Cafeteria in Camden

DELIBERATELY OVERCHARGING- READ OTHER REVIEWS!!!!!

Absolutely awful place. Would not recommend to anyone. 1 star for the nice guy behind the counter. Trash “food”, if you can even call it that, orders ignored (asked for no chips, was given and charged for chips), hot dogs are just sausages (no bun), Coke is like £4, no itemized receipt provided. Everything is microwaved and tastes like cardboard. Just complete and utter rubbish that also charges you extortionist prices. £29 for a slice of pizza, a poorly made cheese sandwich, a sausage, and 2 cans of Diet Coke. Report to authorities at all costs.

Fuimos para evitar las cadenas habituales, y la comida estaba bien (envoltura de falafel, baguette de pollo, cafés) y el servicio era eficiente y profesional, pero definitivamente es una mala relación calidad-precio, incluso para el caro centro de Londres. Parece ser familiar - dirigido, es un lugar pequeño, y estaba vacío, así que no estoy seguro de los cargos por servicio ( 12. 5 % creo) estaban justificados.

Just visited today me a my 2 little daughters for 1 slice of pizza each and with over cooked oily chips 2 drinks charged £42 pounds no tissue or fork on the table Please avoid!

Simply disgusting and massively overpriced. Tourist trap.

Beware of this place! The 2 guys looking after the costumers are deliberately overcharging people! They are use to overcharge tipsy people after the club, they don’t realise but been there twice after work and the 2 times they overcharge me. When I ask for an explanation they get very aggressive and confrontational. If you are a victim report this business

TOTAL RIPOFF! They deliberately don’t list the price for a slice of pizza, so when you order one, they serve you 2 & charge £10. AVOID AT ALL COSTS!

Awful service and annoying staff never coming back

Truly dreadful. Expensive with very poor quality food

I cannot agree more with all the other reviews. Especially the prices for what you get. This is not a nice English Breakfast place and food is sparce and tasteless.

Absolute scam. This kip charged me £16 for an absolutely disgusting sandwich and a bottle of water.

Great service from a really friendly owner Ate in, tea and cappuccino were great, 2 tuna melts were huge and delicious...what more do you want for less than £20!?

All very bad dirty and unpleasant

Never written a review before but I am absolutely appalled at how much I’ve just paid for 2 waters and two slices of pizza…£24.00. They butter you up as you walk through the door and think they can add chips and a pathetic stale salad without you even asking for it. They ask for cash over card which reeks of tax avoidance. They are playing on the vulnerabilities of tourists who don’t know where to eat and just want some quick food. Would give 0 stars if I could. Avoid at all costs!!

I have written to the council about the scam they run in this place. Need to be shutdown

not very expensive and not nice

It is a joke. Hot dogs made of polyester. £11!

I should've taken a look at the reviews before jumping in here. It's a really terrible place. I accidentally spilled some water from the bottle on the table and the person who served me became very rude and said "I'm not gonna clean your vomit! Take your stuff and leave now!" Absolutely unprofessional and unwelcoming. They didn't even let me decide what I wanted to order at my own pace and they rushed me to order whatever they thought would be the best. Avoid at all costs!

We went to eat something quick before the theater and the lady made us go to an ATM to get cash because they didn't accept cards. He even made one of us stay inside the store while the other went to get cash. Terrible service and mediocre food. The place is all dirty.

£4 Hot chocolate size of the salt shaker

¡EVITA ESTE LUGAR! Cobré 10 libras por una rebanada de pizza y un puñado de patatas fritas, estafa desagradable y cuando me quejé del tamaño de la porción dijo que estaba borracho, etc. También robaron mi teléfono de amigos afuera, el tipo detrás de la caja salió y nos dijo que desconfiáramos de los carteristas... extraña coincidencia...

Scam place, they charge for extra, no receipt is given .

TRAMPA TURÍSTICA! ¡EVITA! Están estafando a turistas borrachos de la calle Soho... te dan cosas que no pediste y te cobran extra por eso (ensalada y papas fritas)... no te dicen precios y no te dan recibo. No sé cómo la policía no cerró este lugar...

