Cafe 1001 in Tower Hamlets

I visited first time last Saturday with 5 friends of mine, it was a disaster and I felt embarrassed. The staff was quite lost and Leo (if he gave me his real name) was SOOOO RUDE and has 0 customer service! Such shame. I won’t come back and I do not suggest this place.

Love this place, service is 10/10. Sadie is a true gem so friendly and really cheered me up! Will most definitely return

Sahera took the words right out my mouth! Unbelievable service and a very fun time!! Ross is so hot

Great vibe here. Came for breakfast. Very friendly and efficient service. Set four, set three, porridge with a side of eggs and sausage. All was excellent.

Sahera is the best. Come here above all others

Sahera is so sweet and lovely and also beautiful. Ross is a hunk and a lovely man.

The atmosphere is pleasant with a little jazzy music to relax after a long stroll through London and the surrounding streets. The matcha latte is tasty. The cakes and pastries are overpriced, however. The service is relatively quick and they are welcoming. I have a very pleasant experience.

service was weird. cocktails are good.

Had an amazing pizza and excellent service from sadi

Very good service, really good breakfast and coffee

Nice cafe to relax for a few hours!

Just crazy good! Best place to have breakfast in brick lane! Amazing Food and Drinks!

Such a shame because I had hopes for this place based on other reviews. We got there and it took them 15/20 minutes to even ask us for drinks. We gave our order for food as well as drinks at that point. They brought out half our drinks order and then food took 35 minutes to arrive from when we placed our order. The food itself was very average. We got the set menu 4 (saag eggs with toast). Saag was okay, nothing special. Eggs were cooked through (no runny yolk sadly). For how long it took and then for what it was, we weren’t happy. The vibes are nice but I’d recommend this place for a coffee and pastry, not much else

Sadie the absolute best one, take care of her she is a star!

My Wife and me were in London for a couple of nights . We were staying very near to Brick Lane. We discovered Cafe 1001 today when we were looking for a place to have breakfast. What an amazing place. The food the atmosphere the staff the sounds. Don’t pass this place by. Chilled friendly atmosphere with great food and such good energy. Craig and Christina from Scotland. We’ll be back !!

DAY trip to London and stumbled across this cafe. Staff were extremely lovely and Deaf aware. So great on the communication and patience front. We had the sausage muffin and a drink, was delicious and not tol filling and didnt have to wait long either Only criticismis the tables outside felt a little wobbly is all. Atmosphere seems nice. There's a DJ upstairs and people were chilling doing their work.

Funky and fun space, with great food and atmosphere. DJs play chilled music throughout the day, and the team are really lovely. Iulia and team were a super stars at sorting my order when there was a mix up.

Look I’ve been here before and it’s been amazing, but this time - I went for brunch and had the worst food poisoning in a long while. I’m not sure what it was, maybe the hashbrown? But my guy get that to how it was before, because these squared potatoes got something funky going on since I’m still suffering. Anyway great vibe inside yeah

Worst breakfast fry up i have had in a while. Inedible, oil-soaked sponges of various forms.

I came here for brunch and I had the best experience. The food was lovely and came quickly, and it was extremely well priced. I ate inside the cafe and it was really beautiful. Had a very nice experience and would recommend to anyone looking for a nice brunch spot in London

I came here for brunch and I had the best experience. The food was lovely and came quickly, and it was extremely well priced. I ate inside the cafe and it was really beautiful. Had a very nice experience and would recommend to anyone looking for a nice brunch spot in London

THE PLACE TO GO SPECIALLY FOR BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH! They have a huge variety of food to chiose from. More to-go options all home made and also brunch sets which allow you to pick a dish and coffee already included in the deal🔥 Their coffes are great! I also HIGHLY RECOMMEND their homemade cakes. They are unique. Thank me later❤️

THE PLACE TO GO SPECIALLY FOR BREAKFAST AND BRUNCH! They have a huge variety of food to chiose from. More to-go options all home made and also brunch sets which allow you to pick a dish and coffee already included in the deal🔥 Their coffes are great! I also HIGHLY RECOMMEND their homemade cakes. They are unique. Thank me later❤️

Service lovely, atmosphere great. Coffee was delicious but was not accurate to coffee standards of an4/6oz cortado. Not sure if I distracted the chap making it but it was a little foamy too.

