Pavilion Cafe Victoria Park Reviews Summary

Location & Ambience

Pros:

• "The place is beautiful, perfectly situated in the park across the lake 🌳🦢 great to have a coffee and relax."
• "Very nice atmosphere, right on the bank of the pond."
• "Ambience? Well the lake is absolutely lovely, and provides a near perfect background for a classic London Sunday breakfast."
• "It's beautiful to sit by the lake and enjoy a coffee and pastry then go for a walk around the park."
• "One of my favourite cafes in London based within Victoria Park overlooking fountains and serving the highest quality food."
• "Location, location, location! Perched on the edge of the lake in Victoria Park with a sun deck over the water and outdoor seating for soaking up the sunshine."
• "Beautiful location within Victoria Park."

Cons:

• "Competition for a table can get hair-raisingly fierce when the sun is shining, especially those by the water."
• "The place cafe is close to a scenic setting on a lake, on a weekend it is extremely busy and the queues are out the door there is not a lot of seats."
• "Lovely place in the park but seems to be getting stingy with portions."
• "Nice setting. Currently here, Wednesday, 16h. There's a screeching door, which is a bit disturbing."
• "Great place in Summer to sit by a lake, watch the ducks fly."
• "It’s a busy spot so getting a seat may be tricky but it’s easy to see why with such a lush view."
• "Typically not a place to spend too long (comfort and crowd mitigate against this)."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The coffee is tasty and the pastries are delicious!"
• "The almonds crossiants are absolutely gorgeous."
• "The sourdough is amazing - go and buy it RIGHT NOW."
• "The food is healthy, generous and comes to your table super quick."
• "Freshly made, and inspired by Sri Lankan cuisine, their food has vegan and vegetarian options."
• "Awesome breakfast selection... Ingredients are fresh, pancakes are fabulously done can tell they have used nice eggs for it, mushrooms on toast is excellent."
• "Amazing vegetarian food. The staff were extremely helpful and very friendly."

Cons:

• "Eggs Benedict muffin was 1 day old and stale."
• "Too bad they took meat out of the menu just an FYI as I went here hoping to grab a bite of their full English and ended up eating salmon and eggs as my protein."
• "However I was disappointed with portion size. Portion that came could hardly be classed as a meal."
• "The sausages were funny tasting almost powdery in texture, my fried egg was over cooked so the yoke was solid and the posh baked beans would have been nice if they weren't freezing cold."
• "The worst hot chocolate ever."
• "Cold posh beans and overly toasted sourdough were the main gripes."
• "The food looks really good, the quality is great and the prices are not bad."

Price & Value

Pros:

• "It's a bit expensive but still manage to get huge crowds on bank holidays or warm weekends, so probably actually priced too cheaply if it's that full."
• "The price is not very high and worth the price."
• "The food is reasonably priced and delicious."
• "Coffee and snacks at acceptable prices."
• "Great coffee (for takeaway too) with a good selection of tasty cakes and brunch options."
• "The sourdough bread to take away is very good though again it’s expensive at £3.50 a loaf."
• "The food is good but some things are better value than others."

Cons:

• "Some things on the menu (like the cost of an espresso) have become prohibitively expensive."
• "It was absolutely bizarre to see someone argue against the positives of incentivising behavioural change (using a keep cup, not a disposable coffee cup) to reduce waste."
• "The food looks wonderful, but I wouldn't dream of paying such extortionate prices for such simple food."
• "You still end up paying a fortune."
• "The baristas are just doing the bare minimum to get a huge number of over priced coffees out."
• "Some of the prices here are astronomical."
• "Extremely over priced for what you get."

Customer Service

Pros:

• "The people who ran the cafe are incredibly nice and kind, and cant rate them enough."
• "Friendly and welcoming staff, who make some of the best cappuccinos in here :)"
• "Really open and friendly customer service."
• "The service is quick and efficient!"
• "Staff are also very friendly, attentive, and helpful."
• "The café staff are very friendly and helpful."
• "The staff are cheery, helpful and polite."

Cons:

• "Nice and organic food but very rude staff."
• "So disappointed (and shocked) to be met with such a rude response from the manager at Pavilion."
• "It has such a chilled atmosphere and trendy looking interior and food but the staff is extremely rude."
• "They are all rude and it's a shame. There's always a nicer way to say things."
• "Also what’s with the attitude of staff? Why are you guys so smug?"
• "Awful customer service. People working there are incredibly rude!"
• "The person who served me spent 5 minutes just chatting to her friend whilst a line of about 20 people formed, which was very frustrating and terrible service."