Hole in the wall — Restaurant in Sefton

Have visited Anji's a few times now. Breakfast is good, with a varied menu, salt and pepper toasty, English breakfast and pistachio toast are all decent. On the last few occasions I've visited the service has been poor. Came today, and waited almost 20 minutes before our drinks order was taken, and also waited almost an hour for the food to arrive after finally ordering. The service staff are very polite, but the service is haphazard as the table across from us was served before us, even though we were seated 10 minutes before they even entered the place. I also asked for water for the table and it never came so had to ask again. I know it was busy but the staff can do better than this. I very rarely don't tip, but felt the service has been so poor on this occasion that I didn't bother. I also think overall the prices are on the high side (£6 for a milkshake is quite extortionate). Due to the aforementioned service and because it's been more than once, I probably won't return here. Just to add, it's extremely unprofessional and spur grapes of the owner to single out my review on social media, thanking other patrons for their 'support over a busy bank holiday weekend, apart from this reviewer'. This was an honest account of the overall experience, and the service on more than one occasion now has been poor. If you are busy you should employ enough staff to cope with the demand. A 20 minute wait to order drinks is unacceptable as is serving other dinners first who were seated later. Additionally the owner isn't letting this go with a a fair review of overall 3 stars by going to the extremes of checking CCTV and using a time stamp to see how long it was until our party was served and how long it took for food and drinks to arrive. Sorry but we didn't steal anything or leave with paying so why go to the lengths of checking CCTV? This is really sad to go to this extreme for a 3 star review which rated the food as 4 stars, but the service as one star based one 3 visits. Woah betide anyone who leaves a 1 star review. Note to the owner take constructive criticism when it is given and and don't keep going for paying customer who has visited several times and has provided genuine feedback on the service without mentioning sob stories about...

Brew is a truly fantastic Cafe right on the main road running through Crosby. It is home of some of the best food AND coffee in the area!

The decor is Brew is lovely, and produces a chilled out atmosphere whilst also allowing lots of space for tables. On busier days there may be a wait, but generally speaking you'll be seated straight away.

The food is amazing! It's prepared perfectly, there's a good variety, and everything is reasonably priced. There's also a great kids menu (and great deal associated with it) and lots of sweet indulgences for dessert.

The coffee here is spectacular. It has a great flavour and it's one of the few places around that really pay attention to their latte art which I really appreciate.

The staff are super friendly and are always smiling. There's one dark haired girl in particular who always welcomes us with a smile and it repeatedly sets things off right. Service is always great throughout.

Highchairs (and even a little kids play area!) are available, and there's on street parking right outside, but only if...

I feel awful writing a rubbish review but I just was so disappointed after my visit this week. The last time I had come to this restaurant the pancakes were to die for and I was really impressed with the place. This time, It just didn’t seem the same and the pancakes were clumpy and tasted different and I couldn’t finish them. There were milkshakes and apple juice on the menu but they were not available. The orange juice was not fresh it was from concentrate which I was disappointed with. To be fair the waitress did ask if everything was ok and was polite but I felt embarrassed to say no so I didn’t say anything, but I was put off enough not to come here again. It was supposed to be a treat for my son and I and I just didn’t enjoy it and neither did he :( he was just as disappointed as me after being initially excited...