Caffe Pistachio — Restaurant in London

The former Café Mustachio used to be my fave coffee shop when I was living in Surrey Quays, so I finally had the opportunity to give the new Café Pistachio a try this weekend. And against all odds, the new owners that took over have actually managed to turn it into an ever better version of it!

The shop is still as tiny but super cosy (personally, I love grabbing a sit outside by the front terrace with a cigarette and watch life going by along Lower Rd) coffee is just as good as it used to be, but there is sooo much more choice on the food menu! So far, I have tried the English Breakfast & Eggs Royale which were delicious and served in good portions - it’s so tasty you can tell they’re using fresh ingredients. Prices are decent too.

But where Café Pistachio really makes a difference compared to the other very few coffee shops around Surrey Quays is the staff. The guys that run the shop are incredibly friendly & polite, and will make you feel welcome whether you’re a local or just visiting from elsewhere - so lovely to finally have a local business with a neighbourhoody feel to it in the area.

Most definitely going back more often, and worth coming all the way from Greenwich to...

The coffee is nice at this place, I would usually get in the morning on my way to work. But, I tried their Turkish breakfast and was quite disappointed.

Turkish breakfast was served with the most simplest whited toasted bread with butter (not Turkish bread like Simit or fresh flatbread). I was only served 2 pieces of toast which were cut in half (4 small pieces). I asked for more bread, because 2 pieces of toast is not enough for a plate of Turkish breakfast. Normally you’d be served with extra bread at no cost, but I was charged extra for the extra toast. Which is fine, but quite petty. The whole loaf of bread probably costs £1.50, and I was charged additional £2 for extra toast (without warning) ! 😄

Customer service could be improved - whilst the breakfast wasn’t that great, (I’m a big lover of Turkish food and know how it tastes when done properly) the cafe could have offered the extra toast for free. I would have understood that this is a small caffe and maybe not trained well to make Turkish breakfast, but to be petty and charge for extra toast which clearly wasn’t enough is so trivial, and I certainly won’t be going back...

UPDATED TO REPLY TO OWNER. Very rude staff! Not at all helpful! AVOID AWFUL CUSTOMER SERVICE! CALLED THEM TO CHECK WHERE OUR FOOD WAS AFTER IT SAID “on way” A RANDOM MAN SAID ILL CALL THE RESTAURANT AND ASK??? Surely your phone number should be displayed to the restaurant? Anyway he called back said the driver didn’t come another will……. I said but our food will be cold to which he replied “well that’s not our problem!!!” Disgusted already we had no choice but to wait AS WEVE PAID £25!!! Nothing arrived then a lady called and said just eat cancelled our order??? Nope!! Says on the account problem with the restaurant!! I’m absolutely disgusted they’ve taken our money and I even offered to collect the food so what a lie that is about the food was ready. I can only assume the restaurant accepted the order but didn’t have drivers available??? Surely cancel the order so we could order else where but nope the lady said it’s not there problem . ILL LET THE NEXT CUSTOMERS DECIDE WETHER TO WASTE MONEY ON THE CHANCE THEY “might” deliver it but if they don’t it’s not...