Cafe Deco in Camden

The staff is so friendly, and the food is absolutely delicious. A must have!!

Just a beautiful little restaurant with a big heart. There's a party atmosphere here - not just an average party, but one where everyone knows their host well and knows they are valued and appreciated. You'll feel very welcomed, the food and wine are delicious and personal and you'll leave feeling better, as though you'd been given a big hug!....We will be back!

Hidden gem, diverse menu changes daily. Everyone there was wonderful and a really great atmosphere. Massive wine selection.

I am so delighted to have been here. Found in Michelin at the last moment. Very relaxed environment that felt right for everything from a coffee to a 3 course dinner. Staff were engaged and helpful, wanted you to have a good time. Food was imaginative and modern with a slightly retro feel - proper food no cheats, fads or fake flavours. Would thoroughly recommend but watch what you’re spending

If you find yourself in Bloomsbury, I'd suggest dropping by Cafe Deco, especially for their desserts. The ingredients are fresh and genuine. However, be aware that the pricing is on the higher side, with £35 for a beef main course and £14 for a salad dish. While the meals are enjoyable, they don't quite justify their cost in terms of taste. I acknowledge the high rent in this area and appreciate the local community culture, but overall, I believe the food should be more commensurate with its price.

Best food, atmosphere, natural wine selection and the kindest staff. Beautiful energy with high quality food and drinks. One of the best glasses of nature wines I had in a while !

I really wanted to like it here!! So sold by the pics and reviews I was so keen and booked it for Valentine’s Day. Sadly it didn’t deliver on multiple levels. The day we went they were running a German week. Totally fine but considering we booked relatively in advance and this was out of the realms of their normal fare, it was a bit disappointing to be limited to a menu that was quite different to what I’d been enticed by, especially when then the food itself didn’t really deliver. The staff were lovely but one was covering the entire downstairs of about 10 tables and couldn’t keep up. The couple next to us smashed their glass at one point and no one noticed for 20 mins - even when the girl was picking up shards of glass and putting them on her tea plate. Maybe another day, with more staff, a different menu and a buzzier vibe would be different, but we left feeling we overpaid for a disappointing experience.

The vibe of this coffee place is amazing as well as the staff being very helpful. They do a variety of sauces on place that are delicious. I truly recommend this place for a coffee lover.

I have been coming here over the last year and love it so much. It's very laid back, and the food is simple, homely, and yummy. The veg, fish and most of all DESSERTS are outstanding. The meat dishes I am not as drawn to. God the desserts. I don't know how they do it, but the pastry on the tarts is always spot on. I've also had some of the best salt cod I've ever had here, and I'm from Portugal where the national dish is salt cod! They salted it in house, so it was v soft and flaky. The portions are large. The service is always lovely. And it's great for solo-dining (ask to sit at the window, or bar). Thank you for having me : )

One of the most overrated places I have ever been to. Plain flavours absolutely nothing exciting.

The chicken was overcooked (tough, dry) and the potatoes very bland. Considering the prices they charge for this quality, I don’t recommend it to anyone.

This place does really nice breakfast and probably has the cheapest coffee in London for a £1 which also tastes decent

Really good food from the team also behind Maltby Street, conveniently located for Senate House and the British Museum.

My all time favorite restaurant for the past 5 years ❤️

We had a fantastic date night at Cafe Deco. Our server (young man possibly from Manchester?) was excellent, welcoming and very knowledgeable. The food is delicious, and whilst on the pricier side lives up to expectations. You feel that love has gone into it! Thank you again to the team tonight, we had a great time x

It's solid, it's innovative, it's food that's *fun* to eat. It'll cost you, but you can go to a lot of bland places for the same money - just go here instead. Second experience was a bit more meh, found the portions on the smaller side with a disappointing cheese course but still all tasty and the atmosphere is really good here.

The meat dishes were good but the vegetarian options were very disappointing. When our waiter came to clear our plates he asked how we liked our food - we mentioned that we didn’t love the vegetarian main, and he was quite sassy about it. He said that no one else had complained about the dish and said why did we eat it if we didn’t like it? We weren’t looking for any kind of discount, we were just providing feedback since we’d been asked. Just felt rude and unnecessary. Otherwise the experience was okay - but I didn’t appreciate being spoken to like that.

