Euphorium - Highbury in Islington

The rudeness of staff is increasing. We have lived in Islington for many years and eaten and had coffee here many times. They are getting more and more rude. No gluten feee food available now and when printed to the qr code for information it didn’t work. So the staff were surly and unhelpful. There is no point going any more. This is clearly an unhappy place to work and the food is incredibly expensive for what it is. Many upper street store are smiley and welcoming. Euphorium is going down the drain.

Enjoyed this spacious, light cafe and service fine, but quiche was bland. I can't remember what was in it! The side salad was just a spoon ful of butternut and chickpeas, not seasoned, no dressing and butternut a bit hard. Disappointing for £7.75

Food was awful. Overpriced. Service is excellent. I had a spicy chicken sandwich with salad. Too much raw onion in salad and sandwich. I think they had run out of salad so stuffed raw onion instead. I normally like this place but a waste of money today. Hardly any chicken

I've been here a few times when it's busy and the back room is closed. So people squeeze up and share a table, unless someone's on their laptop taking up a table for six. That's bad enough but I do object to sitting in and drinking out of paper cups on my last two visits. Also a little annoyed that the reason given is a broken dishwasher when they're using it to wash plates. You can take a dog in. Go to Gail's over the road and leave the dog behind.

I work at the vineyard in upper street, I come hear almost every single day for a double macchiato with a pinch of caramel syrup (strange order as it is!) and every time the lovely ladies who make them gets it spot on each time! I’ve been to so many coffee shops and none of them get it like the girls here do! Thanks Team!

I was a bit put off by some lukewarm reviews but my Australian niece wanted scones! The staff were lovely and saved me a couple of scones (I popped in earlier) and they were actually delicious scones! This is a busy local cafe and not very posh - the sort of place you’d pop into while you’re shopping - but it’s nice and not pricey and I thought the tea was good.

I used to love Euphorium, especially the Highbury brunch. It's situated in such a delightful location, the people are lovely, and the vibes are all there. The staff are so nice, I've even got friends there. The bakery itself is a great place to loosen up or get some work done but something must have happened with management or with their supply chain because the quality of the food has decreased considerably. An important point which I would like to raise, concerns the lack of vegan food. I don't want to be one of those people that makes it all about their personal lifestyle but the subject does require some context and attention especially if there are others who could benefit from the review. Apparently the concept of veganism is misinterpreted or poorly managed at best. And the prices do not speak of the quality. It is a great shame because the place used to have so many reasonable vegan options. If places with a lot less popularity or customers can do it, so can you. It feels like a step backwards and quite frankly, you have just excluded a large percentage of vegans visiting the bakery and wanting something a little more fancy to snack on. I visited very recently, after the changes, and the display looks poor at best. I don't understand how the food quality dropped. It might be financial, it might be because management thought its vegan clientele wasn't as big as its veggie or carnivore clientele. But from the point of view of a customer, the food just looks sad and it's not likely I'll be going again. If I wanted bread and some avocado sauce I'd pop into tesco's. As a business, this is a decision you must make, unfortunately you cannot presume that you are catering to all dietary requirements when your menu is predominantly carnivore, to a lesser extent veggie and sadly to an even lesser extent vegan. If the vegan food is not going to be of the same quality as the veggie and carnivore food then just take it off altogether and market the bakery differently. Final point, as a serial coffee drinker, I think the change of alternative milk brands has not done the coffee any favours. Rude Health is great for the smoothies but since your coffee is quite a rich blend you'd ideally want an equally rich alternative milk consistency to compliment it and bring out the flavour even more. Rude Health kind of makes the coffee watery. I honestly hope this works to the business' favour. Who knows, it might be the right decision. For the vegan people, save your money. You can surely find better options in the area. The space is, however, still enjoyable and as mentioned above, the staff are great in keeping the place going. The two stars go to the people and the atmosphere.

Great service, delicious food and family friendly with two young kids they have change table and high chairs. Lovely big space.

Is just amazing place to enjoy your coffee and breakfast Nice warm and cozy Been almost everyday and i would highly recommend Food is delicious and staff is very friendly and kind especially Anna is the best…

Terrible! How ever did they get 5 four Scores on The Door?! I’ve just watched one of the staff eating from a plate directly on the counter.

