Café in the Crypt Reviews Summary

Location & Ambience

Pros:

• "Just off Trafalgar Square, this is a fantastic self-service restaurant in the crypt of St Martin-in-the-fields church."
• "Surprisingly large and airy cafe situated in the crypt of the above church."
• "Such a beautiful and unusual venue and was pleasantly surprised with the interior."
• "The place fully accessible for persons with impaired mobility."
• "This cafe is cool in every sense. Hidden away in the crypt of a church, it's away from the noise of the street and is lovely and airy."
• "A unique setting for a café."
• "Very atmospheric place to eat."

Cons:

• "The crypt also got very very warm."
• "It gets very crowded and noisy so go early or late."
• "It is so crowded, so expect not to find table (walking around with your food)."
• "It's so busy it's hardly a relaxing place to eat."
• "The only downsides are that it's a huge, therefore sometimes noisy eating hall."
• "Place is very crowded and very little room between tables."
• "The layout of some tables were less than ideal and really hampered on the enjoyment of the performance."

Food Quality

Pros:

• "Food is good quality and wholesome."
• "The food was all prepared to an incredible quality, given its below 20 pound cost."
• "Excellent choice of daily soups -- mine was a delicious, and large, bowl of carrot and coriander."
• "The food for December was superb, the Turkey pie mmm mmm, the sweet potato jacket and salad sides excellent."
• "The food is basic but delicious - traditional hot food!"
• "The food is pretty good and the cafe has a lovely ambience about it, highly recommended."
• "The food is fantastic."

Cons:

• "Since re-opening after Covid the prices have gone up very noticeably, and the quality of the food has really gone downhill."
• "The soup I had was good, the cake however was unfortunately dry."
• "The food is not worth it. No taste or flavor in anything."
• "Unfortunately I can not say that I enjoyed my visit to the place."
• "The overcooked veggie pasta was similar to glue."
• "The food was very cold."
• "Food is not that great and very expensive."

Service

Pros:

• "I especially want to mention one of the waitresses, Wendy, who was so helpful to me."
• "The service is great, and the atmosphere is unlike anything you'll find anywhere else."
• "Staff were absolutely fantastic."
• "Really fantastic service here, all staff seemed really cheerful and genuinely happy."
• "The service is prompt and punctual and the staff is highly professional and friendly."
• "Staff were very polite and helpful."
• "The staff were very helpful and friendly."

Cons:

• "Amazing venue, but very limited menu available that was pretty expensive, along with the drinks too. Staff seemed very distracted and unable to process payments quickly."
• "Waited a long time to be served as no-one was at the counter to serve, staff very glum."
• "They lose a star because the staff aren't all that welcoming."
• "I was served by this blonde Hair lady and a dark hair tall girl and they were both unbelievably rude."
• "The service is appalling, young rude girls who dismiss you while you are trying to figure out their food system."
• "One of the staff was rude without a reason."
• "The employees at Cafe In The Crypt are quite badly mannered and frankly quite rude."

Value for Money

Pros:

• "Prices were very reasonable for a London location and enjoyed our visit."
• "Good value for money."
• "The price is much cheaper than all the places we eat in London and serves all kinds of snacks from lunch to dinner."
• "You can get a nice meal for a great value here."
• "Yummy and not too expensive. I recommend the fish and chips and desserts."
• "Not too expensive."
• "Cafe in the Crypt provides good food at a reasonable price."

Cons:

• "£3 for a can of coke, no offer of a glass or ice to go with it."
• "Unfortunately it was very expensive - especially considering the coffee was just pumped out of a pre-made container."
• "Yet you pay so much money, you will be better off going to some like Cafe rogue instead and have table service and slightly better quality food."
• "I would say it is overpriced for what you get."
• "A bit expensive too."
• "Wine £10.75 a glass.... seriously???"
• "However today I was shocked at the prices as I bought a pie, chips, thimble of warm Brussel sprouts and a hot drink; then like a magician £20 had gone."