Wild Cafe Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Best breakfast I have had in a very very long time"
• "Very good quality English breakfast and amazing buttermilk pancakes."
• "The food itself was delicious: each component of the Wild Beans & Avo breakfast was cooked perfectly and nicely seasoned."
• "I had an amazing vegan breakfast bowl full of flavour."
• "Delicious food (One of the Best English Breakfast ever had) with lovely, super-friendly staff."
• "Food was super fresh, well cooked, and the blend of flavours was just perfect."
• "Both dishes were delicious and great value."

Cons:

• "Got very stodgy flavourless pancakes, over stewed soggy strawberries and squirty cream :("
• "The Vegetarian bubble and squeak was extremely bland."
• "I ordered a vegetarian bubble and squeak, there was no flavour to it at all."
• "Mediocre food, nothing to rave about"
• "The pancakes we had were very burnt and half of them were inedible."
• "Over cooked eggs, dry buns… No good value for money at all."
• "The food really let them down."

Service

Pros:

• "the staff where so warm, and in these unprecedented times, that is always such an amazing thing."
• "Our server even brought over a high chair for my baby without me having to ask which I always appreciate!"
• "they apologized for being late and took care of things very quickly"
• "Staff were very friendly and completely mindful of the current situation around social distancing"
• "Our waitress was polite and friendly, and our food arrived quickly."
• "delightful friendly smiley good humoured staff despite being rushed off their feet"
• "The staff were extremely friendly as well."

Cons:

• "The service was grudging at best, as if we were an inconvenience."
• "The service from the male waiter was horrendous from the start"
• "It was very frustrating, however to see people who came in (and ordered) some time after us have their drinks and food delivered long before we did."
• "Appalling service from surly young man"
• "However service was painfully slow, they need more staff."
• "The very unfriendly waitress with no kind words brought it out."
• "Staff seemed far too busy to engage with the customers."

Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Fantastic little cafe...it deserves 6 stars, not 5."
• "This is a perfect tiny cafe, with excellent food, staff and decor."
• "The place is so beautiful - a bit of heaven in Victoria."
• "They have a welcoming casual atmosphere."
• "A lovely quirky gem, little hidden from the main streets."
• "It's a tiny place that's relaxed and welcoming."
• "The atmosphere was perfectly crafted, very friendly and local in feel."

Cons:

• "Sticky tables, very dirty place in general especially if you head to the toilets those stairs/basement are urgh…."
• "But the place was just so cold and uninviting."
• "No atmosphere."
• "always felt a bit cold/not very cosy"
• "The problem was it was very cold inside (probably because of the huge hole in the doors)."
• "The benches in the booth behind the door are very narrow and uncomfortable."
• "Very run of the mill spot. Foods are a bit dry. Cute venue but very warm inside."

Price

Pros:

• "food is not outstanding but very solid for the price"
• "The pancakes with fruit are delicious, and a great size for breakfast; Good value for money too."
• "£2.70 for a cappuccino so not too bad on price for the atmosphere."
• "Great value for money; not the cheapest but certainly worth every penny"
• "Lovely service, great food quality, fair prices."
• "Both were very nice and freshly cooked."
• "Good gluten-free options, I had the gluten free bacon sandwich, decent amount of bacon in it as well."

Cons:

• "Add about £6 to everything on the menu posted over a year ago."
• "Juice is a rip-off, watery, expensive, and tasteless."
• "Very overpriced."
• "Our final bill for a (small) English breakfast and three bacon pancakes, along with an orange juice and white coffee was over £23."
• "it's expensive and we waited for over 45 minutes for our food"
• "While the food was not bad, it was also pretty expensive."
• "The English breakfast they serve is overpriced already and you need to pay extra if you want baked beans in it."

Special Dietary Needs

Pros:

• "Food and service good and plenty of choice especially for vegans and vegetarians."
• "Lovely vegan, vegetarian and gluten free options."
• "I had an amazing vegan breakfast bowl full of flavour."
• "Delicious breakfast at Wild Cafe. I had vegetarian and hubby had full English. Both superb."
• "Amazing pancakes with fruit and syrup really filling and the full English was also excellent."
• "Good gluten-free options, I had the gluten free bacon sandwich, decent amount of bacon in it as well."
• "I enjoyed my meal and the ambiance of the cafe."

Cons:

• "there is nothing on the menu that I could have" (in reference to a milk allergy)
• "I have never been made to feel so horrible for having a medical dietary requirement before"
• "I am a celiac and was told before we sat down that they could accommodate some gluten free adjustments... I was simply told they don’t cater to allergies."
• "Not suitable for those with dietary requirements/allergies."
• "The serving isn't generous for the price."
• "Seriously anticlimactic. Prices do not match the website and the food was seriously under-seasoned, very small portion and BASIC."
• "The food took nearly an hour and a half to arrive and when it did it was freezing cold."