TOURIST TRAP! AVOID! They are scamming drunk turists from Soho street... they give you things that you didn't order and charge you extra for that (salad and french fries)... they dont tell you prices and they dont give you reciept. I don't know how police didn't close this place...

El mejor sándwich de pollo en escálope del mundo. Sinceramente, vendría hasta Londres para volver a comerlo. Estaba tan jugoso y húmedo y crujiente afuera. El pan es un pan especial que es denso y simplemente coincide perfectamente con el escalope. Las patatas fritas también son geniales. ¡5 ESTRELLAS!

Serveuse oppressante+ excessivement chère et pour bien finir en beauté la serveuse vous dit de prendre une boisson avec le “menu wrap+ fritte” mais la boisson est à part 3,5£. Un mini wrap au lamb+ 10 frittes pour le prix de 16,45£

Rip off. £25 for 3 microwaved slices of pizza

Everything great! Best service! And best guys!!

Thank you so much for late night food really appreciated faouzi 😊

The food (pizzas and salad) is pretty good but the guys are JERKS. They add on charges without telling you when you place your order. First and LAST time I'll go there. Thumbs down.

Check to make sure you're being charged correctly. They overcharged me, and when I asked for the difference back they said sorry and they gave me the wrong change!!!

¡Tantas banderas rojas! Estoy decepcionado de mí mismo por no escuchar mis sentimientos intestinales. A las pocas horas de comer nuestras envolturas de falafel, nuestras tripas nos están dando malos sentimientos. Lamentablemente, ambos hemos tenido diarrea toda la noche. Es más, nos cobraron un centavo por el privilegio de estudiar el piso de nuestro inodoro mientras purgábamos nuestro interior. ADVERTENCIA! NO ENTRES EN ESTE ESTABLECIMIENTO A MENOS QUE TENGAS MUCHO PAPEL HIGIÉNICO A MANO.

Some kind of scam. I asked for the chicken escalope and specifically asked for salad in it. When given didn’t realise they hadn’t done it. Also charged extra for chips I didn’t ask for. I let it pass, but when I saw sandwich afterwards realised this may be intentional from them. Sandwich was tasteless and extremely salty.

Worst place in London! Don't even think about it! They are a TOTAL SCAMERS!! Bad food, totally overpriced... just a BIG SCAM for drunk tourist like us... AVOID IT

I wouldn't even give it 1 star. They overcharged us for stale / old chips. The service was mediocre at best. Both myself and my friend have had a very upset stomach ever-since. 3 days ago now! Please avoid at all costs.

If what you want is a waiter who touches all the food before serving it, blows his nose, and continues preparing your dinner with the same things, this is your place! The food is terrible, apparently cheap, but they surprise you by charging you. They charge whatever they want and the ticket does not specify anything. To make matters worse, before sitting down we tell him that we want to pay with a card because we don't have cash, he tells us that there is no problem and when we go to pay he gives us the "what the hell" gesture and insists that we have to pay with cash. He gave us the dataphone commission, but he did it well, charging whatever he wanted. DON'T COME

A slice for £9. Ask for without chips, rude and said no, pizza was rubbish. Cons you by making you get chips. Avoid at all costs.

Scorretti.Ci hanno costretto a cambiare poi avevano il pos. Cari, il prezzo non corrisponde. Lontano da loro se volete evitare nervosismo dopo aver mangiato molto mediocremente.

Scam for tourists. Locals don't please don't go there, tourists only please go there of you want to be ceathed and overcharged. You expect to pay 20 but they charge you 30, then you have a headache to figure out why. Of I order something for £20, why you try charging me £30?

I specifically asked about card payment as I did not have any cash with me when I sat down at the cafe and the man reassured me I could pay by card. Later as I went to pay, he then insisted on paying by cash or getting cash from others if needed. I got scammed into eating in the cafe and then make payment by cash. The quality of food isn’t great either.

I was charged 25 pounds for a burger and pizza, the guy was visually disgruntled when I didnt pay with cash. While the cashier machine said it was a lot less than that

Extremely high prices and pizza comes with „mandatory“ chips & salad (that you didn’t order).

