Address: 47 Commercial St, London, E1 6BD, United Kingdom
Phone: +442034901880
Rating: 4.5
based on 196 reviews.
Food Quality
Pros:
"Really tasty chilli and chorizo eggs."
"One of the best breakfasts I have had in London."
"The Cuban Club sandwich is one of the best sandwiches I ever had!"
"Excellent brunch place with delicious dishes."
"Delicious jalapeño cornbread. So many choices for breakfast and brunch."
"The food is simple but tasty and pretty cheap, and then the dessert are amazing."
"Utterly delicious pastrami and turkey brioche sandwich."
Cons:
"The coffee was incredibly bitter, I never put sugar in my coffee I had to do it today."
"The salmon and eggs dish was not great."
"Underwhelming food, pancakes were tasteless and the coffee wasn't anything special."
"The poached eggs on skimpy sourdough were over cooked, barely runny and the sourdough very thinly cut."
"The chicken and bacon club had one piece of bacon, burnt buns and just a random chunk of avocado."
"The egg, bacon and cheese bun had one slice of streaky bacon, an over cooked, hard-yolk fried egg and an almost imperceptible smidgen of cheese."
"The prosciutto, poached egg breakfast option was a little sad vs. the other meals I have had here."
Service
Pros:
"Both loved the cosy atmosphere and friendly service."
"All the staff were lovely, friendly and welcoming."
"Service was friendly and fast."
"Very friendly staff and bar manager at a fair price."
"The service is also wonderful as we were greeted at our table by the owner."
"Emma welcomed us three days in a row and made sure we had a great time every morning."
"Staff were very attentive."
Cons:
"The first two times I went the service was average & slow."
"Waited 45 minutes, for a simple grilled cheese sandwich - then the wrong order arrived and they took ages to provide the right order."
"The place was really crowded so the service was struggling a bit."
"Worse service here at Trade. Team member was extremely impatient and rude."
"Turned out, they never placed the order and it was going to take another 10minutes to make the food."
"Service was extremely slow. Brought us the wrong order and had received our meal and finished before we got our coffee."
"The service was terrible, the guy at the door sitting people was rude."
Atmosphere
Pros:
"Cute urban outside space."
"The environment is pretty cool, luminous and spacious."
"Lovely ambience and people! Spacious and cozy."
"It's got a nice lovely vibe, and the staff is friendly."
"The place has a breezy, easy vibe."
"The atmosphere was bohemian, the food outstanding, bakery fresh, the patrons hip, and the wait staff incredibly nice."
"A spacious and welcoming venue, I’ve always managed to get a table of choice."
Cons:
"Placed crammed with tables so hard to move around and really loud as well."
"Was the at around 12.30pm on a Sunday, very crowded, very noisy, they had crammed as many tables as they can in the space."
"The most frustrating thing is that they've crammed too many tables in so the experience is a bit claustrophobic."
"The place feels cluttered even when it’s empty, the construction across the road ruins the view and added noise."
"Although very cool looking the chairs were quite uncomfortable and the sound of moving them is a real horror!"
"The room can get a bit noisy but it's fine."
"Food and atmosphere are good but the staff were very keen to get us out the door as soon as we were done eating."
Value
Pros:
"Quite reasonably priced for London standards."
"All up it was very reasonably priced as well."
"The option of quiche plus hearty salad is excellent value, quite a large portion that could serve two for those with smaller appetites."
"Very fair prices."
"The price is incredible value, the staff and service welcoming...eat/coffee here!"
"They offer a variety of food from cakes to sausages. They are experts in coffee and fulfill also requests. The prices are reasonable."
"There are cheaper options around, but nothing offering the same quality and choice."
Cons:
"Saw the 2.70 price, but figured I'd give it a go, as it's meant to be a great coffee shop. Coffee was fine, but I was shocked that it was a 6 or 8oz cup."
"Also, it was too expensive for what it was. We paid 4 GBP for a side of avocado that was not even half of a smashed avo."
"It's a pity there is a hidden fee, not even listed on the menu."
"I could not pay with card as they had cash only payment till, although not sure if that was just that day or this is the policy."
"It's 7 quid for 1 slice of toast with a tablespoons worth of smashed avo on it."
"Expensive, you pay a lot for the privilege of being surrounded by pretty young trendy people."
"They’re a little on the pricey side and eating a whole one makes you feel like a hog but it’s totally worth it."
Additional Amenities
Pros:
"There's also a cute terrace in the back."
"They have an outside terrace at the back which from the front you wouldn't know is there."
"Looked to be a deceptively large seating area as well as a little back yard - surely unusual in this part of town!"
"They also have an outdoor terrace."
"Great space with a nice terrace draped in sunshine."
"They have seatings semi outdoor which looks nice."
"Great atmosphere with an outdoor area."
Cons:
"The outdoor seating area garden thing at the back is very spacious and you could probably fit 25-30 people there."
"Nice back patio."
"The cake is on the dry side but portion is good."
"Guys please store properly the milk in the fridge it is summer, the milk had started to go bad and the coffee almost made me sick."
"Overwhelmed serving staff and kitchen will leave you disappointed."
"The main negative was the hollandaise which was more like mayo than hollandaise."
"The drinks were free but we weren't offered any more while we waited and the coffee was overly bitter anyway."