Cafe Benedict — Restaurant in London

This place has changed. Specifically, it appears they have lost some great staff. Friendly, attentive staff that make the combination of great food and great service an excellent place to dine in. If a couple of key people aren't in, they have a very moody brunette waitress who doesn't even greet you when she comes to the table, just stands there until you speak, doesn't bother to bring water if you don't ask and will avoid catching your eye when you try to catch her, in sum, lazy and unfriendly. The new manager appears fed up already too.

Cups and empty plates sit in front of diners for too long, warm welcomes forgotten and a lack of attentiveness is unfortunately the start of a cafe/restaurants demise.

I also noticed that my food didn't have quite the same quality as before. My partners eggs were luke warm and my whipped feta had lumps in. Perhaps i'm pedantic, but we're used to perfection when dining in Benedicts, which is why I am leaving this review.

I hope it is listened to and my feedback results in some changes to help keep Benedicts great and thriving for...

So my friend and I arrived at the front desk to be completely blanked while the hostess was chatting to someone for quite some time it got to the point we were about to leave, she then asked us how many we said table for 2 then she turned and carried on chatting to this person (who must have been very important!) Put it this way we had to tell her twice... can I suggest you put someone who is engaging at the front as that is the whole idea of the job, customer service which we had none.

We then waited for around 25 minutes to be served no apologies we go our drinks which were terrible the orange had the white pulp in which made it taste so bitter. Anyway we were excited about the Benedict part we had waited a further 25 minutes for it and wow what a disappointment.. the waiter was pretty rude and we noticed alot of people got served before us so I felt like we were more of a burden then paying customers. I felt the money we paid for the service we got was definitely not worth it. It's a shame but I really did feel I wasn't welcomed right from the...

A neighbourhood favourite. Cafe Benedict is a spot I will keep keep coming back to. Staff are friendly, attentive, and service is pretty fast even on weekends when it is busy

I consider myself to be a poached egg connoisseur and I have not had a bad one at Cafe Benedict. Yolks are a nice dark colour (thank you Cacklebean Farm) with a rich flavour.

The Eggs Sobrasada is a nice twist on a classic, texture was good and visual presentation was exemplary. I enjoyed the hash, nice and filling and not too salty. The schnitzel was fried to perfection and the chicken was nice and juicy. I liked the anchovies on top and the way the egg was presented. I would have liked a bit more salad though. Bao buns were good, I think the combination of flavours was good and there was a surplus of sauce. Tofu was nice and crispy, overall very enjoyable. You would definitely need something to accompany it though you couldn’t have it on its own.

Coffee is top notch and always hits the spot, although the flat white is more of a...