We have been here a number of times and each time it has been excellent. The food is exceptional. Even the simple egg mayonnaise is elevated through the use of quality ingredients and is a must try. They have a very good wine selection (all natural wines I believe). To top it off the staff are wonderful and very knowledgeable about both the food and the wine.

What a great little restaurant! With a very interesting vibe that makes you think it’s a quite old place, it is actually not!! The produce of every single ingredient is top top top!!! So good, so delicious. I loved the simplicity! A new favourite in London!

Absolutely fantastic spot. Really good lunch option if you have people visiting from out of town.

A bursting little café serving simple, elevated British cuisine to share. The service was exceptional and the food delicious (special mention to the rillettes and cornichon toast: divine but way too small), but the starter plates are pretty small and £140 for two with just 2 glasses of wine puts it on the pricier side…

Very disappointing experience. Incredibly over-priced and underwhelming food. £22 for a bowl of what was essentially bland stew, and a pork chop with mostly fat that hadn’t been properly rendered for £30 odd quid and that’s without any sides. Chocolate roulade tasted okay but again, just felt very cheap. Staff were pleasant enough but not knowledgable enough for that price range. Wine was quite nice but again, £32 odd for a carafe. Won’t be recommending and won’t be going back.

This was a great experience, food was very good and staff were very helpful

Sitting on a quiet street in Bloomsbury, you can easily forget you are minutes away from bustling Tottenham Court Road in central London. I want to say that Café Deco is a 'hidden gem' but based on its popularity, that would be misleading! Booking seemed to be essential. When we arrived there were a couple of empty tables which filled up quickly on a Friday evening. We had prebooked a table for two for a birthday celebration. We were told the menu here changes weekly based on seasonal and available ingredients from sustainable, organic suppliers. We had looked online to see this week's menu in advance. Onto the food, simply superb! There is so much choice yet the front of house staff happily explained each dish and gave honest advice based on our preferences. We had read that the 'egg mayonnaise' was a menu staple so we had to try. Highly recommend! Rich, creamy mayonnaise over a stunningly yellow yolk egg with tangy, soft anchovies on top. I could eat that every day. We ordered two vegetarian main dishes to share as mains which was plenty for two people. The spinach and bread dumplings were full of flavour and light at the same time, they literally melted in the mouth. The brown butter sauce blew our minds! I guess you can choose whether you want to share plates or have your own. We found the portion sizes generous enough to share two mains between us but I know not everyone likes to share. The choice is yours. Since the menu changes weekly, it is hard to give exact recommendations but the hazelnut ice cream was a delightful end to an amazing meal. Front of house staff were extremely helpful advising us which wine to choose from a (very) long and well-curated wine list. There was so much choice, whether you want a more traditional flavour or something more exotic/trendy - cue orange wines and naturally sparkling natural wines! The pink rosé PIAK! from the Loire was absolutely delicious, helping us hold onto the last of summer. I can testify to the benefits of natural vs non-natural wines - less dehydration, easier palatability and more distinct flavours to accompany the food. The restaurant has a relaxed almost casual atmosphere yet with top-tier flavours, quality ingredients in a calming environment. It has a neighbourhood vibe and the friendliness of the staff make you feel like a regular patron. Service was perfectly attentive throughout the meal. The dining room downstairs felt more intimate which would be perfect for a different occasion. It sounds strange but there is something about the whole restaurant which made us both feel very calm after a busy working week. We were compelled to give our praise and thanks to the kitchen team as we left. Thank you again for a wonderful meal. We will both be coming back for more. I am excited to see how the menu changes as London enters its colder, comfort-food months!

