Clocktower Cafe in Ealing

Nice inviting atmosphere with nice decor however, let down by quality of food. Ordered the grilled peri-peri chicken which comes with chips and salad. Spent £15 for this with an orange juice. The chicken tasted as though it had been cooked from frozen. It was light pink in the middle with a rubbery texture and incredibly thin. Seems they flattened the chicken to make it appear bigger than it was. Salad consisted of salad leaves and two cherry tomatoes. Chips are also poor quality and are of the sort you would find in fast food restaurants. Probably best just to stick to the hot drinks here.

Clock Tower Cafe is such a lovely find! had a slice of their homemade cake, and it was delicious. It’s the perfect spot to relax after exploring St Albans.

This place really surprised me, the food is so good and affordable. Coffee is also amazing.

I came to Clock Tower Cafe with my family and we had such a lovely time. The cafe is well-decorated and has a comfortable ambiance. The kids enjoyed their smoothies, and I couldn’t get enough of the scones – so fresh and buttery! It's rare to find a place that feels so homey and welcoming. We’ll definitely make this a regular spot.

Clocktower Cafe in London has a lovely ambiance with its quaint decor, but the food and service were a bit lacking. The club sandwich was average, and the coffee, while decent, didn’t stand out. Service was slow, and our meal took longer than expected. It’s a nice place for a casual visit, but there’s room for improvement.

Clocktower Cafe is a charming little retreat that feels like a cozy secret in the heart of the city. The name itself evokes a sense of nostalgia, and stepping inside confirms that the cafe lives up to its quaint reputation. The vintage decor, complete with antique clocks and comfy armchairs, creates a relaxed and inviting atmosphere. The menu offers a delightful mix of comfort food and innovative dishes. I had the savory smoked salmon bagel with cream cheese and capers, and it was absolutely delectable—the bagel was perfectly toasted, and the salmon was fresh and flavorful. My friend’s choice, the roasted vegetable quiche, was also a hit, with a flaky crust and a generous filling of seasonal vegetables. Whether you’re popping in for a quick coffee or settling in for a leisurely brunch, Clocktower Cafe is a fantastic choice. It’s a perfect blend of great food, excellent coffee, and a delightful atmosphere. I’m already looking forward to my next visit!

I have been coming to this place for many years and I find it consistently good. The food is good honest cafe fare with a bit of style. The staff are friendly and efficient. For me, a consistently good experience.

Food is lovely. Art work on the walls is very nice . Staff are nice too. I've wanted to go in there for a while, glad I did. Xx

Overall a nice café with a good selection of food, desserts etc. One bit of feedback (and this applies to most restaurants and cafés) - please stop poaching eggs with vinegar. It's not needed and it ruins the whole meal - nice sourdough and avocado and all you can taste is vinegar.

Loved it, Great mixture of people from the great melting pot of London

The staff are very friendly and it looks very full on some morningswhich is a good sign I guess. I have not eaten here so I cannot comment on the food but the coffee is great and staff are always friendly.

I had to bin the chicken burger, pure slop, far too much sauce i couldn’t even lift the bun, wet and sloppy. The almond & orange cake is delicious, definitely worth buying.

Lovely cafe, always enjoying to seat outside, cosy seats with colorful cussions, beautiful view. Food is delicious as their coffee. Highly recommended.

Incredible selection of eats...👌🏽

Reliable local cafe with excellent brunch options. For vegetarians I recommend the ‘garden breakfast’ (a veggie spin on the full English) or the avocado toast. It’s a great place to host big groups too. I booked a table for 35 people and they handled it without any issues, even serving the food all at the same time.

Very tasty cakes and coffee, bit old and dusty place but with nice atmosphere

Really lovely cafe with good food.

Great for breakfast options. Staff are welcoming and service is prompt. Reasonably priced.

Ordered very well done bacon which was completely ignored even though i asked twice. Chips undercooked. My partners eggs were cold. Brought out our meals with no drinks and had to go in to ask for them and the staff memeber behind the counter acted like it was an afront to be questioned about where our drinks were. One positive the owner or manager came out and offered to redo my meal and put it on the house but unfortunately i no longer felt like eating. Hopefully things improve as the cafe itself has a very nice atmosphere.

