Curved Angel Café

Has this place changed hands?
Really lacklusture and barely a step up from a greasy spoon. I was insulted that i was asked to pay £2.50 for a latte and was handed a mug of what taskted like nescafe witha bit of froth on top. The panini (yawn) at £4.50 was barely filled.
Must try harder!

I’m a little spoilt for choice when it comes for places to grub up around work. I’m not mad on queuing, so I do not head to Curved Angel too often for lunch. Although the fact that many will happily queue is testimony to the standard of food you can get here.
I adore the staff here, sharp, witty and friendly.
My Tips for not joining the lunchtime queue is to head here for breakfast. the croissants are HUGE! and fresh.
Also, perhaps try coming mid-​afternoon, for a delicious slice of cake and coffee

Not the same without Roy :(

Great little place to have lunch, if you work around Farringdon. Caff prices, but the food is really good. Also, a very nice location, just by the church on Clerckenwell Green. Shame they’re not open a bit later for a pre-​night-​out snack. Edit: This place has gone up-​market, and down-​hill. No longer well-​priced, no longer full of character, no longer comfortable. What a shame.

Oh the curved angel, a shining light in the shining suburb of Clerkenwell.
Just off the park, opposite the super-​fab Three Kings, its one of my regular lunchtime or morning-​tea hangouts.
Staff are lovely and good looking. Sometimes they even smile!
You can usually get hold of a magnificent peach and raspberry muffin, a mess to eat, but sooo declicious.
Magnifico scones as well, if you like that sort of thing.
They do a decent salad for 3.50 or 4.50 depending on hunger and surely the best macaroni cheese in the ‘hood.
I was 40p short the other day and they let it slide, so I had to come back a couple of days later and pay ‘em back — its good business practice!
On the downer, the latte I ordered was burnt and just not right at all. Didn’t complain. Until now :)
hey and its not homemade if its made at work right! referring to previous article + tag

Don’t come here at 1pm on a weekday. You will be waiting outside — in the lovely February rain for a little while. That said, it’s not because the service lacks a certain urgency, but more because the three people working behind the counter are run off their feet by the number of hungry customers wanting a hearty lunch. In short, it gets busy here.
Busy, yes, but for very good reason. Not only does Roy, the owner and chef, prepare all the dishes daily and to order, but these dishes don’t skimp out with fashionably minute portions or excessive amounts of sauce.
A popular favourite is the macaroni cheese — a perfect winter warmer if you enjoy lashings of strong cheddar melting over the pasta. You’ll even find the odd garlic mushroom and piquant tomato nestling amongst the bechamel so it’s a far cry from Kraft Dinner.
The cakes are also pretty awesome, and the lemon drizzle cake that I had the other day had that perfect combination of crust (read: thick and sugary) and soft lemon sponge (read: you can taste the lemon rind in the mixture). Equally so with the brownies which a colleague of mine has an especially soft spot for.
Sandwiches are huge, tasty and home made, as is the soup, which changes every day. Summertime is great as they put together their own seriously lemony traditional lemonade, and the churchyard next to the café is perfect for lounging around in on sunny days.
The cosy sofas and chairs, contemporary art on the wall and numerous flyers advertising London’s more left-​field events make for a great place to meet up, sit down and enjoy a hearty lunch in a bustling, quirky café, whatever the weather.
Just make sure you get on the right side of the staff, and you’ll be fine. I got shouted at for not calling out when my food was ready and it was like being back at school again.

This is a really nice café tucked away in the back streets of Clerkenwell.
They serve a good range of home made hot and cold food, sandwiches, hot and cold drinks and delicious home made cakes (try the brownie!)
The prices are reasonable and the service is friendly and quick, they usually get really busy at lunchtimes but I believe you can call ahead a reserve a table/​order food in advance of the rush.
The lay out is nice with comfy chairs and sofas, there is a lot of interesting posters/​art work on the wall and they stay open until about 6pm on weekdays.
A good place to go for lunch or for a coffee with friends.