Cafe La Cigale (Twickenham) in Richmond upon Thames

The 'jerk chicken' they serve here isn't actually jerk chicken. Really not sure what it is, the plate of food brought to us was more like a curry or a stew and the meat was very, very dry and over cooked. My girlfriend didn't eat it due to the fact it was so dry. Curried goat was nice enough though which we ended up sharing and the juice was nice. If you enjoy eating Carribean or Jamaican food I wouldn't order it from here. Can't reply to the owner's response so adding this to the above post via edit. Read my review properly! The curried goat was fine as was the juice. What I'm saying is that what you call 'jerk chicken' is not jerk chicken, I've eaten jerk for years. It was overcooked, stringy and completely devoid of any flavour. Do you think that the cheap price means it is fine that it tastes terrible? Sort it out. Really crumby reply from you guys trying to shift blame onto us for our bad experience at your cafe and saying we were asking for things that you didn't have as if that justifies you making an awful plate of food. Take it off your menu, you can't cook it. We like independent restaurants and want to support them, and we actually enjoyed the curry goat, but please never serve chicken to someone like that again and make sure it's fresh enough not to make someone ill because I have had a bad stomach this morning. Also my girlfriend doesn't need to be persecuted for muddling her words. Confusing the word milkshake with smoothie is an easy mistake and she even said sorry when she realised she had. We're hestitant to insult owners of an independent restaurant but at the same time you've insulted carribean food with that 'jerk chicken.'

Had a heavy night on the town? Here's a perfect place for a recovery breakfast. Friendly, reasonably priced and good sized meals.

Great cheap place for food, £5.90 for full English breakfast. Would return, the atmosphere is okay but nothing fancy

Best cafe around been coming here for 5+ years sometimes more than Once a day. Having tryed everything on the menu form full English breakfast to there famous in house currys Which Bijit and his wife hand make and ingredients hand home grown. Amazing people Amazing food and a lovely Atmosphere.

So so glad i found this wee place 3 days ago. Been in every day since. The Owners who serve. Really nice people and pleasant. Spoke away like id been coming here for a while. NOW!! the food. 🤤💯💥PERFECT i cant fault the food here. Cooked perfectly. So Tasty. Fairly priced. I have Actually just ordered here again and felt i had to give them a review. While i wait for my breakfast rolls. Brilliant wee place 👏👌🏻👍🏻

Food was cooked when we ordered lady did it all was lovely X X X

A great stop for local sellers. Bacon and cornish has breakfast. Real rice and black eyed peas with both Caribbean and bengali authentically cooked by the tender hands of sussey. I eat to fuel up here here before yet another days work for the NHS. Palestine 88 Jerusalem Artichokes and christening a plentiful array of sauces. Top Job.

Does exactly what it says on the tin - brilliant full english for less than £7! Good portion, lovely service and we'll definitely be popping in more often! The staff even checked with everyone dining to warn them that a car was receiving a ticket outside - very caring and kind.

What can I say! The title says it all! Amazing quality food! Their English breakfasts are superb, huge portions, extremely fresh, non greasy! Perfect every single time! Excellent customer service, the food is always piping hot upon deliveries. I’m a regular can’t get enough of their breakfast! The only downside is once you go to café la cigale you won’t be able to stop ordering, they will be to blame for your weight gain . Honestly the only place I would order my breakfasts and lunches from! 5*

Lovely food freshly cooked people are very nice and its spotless clean. Nice and relaxing

Good owner Very happy man Food good very quick service

Great spot for a quick bite. Delicious samosas and traditional breakfast. Good prices.

Food is lovely and flavoursome. Highly recommend this cafe. Staff are beyond exceptional and the owner, Bijit is very friendly and keen to talk and have a chat with his customers. All round perfect experience and I would love to go again!

Great food very good price breakfast

Classic London greasy spoon cafe. Great prices and even better food! Staff are super friendly and chatty! I'm very happy to have found this place!

Good value excelent service, BTW they do excellent rice and curry to go

Great food at great prices! The rice dishes are the best. 👌🏻 I’m here almost daily for lunch.

Very unassuming. Does exactly what you expect very well. Great start to a Friday

Great cafe and quality breakfast with nice and kind staff

Good Cafe. Food is good and prices are fair.

Lovely food and very friendly staff

Very nice, very friendly, good food

Cheap and cheery. Exactly you need with a massive hangover. Full English very reasonable

I pop-in to this wonderful Cafe for lunch everyday (and often for Breakfast too!) Friendly, fresh food & excellent service Highly recommended!

Full english breakfast is the best in town. Good value for the price.

Was pleasantly surprised. Very reasonable prices. Extensive menu Will definitely be using this restaurant again.

Wonderful cafe in Twickenham! Great food, lovely staff and excellent service, all for an amazing price! Will definitely visit again. Highly recommended.

Great breakfast, we had a home delivery, love it! We will definitely came to visit you in the cafe!

Food was OK but my mate asked for a poached egg instead of fried and was charged an extra 80p. Weird

Hands down the best English breakfast in the borough. This is the only cafe I use. Staff are very friendly and welcoming. Highly recommend

I am a regular customer, I can’t fault this place. Great staff always smiling and the food is great.

It is irony that the owner comments on every single Google review. It is not unnecessary if you can just provide some good services in real life, not just live in the virtual reality. Not treating your customers nicely naturally attracts bad comments. I don’t normally leave reviews, but the services were appalling. “Treat others as you wish to be treated. Don't just be nice, but be kind to other people. That can be so rewarding.” - Mary Lambert Here is a free quote for you! Please don’t bother comment on my review! Last comment on this. Stop making excuses and coming up with fabricated stories. We will never go to your café again. I am not the only one giving you a one star review here. Maybe reflect on your services is the best solution to your problem than trying to argue with your customers. It was a waste of my time to even spend more time on this. You are free to reply to as many reviews as you want, but I am free not to go to your café. I want to spend my money somewhere I enjoy and that is certainly not your place! We should have read other reviews before going to your café in the first place. Stop pretending to be nice and considerate, because you are not.

Cafe La Cigale is a very nice little cafe. Great prices and the fries(chips) were some of the best in London. Bijit, who is the owner, is a great man and is very enthusiastic to talk with and learn about his customers! He kept his shop open an hour after closing time just so I could enjoy my food and have excellent conversations with him. I would highly recommend this cafe to any locals or foreigners visiting that would like a nice local place to enjoy! Thanks again from the crazy Texan's.

Bijit was great chef. Food is very good ...

Food is not bad but the place doesn’t look very clean. I guess prices are adequate to service.

Just had the breakfast delivered by Uber ! Amazing ... never cooking breakfast again Totally best breakfast ready to eat in bed 😂🙈

Ok breakfast but sausages are very poor

Excellent. Best Cafe for miles. Top breakfast and Lunch. Great Value. Friendly and welcoming. 5 stars.

Staff is good, had a great omelette here, coffee is good too

Good food. Well priced. Friendly staff.

First time I came here I was very impressed with the service they provided. The food and English breakfast was just as good as their customer service. Overall I'm very very happy and will recommend this to anyone who enjoys a fry up

Amazing cafe, get my breakfast from here every morning - amazing friendly service and very reasonable price! Fresh food would recommend to everyone

Fantastic jerk chicken with rice and peas. I loved it. Freindly staff with smileing service...

Fantastic breakfast n good staff.

Brilliant breakfast with fantastic service....

Great cafe to come hang out, eat and talk to staff. I especially enjoy the Jerk Chicken on a Friday! Great food with top service A*****