Brown and Rosie in Kensington and Chelsea

We are here in London from the United States and so happy we found Brown & Rosie in Nottingham! We spent three weeks traveling around England… Brown & Rosie is at the top of our list of favorite places. We had dinner twice and breakfast once. Hamburgers were awesome. My French toast topped with fruit and ice cream was delicious! Not sure when we will back to London but we will never visit London again without stopping in at Brown & Rosie! Thanks so much from an American Tourist!

I've been there around 10 times during the last year even for my wife birthday, the general atmosphere is nice and they sell tasty products. But today I had one of the most embarrassing situations I was rejected with my entire family ( a group of 5 ppl) by a very VERY rude guy, because we sat at a table outside for some drinks and tarts at 4 pm and he want us to have a full lunch at 4 PM. !! . Then he asked us to leave. Is incredible. I'LL NEVER VISIT AGAIN. !

You will be lured in by the aesthetics of the selection of cakes in the window. Do not fall for it! These cakes are not homemade but rather plastic wrapped/boxes cakes shipped in from an outside vendor. They are dry, lacking flavor, and taste like a refrigerator. If you head to the restroom downstairs you can see that the kitchen is not at all in use but rather a storage area for boxes. Absolute shame I didn’t check google first.

DO NOT COME HERE!!!!This place is a total rip off!!!!! DO NOT COME HERE!!! They charge £16 for a SINGLE vodka lemonade!!!! That’s more expensive than most exclusive restaurants in London!!!! It is unacceptable!! Someone from your establishment needs to contact me and explain this!!! Its abhorant!!!!

One of the worst brunches I had. The food came cold, did not look fresh and the manager was not bothered by us being very unhappy. When we complained the manager just scruck it off and did charge us for a lot of food we did not eat.

Coffee tastes burnt. No friendly service

Nice location, good food. Returned twice for the brunch.

Estábamos pasando y cansados y esto parecía un lugar decente para una parada en boxes. Ambas opciones de comida fueron muy agradable y bien presentado. Teniendo en cuenta la ubicación, los precios eran muy buenos.

Disgusting service. Racist, discriminatory and prejudice manager. Will not be going again.

Racist and islamophobic don’t recommend at all

Staff were rude, food was tasteless and expensive.

Staff were not friendly the coffee was lukewarm had to ask them to reheat it I definitely won’t be visiting brown and Rosie again.

Horrible display of treatment towards the Muslim community. We will not be supporting this business.

Sad to see the treatment towards a Muslim lady and her baby. Never coming back.

Appalling display of behaviour by the management towards the muslim community.bad food. Bad service. Avoid.

Refuses to let a Muslim lady sit and lied they were fully booked when I was sat without reservation and 30% of tables were empty

Today, I visited the South Kensington branch of Brown and Rosie with a friend and our small children. We were turned away by the manager, who claimed the restaurant was fully booked, despite seating several walk-in customers and having many empty tables. I believe we were discriminated against because I am a Muslim woman who wears a hijab. The manager's excuses were contradictory and false. This experience was deeply hurtful and disappointing. I will be informing the online Muslim community and considering further action. Discrimination has no place in our society.

appalling service, racist and discriminatory behaviour by the manager. Poor excuse for a human being.

Very disappointed regarding the way management publicly treated a Muslim woman. Horrible for all the people dining to watch and disheartening. I will not be returning here due to the prejudice management.

El gerente era racista y nos rechazó debido al hecho de que éramos nuslim. ¿Afirmando que estaban llenos (a la 1 pm de un domingo?) Cuando su sitio web indica claramente que no hacen reservas de fin de semana para permitir visitas guiadas. Horrendous . No te vayas.

I’m not joking, if I could give 0 stars, I absolutely would. The service was horrific. The food was tasteless and gross. We order a burger and fries - only the fries were edible. They had a pink salad which was foul. My daughter had the eggs and bacon. The scrambled eggs looks like something from a horror movie; the bacon tasted saltier than an ocean. Above all, the waiters didn’t care. AVOID AVOID AVOID.

