Cafe Tangerine at Institut Francais in Kensington and Chelsea

Very Enjoyable but all good things must come to an end CAFE TANGERINE ARE NOW NO LONGER AT THIS VENUE

Expensive cakes. No more pastries. Rude staff and no atmosphere. Nobody speaking French. Better go to Pauls around the corner.

I went with a friend to the French Institute a few weeks ago and had a drink before our movie started. We ordered two cocktails and a piece of chocolate cake, for what I was charged £9.50. When I expressed my surprise at the prohibitive price, the waitress told me that she had checked the price with her more senior colleague and this was correct. On returning to the table, my friend said that the price for the chocolate cake was on display and it was £4.00 not £9.50. I took the price and showed it to the waitress, who was very apologetic and immediately offered to refund me the difference in cash. The more senior colleague, an older gentlemen, who brought us the drinks at the table, also offered his apologies and explained that the young waitress “had a strong accent and did not have a clue what she was doing as this is her second day on the job”. Whether this was true, is irrelevant and the actual excuse for over-charging us was sexist and appalling towards his younger colleague. Although the quality of the food is good, not above what I would normally expect from a French place, the attitude towards a female young colleague was terrible. I would avoid returning to this place.

Muy buena comida, (tuve la tarta de queso de cabra y gruyere) ambiente encantador y servicio impecable. Sin duda volveré!