Sheila's Cafe Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is amazing, proper grub!!"
• "Food is delicious, service is superb and they are really accommodating."
• "Food is dangerously delicious and especially the full english breakfast."
• "All good cooked fresh, not warmed up."
• "Delicious traditional English breakfast...great coffee too."
• "The bacon and sausage were great."
• "Best breakfast food in the Lancaster Gate section of London."

Cons:

• "The samosa should be warmed through oven, not microwave."
• "The quantities were small (the takeaway bowls weren't filled) and the taste was far from great."
• "Food is decent however they can't make an omelet to save their life."
• "The beans were cold and the egg underdone with a lot of white still uncooked."
• "The food was mediocre."
• "The bacon was not edible it was that hard."
• "We had mainly eggs for breakfast, and also bought few cakes. One of it was covered with mold."

Service

Pros:

• "The new owners are very nice and attentive."
• "Food is delicious, service is superb and they are really accommodating."
• "Plus great food and friendly service."
• "The staff were very friendly and warm, the lady was incredibly efficient and attended to all of our needs continually."
• "Great service, warm welcome, great food."
• "Very friendly staff who attentive and efficient."
• "The hosts are really friendly and jolly."

Cons:

• "The seller had a lack of patience, she looked annoyed when we placed our order and had special requests."
• "Absolutely rudest experience in London. The woman abused me because we only ordered samosas and not breakfast."
• "The whole breakfast was ruined by the poor service and the attitude of the cook (or the owner as I understood from the context)."
• "The lady running the place was frosty to say the least and constantly barked instructions to the other workers which made for a rather uncomfortable atmosphere."
• "Got fooled by the reviews. The owner/waiter was extremely pushy and goaded my kids into getting hot chocolates that they didnt like."
• "Stressed out cafe owner...only had 3 orders & couldn't cope."
• "She would not let me buy the item because it was less than £5 even though I had already spent nearly £7 in there."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "The English breakfast was perfect and the atmosphere was even better."
• "The quaint cafe was a lovely surprise to my girlfriend and I visiting."
• "It was nice to see a nice clean cafe with fresh food displayed in the clean cabinets."
• "The shop is clean and well-cared for, and there's a lovely little view of the street."
• "Great atmosphere and super friendly staff!"
• "Like spending time at your mom's house. Very small but worth the wait if the tables are full."
• "Cozy and very well located spot to have a delicious English breakfast."

Cons:

• "Not a lot of seating so get there early."
• "The place is tiny. If you don't want someone sitting two feet across from you this won't be a good place to eat."
• "The only down side is the size, it's so tiny with about 5 tables."
• "-1 Star for Atmosphere because it was a bit uncomfortable if you are 6foot+."
• "Was looking forward to try it based on the reviews but I couldn’t handle the heat inside and the smell of fried oil."
• "The only thing that ventilation is not very well made so it is a little cloudy inside."
• "Very small cafe which is always crowded."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Fantastic value for money and nice food and this place is very clean."
• "The food was excellent and the portions were large for the good price point."
• "Reasonable prices."
• "The food is good quality, tasty and reasonably priced for London."
• "They gave us an abundant amount of food and it wasn't expensive, great price!"
• "Delicious sandwiches under 5 £, also hot breakfast for 6£."
• "But it’s also cheaper than the other cafes around."

Cons:

• "3.50 for a plain croissant and 2.80 for a single shot of espresso, with a 'sweet' old lady behind the counter. I felt like I was mugged."
• "The drinks overpriced for a tiny hole in the wall place."
• "Overpriced place, the prices were different from the Menu."
• "Extremely overpriced. My husband had a full English breakfast (10£ on the display), we both had a cup of tea, I had only fresh orange juice and toast with butter and the check ended up at 25€."
• "Food and service was good but the entire experience was soured by the fact that we were taken advantage of by being charged 22.50 for 2 bottles of water."
• "Cup of tea and 2 toast cost £5 which I thought was a bit expensive for a basic sandwich bar."
• "With gratuity, the bill was north of £20."

Staff Personality

Pros:

• "David is probably one the best people I’ve met in London since working in London daily."
• "Friendly guy greeting you at the door."
• "David went above and beyond to make everyone feel very welcome and made the experience one of the best dining experiences we had in London."
• "Wonderful, friendly, fun and welcoming, can't do enough for you!!"
• "Best service ever, funny and really kind people great breakfast."
• "Very present is the exuberant David, proprietor and orator, he welcomed us warmly and made sure things were perfect for us."
• "The warm smiles that greeted us with our breakfast made a good start to the day. Our breakfast was a feast!"

Cons:

• "Absolutely rudest experience in London. The woman abused me because we only ordered samosas and not breakfast."
• "The lady running the place was frosty to say the least and constantly barked instructions to the other workers which made for a rather uncomfortable atmosphere."
• "Got fooled by the reviews. The owner/waiter was extremely pushy and goaded my kids into getting hot chocolates that they didnt like."
• "Stressed out cafe owner...only had 3 orders & couldn't cope."
• "She would not let me buy the item because it was less than £5 even though I had already spent nearly £7 in there."
• "I watched him afterwards and did not see him wash his hands before going over to toaster and putting a bunch of slices of bread on."
• "The bacon was not edible it was that hard."