England's Lane in Camden

This is a great place to go and have a meal or cakes and coffee.

RUDEST staff that I have even encountered in London. NEVER going back again. (coffee and food is decent as it was not my first time there). I am local in Belsize Park and England's Lane was my go to place to meet up with friends (approx. once a month). On a Saturday morning (end of Nov 2024) I have set down for a quick coffee with a friend that I have not seen in a while. I also had an iPad with me a wanted to show my friend some images of my place that I had renovated recently. We are waiting for 10min for someone to take our order, than all of a sudden a lady comes over, being rude and disrespectful, made an assumption without even talking us and scolds us like kids in the nursery. Me: Hi morning, can we get two cappuccinos please? Manager/Waiter starts with: Are you going to stay here long? I can see what you are doing, you are doing work while on Saturday we have a clear and strict no work policy!!! I hope you are not going to stay here all day!!! Me: (looking in awe and confused) We have just sat down 10 min ago for a quick coffee, we are not doing any work, just showing my friend some images of my apartment. Manager/Waiter: Well it looks like work, we do not allow iPads or Laptops or whatever you have there on the table! Anyway... Ok, I will take your order but do not stay long! Me: Can we get two coffees in a takeaway cups please? Manager/Waiter: Ok (rolling her eyes and leaving the table). My friend felt very disrespected, thought had something with their looks or their ethnicity. I had to apologise to my friend, we got up, I paid for the coffees at the counter and left...

“We don’t allow laptops on weekends.” No notice, lets you order, then asks you to leave. Would give zero stars.

Nice enough coffee shop, good vibe and nice decor, although I did have a slightly pastry. But one unforgivable thing is the hidden 12.5% service charge. You can order at the bar and it will still be added without a mention. Please pay your staff a fair wage and then put the cost into the advertised price of goods. Don’t hide some their salary in the service charge.

Always a very friendly environment for coffee or breakfast

A beauty of a neighborhood cafe. Everything you order is really delicious. The schnitzel dish is recommended. Prices a little high.

Excellent eatery in the one and only England's Lane.

We went there for birthday brunch and we all loved it! The interior is so aesthetically pleasing with fresh flowers and lovely atmosphere. The food is amazing also the staff are so helpful and friendly. Definitely recommend x

A local favourite, in here i often visit the coffee hatch, and sometimes indulge in the brioche which are special. Today sat in and enjoyed beets and mango salad (+bacon) and a latte, both great 👍

5* Lovely staff and very family friendly. Thank you!

I always take serving dishes seriously. Even if it is very tasty, but in a basin or saucepan – the inner aesthete does not allow you to try. This restaurant has made me fall in love with myself once and for all. The dishes, cutlery, glasses are perfect. It's nice to taste the chef's masterpieces, savoring every bite.

Disappointed with a few things. Food took a long time to arrive. The chicken and bacon bagel was an extremely dry, bland and an oversized mess. The spinach that came with the Eggs Benedict had a very odd taste. Customer service wasn’t very welcoming or warm. Only thing that was nice was their freshly squeezed orange juice. I think it is fair to say I won’t be returning.

So glad I stumbled upon this place and had wonderful food and a good time before continuing to fight fires. I couldn’t fully focus because I had to checking messages and answering calls, dealing with the flat-hunting nightmare caused by Draker 😱 The food was fresh, well presented, and delicious. Look at the turmeric latte, literally on another level! The service is good but a bit slow, maybe because of the Saturday late morning rush hours. Recommend if you live nearby, it was the highlight of my first week back in London after a super stressful time because my flat deal was screwed by the unprofessional and worst real estate agent on earth at Draker. (By the way, just stay away from Draker lettings-real estate agents.)

Used to love Englands lane but now the staff here are honestly TERRIBLE & a NIGHTMARE! Avoid this place if you don’t want to have a horrible experience, very mean and do not even acknowledge you as a human being. Seriously the worst service I have ever experienced in Primrose Hill as a local & this has happened last several times! There are plenty of other cafes I would recommend right next door including the French pastry sable dor & ARVO on regents high street. To the owners of this place please show some kindness to your customers and train your staff to be the same! Never coming here again and highly would discourage anyone from visiting here.

Very disappointing takeaway bagels. More burger bun than bagel. Coffee was decent.

Great choice of fresh drinks and food

One of the worst places to have food. The service is terrible. We sat upstairs and no one cared to check on us. My friend asked for an extra slice of toast which took more than 20 minutes to arrive. The dishes were disgustingly dirty and I had to ask the waitress to change them. For the price we had been charged for we expected to get better quality and service. We had been charged extra too which they removed from our bill.