Please don't eat here! It's fine for a drink but the food was horrendous! Hummus.......not sure what we were just served with hard sliced bread. My children had poached egg on toast and the eggs looked old and watery served again with hard bread. We left all of what was on offer, paid and left. We told the waiter who was disinterested. Wish I had looked on Google beforehand.

Just stopped by for a swift drink and snacks before a dinner reservation. Took 20 minutes to get served drinks, had to remind them three times, and ask for the bill three times also. Service made me wish for pre-Brexit days when staff were actually trained. We were late for our reservation, obviously. Please train your staff, this was chaos and it wasn't even that busy.

Absolutely beautiful and tasty burgers 🍔 and of course friendly and professional service, thank you so much for looking after us 🙏 It's the perfect place to have lunch or just a coffee and pastries close to south Kensington

We had breakfast, both meals were not seasoned, tastless and boring

Lovely location and the staff are efficient as possible on a busy day - hardly at all. It would be forgivable if the food was somewhat decent. If you are going to spend upwards of £20 for a small breakfast you are better off somewhere else

Nice looking spot, but awful food. I ordered a shiraz and the spicy chipotle chicken burger. The fries were inedible, dry, hard and barely warm. The batter on the chicken was like eating gravel. And it was mainly batter, hardly any chicken in there. It called itself "spicy" but it was nowhere remotely close to spicy. I won't be going back again. Shame, as it's a great location, looks pretty, staff were ok, and the wine was nice.

good food, nice staff, fast service :)

This place looked busy so we thought this meant the food and service must be good, we were wrong! I had waffles, my husband had burger and chips, my daughter had pancakes. The waflles were dry, barely lukewarm, and were drowned in chocolate (I'm a chocoholic and this was too much for me). I only managed to eat half. The pancakes were basically the same. The burger wasn't nice and the fries were overcooked and hard. My husband managed to eat half of the burger and a couple of chips. Although the waiter efficient I was surprised he didn't question why we had left the majority of the food. We should have complained at the time but was so disappointed we just wanted to leave. Definitely wouldn't visit again.

The food is awful and served in dirty bowls

Sadly I was disappointed. The pictures on Instagram didn't match reality. There was more batter than fish in the fish tacos. The fries surprisingly had no flavour & they were deep fried too long. You can't go wrong with fries but sadly today proved me wrong. Servers were excellent, friendly, accomodating and tried to entertain my 1 yr old. Venue/location is great.

Caffè pessimo, torte dolcissime, prezzi alti, posto da evitare, ci sono posti molto meglio sempre in zona, 2 pezzi di torta e 2 caffè pagato 30€ Buttati via

Too exepensive 12.5% of taxes !!!!!!! 7,50€ for a latte ! Be careful

Delicious food, great hot chocolate and coffee, lovely staff! Still thinking about those Canadian pancakes days later! 🤤

Nice place for a beer ! Njoy it but just till that ! Touristic place and as always touristic are overpriced.

Tourist trap. Avoid at all costs. A low attempt to siphon customers from the far superior Farm Girl. A shady business offering subpar service and tasteless food. Shameful and disappointing.

croissant was stale i couldn't even tore it apart ,coffe nd matcha latte were sour.We waited 20 minutes .Toilet was disgusting 🤮

Very dry chicken, Dirty glasses and Burger not good as Burger king

Gourmet and hearty breakfasts, special mention for the dirty chai latte!

The best chicken halloumi salad have had so far in London 😍. And Service was basic!

Excellent food, great location and fair prices. Service a little alow but it was busy.

Very accommodating vegan/ vegetarian options. I have spinach and ricotta ravioli with lemon garlic sauce. It was yummy they didnt have the veggi curry the day I went. My friend got the chicken burger it looked yummy it was big and it came with fries

If you want to pay £16 for a Birds Eye frozen burger come here!

Unsmiling and nonchalant service. Food, overcooked, dry and basic (overcooked egg, lots of salads, dry bacon,….). Very expensive for low-end cuisine. Not counting the 12.5% ​​tips! I strongly advise against it.

