Underwhelming. Coffee was “OK” but all served in paper cups. Can’t/wont offer free tap water so have to buy water in plastic bottles which they then give you plastic glasses for. Ambience was cold/lacked personality. Staff did the basics but nothing more (and apply a 12.5% service charge). One wall taken up with boxes of supplies, would benefit from a cupboard! Sothebys could do so much better in this prime location.
Daniel A
Food was decent, service from a lovely young lady called Cecily was excellent, give her a raise way better than everyone else.
Roam53491783442
Went for lunch before seeing the Freddie Mercury exhibition, it was wonderful. Front of House couldn't have been nicer or more helpful inspire of being really busy. The restaurant is quite small, but beautifully decorated The menu was perfectly pitched- imaginative yet lots you wanted to order. Portions were generous, really fresh and cooked to perfection. The table next to me were saying how the food really exceeded their expectations. The kitchen is obviously run by a talented chef who obviously loves food, it's for me one of London's hidden gems.
mls118
We attended the Freddie Mercury Exhibition and decided to pop in for breakfast beforehand - really glad we did as the poached eggs were perfect! Compliments to the chef (16 Aug) An elegant setting with very friendly and helpful staff. Facilities were immaculately clean. The exhibition was amazing too!
jaxx35
What a delightful surprise. This beautiful restaurant is a hidden gem in the centre of London that we wouldn’t have stumbled across were it not for visiting Sotheby’s to view the Freddie Mercury exhibition. It’s currently decorated in a Freddie theme of turquoise and orange - so pretty. White linen tablecloths and silver cutlery, we assumed it was purely for a lunch/dinner but my eye spotted delicious looking cakes and on enquiring we were welcomed in for a coffee and chose Freddie’s favourite cherry and almond cake to accompany it. The service from the start was relaxed, efficient and above all friendly. Our waitress Janine was the star of the show - she was so cheerful and smiling and made us feel right at home. Sometimes the offhandedness of waiting staff can spoil such an experience. This was the complete opposite. From the moment she showed us to our seats we felt thoroughly spoilt. Nothing was too much trouble and we enjoyed a lovely chat. Coffee and cake were delicious and all the better for being served in white bone china and with a smile. Thanks Janine, you made our day.
StickyMole
Went for lunch after the Freddy Mercury Exhibition. No booking required, we were shown our table straight away. Very small restaurant, tables very close by. The decor was a lovely Japanese theme. We had mixed reviews of the food. We arrived just after the table next to us. We were provided with bread, but our neighbour had to ask for theirs. The starters were good; can't go much wrong with a prawn cocktail, therefore nothing special about that, but the crab on toast was very tasty. The lamb was beautifully cooked, but disappointingly the pork wonton was almost inedible, as it was in a sea of very salty sauce, so much so I had to soak the wontons with the bread to get rid of the sauce. Would have been better if the sauce was served separately so we can add to taste. The irony was, the waitress has asked if I wanted a spoon for the sauce!! I mentioned to the waitress at the end about the salty sauce, when asked how everything was, she said she will mention it to the chef. Also noted - our neighbour had to ask for their fries twice, which eventually arrived near the end of their meal.
G. Qayyum
Cosy coffee shop tucked away inside Sothebys
Rhian Morgan
Very pleasant but I wonder why they feel the need to add a 12.5% service charge to a paper cup of tea?
Roberto Leumann
They refused to issue a receipt for my order, I don’t think this is compliant with the law
Janette Taylor
Great coffee and slice of panettone - very friendly staff.
Great coffee shop - all the benefits of Mayfair without being pretentious
Daniel “Danny”
This a great little coffee shop with some nice food options and great coffee. It is also a nice place to sit and work as it is relatively calm and quite.
stickybowl
There are not many places where you can drop in for a light lunch and have white table cloths, or which are so refreshingly cool on a bakingly hot day. The lobster club sandwich is rightly legendary, but a sandwich felt like a heavy option in a heatwave, so I ordered what was described as a “classic Caesar salad". It wasn’t. There were some perfectly good leaves, a well cooked hard boiled egg - with the yolk just slightly soft in the middle, - a very good dressing and some small crispy bits which tasted like baby pork scratchings. Very nice pork scratchings, but even so… I asked about the absence of anchovies and chicken. The answer was that the chicken came in the form of crispy chicken skin (the “pork scratchings”) and the anchovies were in the dressing. All very clever, but the absence of something more substantial in the bowl than a boiled egg made it feel more like a side salad than a meal. And I can boil a perfect egg myself.
493kaye
Lovely exhibition of tiaras - stunning! Great staff, kept things moving without being bossy. After all that spectacle, just had to eat. Amazing lobster club sandwich. Delicious sea bass. Huge chocolate marble cake - bliss.