Good food, friendly service and a very nice community cafe to stop by

I really really wanted to love this place. Our experience was odd, off and random. We made a reservation for two a few weeks ago. When we show up up for dinner the place was half empty (or half full). They offered us a table in the basement. The basement: There were a lot of nice tables upstairs, by the bar, outside , etc but they wanted to sit us down there. It was literally empty there, quite hot and it felt strange they wouldn’t offer a better table. I asked for a table upstairs (there were two empty tables on the main ground floor) but in the end we ended up sitting by the bar. At this stage we weren’t as comfortable as it was hard to understand the situation. The wines by the glass menu was ok but limited. The food was ok, it maybe needed a bit more love especially given the high prices and the bread portions could be a bit more generous. Overall Cafe Deco needs a bit more loving, attention to detail, better cooking and care. Btw by the time we left an hour and a half later the two tables were still empty.

The food was ok but really overpriced. 24 pounds of a very small portion of gnocchi I felt like I could have made at home.

Ένα γοητευτικό εστιατόριο σε μια από τις ωραιότερες γειτονιές του Λονδίνου, εποχιακά πιάτα και υπέροχη λίστα κρασιών

Beautiful seasonal food, fab wine list, friendly and helpful staff. A complete GEM of a lunch spot and I'm sure the atmosphere would be gorgeous in the evening as well. Highly, highly recommend

What a great find! Perfect lite lunch on a sun lit day. Fresh and creative plates.

Wonderful food, cozy atmosphere, and great service.

Service extremely pretentious and snobby, I sat outside for a glass of wine the waiter came and told me you can’t only order a glass of wine you need food with it, then you can’t move your table (literally 30cm to get some sunshine) and you can’t use your laptop (at like 6pm).. literally no thank you..

Sehr nett dort. Sehr freundlich.

Eine tolle Location wenn man wert auf Service und Qualität legt. Und eben auch in einer hübsch Location etwas zu sich nehmen möchte. Alles war gut und nett und sehr sauber. Hier zahlt man gerne etwas mehr für die Qualität. Gerne wieder!

This cafè is very small but cute. For coffee they only serve filter, so luke-warm and not any choice. Experience could’ve been a lot better but the servers were very snooty and super cold. I work in management in hospitality, warm & friendly staff can completely change a place for the better and sadly the attitude of the staff here and the vibe they bring to the place only secured the fact that we won’t return.

Very expensive limited menu. OK food. First course good asparagus and sauce gribiche. Second course was poor very salty dried up/ burnt on top skate. Waiter apologised for how long it took to arrive. Perhaps left on pass? We had 500ml of a cheap ribena tasting wine at £34. Asked to see the bottle so I'd never order it again: Jura. That's it and the bill for two with service was £144+. Pleasant atmosphere.

Great cappuccino, charming decor, and the owners are always up for a good chat, very friendly!

The food was really good, however the service was disappointing as the waiter did not get our order right, and they brought us the wrong starter, had to wait for a long time for the main course.

had a lovely long lunch here. food was delicious and service was attentive and charming. wine list is extensive and interesting. just loses a star because it does seem really really expensive. £21 for a slice of quiche, even if it is the nicest quiche you've ever had, is too much. £34 for a fish stew. it's michelin star fine dining prices for rustic food. i recommend it for a treat or a special occasion lunch. the food really was lovely. it's just the kind of place you'd really rave about if the prices were a bit smaller.

Excellent service and beautiful food focused on fresh, seasonal produce. Interesting, well-balanced flavour combinations and great textures. Modern, relaxed vibe. Can reccomend for a larger dinner party of up to 25 guests - our contacts at Café Deco were very accomodating and we had a wonderful evening.

Good food and excellent friendly service, predominantly vegetarian...... bit pricey for me, (£176 for 4, inc 12.5% added tip), but probably ok for central London given cost of living rises......

Lovely staff, delicious food (seasonal menu) and great offer of wine. Been there twice and will be back for sure.

Great dinner for friend’s birthday. All the dishes were delicious, fresh and cooked well.

Tall waiter with the curly hair pulled back in to a ponytail is incredibly rude. Not the right vibes for a wine bar.

Beautiful food in a calm, chic setting

Amazing new spot. Incredible food, the kind that is thoughtfully made, genuinely served and deliciously devoured. One of my favourite new places to go to when I need to feed my soul.

Really, really exceptional food

Very cute staff, very cool dishes. Lovely vibes

Cute, quaint place on Store Street for a nice lunch. Since it's on a small street, we didn't get much noise from cars. Aside from noise, the restaurant was small and decorated with light colors. Booking is essential! When we came in, it seemed like it was completely empty, but within 30-45 minutes it was completely full.