Shocking service and food quality for the price! £18 each for an all day breakfast £4 for a pot of tea each then the portion was tiny, food was quite cold the bread on the toast was so tough couldnt cut it. Originally brought the order wrong when I have allergies. Shocking will never eat here again!

Absolutely awful food. I got the pancakes and they were horrendously dry and stale. We also got the chicken schnitzel and the portion was tiny. They served us half a chicken breast of fried chicken. Told one of the waiters after paying (to avoid sounding like a nuisance) and he just said that he’d give the feedback to the chef. Utterly disappointing. Definitely will avoid like the plague.

Got x2 slices of the chocolate and strawberry chiffon cake. Both very dry and not nice! Paid £15 for x2 slices which is a joke (I had high expectations) but would absolutely not recommend or go back

Not the best place to have breakfast , mediocre food and service and expensive .

I’m possibly being harsh with some of this review, as there were good aspects of my experience today. Dire. The omelette. I’ve had better omelettes served on planes than this one. In fact, most plane food is better than this. It looked like plastic, it had the texture of plastic and tasted of nothing. The mushrooms looked unappetising too. The staff accepted my rejection (after checking with the manager first) and the kitchen quickly turned around the replacement dish which was a respectable Smashed Avo with Feta and a side of poached egg. It took quite some time to attract their attention to get the bill. This is my second time here. The first was disappointing so there won’t be a third. But luckily for this place, there are enough good reviews and enough people walking past that the place stays in business.

Great breakfasts and amazing quality food! Incredibly good coffee and food ( French Toast and Preach Poach ( beetroot yogurt mouth-watering combo with eggs) ! Great food, was craving to go back the next day! Couldn't rate it better. Wait staff are great and attentive. Highly recommended! Approved my many of my connoisseur friends. Yummy looking Banana Bread and brownies.

Great service and the enviroment wad nice. Food was 4/5

Got an acai bowl for £8, which you do get a big portion of it but would still say its not worth the money, as it was just a basic smoothie with 4 blueberries. Other items such as the french toast looked quite good but probably wouldnt come back just because of the prices. Also got service charged although there was not any service just us being given our food.

Expensive meal with unexpected added charges on the bill. The food was very average, the downstairs area smelled terrible, like rancid oil, and they added extra charges on the bill which did not match the prices on the menu or not mentioned at all. Also added an automatic service charge of 12.5 percent despite a long wait for food and not being served at the same time.

Mediocre coffee and rubbish service. Great place to people watch though

Came here yesterday to buy a lemon cake slice which cost £5.50. I have to say I’m disappointed with myself for not looking at other reviews on here first as the card was dull, sponge was not soft and the butter cream you could still taste a grit texture where the sugar granules wasn’t mixed well. For the price I’m never coming back here as this was way over priced and not worth the money at all, my only advice is don’t be fooled by the displays like we did from the window.

Just went here to get a coffee and a piece of cake. It was expensive (4£+ charge !!!) and not even good. The cakes looks good but in fact they are dry and tasteless. Don’t go

A simple coffee shop perfect for brunch but not exciting. Food has no "wow" factor and it just offers a simpler alternative in the area .

The açaí bowl ( the beach one especially) was incredible I love it so much I wish I could go back and eat it again. For the rest it was good but a little bit overpriced.

24/02/2024 - brilliant service, really fast and friendly servers. Food was lovely and Biscoff Latte was delicious!! Would recommend :).

So so so overpriced . One slice of bread with avo and the poach dish the same with pink sauce. I was starting hungry after eating here as measly portion. Customer service underwhelming. V upset as I basically spent 30 pounds on two slices of bread with some bits ontop.

Terrible service in a dingy basement room. Chicken tacos were covered in guacamole and slop with hardly anything else. Felt sick afterwards. £4 for a bottled soft drink (no option for a normal Coke etc).They added a service charge which I asked them to remove because I wasn’t pleased with my experience!

I was very ill after having the smoked salmon aswell as my sister, and when my mum had a hypo and needed urgent sugar as she is diabetic they failed to simply bring out a shot of orange juice. And very overpriced for the quality- my scrambled eggs were hard and my toast was too solid to eat.