Used to love Englands lane but the service just makes everything an unpleasant experience. We arrived 14:48 and were immediately told if we wanted to order we’d need to do so before 3pm. So we immediately got up walked 5 seconds to the counter only for the other waitress to refuse to take our order claiming that the kitchen is closed…so not sure what to make of that … ended up what turned out to be a lame iced coffee and a pastry-which was okay. EL definitely needs to do better there’s so many great places out there. Anyway, that will be my last EL visit I’ve had enough with the cold service.

Stood outside alone for 15 minutes waiting to be seated. Literally half the place was empty. Can clearly see 2 employees chatting behind the counter. How difficult is it to seat someone? I walked away clearly upset and they didn't bat an eyelid.

Cozy place. Gone here for a quick stop for a caffeine rush. Bagel and coffee are perfect here. Glad to know this place when I visted UK. Will be back for this. 👌

A wonderful place where it is always a pleasure to return! The best matcha latte in the area and a delicious selection of desserts!

One of the best café’s in Belsize Park! The vibes are so cozy and cute, very colourful and full of plants and greenery. Incredible coffee and pastries to die for. The brioche buns especially are amazing. Also tried the NY Style Bagel and Nagresi Omelette, both great portions and delicious. Staff is friendly and overall had a great experience.

The baked goods - esp the cinnamon brioche - are amazing :)

One of the best sunday brunch in london. The eggs royal with french toast is to die for. 😀

Lovely cafe with decent coffee. We only tasted dolci- all very good. We’ll try savoury next time

Cafe with a nice vibe for brunch/breakfast. Service is rather slow and food was not bad but nothing to highlight.

Nice environment... Great coffee

Great cake, amazing artistry. The barista even showed us how she made the cat hot chocolate art!

I love this cafe. The food and drinks are great, one of the baristas does the most amazing designs in my daughter’s hot chocolate and all the staff are just lovely. Such a warm and welcoming cafe.

Very nice evening with excellent service from Zak

Now charging 70p for soya milk. Shameful! Service is always agonizingly slow. £3.70 for a small cappuccino with oat milk takeaway--genuinely the most expensive in London--and the coffee isn't great and the baristas don't even make the pretty designs. Truly disappointing for a place that looks enticing in a great peaceful location

Average food, too big portions of juice.

Cozy atmosphere and delicious dishes. The chef's attention to detail truly shines through. Will be returning for more.

Food is really nice and tasty (shout out to the lemon and hazelnut cake). The portions are very generous (ginormous bagels!). The service is spot on too.

A really lovely find, clearly a yummy mummy haunt. We had the spinach and coconut cake which sounds awful but actually was fabulous enough for me to probably revisit and get a takeout!

The best place to eat and coffee on the block

Long waiting time and disorganized

The mushroom soup to die for but the three times I've been here, the main staff seem to have a horrible attitude and good mushroom soup or not. I'll not go back

Food is great but service is lacking. I’ve been sat here for 10minutes without being handed a menu nor a water. I’m heading over to Chamomile Cafe down the street which has far better service.

I had the best experience at Englands Lane this morning! The lady who served us was so kind and helpful, I never leave reviews but I felt I had to commend her on her service and her kind nature.

Long wait to overpay for bad service and an attitude

It’s gonna be good and nice visits everytime!

Wow, great gluten free eating here in such a lovely and friendly setting. We are coming back for sure. Gluten free waffles were amazing as were the GF Sweet corn fritters. Took home one of the GF cake slices. Great service.

Cute place but the portions are tiny and the staff are kinda rude. Drinks prices are also extortionate. £6.90 for a smoothie is honestly terrifying

Beautiful food, comfortable surroundings and great friendly service, what more can you ask for.

Ate here Sunday 10th ordered a gluten free option - sweet corn fritters - but within 30 mins had a very upset stomach. No one answered the phone that day or since and my email hasn’t been answered. Either ingredients were not fresh or something was not gluten free and I wanted to flag it to them to check.

£2 for 50ml babyccino is insane! Most of the places give even give milk for small kids for free if you order something for yourself

We have both dined in and had takeout from England's lane over the years as we live in the area, the takeout waiting time had always ended up being a shock - 5-10mins for just a coffee or a cake takeaway, 15-20mins for when we ordered hot food. The waiting time when dining in was also quite long, but we usually went there to chill during the weekends so was not too terrible. The young girls working there at times seemed quite overwhelmed. Better staff training and management would really benefit England's lane's long term business. As locals in the area we have progressivelly started to shift our positive impression on England's lane to negative now. If the consistant increase in price (£5-7 for just a slice of cake these days) is just down to inflation and can be justisfied, the consistant poor service is really putting old customers off.

Cute place for coffee of brunch. They have a simple and easy meant and a good selection cakes. They have vegan options. However, if you have a gluten allergy (I.e. celiac) there is no option that guarantees that it won’t be cross-contaminated. My friend managed to make the simplest order (after enquiring about the gf options) only for her order to come with normal bread on the side… the service needs to up their game and better listen/ cater to intolerances.

