Martina London — Restaurant in London

10/10 on location, vibes and the juicy people watching opportunities

Alas the rest of the story trends downward…

4/10 on food - the scrambled egg avocado toast is tasteless and heavy. The avocado is mashed like a puree to the point at which one may wonder if there was no blender involved… the arrabiata pasta was … of the very well cooked variety (was there a microwave involved?)

6/10 on service. While people are smiley and friendly, they don’t miss the opportunity to remind you at every occasion that you can only sit outside for 30min, that just drinking coffee is not enough (as you’re paying for lunch), and that you’re lucky to even find a table outside. Okay…

5/10 on value for money. Good portions, but when a £17 pureed avo toast (yes, ok, with salmon and eggs) leaves you feeling bloated and heavy for the larger part of the afternoon, one can’t help but wonder about the quality of the ingredients (or the provenance of the butter)

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FYI this was my 5 star review from 2 years ago. How the mighty have fallen…

Cute hybrid of a café and retail store, with delicious pastries, stylish clothes, and a friendly, jovial service...

This is wonderful little find right in the heart of the Westbourne 'village' area. It's basically a clothes shop with an Italian cafe at the back. There are seats inside by the Sandwich bar and outside for the odd day when it's sunny.

The food is really nice and coffee v well made considering they don't use speciality beans. Had an amazing mozzarella sandwich with freshly made bread. Really delicious!

It's v neat and clean with plenty of covid safety measures. The owners are really friendly - esp the Mrs/lady - v Italian and v welcoming. Staff are also friendly too, which is slightly unusual for the area having been to a few shops.

Well worth a visit - we had it recommended to us by someone sitting on a bench opposite. Let me do the...

We ordered 4 Aperol spritz and the bill came out to be £60 on a Wednesday afternoon when all other places hav a happy hour. The lady at the end said we are charging ‘less’ for the place we are at. I would not recommend this place.

The aperol was £12 in the menu. So I do not understand how you charged me £15 for it. Even if you add 10% service charge, which you said you don’t add.

You said you give free food with the drinks. So that’s not true then, right. It’s not free after all. You increase the price of the drink by 25% to accommodate for...