Stopped in a for a quick drink after a hard days travel around London. Iced coffee was amazing. Service with a smile would defo pop back again if I was in the area

Really cool venue. I came here to see a DJ playing on a Wednesday night and it was really fun and chill. The outdoor seating is lovely. I’d come back

Really rude security before I even went in on a Thursday afternoon. Not going back

Quite expensive for what it is and the atmosphere can be hit or miss. Had the worst martini of my life here once which is a feat in itself - so expect the basics ie. PBRs (for my American friends) and Smirnoff vodka. The secret recipe olives kind of hit tho and the location is fire

Best place with cosy atmosphere, very good wifi and amazing food!! Highly recommended!!

We were down London for the night. Went to brick lane for breakfast. Found cafe 1001 as there was seating outdoors in what seems like an area without too many outdoor eating areas. The service was very good with enthusiastic and polite staff. The breakfast “set 1” were very tasty, especially the eggs and toast. I even ate the on the vine tomatoes which I usually skip as I don’t really like tomatoes and they were lovely. A nice relaxed environment in a very busy area, highly recommended.

Good ice coffee, nice bartender, cool place

Really nice staff and food, but they need a bit more training on sequence of service - I sat down, waited 15 minutes - then walked to the bar - no one served me for a while - then when I then ordered, the food didn't arrive... It's a shame because it's a great vibe otherwise.

Nice but inexperienced staff. Waited 25 minutes for food and finally left. Wasn’t particularly busy. Disappointing experience

Arrogant staff, disorganised, overpriced for coffee. There are many other better coffee shops in the area

Cafe 1001 is cool, like old-school cool. Not just in the hip, relevent, millenial way, but it has the feel reminiscent of my days bumming around Seattle when I was a fine young thing. So what am talking about my friends is, vibe. If ever there was a place with a vibe Cafe 1001 has it in spades. I love things that do double duty, like a Murphy bed. Sometimes such things can fall flat on their faces--like the mullet (ain't nobody ever going to convince me that a mullet is any kind of good stylistic choice, I grew up in the Land of the Mullet). But in the case of Cafe 1001 it's a place that does double-duty as a coffee shop and a local musical space, and like the the former Sit 'n' Spin in Seattle (laundromat and music venue) I am down with that. The interior is comfortable and features some cool artwork on the walls. It was a chill hangout and it would be a great place to hang with your friends, pretend to work on your laptop, smooch with your sweetie, or write the next great novel. In any case, drop by and enjoy some coffee or some great local tunes.

Cool place for a small brunch. The coffee and muffins were very good

Visited for a private event so hard to tell whats its like on a normal day. From our experience everything was brilliant and we'd return.

Amazing night there yesterday. Staff, DJs, cocktails, vibe… All were on point! TY!

Grate place but if you need to use the loo make shore to bring a torch

Stop for brunch at 1001. Two French women very well received! The setting is great in a trendy street. The dishes are delicious. I recommend with your eyes closed 👌

I asked the full English breakfast and asked if they can made scrambled eggs instead of fried eggs, and the waiter told us that the “chef” don’t like to change his menu but will ask, he came back so worried saying is not possible to made scrambled eggs 😱😂🤣😂🤣🤣seriously????? They have scrambled eggs with chorizo so maybe this “expert”chef know how to scrambled some eggs , so silly and hilarious

Great, artsy, funky little cafe just off the main tourists paths that makes great espresso drinks, spritzers, pastries and tasty breakfast. I had the chorizo and eggs on sour dough with an Americano. I followed that with carrot cake with tea. Service is almost instant and the staff are super friendly. Indoor and outdoor seating. Loved it.

It would be helpful if you could easily lend me the toilet!!

Incompetent managers. Rude and disrespectful.

This cafe/bar is brilliant for both studying/working and/or for chilling and enjoying a drink. The DJ and staff were super friendly. The food and drinks were great.

Really nice café, apart from the fact that you have to queue for five hours and then are expected to pay an obligatory service charge on top of that, without being asked. The snotty woman at the bar was also extremely awful.

Only marked down because of the ridiculous 12.5 per cent service charge that is automatically added (without consent) when you actually have to queue up to make your order. I haven’t even had a chance to try the food or enjoy any service before being forced into tipping. Very silly indeed…

A few of us popped in for a drink before we went into the vintage Market spot on.

Great breakfast roll...absolutely loaded...struggled to eat it all...Good price £8...