Save your time and money, this place was awful. The customer service was abysmal; the staff were rude and forgot our drinks, and it took them ages to take our orders. The food was dry, our table was right in front of the stairs and tiny, and we had other people's orders being passed right by our heads. Just overpriced and with nothing to justify it.

Great food and wonderful service. Sanjay was amazing.Highly recommend

Disappointing. Shown downstairs to a grubby basement which needed painting. Ordered an omelette which came like a flat, rubbery pancake. Pretty tasteless. Ordered toast with it and had to ask twice for butter.

Visited on 20 & 21/01/2024 for breakfast. Small venue, not really an atmosphere as such but the staff were friendly, helpful & speedy. Food was really nice, good varied breakfast menu. We had the poached eggs on sourdough toast, vegetable fritters & pancakes...delicious.

The cafe is very pretty, interior is amazing. Plenty of choices for cakes, even some healthy choices. The staffs are extremely welcoming and helpful. Clean bathroom.

Good place nice coffee and ok cakes

Food sucked. Waiting staff were nice. Nice place with really sub par food.

Should have looked at the reviews. Thought it was very basic and over priced.

Beautiful atmosphere and amazing French toast

Honestly, I now understand the previous reviews. This place is average at best but very overpriced for what you get. The food arrived cold and tasted bland. The service was just OK. Don’t get the beef tacos or the quesadilla, it tastes nothing like it should. Just overall disappointed I spent a lot of money here :(

Healthy meal, good coffee, lively place and good location

The food is amazing as well as the drinks. Waiters are very kind and fast. The atmosphere here is calm and sweet.

The location looks good, the staff are friendly, the seats are like rocks. The menu is a little uninspiring but I was in a rush and so thought I’d give it a try. The wine was basic at best, but then the food came and made it look like manna from heaven. I ordered a quesadilla which should be difficult to get wrong but honestly I have never been so surprised. It was as if it was a reality show competition in which they gave an alien a basic idea of what it should look like but with no suggestion of a recipe. It was any old chicken with no flavouring, no cheese, no chipotle ( for a chipotle quesadilla) and jalapeños and guacamole straight from tins and packets. The teeny wraps were dry as desiccated dinosaur bones and it was impossible to pick up. It had almost no flavour apart from a mild hint of baby food from a tin. Avoid.

Made the mistake of not reading the reviews before going here! Save your money. Great spot for a cafe…..BUT…service definitely not with a smile. All staff surly. We had coffee and cake. Coffee average (not hot) and brownie very dry (all cakes uncovered on counter). Toilets dirty and smelly. Beware of the 12.5% service charge.

Bons plats sauf les burgers à éviter Service un peu lent

Terrible cakes and coffees, and quite expensive :( destroyed our afternoon, not suggested!

The place is nice and the service was rather ok (3.5/5) but the food lacked taste and we made the mistake of ordering waffles for dessert which were awful as they were clearly some ready made waffles bought a shop that were just heated up… Paying ~£11 for this paper waffle hurt…

The food is okay, but the service isn't great.

Dobrá snídaně, milá obsluha. :)

Terrible service and awful food! Extremely rude and arrogant staff, steer clear of this place!

The best youghurt with granola and berries ever!

5 libras por un trozo de pastel de limón súper seco… es un timo dos cafés y un duce malo 13 libras, evitar

Worst omelette ever, over priced. How hard is it to make an omelette??? Wine is plonk. €7 per glass. 2.30 for two slices of bread. Don’t go there. Not good

£4 dry banana bread. when I asked for a fresher slice I was just told it was baked this morning. poor show.

I sat at one of the sidewalk tables and ordered a cappuccino, a pot of English Breakfast tea, and the French Toast. All three were good, but the French Toast was one of the best I've ever had. Not only did it look beautiful, it tasted great. Yes, this place is a little pricey, but not insane for where it is located. The waitstaff were very friendly and accomodating. I would definitely go back.

The food on the all day menu was delicious, and very well presented. Not too expensive. Only complaint was that service was very slow.