They serve something that is like food, but much worse. Who puts corn in a falafel roll? Could this be the most disgusting takeout in all of the United Kingdom? Do not find out for yourself.

Thieves live and work here stole my phone and then refused to assist and instead chase me out of the shop. Dishonest thieves who should be rotting in jail rather than running the business.

i don't know what oil they use to fry. so pathetic taste.

They gave up chips we did not order, the coffee was awful and very expensive. The food quality was poore and we felt ripped off. Normally these cafe servce good honest fare as I hate chains, this is worst London cafe I have been to in a long time.

Absolutely not recommended! They simply add food that you didn't order and then charge you for it. The food is really inedible and really overpriced. Furthermore, the service is absolutely unfriendly and the place is not clean.

DON'T EVEN THINK ABOUT THIS PLACE. I ordered two slices of pizza, which everywhere else is around £5 each, and got a slice with fries and a bunch of week old salad and ended up payin £20. The pizza was stale, dry and bland. Fries were awful. I don't even know how to describe the salad. The lettuce was getting soggy and smelled like rubbish. Totally a scam place. Unreasonably expensive and charges customers for things they didn't order.

These guys will rob you, watch your money or avoid!!!

It is a wonderful place that people help us.

Very friendly, kind and welcoming :)

THEY SCAM YOU!!! I went here after a night out, ordered a chicken wrap and chips, didn't get thr chips and when I asked I was told they were in my wrap? I wasn't paying attention when I tapped my card, checked my account the next day and they'd charged me £28.50!! Food was awful, stay away

A scam run away!!!!! We wanted to eat quickly before attending a show. I should have read the comments before going there… The dishes are bad and the owner (a crook) refuses payment by credit card even though we saw English people paying by card. He asks us to go and withdraw money from the exchange office next door (probably someone he knows) 4 sandwiches and 4 bottles of water for £53 or… 87€ with the exchange rate and the commission because I had to withdraw £60… 👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻👎🏻 👎🏻👎🏻

Incredible, get the chicken escalopes sandwich

TOTAL SCAM. we ordered 3 slices of pizza, they were served cold and with fries and salad which we did not ask for. he didnt accept card and wanted 30 POUNDS! he wanted the money after we ate and we were new to the city and didnt realise we were being scammed until after. sad way to spend money as broke students finally saving together enough money to visit another country

A mixture of food english and italian i tried the chicken escalape with mozarrela and mayo i paid 9.95 which is cheap for centre london prices i ll call back again.😍

I get the best falafels every time I bump into this place… Great service, nice people. Highly recommend. Vegetarian all the way.

Very rude don’t even let you look at the menu the sandwiches are a joke and over priced! Avoid at all cost

I went here in a bad time where I needed some help and the owners welcomed me with open arms and saved me. I cannot recommend this place more

Cafeteria, nestled in the heart of Charing Cross, proved to be a lifesaver after a night at the theatre. We opted for a kebab and a tuna sandwich, both of which were satisfying and hit the spot. What truly stood out was the genuine warmth of the staff, who served us with a smile that made our experience all the more enjoyable. While the food was good, a slightly more cured atmosphere could enhance the overall dining experience. Nonetheless, for a quick and satisfying bite with excellent service, Cafeteria is a reliable choice in the area.

ROBBERY. It seems like a normal place with cheap prices and they give you the bill without specifying the price of each thing. If you are a tourist they will charge you whatever they want. Not recommended.

SCAM! Terrible place. Asked for 3 slices of pizza and received 6 - paid £26.95 for the privilege, apparently slices come in twos. AVOID!! Keep walking straight up and go to McDonald's.

This is my second kitchenette, I just love eat in there a few times a week as its central traditional old style sandwich bar, thanks to all staff to keep up , ❤️ love

Terrible pizza. We just arrived in London super late (around midnight), didn’t have cell service, and were desperate for food. They charged us £26 for four pizza slices and two waters. Awful quality and a huge rip off. Avoid, avoid, avoid.

