The Wilson Street Pantry Reviews Summary

Staff Service

Pros:

• "The service was also very warm & attentive."
• "Staff was very friendly."
• "Incredibly friendly staff."
• "The staff, obviously busy, were smiling, friendly and attentive."
• "Staff are amazing."
• "Staff were really observant and nice."
• "The staff were very friendly and efficient."

Cons:

• "Unfortunately, the staff are always hovering and ready to snatch your plate away."
• "The staff were incredibly pushy in asking us to order."
• "Staff in this place ruined my mood that morning."
• "Service is just frankly rude, snooty and cold."
• "Some of the staff were abrupt and mildly grumpy."
• "The staff is extremely unpolite, taking away your plate."
• "The waitress also tried to take my plate when I hadn't finished eating twice!!"

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The food is delicious, we ordered fried eggs with mushrooms and halloumi cheese."
• "The food was even better."
• "Delicious eggs Benedict! Perfectly cooked eggs and bacon."
• "The meal came quickly, it was hot, obviously freshly made and really delicious."
• "The coffee and food were delicious."
• "The food was visually pleasing, tasty, and filling."
• "The food was fantastic overall."

Cons:

• "Bread is way too hard, or overtoasted, was quite hard to eat."
• "Food is served in very small portions, but largely overpriced."
• "Long wait and average all day brunch food."
• "Unfortunately my lunch wasn’t the best, poached egg was a fair bit over cooked so I didn’t get much runny yolk."
• "The breakfast roll was super bland made with cheap roll and sausages."
• "The granola was uninspiring with a tiny amount of fruit."
• "The soup was absolutely tasteless and the plates smelt of fish."

Ambiance & Atmosphere

Pros:

• "Great atmosphere for meeting friends and catching up."
• "Very cosy place for breakfast."
• "Such a cute vibe."
• "Awesome spot in the city when it's sunny."
• "The overall atmosphere was relaxing and comfortable with some good music in the background."
• "Nice comfortable spot not far from the city center. The atmosphere was inviting."
• "The ambiance is light and clean."

Cons:

• "Not a huge cafe, so don't expect to be seated. It's very popular."
• "Yes they book u a table but it's your luck if u will be setting in the normal tables or the 3 tables in the back facing the toilet and not seeing the sunlight."
• "The major issue is that the main door doesn’t close properly and therefore all of the customers have to keep their jacket on and your breakfast/coffee will get cold within minutes."
• "And they seated me on the back like I'm in a place to be punished."
• "The atmosphere reminds of a waiting room at the station."
• "Very cold inside, fair enough door open to keep an air flow during these Covid-19 times, tables screened off with opaque black cardboard, very claustrophobic."
• "One glass didn't smell clean."

Value & Pricing

Pros:

• "They also had non-dairy milk!"
• "Good portions and fantastic value."
• "Prices very reasonable."
• "Really reasonably priced for the portion sizes."
• "Not expensive either and a great start to the day."
• "Great value for a wonderfully filling breakfast."
• "The portions were massive and food absouletely amazing!"

Cons:

• "£16.50 with a coffee. Poor value for the quality of the ingredients and standard of the cooking."
• "French toast at £9.50 was very poor value."
• "2 small coffees and 2 brunch dishes cost £27.10."
• "The price is near double that of other breakfast places in the area, and the portion was depressingly small."
• "Definitely pricey, need to change their coffee suppliers, had much nicer coffees elsewhere and a hidden extra 50p charge for decaff."
• "For those things we pay £16 which I consider really expensive, poor bread quality."
• "The halloumi I ordered was £3 for 2 slices - just not enough."