I got an almond croissant and I found an hair on it. Nothing weird, it can happen. I asked them if they could give me a another croissant and in the second one there was an hair as well. I’m not sure if they replaced the croissant or they gave me the previous one again. I don’t think I will come back to this cafe

I arrived there today at 1630 to order fòod. I was told by a staff member that they stop serving food even though the website says they close at 1730.

Came with family, good service, Very nice crepe. In conclusion very satisfied

Took my daughter for breakfast during the school holidays and we both thought it was delicious. The portion sizes were very generous and obviously using good quality ingredients. It was a very quiet, rainy Wednesday morning so I can't speak much to the overall atmosphere. But the staff member was very friendly and attentive and we both had a lovely start to the day.

The cafe is the best in the area

Really friendly, cosy venue with a great menu at very reasonable prices

Had an amazing breakfast with fresh juice this morning. Definitely come back to try other dishes on the menu. It's such a great place

It was a busy Sunday lunchtime. We sat ourselves, as it didn’t look like anyone was going to acknowledge us, but a server did eventually come to take our order. He wasn’t very warm or welcoming, though. Otherwise, the sandwiches were good. The salmon bagel and chicken, bacon and guacamole sandwich were tasty and filling. There was a slice of avocado in my bagel that was unripe and quite hard, which was unfortunate, but overall, I still enjoyed my meal.

Amazing healthy breakfasts one vegetarian and the other the chorizo fry pan. so so good. Everything was well cooked, excellent quality and really tasty. If you are close by or able to order breakfast, you will be very happy. Thank you Clocktower Cafe team! :)

Our favourite cafe to come to in the area! The food is consistently tasty and the coffee is always made perfectly. The staff are super lovely, always serving us with a smile. The atmosphere is welcoming, cozy and vibrant, with local art work on display and comfy couches to relax.

My order rang food hygiene alarm bells. Ordered mozzarella panini and fries. The fries were covered in black bits from the fryer and the panini (which was brown bread in a panini shape) had no cheese in it. When I pointed out the lack of cheese, they simply added mozzarella to the sandwich I’d sent back. So the sandwich I had bitten may have been out back in the toaster. By then the inside of the sandwich as liquid from the original tomato with a slimy consistency. Binned it

I have been many times to this place and I have never been disappointed with the food or service.

Great staff and amazing food it was really great 👍🏼

An extremely varied menu including an array of great sandwiches and wraps, breakfasts and cakes served, very attentively, to a high standard.

My food was cold I asked for my sauce to be on the side and it was poured over my eggs the hollandaise was stone cold which then made my eggs cold also asked for my coffee extra hot it was luke warm Lots of screaming children so not as relaxed as I would have liked so quite disappointing

Nice place to sit and chat. Food was nice and came out quickly. I would definitely go here again if in the area.

Lovely place, great atmosphere, food brilliant and excellent service, the Chef even came out with the food, I'll be back.

Lovely little local cafe, good food, good staff and a nice cozy atmosphere, good for families.

Didappoingly it was closing so early, by 4 thirty they'd put chairs on the tables.

Visiting London from the USA. I have Crohns disease so when I'm traveling overseas I'm always on the lookout for healthy, quality food spots with variety and options. Decided to try out the Clocktower Cafe and was so glad I did! Very cozy cafe within walking distance from the Hanwell Train Station with full breakfast/lunch menu. I had a Vanilla Latte, Eggs Benedict and orange cake and everything was so good!! Service is A++, incredibly friendly! If you're looking for a neat, relaxing spot for both coffee and food, this is the place. Highly recommend if you're in the Hanwell area 👍

So cosy cafe, it's my 2nd time there and I like it so much.Many options in the menu,tasty sweets, delicious breakfast and brunch.The atmosphere is the best.

