Address: Wellington House, 72 Buckingham Gate, London SW1E 6AL, United Kingdom
Phone: +442077994999
Rating: 3.9
based on 160 reviews.
Service
Pros:
"Service was quick, the food was tasty and the portions are very reasonable."
"Service was good and the staff was particularly polite."
"Service was fairly quick and staff were friendly."
"Great vibes and very friendly staff."
"The staff are all wonderful, even when it is busy (which it often is at lunch) and nothing is too much trouble."
"The waiters here was so helpful and kind."
"We had two top notch takeaway cappuccinos which were served with a smile."
Cons:
"We spent 45 minutes waiting to see a waiter and once we ordered it was 20 minutes for the coffee."
"The staff really need to work on paying more attention to what's going on, I've waited a long time on multiple occasions for service and also to pay the bill and it's not appeared that they were overly busy."
"Terrible service. We order burger and salad and it took over 40mins."
"The waitress has been chatting with someone and ignoring us all the time."
"Service is slow and the waitresses are rude and can't speak English."
"Slow, disinterested staff and food took a very very long time to come out despite not being busy."
"Extremely disappointing experience. Waiters were slow and not very helpful or nice."
Food Quality
Pros:
"Great cafe with really good food and great selection of juices, soft drinks and pattiseries."
"This must be the best burger I have had in London... it was juicy, succulent and cooked to perfection."
"I ordered a smoked chicken salad and everything in it was so delicious and fresh."
"The food was just perfect!"
"Burgers were amazing!!"
"A lot of my colleagues ordered breakfasts which looked really fresh and delicious."
"The food was excellent, the staff very friendly and the ambience was a little loud but relaxing nonetheless."
Cons:
"The chicken had dark bits in it and looked very unappealing."
"All I can say is that everything we had was poor including the French toast and the poached eggs on toast."
"It's quite hard to get hummus wrong really but hey they managed it."
"Very disappointed, quality very low given the high price."
"Absolutely disgusting pieces of chicken in the cesar salat. Like they were 4 days old, taken directly from the refrigerator."
"Food is extremely bland! I had the curry sandwich and could barely taste anything."
"Food was bland, served barely warm."
Price
Pros:
"The prices are reasonable and portions are on the generous side."
"Very well priced."
"I thought the price was reasonable for what you get."
Cons:
"Bought some juice, was very expensive. Won’t come again."
"Terrible salad. Menu said £5.50 take away, turns out it’s £9.95."
"7.95£ for one scone. The highest margin scone, ever."
"Very pricey coffee shop/restaurant near Victoria station."
"Pricey for what you get, even by London standards."
"Too expensive for the service we got."
"Really disappointing portion of Fish and Chips for £16.50 as a takeaway is bloody expensive."
Cleanliness
Pros:
"The restaurant itself is clean and welcoming. The bathrooms are very clean as well."
"The restroom is also nice and clean."
"Looks and is modern and clean."
Cons:
"The place was infested with flies."
"Disgusting toilet, they have not been cleaned for ages, mirror, sink all filthy."
"Toilets were disgusting not been cleaned for days."
"First of all, we got in just because we wanted to use the restroom but the toilet was a disaster. Very dirty I'd say..."
"Broken toilet in the gents and in the ladies, sanitary disposal box smelled - and this was at 11am."
"What should improve is the poor hygiene in the bathroom, not only that but they also charge for eating while sitting down, attention very slow."
"The only letdown I have is with disgusting toilets, both male and female toilets are poorly maintained."
Staff Attitude
Pros:
"The owner & staff were friendly."
"The lady who served us was very friendly and attentive, willing to have a quick chat despite she was quite busy."
"Staff is very friendly."
"Every staff was very kind and polite."
"Great stuff! Especially one waitress, Miss Magda!!"
"The staff are super friendly as well."
"A wonderful little place, lovely staff and in a great location."
Cons:
"Wish I could give them zero stars."
"The new staff are just awful."
"Very rude staff and slow on a lunchtime rush."
"The staff really didn’t appear happy to be serving customers."
"The supervisor was far from being nice both towards his colleagues and customers."
"No apology at all from the rubbish bar tender and manager."