Far from our lands, here we are confronted with English gastronomy… As if it wasn't difficult enough, this brave kebabier had to shoot us for our wallets. Nothing could be simpler: -4 breakfast options that will whet your taste buds and make your stomach sing £15 Unit #EnjoyTheMoment To follow 4 Pieces of Pizza that will make even the most robust Farm Rat vomit. #EnjoyYourFood To make this divine Breakfast flow: 4 bottles of 50cl water £4.95/Unit I won't comment on this assholery... 2 days later we went back to discuss this funny event, the chef was very kind. And offered us the “brothers formula” A nice, well-stocked burger at £8 each, which the waiter tried to charge us for £14, it was better to be careful. In short, a restaurant to try if you are fond of anecdotes, the chef is very friendly.

Incredibly nice staff, and really good rolls

I ordered a baguette in the early hours, It was clearly marked on the board at £6.95 for a filled baguette, guy hands me the card reader to touch to pay and when I checked my online banking the next day they had charged me £8.95.

That was the worst sandwich I have ever had - and biggest rip off …. a wrap and a panini was £20! Falafel wrap had 2 falafels and my pepperoni melt was 1 cut sausage!! Avoid at all costs even as a quick snack pre-theatre.

Pathetic place! Extremely unhygienic. Walked in to get a slice of pizza, got handed a plate with a stale slice, 5 fries and 2 leaves, which I didn’t ask for, and they charged me £9! They accepted only cash, didn’t give a receipt! Pizza was old and stale and even had a piece of HAIR IN IT. I showed the hair to the person who served me and his literal reaction was, “well, what can do? I don’t know where it came from?!” At which point I lost it and returned the stale pathetic sad pizza slice, they argued not to pay back the money I paid but I got them to give me a refund and walked out! Later came to know through Google reviews that this place has been doing the same to many people.

Terrible breakfast and overpriced. £17 for a small English breakfast and a coffee

Grim food, insane prices and rude staff.

Asked for a chicken sandwich and a tuna sandwich, we got both with chips which we NEVER asked for. The chicken was raw and the chips were greasy, pre cooked. £21 rip off . AVOID THIS PLACE LIKE THE PLAGUE.

Hospitality level zero. Asked if may I take a picture of menu on the wall, because I want to come back and the said “not allowed, not allowed” and ignored us wiping tables and floor. I really wanted to be your client, but the staff is so rude… I’m expecting some answer and reaction to my opinion from the owner of the Cafeteria.

They microwaved a SLICE of pizza and made me pay £9 absolute joke

One of the worst places in London. Once, many years ago, I went there with a friend and asked for a pizza slice. we sat down. Just because we sat down the owners decided to charge us over 20 pounds. This is a tourist trap. They treat you horribly. Scam. The food is horrible and the people are evil. Do not go into this .

Friend and I went in there after a night out. Ordered 4 slices of pizza which were prized ~3£ each. Paid with ApplePay and didn’t ask for my receipt. Checked my bank the next day to find a charge of over £55 pounds!! Absolutely horrible and illegal. Do not come to this place

Food was fine but service was bad. Really aggressive waiters. We got our food but then what we went to pay they said it was cash only. We insisted that we did not have any cash and they finally let us pay with card, they just didn't want to be upfront that they didn't want to take the fee.

STRAIGHT UP SCAM!!!! Me and my friend went in there looking for something to eat, and wanted a slice of pizza and some fries. They tried to charge us 42 POUNDS for 2 slices and some fries. nevertheless I would never step in there again .

Еverything was delicious but expensive for a simple tourist

Worst coffee ever, I brought it back and said it was terrible and the employee didn't even care

STAY AWAY!!! was there the other day. already knew it was outrageously expensive. However, the owner decided to charge my friend for four slices of pizza even though she wanted one so she ended up paying over 20 pounds instead of six. we tried to bring it to his attention to which he just gave us two slices of pizza, which we did not order and then he started shouting at us. This is the worst place I’ve ever been, and I’m never going back.

36 for 2 pieces of awful pizza and a kebab wrap. Awful. Gutted!