I went to this place quite a few times, the food was fab and great service. Went back a few months back and it was quite empty, service was very slow and food not great . A hiccup I thought , so took my daughter there for breakfast she always loved the pancakes. She didn’t even it half of them, again service was slow and food mediocre. It’s a shame but I now go elsewhere.

Really like this place and lots of others do too. Good buzz, may have to wait for your coffee.

Nice burger, a bit too sloppy for me but can make adjustments next time. The spiced orange & almond cake was fantastic. I’ll order again. 👍🏼

Nice . Good food selection, as well as sweets.

Quiet friendly place. Nice coffee. Lovely new menu, since my last visit. Reasonably priced too, very friendly service

One of the waitresses was very friendly but overall the experience was very disappointing. They were clearly very busy and understaffed. People were walking out as it was such a long wait. We had to cancel the drinks because we’d finished the food before they even came out. The food was cold when it came out and we had to ask for it to be heated again. 3/4 of the staff members were unhelpful and quite frankly rude! We definitely won’t be back, there are much better cafes in Hanwell!

Arrived around 1.50pm. The place was moderately busy but emptying slowly. No obvious backlog in service. A friend joined us a few minutes later and we decided what to have. As no-one had come over for an order in 10 minutes one of us went to the bar to order only to be told to return to our seats as it was waitress service - whichwasn't at all obvious!. Another delay in making the order. As one of our party had a 2.30 appointment in Hanwell she went to the counter at 2.15 to check on progress. None apparantly! Eventually got served at 2.20. After 5 minutes one of us left for her appointment, taking most of her smoothie with her. Overall, not a great experience. Decor was nice. Drinks were nice but a bit pricey for what they were. Will go elsewhere next time I'm in the area. 1

When with my friends from the gym for a Sunday coffee

Lovely cafe with some comfy sofas and interesting memorabilia to browse. Walnut and date cake was sublime, and coffee tasted like real, fresh coffee. Friendly service. Only downside was cigarette smoke wafting in from customers sat outside.

Excellent service to flavoursome food

I love this place. Great food. Nice local art on the walls. The service is super friendly and endearingly shambolic at times - all part of the character!

Super Cafe um ein ausgedehntes Frühstück oder Mittagessen zu sich zu nehmen. Egal ob Pancake, Fisch and Chips oder Bacon. (Leute die es nicht so süß mögen, sollten den Pancake am besten ohne oder mit weniger Sirup bestellen) Das Personal war freundlich und die Speisen und Getränke wurden schnell gebracht. Die Preise waren für englische/londoner Verhältnisse normal bis gut. Wer in Hanwell frühstücken/essen möchte findet hier bestimmt eine Speise die ihm schmeckt.

Friendly staff and a good variety of meal selections in the all-day menu.

Very nice place, now it will be one of my favorites, the staff is very kind, the food is very tasty and the atmosphere is very nice

Not a great experience. Do not live in the area so just popped in and only wanted coffee and toast. The coffee made me feel a bit jittery after a couple of mouthfuls so left it as I asked for decaf and couldn't trust it and the toast was just warm bread (not any bit was browned), served with a solitary small butter tub. It was quite large bread so that, thinly spread, covered about half a slice. In fairness I never gave them the chance to rectify it.

Arrived at the busiest time. Greeted and told it was table service only to wait 10 min to order while multiple takeaways where done. Eggs on toast with white was ordered. Was not white bread - but wouldn’t call it granary - and was not toasted. I declined replacement because they blamed the chef. FFS literally the first item on the menu. Had to remind them I ordered tea. Just poor.

Lovely atmosphere and well meaning staff but service is really slow so don’t come if you’re in a rush. Food is generally good, coffee less so.

This place is absolutely fantastic. I sat outside and had the best New York Caesar Salad and a smoothie avo go go wonderful ☺️

Good coffee snack place Tasty food

Beautiful surroundings (despite my OCD struggling with some wonky pictures 😂), really friendly and helpful staff, very welcoming! The food was delicious and arrived quickly, but I could eat another!! (That’s probably just me to be fair!) would definitely be here every weekend if I lived closer!