An charming little neighborhood spot serving elevated yet comforting British food. The restaurant is quite small (so book in advance) but warm and brightly decorated, with a friendly and smiling staff and an ever-changing menu. The food was delicious from start to finish - the artichoke on toast, the salad, the mains were all fresh, seasonal, and expertly prepared with not a pinch of salt missing. The server made sure to bring bread along with every saucy dish for us to mop up all the tasty leftovers. The wine menu is surprisingly eclectic, and we had a gorgeous Spanish white wine that was recommended by the team. Possibly the best part of the meal was dessert - a perfect treacle tart with the surprising but necessary addition of lemon to cut through the sweetness; bit of cream on the side didn’t go amiss either. In short, spent a lovely evening here and am sure to come back and try the food in other seasons as well!

Simply a great place, good wine, lovely atmosphere, delicious food and an even better dessert… places like this really make us love London and food in London! :)

The atmosphere was cosy and warm! Service was excellent! Menu was not varied but I understand that it changes over the week (at least few items). Food portions were small!

pretty disappointing. came here for dinner because of the good reviews. service was unmotivated and not very helpful. among other things, we were told that we should order one of the dishes twice. as a result, we received two plates of artichokes tasting like old frying fat instead of one. had the feeling that it was mainly about turnover. nice interior, but for the quality of the food definitely overpriced. in the price range there are better spots that make more effort and taste better. taste carrier in all dishes fat, both had stomach pain afterwards. no recommendation.

Great service, hearty food, authentic. Really enjoyed my lunch!

Delicious menu made with care, will definitely be back!

Have eaten twice at Cafe Deco and both times had a fantastic meal. The food is delicious. Dishes are unpretentious, with a focus on seasonal ingredients. Everything is well executed and simply presented. The wine list is wide ranging in geography and style, with a lean towards interesting low intervention and natural producers. Staff are very friendly, helpful and accommodating. The space and vibe is calm, unshowy, and not too loud; a very comforting alternative to so many other flashy and hectic restaurants in central London. I’ll be back again.

Smoked salmon and potato rosti, and zurek was delicious for a snack. Cute decor and in a side street away from the busyness of central London. Would come back again to try the other dishes.

Great food, service is immaculate. They’re extremely nice. GREAT PRICE!!!

It was alright. Didn't live up to the big recommendations and expectations we had heard. Very limited menu but I guess that's the way it is now. Changes every day. Well cooked, as you should expect, but parsimonious with the portions. Wine prices eye-watering but that's the way it is today. Waiter friendly and knowledgeable but a bit forgetful. (Bread to nibble on! One menu between two?) On the night we were there they only had filter coffee! Unforgivable !! Recommend it? Yes.

All food are great, including nature flavor and light seasoning and the feeling of interior is peace~

Overpriced. Absent service. Bland and dry apple pie. Beautiful ambience.

Great food and wine list, go there

We had a shared lunch with 3 starters each at £10 with a 125 ml glass wine and a 350 ml tin of low alcohol beer. Food quality was good, especially the aubergine on toast. The meat platter was good quality but a bit limited in variety, the succotash was a bit uninspired as it seemed to be mainly sweetcorn. The bill, with service was about £50. The main courses were about £20+ each.

건강하고 아름다운 보석이라는 말이 딱 맞는 곳, 우리 가족이 단골이 되고 싶습니다. 사랑스럽고 건강한 음식을 제공하며 모든 것이 조화롭고 아름다웠어요 ^^

We sat outside with our dog and had a lovely dinner. Food was great, large selection of wines, roast pork loin main was amazing but fried courgette starter and John Dory main felt overpriced for what we got. Staff was great, very helpful and even provided water for our dog.

Spent two weeks in Europe and ate some fabulous meals. This, by far, was the best. Seriously delicious, creative, fresh…. And the service was terrific. Can’t say enough about how wonderful this little restaurant was/is.

