Benton’s cafe — Restaurant in London

Very disappointing experience

I visited Benton Café last week with my husband and son for an English breakfast, and unfortunately the experience was very poor.

The menu stated that drinks were included with the English breakfast but didn’t specify whether that meant hot or cold drinks (see image of menu below). We ordered two coffees and an orange juice, but when it came time to pay, the owner tried to charge £5 extra for the orange juice. I showed him the menu, which clearly didn’t specify any limitation, and although he eventually returned the £5, he did so in an unfriendly way.

We were seated near the door, and because it was constantly being opened, it became quite cold. When I asked if the door could be closed, the request was refused.

In addition, the prices on the bill didn’t match the menu — for example, a breakfast listed as £12.95 was charged as £13.00, and the same happened with other items.

I also found the staff’s clothing to be quite inappropriate for a café setting, which added to the overall unprofessional impression.

Overall, the service was rude, the environment uncomfortable, and the pricing unclear. I definitely wouldn’t return or...

Benton is a cut above the rest.

A rather poignantly placed cafe right in the thick of it on the corner which is otherwise, unfortunately populated by cheep and tatty businesses.

Theres a female Christoff 501 in the barbers opposite.

The ghost of Levi in a Christoff from Arthur's mask.

Oh, oh and as depicted, the gangster cafe, the notorious Left XL who deals sloshy eggs and mouldy bread dinners for £8.

I'll deal with all that done other thyme.

At Benton's the full English is served traditionally with a decent butchers sausage and good quality bacon rashers sizzling over against the wild field mushrooms and fresh tomatoes all finished with rock sea salt and black pepper.

Please, don't settle for any less...

Absolutely amazing experience, we had so much fun! Coffee was great, food was delicious, wonderful brunch and good wifi!

The owner is so friendly; he gave us a range of fresh busicuits and cookies free, he showed us how to paint our pottery, gave us a whole range of brushes and colours and tools and lots of examples of what it might look like. The entire time he was warm an attentive and kind.

The pieces turned out beautifully, and tgen the owner wrappee them in special tissue paper and places them into these beautiful bags. And the only cost was the price of the pottery (£10-£20). It was honestly an amazing experience and one we will treasure for years to come.

We will definitely come back!

Really...