DO NOT GO HERE! SCAMMERS AT BEST! Wish we'd read the reviews first, I mean the rating in total speaks for itself. We went in, looking for lunch, lured by the small red velvet cupcakes and simple focaccia bread. We ordered two salmon bagels, a small red velvet cupcake and two waters. When we were finished we were surprised by the cost and went back to ask for the bill. Upon inspection we saw the small red velvet cake costed £5 (go to "Buns from home" and get the cheesecake bun for £4.5 which tasted fresh and lovely instead of this which looked good but tasted like regret!) and a small bottle of water costs £3.7! Which shocked us more was the surplus for service of 12.50%! The service was the bare minimum so we wouldn't have tipped at all. The bagels were nice but not worth the price point. Save your coin and go to another place where they do not scam you!

Coffee is great, best coffee in town.

Not impressed with the service to say the least. I was told I couldn't sit at one of the tables as I was not having breakfast despite having paid close to £10 on a week day with plenty of free tables around!

Staff weren’t great, didn’t know the allergens that each dish contained which didn’t fill me full of confidence. Had to go hunting for our own sugar/salt/pepper despite asking for some. Coffee was horrid like dishwater, food was absolutely bang average. Ordered the veggie breakfast and the avocado was bland and flavourless, most of the plate was taken up with leaf salad that had clearly just been pulled out of a bag and put on the plate. Poached egg was cooked well at least. But despite the egg, would never come again.

Service is eh. Food was okay not amazing not horrible. Overpriced.

Don’t fall for aperol sign, it’s not good and I’m not sure there is any Prosecco in it…

Ordered scrambled eggs with bacon - eggs were dry and bland, bacon overcooked. Food overall was dry and flavourless. Bill came with a 12.5% service charge included, the waiter came out with the total pre-loaded into a card machine so we didn’t realise until we had paid. Wouldn’t go here again

The location and atmosphere are great, but the staff and service is terrible! I met up with two friends who were wrapping up their meals and joined them on the table next to them. I was given a menu and asked if I'd like to order to which I said no thanks just tap water. The waiter frowned a bit but ultimately left with no comment, so I assumed there was no issue with me being there. Later another waiter came and asked what I'd like to order. I repeat that I'd just like tap water. That's when they asked me to leave if I wasn't going to order. I understand why they did that, but seeing as there were empty tables and I was expecting we'd leave in the next 10 mins I explained I'm only waiting for my friends to finish up and we'd all be on our way. Then the waiter became annoyed and said that he has lunch reservations and I had to leave demonstratively taking the menus. Like I mentioned there were empty tables around it was 15:35, so well past lunch and there was no reserved sign on the table I was sat on. Additionally from what I did see in the menu the food looked to be substantially overpriced for what was being brought out, although I can't comment on its taste.

Don’t judge a book by its cover. You’d be easily fooled by the appearance - busy, attentive waiters, nice looking - but all is not as it seems. Distinctly average food, and overpriced given the quality and size of portions. I had the Grilled Chicken and Halloumi Salad, which only came with 2 small slices of halloumi. The chicken was overcooked and tough as old boots. A friend has the chicken tacos, which were served cold with the same tough chicken breast, and copious amounts of shredded lettuce and mayo. The coffee is decent though. Staff were friendly and attentive, service was quite quick given how busy it was. Overall would recommend to try one of the many other options nearby. This is most definitely a bit of a tourist trap.

Very pleasant sitting outside. The waiters were attentive

Uneatable food, bland and seemed old, dry leathery mushrooms. Overpriced, had to go somewhere else after to eat.

Ordered shakshouka and scrambled eggs and a coffee. Very disappointed with the food, taste and presentation. I can definitely make both a lot better at home… the tomatoes were just tossed straight from the can in to the pot. They didn’t use anything fresh it seems. The bread seemed to be from the market as well, not baked local. The service was fast but they didn’t want to serve water. They didn’t have salt and pepper for the table, when asked they brought in the satchets you get on the plane.. for god’s sake, you are a restaurant!! Very disappointed.