Ok firstly, as anyone who reads my reviews knows, the MOST important thing for me is if a place is dog friendly... well big tick here, dog friendly with dog compliments thrown in....my dog actually now automatically pulls me into here if I try and walk by... Secondly the food and coffee.... EVERYTHING I have ordered from here is exceptional be it food or hot drinks, reasonably priced for the area and the portions are fantastic.....I recommend the vanilla latte and the hearty and delicious porridge Thirdly but definately not least.... The staff.... Anna and her fantastic team....Honestly they are just really lovely people, yeah I know I'm a paying customer but actually... the second I walk in they greet me and make me feel comfortable and welcome...a big smile, a hello and the young man ALWAYS says nice to see you again.... They really don't need to do this....but they do... and they all smile and chat....nothing is too much.....they make me feel like a regular despite the fact I have only been using this place for a short time.... Fourth.....humanity ....they have heaps.... There is a homeless lady (I won't say her name here) who begs on the road locally, she comes in here and they give her coffee and a chat.... They treat her like a paying customer and most importantly a human and don't look down on her... they call her by name and ask her about her life based on previous conversations they have had... because they actually listen and care..... To me that's a huge huge thumbs up and a very beautiful thing I'll keep coming in because it's warm (I don't mean heat wise) it's clean, the food is good and the decor is great....but my main reason for coming back is the wonderful Anna and her great happy and polite team :) I enjoy it here Thanks guys

The food and pastries here are very excellent, I’ve visited several times in the past. However unfortunately on my recent trip here the girl behind the check out was extremely rude and claimed she couldn’t hear me through my face mask but she was not polite about this at all- the way she spoke to me was very rude - I had to repeat myself a few times and her attitude was so appalling that I had to ask her colleague to serve me who was able to hear me perfectly fine! I had a previous experience here, possibly with the same girl, when I also received very rude service. The other staff here seem very nice and the food is excellent, but I think this person needs some further training on how to speak to customers!

I used to go here every morning as the coffee is good, but unfortunately I won't come back as the service is terrible and I have been treated really badly. Not only they would see me every single day and not even acknowledge that (not necessary but would have been nice) - but when I ordered something on the menu asking to simply leave out an ingredient on a piece of toast, the waitress gave me the worst attitude like I asked her god knows what, looking at me judgmentally cause I didn't want avocado on a toast and refused to do so. they lost a regular

As always is amazing spending time in Euphorium in High & Islington. Lovely place and best staff ever, especially Anna and Mallory. They are the heart of the shop. Keep going with your positivity and joyful that you gave to the customers and to me. Thank you guys xx

I have not been here for ages and never had an iced coffee but today tried an iced mocha which had a nice balance of chocolate and coffee and wasn't too sweet so very good.

The sandwiches and salads on offer are much improved since the smart refurbishment earlier this year and the cafe offers a nice and bright space. Service is lovely and friendly. However, I primarily visit Euphorium to buy bread and it is consistently in short supply, with very little choice, even early in the day. The bakery side of the business seems to be more of an afterthought now, which I find a pity. I can only guess there just wasn’t the demand.

Me & my friends are a frequent of customers of Euphorium cafe in Belsize. It’s quite frustrating because we like this cafe but... it takes forever to wait for just a cup of tea or coffee!! If you want a quick take away hot drink this place is terrible!! Weather this place is busy or not, the very slow service is the same! Please Euphorium management sort out your staff in this branch. They seems to be like taking their time in just making a cup of coffee!!

Perfect scone & coffee as usual from my local thank you 🙂 the only difficulty is choosing what to have... the iced tea is also very tasty

We stopped in for Coffee and Cake. Lovely cafe - bright with nice decor - much prefer this to costa/Starbucks/Nero which are quite grotty in islington. Really like the crockery they use to serve the food on. Will definitely return

Scotch pancakes were absolutely yum, loved every bit of it, I always expect my food and I love it hot. My beautiful desert lacked it. Also marshmallows were missing from my ultimate hot chocolate 😭 marshmallows where you at? Did you melt? 🙄

Ordered earl grey tea with triple chocolate croissant which I found its quite tasty and good atmosphere. Also good selection bread and cakes.

In a place that is filled with bakeries and coffee bars this is just another one of many. Attending a wedding workshop in Islington and called it to enjoy pleasant pasties and coffee

Usually Euphorium is our go to place! Today we got very excited about coming here after lunch for dessert. The excitement has gone away very quickly, The coffee eclair that we ordered was soggy and it was obvious that it had been on display for...