Amanda Lee
It’s normal coffee shop but with upscale amenities as per the area. Expect higher than normal pricing but remember that you were in Bond Street area and it’s not just the food and service you’re paying for, but also the ambience!
Underwhelming. Coffee was “OK” but all served in paper cups. Can’t/wont offer free tap water so have to buy water in plastic bottles which they then give you plastic glasses for. Ambience was cold/lacked personality. Staff did the basics but nothing more (and apply a 12.5% service charge). One wall taken up with boxes of supplies, would benefit from a cupboard! Sothebys could do so much better in this prime location.
Food was decent, service from a lovely young lady called Cecily was excellent, give her a raise way better than everyone else.
Went for lunch before seeing the Freddie Mercury exhibition, it was wonderful. Front of House couldn't have been nicer or more helpful inspire of being really busy. The restaurant is quite small, but beautifully decorated The menu was perfectly pitched- imaginative yet lots you wanted to order. Portions were generous, really fresh and cooked to perfection. The table next to me were saying how the food really exceeded their expectations. The kitchen is obviously run by a talented chef who obviously loves food, it's for me one of London's hidden gems.
We attended the Freddie Mercury Exhibition and decided to pop in for breakfast beforehand - really glad we did as the poached eggs were perfect! Compliments to the chef (16 Aug) An elegant setting with very friendly and helpful staff. Facilities were immaculately clean. The exhibition was amazing too!
What a delightful surprise. This beautiful restaurant is a hidden gem in the centre of London that we wouldn’t have stumbled across were it not for visiting Sotheby’s to view the Freddie Mercury exhibition. It’s currently decorated in a Freddie theme of turquoise and orange - so pretty. White linen tablecloths and silver cutlery, we assumed it was purely for a lunch/dinner but my eye spotted delicious looking cakes and on enquiring we were welcomed in for a coffee and chose Freddie’s favourite cherry and almond cake to accompany it. The service from the start was relaxed, efficient and above all friendly. Our waitress Janine was the star of the show - she was so cheerful and smiling and made us feel right at home. Sometimes the offhandedness of waiting staff can spoil such an experience. This was the complete opposite. From the moment she showed us to our seats we felt thoroughly spoilt. Nothing was too much trouble and we enjoyed a lovely chat. Coffee and cake were delicious and all the better for being served in white bone china and with a smile. Thanks Janine, you made our day.
Went for lunch after the Freddy Mercury Exhibition. No booking required, we were shown our table straight away. Very small restaurant, tables very close by. The decor was a lovely Japanese theme. We had mixed reviews of the food. We arrived just after the table next to us. We were provided with bread, but our neighbour had to ask for theirs. The starters were good; can't go much wrong with a prawn cocktail, therefore nothing special about that, but the crab on toast was very tasty. The lamb was beautifully cooked, but disappointingly the pork wonton was almost inedible, as it was in a sea of very salty sauce, so much so I had to soak the wontons with the bread to get rid of the sauce. Would have been better if the sauce was served separately so we can add to taste. The irony was, the waitress has asked if I wanted a spoon for the sauce!! I mentioned to the waitress at the end about the salty sauce, when asked how everything was, she said she will mention it to the chef. Also noted - our neighbour had to ask for their fries twice, which eventually arrived near the end of their meal.
Cosy coffee shop tucked away inside Sothebys
Very pleasant but I wonder why they feel the need to add a 12.5% service charge to a paper cup of tea?
They refused to issue a receipt for my order, I don’t think this is compliant with the law
Great coffee and slice of panettone - very friendly staff.
Restaurantji Recommends
Great coffee shop - all the benefits of Mayfair without being pretentious
This a great little coffee shop with some nice food options and great coffee. It is also a nice place to sit and work as it is relatively calm and quite.
There are not many places where you can drop in for a light lunch and have white table cloths, or which are so refreshingly cool on a bakingly hot day. The lobster club sandwich is rightly legendary, but a sandwich felt like a heavy option in a heatwave, so I ordered what was described as a “classic Caesar salad". It wasn’t. There were some perfectly good leaves, a well cooked hard boiled egg - with the yolk just slightly soft in the middle, - a very good dressing and some small crispy bits which tasted like baby pork scratchings. Very nice pork scratchings, but even so… I asked about the absence of anchovies and chicken. The answer was that the chicken came in the form of crispy chicken skin (the “pork scratchings”) and the anchovies were in the dressing. All very clever, but the absence of something more substantial in the bowl than a boiled egg made it feel more like a side salad than a meal. And I can boil a perfect egg myself.
Lovely exhibition of tiaras - stunning! Great staff, kept things moving without being bossy. After all that spectacle, just had to eat. Amazing lobster club sandwich. Delicious sea bass. Huge chocolate marble cake - bliss.
It’s normal coffee shop but with upscale amenities as per the area. Expect higher than normal pricing but remember that you were in Bond Street area and it’s not just the food and service you’re paying for, but also the ambience!