Bob's Café Muswell Hill Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The traditional English breakfast was cooked perfectly, with crispy bacon, succulent sausages, and flavorful accompaniment."
• "Everything on the plate was so well cooked you'd think it were done in an oven, as there was little to no oil at all."
• "We had 2 schnitzel and mashed potatoes as I already knew it was the best I ever had in London."
• "Had the buttermilk pancakes with the berry compot with bacon. It was delicious food."
• "God nachos and tacos are very delicious. Even better than most Mexican places, you can tell chef enjoys making them."
• "My shakshouka was delicious. They have a nice selection of cocktails."
• "Food was delicious! I tried the Californian fish tacos and being from California myself, I can give them my stamp of approval!"
• "The food was delicious and arrived to the table nice and hot. The drinks are amazing and fresh too."

Cons:

• "Bob's Cafe in Muswell Hill, London, is a charming spot with average food."
• "Very healthy, vibrant and delicious. I had delivery and the chilli/nachos didn’t travel well… a bit soggy/gloggy."
• "Service was great, attentive staff, but I'm sorry... the pancakes felt store-bought and microwaved."
• "Unfortunately, fish and chips tasted not as good as the first time we tried it. The second time was much overcooked."
• "My rice was undercooked and the salmon was overcooked. The salmon had no flavour and the whole meal was bland."
• "Putting extra oil or butter on food is not the way to serve food. I bet if they add calories information on the current food served they will be well above the limit of how much average portion should be."
• "The veggie platter was good though. There were plenty of staff but too busy setting up for dinner to attend to the customers in the cafe."
• "Very bad food, oily, overpriced. We ordered the burgers and the Dahl and the cauliflower platter."

Service Quality

Pros:

• "The service was friendly and attentive. Despite limited seating, the staff managed the crowd efficiently."
• "👌Service: we were welcomed by the owner (I think) who was very friendly and welcoming! The service was excellent throughout."
• "Stopped in to this local institution for an impromptu brunch. Staff are very friendly and attentive."
• "I love this place. The staff is so soooo lovely. They’re super friendly always fun to chat with them."
• "Excellent service. Good selection of food and drinks."
• "We were fortunate to get seated during early lunch as it appears reserving in advance is common at Bob’s Cafe."
• "Cannot fault this place on their service or food. Took a seat outside and within one minute a lovely waitress came over and gave us water and menus."
• "Absolutely fantastic service. Came here on a busy Saturday morning for brunch in the pouring rain and there was no space for us."

Cons:

• "Dishes came fast. However, we waited quite a while and had to ask more than once for the coffee latte and water."
• "I ordered middle eastern breakfast and coffee latte. Good food and friendly staff. Atmosphere was nice, and I also liked the interior decoration."
• "Service was terrible considering the cafe wasn't busy.. Ordered a Tomato soup which came with no bread."
• "Went for breakfast. Staff friendly, coffee was lukewarm to start."
• "Bad service! Left us standing in the middle of a busy sitting - in other diners way, whilst the hosts retreated to the bar area to sip coffee!"
• "Service was terrible and slow. We had to ask repeatedly for our drinks, but the staff were very friendly."
• "The service is lovely but disorganised: slow, item take a long time to appear, wrong items come to the table."
• "Unwelcoming 'bald' guy kept us waiting at the door for 8 minutes, whilst still serving other tables."

Ambiance and Decor

Pros:

• "The decoration and atmosphere is good, definitely will have another visit soon!"
• "Bob's Cafe is a cozy gem worth visiting for a delightful culinary experience."
• "Lovely cafe. Bright, comfortable and well decorated."
• "🎉Ambiance: the environment is looking great and cosy."
• "Decor is lovely and modern."
• "A lovely experience at Bob's Caffe. Very clean with a good number of tables with gaps in between so you don't feel like sardines in a tin! Lovely decorations."
• "Very healthy, vibrant and delicious. The ingredients are fresh and the selection is unique and excellent."
• "A lovely impromptu dinner at Bob's Cafe on Saturday evening. We used to live in the area and I googled restaurants that allow dogs and Bob's was the top one!"

Cons:

• "Visit and try on Sunday morning, what is busy Sunday morning! A little bit too noisy for those who would like to enjoy a chill morning like me…."
• "Was sat near the back of the restaurant near the fire exit so the smell of cigarette smoke? Did linger near."
• "The music was too loud so it made people speak even louder, making unnecessary chaos. I didn't like it."
• "With the cold months I’d wished they’d turn on the door heater though, a lot of people entering and standing at the door, although a few mins at a time made it chilly and food go cold faster because it seemed quite a popular cafe."
• "The service was so slow and unfriendly we had to wait ages to get to order."
• "Update August 2023: Back again, it is so noisy and couldn't hear what we said to each other."
• "The restaurant was quite noisy as there were lots of customers dining inside, but this meant that there was a nice atmosphere."
• "The food was delicious and the decor is lovely but we made the mistake of going at 12.30 today and it was bedlam."