GAIL's Bakery Kentish Town in Kensington and Chelsea - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Staff were too busy talking to each other to acknowledge the people in front if them and they had a friend blocking the access entrance to go behind the counter. The coffee was served in ramekins and was cold, what there was of it. Would never go again. Absolutely disgusting experience.

It’s Sunday afternoon no customers waiting and the 2 staffs are not busy especially the male one, manager I suppose. Pretending not seeing me and I have to wait for eye contact for a while to get service. And then tell me I should tell him for scanning the barcode for rewards. It’s too late. Well, I have learned the lesson . This is not the first time happening in this branch. All staffs are depressed and they left & change often apart from the manager. Well, I will just need to get my bread from somewhere else.

Horrible branch of Gail’s - i was served by an abrupt, surly male member of staff. The tea I ordered took ages to be made, and when I collected it from the counter I saw that the cup i’d been given was very dirty and clearly hadn’t been washed- there were coffee ring marks all over it. A cold, impersonal dirty cafe.

Twice visited on different days visited and was served cold coffee Made complaint about it they just said sorry ! Horrible venue horrible music

I live nearby and regularly visit to read or work or socialise. Staff are lovely - friendly, knowledgeable, and doing very well at keeping service going under difficult circumstances. Baked goods and salads are the usual high quality you expect from Gail's. A great neighbourhood spot (and with bike racks just outside, which helps).

She actually repeatedly banged my chair leg with the broom! 😂 they are more focused on cleaning than ambience/ customer care and you feel like an imposition. Ladders clanging and coffe machine thumping added to the joy. Every sympathy for the job but it was a grim experience considering I emptied my bank account for a Luke warm drink 😂

Being local I often stop by and must say this is a great place for a coffee and comes with a large selection of freshly baked goods. The quiche is my favourite but also love many of the pastries and breads. All of this comes together thanks to the friendly staff who go out of their way to make you feel special, a credit to the store management.

As a regular customer, I must say that this Gail's stands out by its charming staff. The tall Frenchman, in particular, is always in a good mood and knows his products very well. He undoubtedly adds a personal touch to the bakery. Would recommend this place 100%.

The food is of excellent quality but with the noise levels in the cafe, it was difficult to place the order. You have to stand in a position opposite the counter and then I had to move to use the pay machine and then again to pick up my food. Someone else needed to use the machine and moved in front of me - it was too close for comfort. You then have to pick up your drink from the end of the counter. This is too disorganised for my liking. Presumably better when quieter.

A couple of days ago I was in a rush for lunch and I got a sandwich in this Gail's. Everyone was friendly, and when I realised I only had cash with me, one member of the staff offered to use his own card and take my cash. Kindness especially appreciated during this tough times when we should all help each other! Keep it up!!!

Bread is fine but the staff are surly, rude and generally miserable. Possibly a recurring theme judging by earlier reviews. Interestingly every other Gails I’ve been too the staff are charming... do they deliberately appoint the worst staff to this branch?

Walked out without making a purchase as the staff were so rude. They appeared self involved and not interested in serving customers, like me being in the shop was actually a hindrance. Little to no customer service skills. Not the first time I’ve had this here. Will not be using the chain again.

Amazing food and coffee. Lovely staff. Not 5 stars because of slow service of both hot drinks and food. Still worth the visit! Think they were just busy 👍🏼

This Gails is a great spot in Kentish Town - as always the coffee is great, beautiuful sourdough breads, always stocked up with Oatly for non dairy drinkers, but most of all the staff are always so welcoming - shout out to the fab Evelina, Michaela and Daniel

Went here for a short break on a Sunday afternoon walk. Staff was very friendly, cakes and beverages were nice.

I come here (gails Kentish Town) often as close to my home and really like their bread. All good apart from terrible slow service and really bad costumer service. When you enquire about orders staff try to find excuses rather than check upon your order....

We made a quick stop at Gail's, having seen the beautiful loaves of bread in the window. My order was taken quickly and everything arrived without much wait. Our coffees were nice, though the flat white was probably a touch too cool. Meanwhile the Christmas...

I went into the Gails this morning at 11:55am and ordered pancakes with coffee and bakery. Coffee and bakery came very quickly. However at 12:20pm I went to the counter and asked about my pancakes and the manager Marco said it will be with me...

Great addition to the neighbourhood, friendly service with occasional tasters offered by staff who regularly go the extra mile to rinse my travel mug before serving me coffee on top of the usual Gail’s goodies.😅🙏 My favourite Gail’s in town for its staff is the...

I love getting my daily coffee here. The baristas are super-friendly and always make time for a chat.

I am a regular at Gail's/ Kentish town (which is between my home and work). Kentish town is dense with coffe-shops (just about 4 within 3 min walk from Gail's), yet Gail's is special and stands out. The staff are wonderful! They fill the place...

I came to your restaurant and I had amazing delicious foods with smiley face and friendly environment and also good services as well.I want to serve my sincere thanks to Mrs.Filiz for her service to me.Thank you guys

You won't be disapointed if you try their bakery section (especially the one with tomato and cheese). Filiz took care about us and she was great. Big smile and good recommendations from her! We will visit soon!