Whenever I go to this cafe, the portion is getting smaller. The food is good, the service is just okay. This cafe used to be better because of food before, but now it’s just one of the okay cafes in the area.

Lovely cafe with unique pastry selection and very tasty food. Lots of healthy options on the breakfast. I am a regular here and have always loved my experience. Try: Gluten free coconut and chocolate cake Try: Shakshuka or Avocado toast

Ottima colazione! Complimenti 👍

Waited over 45 mins for some lukewarm, fairly bland and massively overpriced breakfast. Won’t return. £1.50 EXTRA for a single tiny slice of burnt gluten free toast was a high point 🫤

Great place for teas and cakes. The teas are proper teas with dried fruit and tea leaves. It comes in a massive pot too. Really enjoyed their red velvet. Very moist and the cream cheese icing was delightful. The server was lovely. I didn’t get her name but I think she’s American. Very friendly young lady.

The best breakfast in west London!!!

Keep walking down Englands lane for much better options. Terrible service, coffee.

Nice café, with good options for breakfast & lunch. Food kind of inconsistent, I’ve had varying quality over the many times I’ve visited. The Nargesi comes with 1 small piece of bread and always takes ages for the second piece to arrive after request. I’d recommend to ask im advance.

England's lane cafe is just wonderful !

Excellent café in such a cute surroundings. Super friendly staff and delicious coffee!! Very tasty and fresh food. Definitely recommend!

Literally the grumpiest rudest staff that exists. The only reason this place is still in business is because of it’s location. The short-haired, dark-haired manager is the rudest of all. We came in 5 minutes to close and she rushed us out of there without giving us the chance to even consider options. And that’s the second time she has been rude which is why I’m leaving this review. I hope they hire better staff and capitalize on the good location. A truly pathetic treatment of customers there. And the food is 7/10 at best.

Have tried most of the options in the menu a consistently delicious and enjoyable! Every visit to England’s Lane cafe feels like a special treat. The service is quick, the atmosphere is very pleasant, the space is elegantly designed and is bright/full of light. Would highly recommend.. the deserts are great, absolutely love their red velvet cake. Enjoy! (The French toast is a must)

Best cake I tried in a very long time. Unfortunately, it is available only on the weekends

Super service et petit déjeuner délicieux

Lovely café - by far my favourite in the area. The selection of food is fantastic and everything I have eaten there has been delicious (breakfast, baked goods, evening dining). The staff are also really polite and welcoming. My only wish is that they were open until 17.30 instead of 17.00! They sometimes reopen later for dinner (at around 19.00) but it's a shame to miss an extra half hour of the daytime offering... **Update** They are now open until 17.30. Great news!

It is a cosy place with tasty food.

Very nice place with decent coffee. Falafel bagel is delicious and the portion is big

Lovely cafe with excellent food, coffee and pastries. I've been coming here for many years in spite of the manager's poor social skills and rude behaviour, but yesterday I had enough when she insulted my partner who simply asked for a recommendation of what to eat. A very basic question, but it was beyond the manager's social skills and she became offensive. How she's been getting away with this behaviour for years is beyond me.

Might as well go to a Costa or Gail’s and get served a mediocre roast accompanied with burnt milk in your latte.

Nous nous sommes régalé !! C’était excellent et le service est top 👍🏼

Very poor customer service with rude staff, people who arrives after you gets served before you, the red velvet cake was not fresh and due to their poor customer service and rude staff I won’t go back.

Nice food, long waits for the food/service, they charge quite a lot for a slice of toast not included with the dish. We asked for the salmon on its own, for a toddler, they still charged full price, regardless it does not come with the rest of the dish.

Lovely setting with great breakfast, coffee and cakes

A delightful well-kept cafe offering a great selection of beautifully presented brunches and cakes alongside brew options. The pistachio croissant and millefeuille are to die for.

Lovely spot. Our first breakfast of the holiday. The staff were so friendly, the food and coffee in particular were great.

Lovely atmosphere, very strong coffee. Nice croissant, even if it was a bit too crunchy from outside. Update: Went back for breakfast and that was super overpriced and really not great

If I remember the name right, Anna the manager was super rude. I’m local and didn’t want to pay service charge for once. She was super rude about. And told me I have to pay and if I don’t. We will not host you at all! Even in Mayfair restaurants nobody say you “ have to” pay, and add tell you can’t come back to restaurant anymore!

Overpriced and under-delivered on quality. This is from several experiences eating there. It was much better when it was the smaller cafe focused on brioche in various guises. Recently ordered French toast. It looked glorious on the outside but the egg was runny inside and uncooked and it really ruined the taste. The waiter insisted they don't use egg and everyone else loves it but was happy to change it too. Overall would be much better and certainly at their prices.