Whether it’s day or night, this place bangs! Always come here for a coffee, juice or snack from the deli counter whilst I’m on the go. Love having brunch here if i’m in Shoreditch shopping for the day. Plus a great spot to go for cocktails and delicious sleazy pizza. Super lovely staff and great DJs every time :)

Reviewing things can be tedious. Anyway, here is my review. Cafe 1001 is pretty alright. Id go here if you want to feel pretty alright too. Hell, the beer is great. That's a bonus. So like go here frequently. That'd be alright.

I decided to study here last Monday afternoon after I saw it was a good place for it. I only had a couple of coffees and a slice of the apple crumb cake but boyyyyyy was that enough to tell me the quality of food was top! Next time I’ll probably order food food, because every plate that went past me looked great. I ordered at the bar and the staff were so friendly and made me feel comfortable which sometimes isn’t the standard for some cafes in the city. The atmosphere is perfect for studying, catching up with friends or even having a few drinks. Just a great all round vibe and I look forward to going back!

Rude staff. My family and I were completely ignored. We were in queue with takeaway drinks to check out. Treated as if we were invisible. If you’re in the area, I recommend you avoid this place.

Went here last night and had some drinks in the upstairs bar. Great chilled out space, good cocktails and really nice, polite staff. Would definitely go again.

What a good find. English breakfast can be very hit and miss and often overpriced. Given the location this was good value and very tasty ingredients served in a modern setting. Ni e music, a good overall vibe.

Cafe1001's team members are so nice and polite, and the atmosphere is fantastic. 5 stars more than deserved :)

Popped in to avoid the rain and ended up having a delicious 😋 breakfast and yummy cuppa. Very friendly staff, with a sense of humour. Looking forward to my next visit... Might buy the T-shirt 👕!!!

Stopped for a coffee break, very nice place.

Very tasty breakfast, service nice but a bit slow. Very good cappuccino

Lovely atmosphere and staff are really friendly and professional. I didn't eat here but friends did and the food looked amazing.

Brilliant breakfast, friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere. I would recommend going here and looking forward to going one evening too.

Had a banging full English here, much needed! That DJ booth tho... 😍

Nice breakfast and good value for central London.

Cool atmosphere. Americano (thin and weak flavor) £3.4

Dans le quartier de brick lane café relativement grand prix raisonnable et bonne musique.. wifi fonctionne bien bon spot en journée de travail

Great drinks and great atmosphere. Also really easy to get food from next door's pizza place. A nice stop in brick lane!

We had made a reservation here for breakfast (which wouldn't have been necessary) and had a lovely morning. The food was delicious and typically English. The shop is housed in an old factory with high ceilings and is in the middle of Brick Lane. The shop is wheelchair accessible, at least downstairs.

tasty drink, knowledgeable bar manager which was awesome!! BUT i was charged service at the bar for a cocktail - menu price 13.50, ended up more than £15+. weird, never been charged service at a walk-up bar. i don’t think this is reasonable if i’m not getting table service. am on a budget so made me a bit sad - not sure i will return as £15+ cocktails are a bit much :(

Improved customer service is needed here; the waitress lacked respect. Consider exploring alternative workplaces if you're seeking a more accommodating environment! The ambiance is pleasant and the food is average.

Nice hybrid place, DJ up top, cafe quiet vibe downstairs. Lots of people working/studying there but also there to hang out with friends. Orange juice was banging

Friendly fast service, nice coffee. Had a brioche bun stuffed with sausages, bacon, fried egg, hash browns, and I was quite stuffed after that!

A nice place with an excellent choice of cocktails. Jose who served us was extremely knowledgeable and friendly!

Great atmosphere fantastic selection of drinks great music

Went earlier in the day had a great coffee. Lovely people downstairs. Came back later for cocktails, bartender, was rude went to grab a menu, passive aggressive. Made us feel uncomfortable, so we left.

Wait for an hour and received a pizza that’s too salty :( my tongue suffered!

Nice cafe, short on cakes when I went there but good coffee and a lively place to be

We dropped in for coffee and hot chocolate on the way to an exhibit in Brick Lane. Really nice ambience, particularly upstairs which would be perfect in the day time for cafe working. Turns into a bar in the evenings

We went for breakfast at this very cosy place with friendly staff there made us very welcome Very good food and nice size portions

It's a cool place, so the atmosphere almost made up for the slow service and lukewarm coffees, but I can't give it 5 stars unfortunately.

