Friends of Ours Reviews Summary

Food Quality

Pros:

• "The ox cheek was also good. Quite unusual, but tasty."
• "Great little brunch place. They change the menu often but it's always really beautiful, original and absolutely delicious."
• "The menu offers original combination that what we usually get for brunch: smoked aubergine, roasted fennel on toast with nduja… super nice to test new things!"
• "Great food, especially the soufflé pancakes."
• "Finally a brunch spot not only serving avocado toast and smoked salmon! I had the jackfruit bao buns and they were so delicious; the focaccia served with hummus was incredible."
• "The eggs benedict were perfect and the thick cut bacon nothing short of amazing."
• "The dishes are very creative (had the Mackrell and French toast dishes) and the portions are generous."

Cons:

• "The food was fairly average too - it definitely looked better - on the plate and on social media - than it tasted...."
• "Overpriced. Cold dishes served in a manner which hardly can be called friendly."
• "Today, I went again and bought the same but this time the croissant tasted like rubbish."
• "The sourdough had also bad taste and was very very soft and gummy."
• "French toast was dry, the dashes of custard not so generous."
• "The chilli scrambled eggs dish was a little underwhelming."
• "The food was rather good, especially the French toast, but I felt like the portion was a bit small for my appetite."

Service

Pros:

• "The staff were awesome enough to provide us with individual receipts without us asking! Rocking service :D"
• "Despite being so busy, the service remained friendly and warm."
• "The staff were great - attentive and helpful."
• "The staff is really nice (with very little exceptions justified by increased popularity/busy times)."
• "The waiter offered to bring us split bills without us even having to ask."
• "Great staff, excellent coffee, an eclectic mix of healthy and tasty dishes."
• "Service was great, both waitresses who served were friendly and lovely."

Cons:

• "Honestly the most disappointing and rudest service I’d received at a highly-rated cafe."
• "Service is painfully slow even when it’s quiet."
• "Came for breakfast as saw reviews and menu. Waited in the queue patiently and although friendly customers, staff ignored us whilst waiting so when we asked nicely as we approached near the till do we take a seat or order first, they were so rude we left."
• "This place is going downhill. From being my favourite brunch spot every weekend to being too busy and not accepting a new table with lots of free tables."
• "Staff are generally a frosty, unhelpful and more interested in waffle chat with each other."
• "They were constantly interrupting my reading by asking what else did I want to drink, they took my coffee before having finished it, they pushed my chair while walking next to me...Never coming again. Very unfriendly and disrespectful staff"
• "Brilliant 1-star experience. Took them 10 minutes to take our order. After that our food never arrived."

Value

Pros:

• "The lunch was a bit on the expensive side but it was totally worth it."
• "Compared to other brunch venues the price is very competitive."
• "Treat yourselves to it, you will not regret it. Price is worth it."
• "Total budget for this outstanding breakfast: £28. Eat two."
• "Compared to the places in Hoxton Sq this is way better and slightly off the beaten track."
• "Absolutely amazing food and drink full stop."
• "The only downside to this place is the fact you can't book and it's a little out of the way, that said its well worth the journey."

Cons:

• "Overrated. Portions are small and prices are not really cheap."
• "The only thing is the value, felt a little too pricey."
• "Overpriced (charging extra for Decaf, milk), service wasn't that impressive with items missed off order even though it wasn't particularly busy."
• "Unfortunately, the dish was initially served cool."
• "£52 for 2 people having brunch, 1 juice, 2 coffees each."
• "It's a bit much to charge 50p for non-dairy milk, hopefully they'll lift that charge :)"
• "Ironic name considering the staff are rude and the cafe serves minuscule portions for extortionate prices."

Ambiance

Pros:

• "Stylish, simple and relaxed."
• "Lovely Aussie run/staffed brunch spot. Feels like a slice of Melbourne in London."
• "Honestly, the place to be on a sunny weekend morning - love it, keep going like this!"
• "The atmosphere isn't great - but some days the food was killer."
• "The overall vibes were good too, could definitely tell it's a neighbourhood favourite seeing how popular it got after 12noon!"
• "Just a fab neighborhood food stop :)"
• "An amazing find in a quiet neighborhood off the beaten path in Shoreditch."

Cons:

• "This place has tables inside and outside and it’s a good option to grab some food and then discover this part of London."
• "Other than it being aesthetically pleasing, nothing extraordinary."
• "The only downside to this place is the fact you can't book and it's a little out of the way."
• "Unfortunately I found the entire experience very disappointing this evening."
• "Gluten free toast made on the same toaster as normal bread ... So cross contaminated."
• "The kitchen is super small so they must do magic ;)"
• "Rude baristas ... Moody waiter..."