Just love this place. All the baked goods are made fresh there and they are all spectacular! My personal fave is the pistachio brioche. The coffee is the best in Camden! The staff are so friendly and make you feel right at home. If you want to go between 11-2 on a weekend, expect to queue for a table, it's packed for a reason! 😃

Everything you choose from the menu is delicious and fresh every time. I like.

Great place really recommend the blueberry waffle 😝

The service is not very friendly. Even if you are already inside, in front of the counter and picking the pastries, they won’t take your takeaway order. You have to order outside and wait on the street for your coffee. Suggestion: just politely take an order and say the coffee will be waiting at the takeout window.

Im sorry i would’ve wanted to like this place given that i live nearby and love to eat out and have a nice cup of coffee. I’ve tried this place three times however the service was consistently terrible, angry grumpy staff not serving me as they should, i had to wait to be seated without anyone caring to come. I wouldnt recommend this place although the food was ok but again a little overpriced…

Food is OK. Can't say I was thrilled, but would go back.

Relatively pricey, but still worth it. Huge portions of cake and sweets but incredibly tasty, can highly recommend!

Lovely breakfast but quite expensive!

Nice styling, good to sit inside in a very spacious and bright room. Waitress is very friendly, food is good. Could have some more fruits on the porridge.

Lovely place to have brunch. Very homely space and great food with good ingredients. Pastries are fresh are yummy too.

I've known England's Lane since 1964. It has had many changes. But the village atmosphere is still there. There used to be just one restaurant. Famous Chamomile. Now there are many more, cafes and bakeries etc. Many with gluten free bread and plant foods. Bob the Butcher is still there. And Allchins the pharmacy . the belsize stationary. There is a brilliant new fruit and veg shop..also sells flowers. a hardware store and a Tesco supermarket. Also very near the Library and served by the C11 bus to Swiss Cottage via South End Green

Light and airy, perfect on yesterday's warm summer evening; Great fish and vegetarian options - didn't check the meat and vegan options, desserts to die for; service outstanding - we were eating pre-theatre and the staff were very responsive

Lovely place to sit and watch the world go by

Great food and coffee and really good atmosphere. Is a place you'd come back to.

Had a great breakfast here, would particularly recommend the omelette. French toast was great too. Would recommend.

Average - would be three stars if the prices weren't so high (setting a much higher expectation). The good: nice decor/ambience, the cakes looked lovely, and the coffee was quite good. The bad: The main food was really poor based on our visit - poached eggs almost hard boiled, and the thin slice of salmon on (randomly) brioche toast all amounted to an underwhelming, over-priced dish for £13. My partner's was better but small portion and felt very much like something that could be easily whipped up at home. The servers were unfriendly, one didn't say a word when taking our order, no apology for the over-cooked eggs (which they did replace but arrived after I'd nearly finished the toast / it was cold). Really, mistakes like that they should replace the whole dish or remove from the bill. Wish I'd challenged the service charge - if we all did this maybe they'd improve the service.

Really good place for brunch or lunch. Fantastic avocado toast, different types of salads, freshly squeezed juices, sandwiches and burgers. Great selection of cakes (I didn’t try them but they looked lovely) A nice informal place to meet.

Nice space and design. Good coffee and tea. Not a fan of the croissants BUT I have my standards. French toast is a very enjoyable. Staff polite and receptive.

Light and airy with good range of food and drink. Reasonable prices for location.

The good: the food was nice, good quality smoked salmon and good coffees The not-so-good: service was terrible, I had a waitress look directly at me after she had taken a coffee to the wrong table and I asked if maybe it was mine. It took a very long time for our food to come out - eggs royale and sweet corn fritters - and others who arrived after us got their food first. When the eggs royale arrived, the poached eggs were hard boiled - they had clearly been left to overcook and were left sitting for a while. To top it off, the price was extortionate for what if was- 3 coffees, two egg royales and sweetcorn fritters came to about £56! And they did not tell us service charge was included, nor was this evident on the receipt. We had to work it out for ourselves as the numbers did not add up. I think they overcharge because they think they CAN, due to being in primrose hill and customer service needs a good looking into. We will not be coming back here.

I was about to have a sip of my coffee when I was asked to close my laptop because they don't allow people to use their laptops there on the weekends. There was not a sign saying that, and I wasn't even using their wifi...

Lovely cafe! Very professional and friendly service, especially from Nika, great food and coffee, good atmosphere and location.

Nice ambiance, lots of natural lighting and nice location. The little takeout bar for coffee is nice and there are lot of pastry options. But the service isn’t great- the food takes forever, the staff is quite grumpy, the food is average, and very expensive.