Jak’s

Great atmosphere! Had a night with my mates.
For a slight criticism, the place was a bit pricey and the portions were not enough. Regardless, i definitely go back

I’ve been here a few times on work nights out, and they can accommodate large groups easily. The set up is a little unorthodox, you queue up and choose your food from behind some glass, they plate it up and you sit back down while they heat it up, then it’s brought to your table. The food IS pretty good, the lamb shanks especially, however a waiter managed to drop an entire tray of empty glasses ON me when I was sat down, they smashed everywhere, and I had a bruised shoulder, but I wasn’t even really apologised to, never mind had my meal offered for free (which any other place would do). Really poor service lets this place down.

I went here the other night and found it too pricey. The staff weren’t that friendly either… esp. The women.

£11 for a salad is a lot of pounds. I would have eaten something half the size but they don’t offer that (£11 or bust, it seems). I mean if it melted my face with flavour and joy, I would have been okay with it, but it just didn’t. Juices are brilliant. Coffee was superbly average.

Very «homey» feeling with different chairs and lots of old pictures and books along the wall. The food was very good, despite being pre-​cooked and warmed in the microwave prior to serving. A nice and personal version of fast-​food. The greek salad was a highlight.

Jak’s has a wonderful atmosphere, just like someone’s home as people have been saying. It is really nice to spend an evening on comfy couch as Jak’s with some food ordered from the buffet at the front.
Jak’s has a lot of vegetables and everything there tastes very healthy somehow. I had the lasagne and found it heavy and lacking something. It’s a cool place but I would come for a healthy meal, not really for the actual taste.

Nice restaurant. Food looks good but was cold and over cooked (microwave is main kitchen equipment.
Sorry but this was my last visit.

My favorite in Chelsea. Healthy and well served. Fish always great, try the broccoli and spinach. Greek salad and taboule also very nice. Wine bit expensive by the glass…

Nicely surprised by this organic restaurant in the quiet residential part of Chelsea in a walking distance of the South Kensington Museum Mile. The place reveals a cosy atmosphere and the staff is there to help in a friendly and relaxed manner.
The food is amazing and the buffet solution seems to make the service very speedy since the waitresses bring your food and drinks to the table a few minutes after you made your choice at the main counter. I choose to eat the sea bass with two sides of organic vegetables and it was delicious. I highly recommend this place for families with young children who want to stay away from the busy streets. They serve wine and the bottled Peroni Italian beer.

Looking for a venue that has variety in spades. This is the place. Great value for money and the choice of mains including vegetarian options, sweets, wines, coffee and juices is abundant. A main and 2 sides £10. Casual style dining, wonderful service, pleasant ambience, freshly made food, up market location.

Super cosy in relaxed environment. Good service. Come for coffee or a glass of white wine

I have walked past this place a hundred times but never gone in until late one evening on a Monday. The crowd seemed amicable enough and the décor had a classic New York bar appeal so I popped in for a quick night cap.
I had a passion fruit smash which was unsurprisingly fantastic considering jaks speciality is fruit juice.
My associate, had a rose martini (garnished with a real rose petal) which perfectly captures the taste of a Turkish delight.
Cocktails are £11 which is standard London fare, but still pricey if you want more than one, which you will.
In brief, great comfortable cosy bar where it is far too easy to run a huge bar tab.

Like Josephine B. said, you really do feel like your in someone’s home when your at Jak’s. And you’re not invading it, they invited you in to kick up your feet and sit for a spell. We were coming home from an American football game at Wembley and I was exhausted and not in the best of moods, so while my experience wasn’t the best, it was more for personal reasons rather than anything Jak’s staff did.
I really wasn’t that hungry so my husband and I decided to share an order of the chicken paella. It was good & hit the spot. If I lived in the neighborhood, I could easily seeing Jak’s being a regular stop during my week.

So a few nights ago my friends and I were walking through the streets of South Kensington looking for a late night dinner, and where do you think we ended up? You probably guessed it – Jak’s. The waiter nicely set up a table for us in the back so that we could have a private room. He made us feel like we were dukes and duchesses. And he was a riot, making sure we had smiles on our faces the entire time.
To order at this unique establishment of Mediterranean persuasion, you go to the counter and pick a main dish and two sides (or, you can order five sides; that’s a whole lotta sides). I went for the mushroom and vegetable and goat cheese quiche paired with beets and mushrooms. Yum, they were phenomenal. Better ingredients, better food, Papa Jak’s.

I have been several times to Jak’s in different moments of the day.
At night on the weekend, the bar is crowded with young people having a drink or a little dance around the sofas at the back. Not bad for a night you haven’t planned anything special, although the music is loud and the heating is high, so be prepared. Good cocktails at fair prices.
Jak’s is also a good place for brunch. On Saturday and Sunday it is preferred to book a table as it might get busy. I prefer to eat on the sofas at the bar rather than at the gourmet boutique, and it is also possible to seat in the other location in the same street that is called zefi. The food is good and prices are ok, the only problem is with service. The waitress are very polite and prompt, but they follow the new trend of not taking notes. Since the brunch menu has at least 30 different mains and 25 sides, and each plate comes with a main and 2 sides, the likelihood of messing up is super high. A couple of weeks ago I was there with 3 other friend and each of us got a wrong side. We didn’t say anything as in the end it was good food and we were in a sort of rush to eat. Food is good though, I loved the stuffed aubergines and my friends had the burger that is homemade and very big.

