Shakespeare — Restaurant in London

Today I went to @heddonskitchen I had their buttermilk chicken burger, a mango strawberry, banana smoothie, and then afterwards I had the Greek pancakes & a hot chocolate with cream & marshmallows. My mum went for the salt beef sandwich on rye. The buttermilk chicken was seriously unreal !! The burger itself had a gorgeous fillet of fresh chicken covered in panko crumbs. The burger was full of asian slaw and jalapeños too. It was just bursting with these amazing flavours. Their slaw is homemade & so tasty & has a lovely spicy taste to it which really went so well with the burger. The burger seriously was a winner for me it was probably one of the best buttermilk chicken burgers I’ve ever had & with the Asian slaw and jalapeños & the juicy chicken it really set off my tastebuds too. The burger was also a messy one - just how I like it 😋Also, their chips were made with Cyprus potatoes which truly are the best!! Mum said her salt beef sandwich was lovely & was really good salt beef. It was obviously also filled with pickled cucumber and mustard 😋 she said the rye bread was lovely and fresh too. The Greek pancakes were lovely to end with, they were basically a stack of 3 blueberry pancakes covered in Berry compote, toasted walnuts, Greek yoghurt drizzled with Cyp honey and cinnamon. The pancakes were lovely & fluffy & soft & the compote really went so well with the honey and the walnuts and pancakes, the whole plate was just mind blowing. I’m usually more a Nutella pancake person but this was definitely a game changer for me, the Greek yoghurt was a great addition to it too- the flavours were just perfect all round. Oh and their hot choc was just to die for and they actually use proper chocolate not powder. All in all @heddonskitchen is definitely a winner for me I couldn’t fault anything whatsoever. However, I could’ve eaten another buttermilk chicken burger 🤣 I definitely recommend everyone to check out @heddonskitchen you really won’t be disappointed !! #cockfosters #northlondon #southgate #oakwood #enfield #edmonton #followforfollowback #likeforlikes #finchley #greek #greekcypriot #barnet #palmersgreen...

Initially my and boyfriend and I wanted to try something new in the area and little did we know, we would stumble across this gem!

After leaving a cafe nearby because they had very few unappealing veggie options, we found Heddons Kitchen!

Lets talk service - The little things count just as much as the big things! The staff at Heddons were just so lovely. I wanted to sit at a table that had already been reserved, the waiter followed up the request after 20mins (which he said he would do) and came back letting us know it was available if we wanted it. During my meal I found the pepper grinder was jammed so the waiter fetched me another one within seconds.. BASIC STUFF PEOPLE, love it when the service is provided properly!

Overall, the service was quick, we were sat down straight away and food arrived quickly considering I only had 45mins before I had to leave for work.

Get in my “veggie” belly! - I saw their grilled chicken panini and immediately decided I wanted the veggie version! I wanted to customise the panini to the point that it was not the same dish. The waiter was very helpful and provided me with a simple alternative. My boyfriend got the chicken panini as it was and said he thoroughly enjoyed it. The simple meal was just so fresh and delicious, we couldn’t stop talking about how good it was!

• Great options for vegans, veggies, pescatarian and meat based diets because they give you the option of making your own breakfast in addition to having options on the menu. I personally found this unique and convenient. *

Atmosphere- The surroundings were cosy, pretty and characteristic. Music created a lovely vibe, service was super helpful. They also had handy info on the wall, like venue for hire and outside catering service which is super amazing to know with a background in events.

In the end we had to rush off and the waiter who initially greeted us left the restaurant just to wish us a good day -Which was just so adorable... It got me thinking yeahhhh they are getting a...

Disappointing Experience at Shakespeare Coffee & Bistro, Cockfosters

Dear Shakespeare Coffee & Bistro Team,

I am writing to formally express my disappointment regarding the experience my friends and I had at your Cockfosters location today.

We were a group of four, and while we all ordered coffees, only two of us wished to eat, as the others had already had breakfast earlier at home. We ordered one Shakespeare Serpme (a very generous dish meant for two), and nothing in your menu or during the ordering process was mentioned about any restriction on sharing.

From the start, one of the staff members approached us with an unwelcoming attitude, giving us uncomfortable looks. I even asked her if everything was alright, to which she responded yes — but if there was any issue, it should have been addressed professionally and politely from the beginning, rather than through unfriendly behaviour.

Later, when I went to pay, another woman who introduced herself as the manager informed me that it was “against policy” to share a plate between four people, claiming it was written in the menu. I would like to point out that the menus we had at our table did not state any such policy, nor were we informed of this when placing our order.

I find this approach quite unreasonable. If two of my friends only wanted coffee, why should they be expected to order food they didn’t want? They did make a purchase — it’s not as if they were eating without ordering anything. The situation was handled very poorly, and sadly, it completely ruined what was meant to be a pleasant birthday outing for me.

I believe that working in hospitality requires not just serving food and drinks, but also treating customers with warmth and respect, regardless of the situation. Unfortunately, that was not the case today.

I hope you will take this feedback seriously to improve your service and staff attitude in the future, to avoid making other customers feel as uncomfortable and unwelcome as we did.

Kind...