaurant filled with other people's dirty plates on every single empty table."
• "When I visited it was noisy like a pub unfortunately."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "Had two crepes and a tea for £19 which is pretty good for London prices."
• "Great prices for the food."
• "I love how you could get a coffee and crossiant for £3.60 (only 40p extra) *as of Feb 2023."
• "Great prices for the food, lovely member of staff I went over the weekend on Saturday and the lady on the till Lesha was polite told me about waiting time and when I made my way to the table my order was already on its way."
• "If you are big eater like me and my partner. Order two different savoury crepes and share half, paired with your favourite choice of coffees and ended it with a sweet crepes, Sweet & Sugar. It was heavenly!"
• "Delicious banana and Nutella crepe was just perfect for brunch."
• "Always have the gluten-free buckwheat crepe which pairs beautiful with anything."

Cons:

• "Really disappointed with my experience. Pretty expensive for what I got and had to wait around 30 minutes for an egg and spinach crepe when there was only one other customer in the restaurant."
• "The waffles are fine tasting, But the nutella serving is so mean! And the price is just extortionate."
• "Overpriced for what it is. Quite disappointed."
• "Happened to come with baby who pushed my crepe over and I wasn’t too disappointed, even when the manager was funny saying there was nothing he could do about a refund, which was surprisingly unprofessional."
• "Also, £20 for 2 small fake crêpes and 2 hot chocolates... excuse me are you serious?"
• "Wasn't worth the £17 I paid."
• "Not good value for money at all."