COMPLETE RUBBISH and RIP-OFF I wish I'd seen the reviews, but then it's hard to be picky late at night. GBP 15 for a lousy chicken burger (truly disgusting)+fries and a drink. These guys are able to keep running off ignorance and a steady supply of first-timer unsuspecting tourists who have never been to the area before. I cannot believe anyone actually returing to this place for the privilege of being ripped off for disgusting food. TO THE GUY WHO RATED IT 5* on 28 Dec 2023 - I cannot imagine food changing from what I ate on 24 Dec 2023 to 5* food in 4 days. You must have very low standards.

The lady and the man were both very warm and helpful. The burger & wrap was outstanding. Great shop.

Total scam. You’ll find better pizza in Iceland.

Super atentos y la comida buenísima, cuidado con los precios!! La guarnición no está incluida en el precio. Yo quedé satisfecho con la comida. Lo que comes, pagas, la gente se queja sin sentido. Es un bar, no un casino. Allí se vende comida, los políticos son estafadores y te quedas en casa sin protestar delante del ministerio. Por qué te quejas de algo que es obvio, tú pides tu pagas, de lo contrario pregunta antes de comer.

Just had a falafel wrap with chips and a Fanta for £11.50. I've had this food but much much better for £6.50 elsewhere. Falafel was not fried and came out cold from their fridge, just heated in sandwich maker for 30s. I asked to pay first but they said pay after coz they don't want to show you the menu. There's no menu board either, weird! Worst food I've had in a long while at a premium price. Avoid!!!

The service was amazing and everything looked clean and the food looked fresh. The lady who served me gave me nicely presented plate,which was so tasty,.

Scammers!! They tell you a price and charge you a different price. Just be ware of them and always give them exact cash. The food tasted horrible and they charged me £4 extra for throwing in some chips which i didnt even ask for. Rude behaviour throughout the time i was there. Bad quality food, worst service and on top of everything scamming.

I clearly ordered ONE slice of pizza, was in a hurry so didnt check - was given two old slices of pizza for 9 pounds. I only realized on my bus home, as i ordered quickly a to-go order. Pizza is awful. Never ever stop there.

My cheese spinach and tomato baguette 5.95 .. no spinach, no cheese and very small. Portion of chips 4.95!! Best avoided methinks..

If you're reading this, chances are you've been ripped off by these guys and now you're looking for validation. Here it is. Two slices of pizza, NINE POUNDS. You take them, go off... both cold, neither what you ordered. And just the cheapest most horrible bread. I will be happy if one person reads this before going there, but being on TCR by the bus stop after maccas closes, I fear that most will pay, then regret.

I love it here! When I need sausage beans and chips at midnight, where else am I gonna go? Comfort food, open till silly o'clock. I love it.

I can't see what anybody would have to complain about. The food is good and so is the service. It's a genuine old style cafe , so much better than a stuffy restaurant.

I have NEVER done a negative review in my life. This place changed that. Ordered a panini a hot dog and 2 diet cokes. 25 POUNDS!! Thought there was something wrong but being that I am from out of the country I foolishly didn’t ask. Now that I see the reviews I KNOW I WAS SCAMMED!!! I don’t care if you are dying of starvation, don’t go to this place….. crawl your starving behind across the street and go to McDonalds.

Con. Asked for a chicken panini only and was charged for chips which double the cost. When I went back they said no to refunding me. Read the reviews and stay away

The attendants were malicious towards my girlfriend. I found the whole order strange, which was completely different from what was presented on the window and on the menu. I ordered a slice of pizza and it came with lettuce and fries. Hers was a chicken sandwich that also had lettuce on the side and fries that were also not ordered and a Coca-Cola. We imagined it would be a courtesy because we even asked why it was all happening. End of story, I had to pay 25 pounds for this joke!!!

Agree with the scam reports. She just rounded up my order on the till, but when I only had 90% of the cost in cash she let me off. Still saves some of the tax money 😅 I witnessed someone getting served a full meal when only ordered a wrap - no doubt shes going to try and charge him the highest amount. Go in with your eyes open.

Shoved the card reader into my phone before telling me how much it was. Absolute scam. Don’t go there

genuinely the actual worst piece of pizza I've ever had. school lunches have better food. DO NOT GO HERE. 👎👎👎