Place is clean and spacious. Perfect for chilling alone or with friends over cups of coffee. Toilet is spacious, clean and well maintained which is crucial to me as I have IBS. Haven’t tried the food so can’t say much about that. Coffee is decent and so as the beer selection.

Came around here for a drink with friends after a exploring the surrounding neighbourhoods. We we`re with a group of 4 and we`re told that you had to do all orders via the website that was reachable when scanning the QR code that was on the table. We we`re about to order when a waiter was coming over and said he could take our drinksorder. We thought okay thats fine but we we`re told it could only be done via website when we got a table. We got our drinks and that was fine. However ordering food is a different story. The website is unclear and you have to make sure that you select the pizzaplace and not the bar which is not making any sens. Keeping things simple instead. Some orders we`re wrong and people around us got the wrong things serverd. To us it is a combination of the confusing website to order from and staff that are getting confused all together. The waiter that served our drinks dissapeared before we left and the drinks we`re nowhere to be on found on another bill. The place itself however is really nice and we hope things will improve.

Nice food made to order and served by friendly ladies who were very welcoming. We will go again soon.

I ordered a cocktail at the bar - no price written anywhere and the bartender had the audacity to charge me £1.5 of service charge (£13 for a mid cocktail in a pub standing 15 mins to order it) - my contactless tapped before I could say no to the service charge and they refused to give me the service charge back. The male bartender then said “this is how it is done here, it’s compulsory” - it’s not compulsory, that is just a rip off as my friends did not get the service charge (which is optional anyways in the UK). Then he continued to have an attitude. This was the night of Saturday 16th of December at 9pm, I attached a pic of the bartender.

Very rude staff so expensive not like before avoid it ! Not worth the money ! Most expensive glass of wine ever not even cold and as I mentioned the guy was so rude !!

Had a great time here. Staff very friendly l, nice place to relax

Wonderful location with great food, great staff and excellent service. Highly recommended. Made our day to remember.

I always love visiting Cafe 1001 when I come to Brick Lane. It's busy and lively selling nice quality food, delicious coffee and alcohol throughout the day. Service at the bar is fast and efficient but table service takes a bit longer. Great place to meet friends or for a first date.

A busy Sunday and the weather was very very cold, however the door stayed open and I had to keep my coat on for the whole meal. We had the 12” breakfast which was average at best. The toast was cold and the beans luke warm. We had flat whites which, while strong and tasty, were, again, luke warm. The barista needs to heat the milk more and the chef needs to leave the toast in the toaster longer. The waiters didn’t seem to know their table numbers and food was carried around a lot and offered to the wrong tables several times while we were there. Overall an average experience and only slightly better than your local greasy spoon. I didn’t feel the experience warranted a service charge (15%) and asked for this to be removed. The waitress got very huffy. Won’t be back I’m afraid.

Great pistacho tart and good flat white (too much milk for me) The place is amazing.

Great coffee spot just round the corner from the van gogh experience and Spitalfields

Great little spot for a hang out or even a little WFH.

This place is so awesome! The food is very tasty and the coffee aswell. You can sit in a cozy booth or chill on couches. But a seating at a table is possible also. And we really enjoyed the jazzy/lounch music. Last but not least; the service is really nice. They are very well organized and welcoming!

De passage à Londres, petite halte désaltérante au 1001, sur Brick L'âne. Accueil très chaleureux et super ambiance. Je recommande

Decent spot for a bite to eat. The croissant sandwich was lovely and service was friendly. Has a modern feel which lacked atmosphere but it was busy for a Sunday. Not bad value for money either.

One of my favourite places. Great place to take any visiting friends, etc

Cappuccino war leider nur leicht warm, aber gemütliche Atmosphäre und im Vergleich relativ günstig🤷🏼‍♂️ Vegetarisches Frühstück fand ich lecker

Nice place to have some beers and talk in the terrace. The atmosphere is usually very friendly and you meet some cool people around.

Agora é Sleazy pizza. Muito boa. Pizza lasciva.

Great funky place good memories

Open and airy, very nice clean full English breakfast, high quality good choice of ingredients as well as brand of condiments 😎👍 Public carpark just opposite. Outdoor seating. Good vibe. 😁