I come here regularly to read or work. The staff are always helpful and enthusiastic, the coffee is great, and the space is generally larger than most other coffee shops in Kentish Town. If the upstairs is too noisy, you can always go downstairs for...

I visited Gail's bakery early today at Kentish Town. Just would like to share that I had very good time, Staff were very polite, helpfull and friendly. Big thank You to Evelina, the girl, who served me- amazing Service!

Evelin and David make the best coffee, definitely recommend Kentish town gails! Super tasty food and drinks. Only downfall is they don’t do gails’ shakshuka however they have amazing vegetarian and vegan options!

Walked in to grab a coffee to take out. The barista was very friendly and made me an absolute gem of a latte! Thanks to Ewelina for the great drink.

"It's always a pleasure spend time in this shop to have a coffee or a breakfast. The staff is very nice. There is a lot of wonderful food and lot of variety (veggie, vegan, gluten-free...). Special mention to the head barista, it's always nice to...

We have been there with friends for a lunch , amazing time good food and very polite ppl around especially Ewelina . Thx for our latte I love it !

This place was just awful when I last visited. Much better now. Lovely Greek manager. Ok it took over 20 mins to make scrambled eggs. And I was the only person sitting down. But it arrived with an apology and a free hot crossed bun....

The attitude of the cashier was terribly rude. You lost two customers (and hopefully some of our friends who love good customer service). Thanks, Gail's

Most of the bread is great, so I'm surprised to see so many negative reviews here. The only bad thing is it gets sold out so early. I rarely get the type I want.

We’ve been coming a few times and decided to stop as the service was not great, thought we’d give it a chance after a few months hoping they’ve gotten themselves together and all the opening teething issues would be solved. Well, we were wrong. They...

I was working in Kentish Town for two weeks at the start of 2019 and the staff in Gails who I came to know on first name terms were exceptional! I’d like to mention the rather brilliant Everrette and Doreen who were consistently pleasurable to...

Very nice viennoiseries and pancakes! Service is at the counter, and effective. The place has a nice atmosphere, although a little noisy.

The food is amazing as well as the service. I recommend to everyone to visit this place. Especially Pistachio Rose cake !!!!!

I went there with my friend for a breakfast and the French toast with bacon was delicious. The service was quick and efficient and they were all very smily. Can’t ask for more

Went to this Gails for a breakfast, and was very surprised by the quality of the food. The service was quick and friendly. Deffinatelly would recommend this plce

A dismal and disappointing experience. I was waiting for a member of staff to either check how we were enjoying our meal, or come to clear our dishes, but no one came, so no opportunity to point out the large chunks of egg shell from...

Dirty, sold out of things by 3, miserable staff... I could go on but don’t want to waste my time. DON’T GO.

Just a tourist waiting to get my granddaughter after school, I stopped in around 4 o'clock for coffee and cake (a muffin-shape cake with pecans and salted caramel, lovely!). Cost 7£. Ok. I went to pay with a 10£ banknote and was told, "We don't...

Lovely atmosphere in a beautiful location in portobello street ! I took a coffee and a small sandwich with my boyfriend and all tasted good

Stopped by for Saturday brunch and there were long queues - always a good sign. Thankfully we were warned that ordering off the blackboard (a bacon and egg muffin) could take 30 mins so we switched to ordering some pastries on display at the front....

I visit Gails Kentish Town regularly to buy pastries for visitors in my office nearby but today I experienced the worst service of my life. Staff was notoriously slow, and indifferent. When it was time to pay using my business card after 3 unsuccessful attempts...

I visited Gails in Kentish Town for the first time for a meeting, rushed out at closing time leaving over £200 worth of trainers and an iPad charger. The staff kept them safe and they were ready for collection the following day. They even gave...

Even if food was high standard (as all Gail's tbf) the service was one of the worst I ever experienced. Asked please to get the table clean. They asked for a minute and 10 minutes later came with the food and dropped on the table...

The bread, cakes and coffee are all lovely as is everything else on the menu. However the service is just not good enough. There were 2 people in front of me in the queue but it still took over 10 minutes to be served. This...

Never experienced service this bad. Been to many Gail’s before and really enjoy their bread and what’s on offer. However, never have I been spoken to in a manner like I experienced today by the MANAGER herself. They got my order wrong and when bought...

Average at best at mo. Messy with many tables with used plates and cups. Grumpy staff. I asked for poached eggs not fried. This is 'not possible'. I think one puts an egg in hot water then take it out. Bread looks good. Has potential....

This bakery is a pleasure for the eyes, everything is mouth watering; and a pleasure for the palate as all I tasted was crumptious :D. I will come back.

The food is always great. Service is sometimes spotty during busy times but the stuff never failed to make up for minor hiccoughs.

Heard so much about Gail’s bakeries that we were thrilled to see one open on Kentish Town high street. Myself, my niece and my sister decided to treat ourselves to Sunday brunch. Very busy place but queued and eventually placed our orders and found a...

My husband and I went in for lunch to treat ourselves to feel better. Unfortunately I suffer from a chronic pain condition and fibromyalgia, it is not often I get to go out. We ordered lunch and paid £23.00. When the waitress brought, over our...