A really beautiful evening! We sat outside and had a lovely dinner full of the kind of food that you could make yourself but it wouldn’t be anywhere near as good if you did. I really recommend the antipasti dish and the aubergine spaghetti. It’s a wonderful feeling to be surprise by how absolutely delicious the first bite is. I look forward to returning.

Just back from a great early supper. Really tasty food, friendly and knowledgeable people. Good value and one to visit.

Small and cosy restaurant with outstanding food. Fish soup with croutons and rouille was fantastic, and so was the hake.

Really lovely restaurant this. Simple, small menu. We ordered one of everything on it and couldn’t have been happier. Really friendly and efficient staff too. Thoroughly enjoyed!

Lovely place, had pickled mackerel On toast and a delicious fish strew aswell. Our waitress was really lovely and friendly too

Very cool vibe! Simple but lovely food. Great wine list. Quite pricy.

Great food, delicious wine and a lovely atmosphere Best devilled egg I've ever had. Charcuterie was incredible too Lovely staff. Highly recommended

Excellent - perfect for the summer - menu changes constantly and is always fresh and inviting

Don’t get the egg Mayo, save yourself lol

Excellent service and value . Will come again

Been meaning to visit here for some time and it did not disappoint. We had a great range meals in what is a cool setting with good service. An all round enjoyable experience; great to have some simple dishes cooked very well with good ingredients.

Thank you Cafe Deco for such delicious food and wine- we had a splendid evening.

Really lovely place. The food is very nice, I found it was elevated versions of simple dishes I ate growing up. I had a stew with mash so doesn't sound very fancy but it reminded me of the one my mom makes, but made perfect, so mash was super creamy, the seasoning was exactly right, etc. I didn't love the starter though, which was artichokes. The waitress described them as having oil and lemon but I tasted no lemon, so there was no actual flavour to them but bland oil and artichokes. However, the dessert- my goodness! It was a lemon tart, and it was amazing! One of the nicest desserts I've ever had, it was not too sweet and was just on the brink of being too tart but it wasn't, so really lemony flavoured and tart but not overly so. It was served with a bit of creme fraiche which I'm always a bit dubious about but it went perfectly. Cut through the tartness and added its own dimension of flavour. I'm not one to order a dessert normally but I do love citrus flavours and I would return just to have this dessert again. A great choice if you don't have much of a sweet tooth. The menu changes constantly but I hope they keep the tart as a regular fixture! The staff were very friendly but one waiter kept trying to take away my bread before I was done (I wanted to save some for my stew) and I repeatedly told him this but he repeatedly came back and (without asking) tried to take the plate away which I found a bit annoying.

It’s a small jewel. The food is distinctively tasty and has a particular touch. And the wine selection and recommendations are also good. It’s not cheap but it’s worth it!

My partner took us here this evening as a surprise. He had been recommended the restaurant by a friend. We are on a low income and this was quite a big deal for us both. Wasn’t a great start as our drinks took 45 minutes to arrive. We watched other tables have their food and drinks arrive before us even though they had ordered after (their bottles of wine were far more expensive and their manner was far ruder.. maybe this is how you get served in this place!) We had a 7:30 pm booking on a Thursday and two dishes we wanted to order had already sold out and the menu hadn’t been amended. Our first dishes came out well over an hour after ordering and those that were meant to be warm were cold. We sent the £25 literal piece of chicken and chips back. It was returned reheated after we were told it would be remade. Even though it had been reheated it was still lukewarm with a couple of cold chips on the side. It was clear they were understaffed - those that were working were helpful and sweet, but it wasn’t enough. The bill was still far too high considering the service and food that we received. If you are going to sell and cook simple food this has to be reflected most importantly in the quality and execution. The prices are unjustified for the food we received this evening. Perhaps it was an off night however it isn’t about the money more the experience which did not deliver. Both a little bit upset as a we don’t eat out much and where expecting a little more from the experience. The egg Mayo was delicious though.

