Kennington Lane Cafe Reviews Summary

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Where else could you get s sirloin steak, chips and 3 veg for less than £14?"
• "Would absolutely recommend if you’re in the area and looking for a solid breakfast - and it’s under £10!"
• "The breakfast is still great and one of the cheapest in town."
• "Amazing breakfast, great value (especially for London)."
• "Good portion, good quality/price ratio."
• "This place is excellent value for money."
• "The portions were huge so the value was excellent."

Cons:

• "Ordered a fresh squeezed orange that was made in front of me, it was like £3,95 for a tiny glass so that was disappointing."
• "Unfortunately for me, I ordered two jacket potatoes to take away... Nearly £20 wasted."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Some of the best food I've had in London."
• "Delicious food! Everything was really tasty, portions are big too."
• "Legendary food, service, and atmosphere. The perfect classic English breakfast."
• "The food is tasty and good, prices cheap and service amazing!"
• "The food is also second to none, probably the best if you’re talking about English breakfast."
• "Had dinner here and it was excellent. Ordered the lamb doner meal - delicious and a very good-sized portion."
• "The fish and chips were fantastic! Hefty portion size and the fish was really nicely done, nice crispy batter with succulent fish inside."

Cons:

• "Food not bad got the steak and mushroom pie with mash and veg pastry was under cooked although the meat and mushroom was excellent mash was very wet and lumpy but it was still edible overall not the usual standard from Kennington cafe."
• "Had a Delivery from Kennington lane cafe. Smoked salmon was very very salty. Black pudding was way over cooked almost charcoal."
• "Beans were luke warm, the fried bread was swimming in oil the bacon was tough."
• "No cheese, no beans, but an abundance of shredded lettuce and coleslaw. All over two shrivelled cold and dry baked potatoes."

Service

Pros:

• "We had a chance being served by the place owner. He was super nice and friendly."
• "Highly recommend the speed of service, quality of food and the friendliness of the staff."
• "The staff were very friendly."
• "The service was so personal, very attentive and speedy."
• "Possibly the most memorable service i can remember, with a smile."
• "Warm friendly service and delicious food!"
• "The staff is polite and helpful especially Khalil."

Cons:

• "The manager is friendly, but overbearing, and me and my female friends just wanted to eat our breakfast in peace."
• "The first time I asked about the bagles the waitress turned around and walked into the kitchen and didn't come back!"
• "My portions was rather small compare to other customers and the landlord was intrusive asking me questions about my background and making jokes about my appearance to other workmates without even knowing me."
• "Seemed understaffed."
• "Firstly, the woman taking the order was a bit frosty and chose to be aggressively unhelpful."
• "They cannot manage their seating though."
• "Food is good but they are understaffed and unfortunately the service was the worst we experienced in a two week trip."