I went there the first time last year the food was great. Went back today and the food was awful! Very dry, not well cooked. Coffee was OK! Service wasn’t great either. I don’t have picture because it was that bad! Disappointing

Friendly, relaxed and great coffee. Food looked great, I will be back

Excellent cafe, the Lattes are really very good.

Nice coffee and cakes. Very friendly and helpful service.

Good atmosphere for coffee lovers and staff are nice and affordable pricing with good food.I enjoyed the Capachino I ordered at Idle Hands Coffee.

Convenient for a quick lunch break. Fast, friendly service.

Popped in for an English Breakfast on a Wednesday lunchtime. The cappucino served was half full due to amount of foam served on top and the English Breakfast was not great. The Bacon and Sausages were obviously re-heated as it was served too quick for the meat to be freshly cooked. However, the eggs, beans and toast were fresh and a saving grace. Probably wont return or recommend their cooked breakfasts (£10+). Service was friendly and took my complaint around the food professionally.

The best place to go to enjoy the food and the atmosphere around Hanwell area , friendly staff , fresh and yummy food from the breakfast menu to the all day menu. Cosy bohemian place and I would definitely recommend it to all my connection.

Ordered sausage and tomatoes and it taste like they reused old food for my order, sausages are rocks.would not recommend.

best caf in town, we love the breakfast me and my staff, prices are good staff very nice I highly recommend

I was there yesterday with my mother/brother and friends but unfortunately the salt beef bagels we had was awful and later gave my mother and l upset stomachs and had to rush to the toilet later that day. Shame as venue seemed nice but service was very slow and when my mother complained at the end when we paid the bill the waiter couldn’t seem to care less. 😒

Overpriced frozen food, ordered Pannini and got seeded stale bread that was not panini and was defrosted, the chips were scraps and not many. Dirty tables, bad slow service, staff miserable, one customer sitting on a table for 4 so no room for us to sit, mums with prams taking up the walkway looks like a nursery. Got overcharged for extra that I did not have. Really bad hygiene( cobwebs hanging from the ceiling).can’t believe anyone can give this place a good review, I have been a few times and is worse every time. Avoid this place. Am never going back again.

Coffee was great - probably the best in the area. Staff could be friendlier though.

We arrived Saturday morning 9am ready and keen to order four full English breakfast. Place semi empty and very quiet. Polish lady was standing behind the bar, told us to sit down and presumably would come round to serve us but then subsequently seemed more interested in making a coffee and chatting to some polish man. To compound things the other waitress was busy putting canned drinks in the fridge. Which at this time of the day no one was going to order. Rather than coming to take our order, waiting for over 10 minutes hungry, she continued with this random task. We had enough of the shambolic service and stood up walking out. It's puzzling that a quiet place would not be keen to serve hungry customers... We will not be returning. We've read the other reviews about the staff and it all now comes together and makes complete sense. Awful / non existent table service. We went to cafe nell in Northfields and were served almost immediately. Perfect

Every single time I’ve been in here, the food and drinks have been fabulous. But above that, the service has been wonderful. Each and every person who works here takes the time to get to know you, is kind and generous, and fabulous at their job. Maryan especially is a delight. She’s quick, kind, and an absolute sweetheart. Enthusiastically recommend!!

Not impressed with food. Sloppily presented, tasteless and overpriced. Hopefully was chef's day off. Good selection of cakes but over sweet. This cafe has gone downhill in the past few years. Huge turnover of staff, different every time we have visited.

Great local coffee. It can be significantly busy during the day, but early in the morning, it is an excellent place to have breakfast & coffee and get some work done on the laptop. The food was tasty, and the service was good as well.

Nice place with a good choice of options. You can also find dishes if you don't eat meat. The staff are friendly, and the place itself has a good vibe.

The coffee is great, I love the variety and the staff are always friendly. I would recommend Clocktower Cafe to anyone who is looking for a good cup of coffee.

