Workers Cafe Reviews Summary

Staff and Service

Pros:

• "Staff working hard but polite and friendly."
• "The friendly staff made me feel comfortable."
• "The owner is friendly and open to changing things on the menu."
• "Every staff member we encountered was super friendly."
• "Service was considerate, prompt and friendly."
• "The staff at Workers Cafe are friendly, welcoming, and knowledgeable about their products."
• "The staff were very friendly and helpful."

Cons:

• "We waited to be served for at least 10 minutes, while staff were laughing among themselves."
• "Stood at the counter for almost 5 minutes waiting to be served while 3 staff members completely ignored me."
• "Seems very discriminatory as I was the only person of color being ignored."
• "Workers didn't greet me at all. Ignored my presence."
• "Had to call the waiter back as there was no knife and fork on my table."
• "The service was horrendous."
• "Slow and inefficient (albeit friendly) service."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Now open later + serving alcohol in the evenings!"
• "Good value too."
• "Good value and tastes nice."
• "They also have good reliable internet which is important for the people like me who are working from cafes or home."
• "Had the homemade 8oz burger with cheese and was the best burger I have had in a long time. Full of flavour."
• "The vegan breakfast is really superb! Massive plate, beautifully presented, everything delicious."
• "The food is always top quality with good ingredients."

Cons:

• "We chose lamb for Sunday lunch but it was full of chewy gristle and didn't taste like lamb."
• "The café has lost more than just its culinary touch; it's also lost its soul."
• "It's good food and cheap but every time my partner and I eat there, we feel funny afterwards."
• "These days, however, the dishes are bland and uninspired, a far cry from the hearty, satisfying meals we used to enjoy."
• "If there was no service charge, then £3.50 for a can of coke is taking the piss."
• "This is a bacon sausage and cheese sandwich from their delivery service. £6.40 and they forgot to include bacon. The quality of meat for what was delivered was definitely not worth the price when compared to other local cafes."
• "Whilst it was very busy, the food was very substandard, my panini felt very cheap and bad quality, the cheese was hardly melted."

Ambiance and Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere with very unique lamps!"
• "Great cafe for sitting outside and people watching."
• "Lovely quirky interior too."
• "It's such a lovely place to eat and drinks. Cocktails are perfect and fresh!"
• "A lovely cafe on Upper St between Islington Green and Highbury corner, serving a wide range of v tasty and good value food!"
• "Its ambiance was peaceful and serene, offering a nice break from the daily hustle."
• "The decor is attractive with old local photos, a wall of colourful mirrors and pretty light shade arrangements."

Cons:

• "The unique artwork, mismatched furniture, and the comforting hum of content patrons have been supplanted by a sterile, generic atmosphere devoid of any warmth or character."
• "Not a workers cafe anymore. Ordered a bacon sandwich and it came with one slice of bacon for £3.50."
• "This used to be a real workers cafe. Sort of wholesome not so greasy spoon. Now just a pretentious workers bistro that serves a well overpriced breakfast."
• "Do not go here! I will be reporting this cafe to trading standards and police for racist discrimination after what my sister experienced."
• "Any table by the door is not the best place to sit because it doesn't close very well, so vulnerable to cold draught every 5 minutes."
• "The only thing that's let's this place down is the noise from their blenders crushing ice or coffee beans."
• "Just closed at 6pm, kidding? I booked a table already for 6pm, but it’s closed."

Value and Pricing

Pros:

• "All generously portioned at a very good price (even cheap for Islington)."
• "If you are looking for good value (Well priced set menu) The Workers Cafe is worth a visit."
• "Great service! Super nice staff and family owned restaurant."
• "Does good all day breakfast options including vegge, Mediterranean & build your own."
• "Their food is divine, you can tell all their food is fresh."
• "All at an incredibly reasonable price."
• "Proper food at very reasonable prices considering the area."

Cons:

• "Ordered bangers and mash via Uber eats but they didn’t add the GRAVY 😭 bangers and mash with no gravy is literally inedible!??!!"
• "The cost of breakfast has become extortionate unfortunately."
• "Food also seems more expensive."
• "But on top of the price of the coffee I received an additional (and unwarranted) service charge."
• "However, Workers Cafe still charged me the higher Just Eat prices, even though they were aware of the situation and I had collected as a direct customer."
• "outstanding full English breakfast, my only complaints were that it is a bit pricey for breakfast."
• "The food is poor and the prices ridiculously expensive."