The cafe has been refurbished and looks great BUT the lack of knowledge on the part of the staff is really concerning. I asked whether some if the cakes were fresh cream or not. Specifically the chocolate éclairs and the millennium feuille. The staff did...

Visited this lovely bakery this morning. It has just re-opened after a refurbishment and looks so nice! Lovely ambience, amazing staff, great food and superb coffee! A real neighbourhood feel. I had a cheaky carrot cake slice and it was out of this world! :)

Euphorium has lovely decor, is light and spacious with quality chunky wooden furniture and leather benches. It’s a great atmosphere to simply take time out of a busy day, to bring your lap top and work or as we did to have coffee with a...

Perfect place to relax, work and get huge cappuccinos! Great interior decor and amazing pastries too.

Hoped to come here for lunch but limited food choices so we sat in the shade for an iced tea and latte. Very nice.

The bread always looks and smells amazing, but I just can't bring myself to part with ~£4 for a loaf of bread? How is it that much??

Staff were friendly but very unorganised. Orders taken and no receipt given. No order number so staff walk about cafe shouting orders at people while people are trying to enjoy a coffee. Hot food order didn’t arrive after 20 minutes (my friends got theirs after...

Pasamos y tomamos un café con unos scones, lindo lugar y atención. Los sanitarios un poco rotos, pero limpios. Buena...

Popped in here for a coffee to get out of the rain!. Nice window seat, fresh coffee and lovely cake. Very relaxed. Stayed well after fishing coffee watching the world go by and no one was keen to rush us. Lovely relaxed atmosphere.

Overall a satisfactory experience. Free WiFi that works. Nice decor. Places to sit, not completely full of people on laptops in silence, like the other places I tried unsuccessfully to get a seat in, so a nice ambience. The service was very laid back, chatting...

I used to come in here regularly until 4 or 5 years ago when better coffee places started springing up on Holloway Road but I decided to revisit this place for a change as the coffee used to be pretty good. so had a flat...

We had delicious sandwiches to go served up by sweet efficient staff. The rest of the bakery choices looked good. Nice bakery.

This little gem was literally next to our flat. Great bread and scones. I have a weakness for pastry and this didn't disappoint.

Lindo ambiente. Deliciosa sopa de pollo y refuerzo. Buenísimos los panes. No probé las tortas y tartas pero parecen excelentes.

Decent enough coffee and cake. The interior is a complete mess of styles, a complete jumble and not in a good way. A few flies around.

Visited for coffee and cake. Unfortunately staff were slow and indifferent. On the upside the coffee was good and cake offering half decent.

After getting no dessert from sea fish restaurant we went in here to find a lovely chocolate cake friendly staff and pleasant cups of tea and coffee even when it was clear closing time was not far off the service was fully attentive.

It was one of the most terrible coffee places we've been to! We bought two flat whites, a croissant and cinnamon swirl, paid £8. The baked goods were really stale and not nice at all. Coffee was even bigger let down. Both cups were filled...

Not good for lunch, hardly any choice. Obviously the pastries are good as that's their speciality. People keep returning there, which is a mark of its success (I have been going for about 10 years). They try hard to give you the coffee you want...

The food was pretty good but for some reason half the staff seem to take their break during lunchtime. As a result service was slow and the cafe was left in the hands of two bewildered looking trainees. Daft.

There are several Euphorium locations now, but of those I've frequented this is my favorite. It's a very comfortable place to spend time -- lots of seating, good espresso drinks, good pastries (great Bakewell tarts!~)

I have been to this and other Euphorium locations more than 10 times. This one on upper street is popular with moms and babies. Usually when I go there it is to meet with my baby group and it is really convenient for that. There...

OK, so the coffee here is very good, as are the cakes, but we cannot believe how downhill this place has gone. The fact that it was so quiet on a sunny Saturday lunchtime - when everywhere else in Upper Street was rammed - probably...

Good baker and cafe with a decent range of breads. The sour-dough is an especial favourite. The cafe is pleasant, but usually very noisy. Definitely not for those on a budget. Half a dozen sausage rolls were the price of a meal for two.

Good cakes and okay coffee. However the cafe really needs an update - it' very battered, tatty and tired. The lamps are dusty, the walls are coffee and cake splattered and the surface above the main serving area is thick in dust. There was a...