Bloomsbury Cafe

We absolutely love this place! Every time we go we are welcomed by the extremely nice owner as well as the workers. Every meal we have had here has been incredible and we have gone many times. I would recommend this place to anyone in the Bloomsbury area that wants a healthy meal for reasonable prices. Everything is delicious and the staff is wonderful! Again I must say the owner is amazing and so attentive to every single customer that walks through his doors. He is always smiling and happy whenever we are there. I hope to be able to return here many more times!

The owner was extremely friendly and offers a significant student discount on coffee and a pastry. Great for a break between classes or for a quick stop on the morning commute. I tried to spend an afternoon working in the café, though, and his enthusiasm quickly went from friendly and fun to intrusive and distracting. The coffee and food are good, the student prices are great, but it is definitely a quick stop, not an eat-​in location.

Bloomsbury café
We were looking for a quick bite before heading to the British museum. We saw Bloomsbury was close by and appeared to have decent reviews…
We were greeted by a cute café that has a few tables and quite the extensive menu. The restaurant was clean and the staff friendly. I’m assuming it was the owner that immediately greeted and sat us. Whoever he was, he was very attentive.
As mentioned, the menu was quite extensive, they also have an offering of pastries available.
I ordered the English Breakfast and my husband ordered a panini. At the time of ordering, there was only one other guest. The food seemed to take longer then it should have to prepare. Big plus for the café, they served 3x time amount of food indicated on the menu (and didn’t charge more). I was to get one egg, bacon and sausage, instead I got 3 of each (anyone who gives me extra food is ok in my book).
However, my husband also got served English breakfast when he ordered a panini. We didn’t bother mentioning anything as we were in a rush to get to the museum. The food was decent, I thought the eggs, sausage, bacon and toast was good. The beans I could have done with that. Also the coffee was good (FYI white coffee is a latte).
Overall, an ok visit. Nothing special, but not terrible. If I hadn’t been served extra food, I probably would have left a lower rating.
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The Italian breakfast is delicious, I loved this place. Very friendly service, great coffee and free wifi. I will be coming back!

Thanks to all the previous reviews, I stuck to what this café is known for– the Italian panini breakfast. It was delicious and filling!
I, too, must rave about the café owner, who is so energetic and attentive to his patrons. He checked in on all his customers to see if we wanted the wifi password. As a tourist brand new to London, I truly appreciated his kind hospitality & definitely the wifi, which I’m now using to write this review. Having traveled all over the world, I’ve come to appreciate warmth & good customer service to a higher degree, it certainly makes whatever meal I’m eating more enjoyable!

The menú is simple, Paninis, the Service is great AND very friendly. If you want to have a fast simple lunch with good taste, truly recommend it.

Excellent little café, great service, free wifi, fresh squeezed oj and fruit salad, wonderful Italian sandwich and lasagna. Amazing chocolate croissant!

Terrific breakfast sandwiches with egg and bacon on ciabatta. You want this!
The white coffee (Italian coffee with cream) is great too!
Bottom line, great little place in Bloomsbury for breakfast or lunch!

If you stop by this place, do yourself a favor and stick with their Italian dishes. The colors of their banners in the front should clue you in that the owners are Italian. I ordered the English breakfast which was horrid. While the portion size was huge, the beans tasted as if they came straight from a can and the sausages were tasteless. Also their lattes are made from powder and I would recommend avoiding them. Their Italian breakfast cabiatta sandwich on the other hand was delicious and very affordable at 5 quid. The sandwich comes pressed, panini style, and is filled with gooey mozzarella, Italian cured meats and herbs.
The owner Dudie is very friendly and approachable. I told him that the English breakfast sucked and he told me it takes him 2 min to make that breakfast, while 5 minutes to make the breakfast panini. Overall the place should be attractive to people who want a cheap breakfast with an Italian flavor. Avoid anything English related

5 stars for the friendly owner! I was warmly greeted with a handshake and ushered to the table by the window. I took the owner’s suggestion of the English breakfast without realizing the size of the meal that would soon be brought out. The eggs, toast, sausage, bacon and beans were fairly priced and very filling. I only ate half and don’t think I’ll have need for lunch.
3 stars for the food, 5 stars for the value and 5 stars for the owner. For real… he’s worth the trip.

This is near the hostel that I was staying at and the man (the owner maybe?) behind the counter noticed that I was peaking at the menu outside and enthusiastically called out to me from the inside. This small café was packed that morning so I gave it a shot. Definitely did not regret it!
I ordered a latte with a croissant and an English Breakfast, and was shocked at the amount of food that was given to me — managed to finish everything but 2 out of the 4 triangle slices of toast… I was stuffed…
The same man that invited me in saw me trying to get on the wifi, and brought out the password for me, then asked the entire café if anyone else needed it. How nice!
Overall, it’s a cozy little café with friendly service and good portions, at least that what I got for my breakfast experience.

Was looking for quick but healthy option before touring the British Museum. The food was fantastic, the owner and staff were very attentive and pleasant. Would definitely come again. The breakfast looks great. I had the Italian ciabatta with a Greek salad, freshly squeezed orange juice and a cappuccino. Delicious!

I hadn’t eaten all day and I was just about to see a show at the Bloomsbury Theatre so I wanted to grab something quick. I didn’t have high hopes for them having anything left since it was gone 7pm, but lo and behold, they did. Admittedly, it wasn’t a lot, but I still had maybe six or seven salads, wraps and pittas to choose from, so, I’m a happy bunny.
I had a spicy chicken salad — surprisingly good with a lot of chicken, just the right amount of spice, a yogurt dip to calm you down and a healthy amount of salad just in case you were feeling bad.
They also have a selection of crisps, chocolate, fruit and nuts in bags, so, snack-​wise for whatever show you’re seeing at the Theatre round the corner? You’re sorted.

The perfect Italian way to start your day.