It is my favorite place ❤️ I take chai latte or mokka only in Clocktower. Lovely people who work there give me smiles every morning

Absolutely love this place! Mary makes the best coffee I’ve ever had… I can’t buy it from anywhere else now because it’s so good…all the staff are really friendly & the atmosphere is lovely with beautiful decor & when the suns out it’s great to sit outside 🙏✨

This is the best cafe I have ever been to. I come at least once/twice a day for a coffee. The queen herself Mariam makes the best oat latte

Disappointing experience, from the moment of entrance to this place until the end, it was extremely awkward. No table service was provided, even though the waiter was constantly staring at our table, making it weird to even have a bite of my food or talk with my partner. Food quality is not the best. On the same day during the evening, after such an uncomfortable time in this place, my partner and I ended up with food poisoning. I will not recommend this place by any chance unless you want a freshly squeezed orange as it is the only good thing I have had from their menu.

I've been here a bunch of times, the food has varied from good to well below average. I think when it's busy it's just best avoided in terms of quality and service. Last time I had coffee and the salt-beef bagel. The coffee turned up after the food (they forgot) and the bagel was without any side and cost £7!! But they do have high-chairs and baby changing so I'll keep coming back until the rest of Hanwell catches up (or W7 Emporium is open). But I will say, the brownie is very good. Edit: to be clear, I don't think any of the menu items are fundamentally bad (except maybe the veggie wrap; and the chorizo breakfast thing is a bit greasy for me). However, they've previously been cold, missed items, and been slow. It's probably more a reflection on the inconsistent service. Equally, sometimes it's all great and hence four stars. It's still head and shoulders above most other places.

Lovely Chai latte and a decent chocolate brownie. Good stuff 👍

Cafe has been in steady decline for some time, coffee is now similar in taste to dish water. Absolutely avoid at all costs.

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Great place for breakfast. Inside is big with plenty of seats and sofa area. The frying pan veggie breakfast is so good.

Not worth £9 chicken is thinner than paper!!!!!

Nice local cafe in Hanwell. The staff was friendly but the closing time was wrong for weekend. Only take away was available, average coffee and lovely indoor design.

Very good having tea coffee including hot chocolate and cake and worker very much experience to help serving the customer

Our favourite local breakfast place.

Great food ruined by poor service, surly and impatient staff who make you feel like you're an inconvenience, and cant wait to kick patrons out and shut the place, creating a really unwelcoming atmosphere, a far cry from a year ago when I came here quite often and gave it 5 stars. A real shame! Looks like the owners don't take legit reviews seriously either!

Lovely café near the clock tower in Hanwell. There is indoor and outdoor seating. The staff r very friendly too. Please visit @playgroundadventures and @digibirdadventures on Instagram and DigiBird Adventures on YouTube. Thank u.

A great local spot (and landmark) for coffee and cake, smoothies and also excellent meals. Very popular and very friendly (dogs and children welcome) Really nice range of food (Brunches, wraps, burgers, salads and sandwiches) with both meat eaters and vegi/vegans catered for. Good portions, good quality and reasonable prices. Busy at lunchtimes, but there's usually room inside or outside.

Great cafe with fantastic food. The Staff was very welcoming. I tried the avocado toasts and highly recommend them !

Food was overcooked. Not the same standard as before.

I ordered for 2 cups of Latte to take out, whilst I was having work done on my car at this garage nearby. I returned back a couple of minutes later. The girl in glasses, working at the coffee machine then said to me 'Sir I gave you your two lattes earlier'. I humbly and politely asked her colleague, the second girl if by any chance possible do they have a small piece of tin foil that I may please have. (Needed small bit of tin foil, just for a small life hacking job on my car). The second girl politely informed me sorry, they don't use tin foil. This girl then butted in abruptly, 'No, we haven't got tin foil, we are very busy!' She made me feel unwelcome, as soon as she had first said 'Sir I gave you your 2 lattes' and then when she said afterwards 'we are very busy!' I felt that she was judging me by my appearance.

A formerly high quality and popular cafe in unfortunate decline. Update: I want to like this place but it's still not right. Staff at the counter don't have the best interpersonal skills. Food and coffee were fine but the toilets were grimy and no soap. Improvement required.

Friendly staff, efficient service..