Like an up-​market Deli, it has delicious and healthy pre-​prepared food, very friendly staff, and a small seating space. I think to keep the riff-​raff away its a little bit pricey when you add to the main course — I had what looked like a cross between a chicken & mushroom pie/​lasagna + a side of grilled mixed veggies + a side of roasted new potatoes = £13. All were very good and tasty, and they gave a large portion.
A couple of issues though: I didn’t understand why they don’t take payment at the counter when they’ve filled your plate, and they don’t give you a tab or a bill — its rather quite complicated having to queue again at the end to tell them afterwards what you ate. The single bathroom is a unisex one. The clientele is a bit posh and snooty: the big thing that spoiled our particular evening were a couple of very rude, impolite and thoroughly unpleasant male customers who didn’t feel like sharing a communal table. The management didn’t seem to care to get themselves involved in a trivial table dispute :-)

Another great little find in London town and little it is indeed. It’s not teen tiny but perhaps it could be liken to the size of a very generous living room.
Four or five sofas arranged to one side, and who was to be found seated on one of them, British rapper Dizzee Rascal! When eye contact was made, me being me, give a pursed lip smile and didn’t retain the contact to see if my smile was reflected.
Aside from the «B listers», it’s a very comfortable place to cwtch up, and enjoy some particularly well made cocktails.

The food is great, the staff is better and the cakes look divine. Its the only place where I can have my favourite dish of lamb and rice in a cabbage roll.
I always get a «surprise me» juice from the same waiter whom is so funny. Oh dear!
Its just a great place for a quick bite/​juice/​cake/​coffee/​tea
It can be super busy around lunch time so be careful of that

Looking for love in all the wrong places?
At Jak’s, you get a stylish singles crowd, loud music, and maybe the best cocktails in the area. A hit after dinner — just prepare to stand around a lot if you don’t beat the crowds.

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I was recently invited to review Jak’s Café on the glamorous Walton Street in London’s Knightsbridge. Living in Islington, I hardly ever head to that part of town apart from the rare occasions when I go to Harvey Nick’s.
Unlike other shopping areas like Covent Garden or the dreadful Oxford St where the choice of food outlets is mind-​boggling, I always felt rather stuck around Knightsbridge.
We arrived at Jak’s to find a very charming café/​deli — the place was buzzing with a cosmopolitan well-​heeled crowd. We were soon greeted by the manager and owner Val who quickly showed us around before finding us a table.
Most impressive was his organic fruit and vegetables counter, where platters of gorgeous prepared fruit and veg were stacked up to be freshly made into various juice concoctions. Val prepared us a couple of glasses of pear, apple, celery and orange juice @ £3.50. This was deliciously refreshing and bursting with flavour.
The food cabinet contained many different types of salad and other choices, mostly Mediterranean in style with strong Italian and North African influences. We were served two selections of salads these are sold @ £7.50 (3 types of salad or vegetables) or £9 for a larger selection of 5 items.
Considering it was well past 3pm, the salads were still very fresh and tasted delicious. Of note were the cabbage with apple and herb salad, and the tabbouleh and quinoa salads. The vegetables were perfectly cooked, fresh and al dente. As we ate our salads, we noticed a constant queue of people ordering food, and the freshly prepared bowls of salad, cakes and other platters being brought out from the café’s busy kitchen. The high turnover is a good indicator of the freshness of Jak’s food.
We were then served three main courses Portobello mushroom stuffed with quinoa, rice and herbs and topped with cheese (served with two sides £9.50), Lasagne £8.50, and
Brouchettes de Poulet (served with two sides @ £9.50).
The mushroom dish was utterly delicious — the stuffing had an interesting combination of ingredients and flavours. It was filling and felt very wholesome, the sort of food I love eating.
The lasagne was perfectly made, with the ragu sauce very rich and delicious and @ £8.50 it is very well priced for the generous portion served. It puts Carluccio’s version to shame.
The Brouchettes de Poulet or Chicken Skewers were also good the organic chicken had been perfectly cooked, and the tomato sauce was well flavoured, delicate and obviously freshly made in the premises.
I do not have much of a sweet tooth, and generally by the time desserts come around I will give them a miss. I am glad that I did not on this occasion as Jak’s Strawberry Sponge Cake was fantastic. The sponge was very light, and the cream not overly sweet, counter-​balancing the tartness of the strawberries. I loved this dessert.
One of the strong impressions I gained from Jak’s was the proprietor’s passion for what he does and his commitment to serving food that is healthy, very fresh and delicious. I took an instant liking to Val a generous man, a gourmand, someone who is proud of what he does and isn’t afraid to share his love of food.
I am glad that I went to Jak’s Café on Walton Street, and to have found a real gem of a place in Knightsbridge’s busy shopping area I will certainly be going back to Jak’s whenever heading that way.
Verdict Excellent, fresh food in the heart of the busy, exclusive shopping area of Knightsbridge, at non-​exclusive prices. A must for anyone visiting the area.