Delicious meal, lovely service, great wine and a very tranquil spot for lunch

Similar to my ‘favourite’ (and half-namesake) Cafe Cecilia, Cafe Deco had been mentioned to me many times before as a new go-to-place. It was sunny when I went and I sat outside, presented with the first annoyance: why bother with uncomfortable chairs? But that’s not what I was testing; how was the food? Good, but not exceptional. From the three sandwiches, the chicken liver one was divine and the others I already forgot about. My main - a green lamb stew / hot pot - was homey and warming in the best possible way (and the meat was delicious). What was lacking overall - including from the service - was attention to detail. The explicit excuse: they focus on simplicity. In theory I like that, in practice it doesn’t work too well anymore if the execution isn’t absolutely outstanding. Also given the pricetag (£50 for bread, water, starter, main and cheapest glass of wine), not a place I can recommend, if it isn’t on somebody’s corporate card.

Completely nondescript food - not one dish was in any way memorable. I’m not a good cook but could make better food myself. Very bland, slightly overcooked pork on a pile of mashed potato looked a total mess and tasted like a rushed Friday night supper. I’m afraid at £23, that dish is not impressive. Starters were completely average. Like poorly-presented brasserie food. The wine list was the worst of all. It is so, so, so expensive. A rip-off. Very nice service and lovely staff. But definitely would not come back. Really disappointing.

Wonderful food. Attentive service.

Maybe a bit a harsh if I say it was the most boring food I’ve ever had. But I highly doubt other comments on “deliciousness”. The chicken was tender but not much flavour. The potatoes were quite bland and oily. And I just didn’t really understand the risotto, I could taste nothing but the bitterness from the lettuce and the cheese, or was it the point? The staff was friendly.

Good food to select from a menu that changes weekly. Really enjoyed my kale & lentil starter and grilled whole mackerel. Excellent wine list.

Lovely restaurant, very relaxed, great service and food. A real delight

What a little gem of a restaurant on a beautiful quiet street in Bloomsbury! Absolutely delicious frill-free food. The menu changes based on what's seasonally available, and everything we tried was exceptional. The flavours are finely balanced - everything just worked. Wonderful and helpful service too. Must come back to try more dishes!

Went here for a meal with friends. Rotating small menu with plenty of vegetarian options. Food was delicious. Nice ambiance, not too loud.

Very good food. Space is quite tight though... Which makes the experience less enjoyable. They shouldn't cram customers so much

Scrumptious lunch, definitely a treat (prices are not ridiculous, but not student-friendly either!). I didn't have a reservation, so they offered me a window seat - not the most comfortable, I would recommend getting some nicer stools! That said, food was delicious - I had the roasted pork shoulder with fennel, and a slice of chocolate/hazelnut tarte. The fresh sourdough bread and butter were a nice touch. Service can be patchy - I asked for coffee and tarte at the same time, the tarte arrived so late my coffee was already finished (it would have gotten cold otherwise!). They gave me a refill, but still. I enjoyed the meal, but I would only go back for a special occasion (with someone else paying, probably!).

Great hearty cooking in a "Café" on steroids. Booking recommended and allow time for your meal. Menu changes weekly. Not cheap but worth the trip.

Had a great caesar salad, just right for lunch. They only had filter coffee which was a shame but the service was friendly and the cafe was lovely

very happy to be here eating devilled eggs legs curled into my cutest the pie was so lovely homey cosy with delicious pastry not too heavy just right, just the right amount of mash on the side perfect and elegant anna tobias is so amazing we love her the pumpkin stew with chestnuts were so sweet and soft and rich the texture, makes me imagine the moon cheese softness and the salt sweet delight of a distant sea that tastes the same at every tongue lap no matter where if cafe deco were a thing it would be an anchovy

Lovely little cafe with plenty of charm. The menu is quite limited with very little choices but the taste of food is very good. We ordered a cress soup and a walnut and blue cheese salad. Both dishes were quite small in portion but the taste was excellent especially the soup, very rich and full of flavour. A little on the expensive side though.

Absolute dream of a little restaurant. Beautiful simple food. If you’re looking for fancy service and pretension go elsewhere. With the delicious food and the friendly and relaxed atmosphere, I completely adore this place.

Amazing, nice staff and delicious interesting dishes. Cant wait to come back

Had a lovely evening here. Incredible group of staff and very good food. The space is beautiful

Lovely food and wonderfult service. In particular the fried apple pie and the plum ice cream were amazing