Half Cup in City of London, Westminster

All-day breakfast at Half Cup in London was an absolute delight! The staff warm hospitality made us feel right at home, and the vibrant, cozy atmosphere added to the experience.

I used to go to the one in Kingscross often. This is my first time to go to the one near Barbican. The taste is pretty good. Fried chicken waffle: Delicious! Must order! Half cup English breakfast + salmon: Average taste

Nice place, always get my coffee there

Good coffee. No food on offer except scones which were OK.

Given that the price is a bit higher than an average brunch, we are glad that the quality and the portion of the food matches with the price. Drinks were so-so though, my friend’s hot drink was not hot enough. We are impressed by the fried chicken because it was crispy outside and still juicy and tender inside.

Great food but they will not let you in without a booking even when half tables are empty. They should definitely have more walk-in tables. Out toddler was devastated as he was really hungry but they did not give us a table

Now, I've had my fair share of chicken and waffles in my time, but the ones they dream up here, are the prize winners in my mind. Absolutely incredible, I would highly recommend them above all else, it tastes incredible and the service is lovely. Thank you very much.

It was absolutely freezing inside and service was slow as it seemed they were maybe understaffed? The food was lovely but a shame we had to keep our coat on for the meal!

Bright, modern cafe with a few seats. The prices are very high, but it tastes great and the portions are really big! Service was very friendly :)

Staff were awesome and the chicken and waffles were banging!

Excellent coffee! The breakfast is fantastic, I highly recommend it!

It happens to visit it a couple of times every time we come in London with my wife. The food is always excellent. We took our breakfast a few days ago and had an americano and a cappuccino. The quality of both was not good. We heart the same comment from the people sitting next to us.

Staff is nice as well as the ambience. But the food is not that good - they must be using air fryer.

The coffee was excellent so was the service next time I want to try the pistachio one, I am sure that will be just as good.

The food was delicious and well-presented and the serving sizes were great. The coffee was of a high quality. Friendly staff

Great place for a soup and sandwich over an informal work lunch. Some healthy and non so healthy options.

This was my third time at Half Cup, as they are near where I work. Food is delicious, in a positive atmosphere and great service. Their mocha is delicious! If you haven’t tried this place, do. You will not be disappointed.

Amazing food and service. We forgot our expensive glasses and a lovely member of the restaurant chased us after we left to return the glasses. Would recommend going

Absolutely delicious brunch! Very tasty. There are so many tempting option. You will have to queue for a moment, though. But worth the wait.

Mains were largely nice enough, and service really friendly. However, £60 for two for brunch is very expensive and side of bacon I ordered must’ve barely touched the grill (raw fat and floppy)

The place is decent but someone needs to hire an adult to organize the genZ staffers

The service is so good. Lou and the team made sure that I could receive the best service even though I was in a hurry. The food is always so delicious and well prepared. I ordered the fried chicken waffle and oreo french toast. They are very generous with their portion of the fried chicken. The sauce is really good and it ties the dish together well. The oreo french toast is also really nice. They’re both my go to order when I visit Half Cup.

Very friendly staff and you could see that attention to detail was paid to the food. Eg decorations and everything kept us full for a long time. Unfortunately my food was spicy without any instructions..

Super yummy food, very nice atmosphere, overall very nice. 4 stars because it's a little bit expensive

Lost a star as scrambled eggs for slightly undercooked. We had eggs on toast and Benedict hash which was awesome. Really great atmosphere due to the soundtrack playing. Infused mid water on the table. Probably a little pricey because of the location.

On a recent visit for brunch I ordered the savoury pancakes. I noticed immediately the egg (particularly the egg white) was a bit more undercooked than I would like to eat (quite snotty) so set it to the side but tried to ignore it. The dish in general was quite poorly balanced and the elements didn’t mesh together (maybe would be better with crispy bacon or a different type of chilli sauce?). However, in the stack of pancakes the biggest one was at the bottom and when I got down to it I noticed it was actually raw in the middle with runny liquid batter. We struggled to get any service at all but when the server was collecting our plates she asked if all was ok - my partner politely said that actually no there were two instances of undercooked egg (the egg itself with runny white, and the largest pancake with runny batter) which is why my plate was only half eaten. The server said ok I will speak to the manager and went off. She returned some time later and, with no apology or anything brusquely told us they’d comped our coffees, and walked back off again without any response from us. We then continued to struggle to get any service and were waiting for about 20 minutes trying to get someone to give us the bill/let us pay to leave. When we paid, again no communication other than asking if we were paying together or separately. The food as a whole for our group was pretty mid if you ignore the cooking issues, but with the raw egg and raw pancake it was clearly bad. The service though was absolutely awful - I was left feeling like the server was mad at me and thinking I was trying to get something for free or complaining for the sake of it - that wasn’t the case at all, as I ordered the food and ate about half around the raw bits I’m obviously happy to pay for the same. We never asked nor expected any discount but thought it was important to flag that actually there were two quite serious cooking issues which they might want to flag to the kitchen team to be wary of. This has left a sour taste in my mouth and I don’t think I would be willing to go back, which is a shame.

Hidden gem for sure - great food and great coffee ☕️🥞

The staff were very friendly and helpful. Price wise Half Cup is great money for value compared to it's competitors in the area. The mood was very laid back and relaxed.

This is definitely my favorite brunch place in London. The staff is incredibly friendly. Everything is incredibly fresh, delicious and in harmony with each other. Avocado Brioche is my favourite.

Just went for breakfast and coffee! Amazing!!! We got a cappuccino, flat white, eggs on toast and English breakfast… all of them were delicious and super fresh. Service was outstanding. They even asked if there were any allergies they needed to accommodate for. I asked for no mushroom on the full English and she offered to sub in hash browns instead. Highly recommend.

Lovely brunch spot - not too busy, good variety of options and big portions. The only improvement area would be the knives- both me and my friend struggled cutting through the bread with the provided ones (although this is true for most places that offer avocado toasts - maybe steak knives should be provided 😅)

Lovely location for a quick coffee catch. Staff are friendly and food was fresh

The staff is busy and friendly. Quick ordering and quick payment, this is a place Koreans can't dislike. It seems like they don't charge 10% of the service fee for nothing~ It's not cheap, but the food comes out quickly and is delicious! I intend to visit again.

Good all round, no complaints with this establishment.

Very generous and delicious brunch, great value for money, nice atmosphere, pleasant service 👍👍 I highly recommend ☺️

A lovely little breakfast place in the City of London. Had the Turkish Eggs with Halloumi and it was really tasty, just a little bit too spicy. I’m only giving the food four stars as I ordered a matcha latte, and there was some unmixed matcha powder which wasn’t the most pleasant. Nice, peaceful environment, however it was quite warm while I was there. Service was very good and the waiters very attentive—definitely deserve the 10% service charge.

Such a hidden gem! Thought I’d check it out given the decent rating on Google, and definitely lived up to it. Hands down, the best fried chicken and waffles I’ve ever had!!! It was absolutely amazing. Would come back just to try this dish again. Service was also great, we had a really friendly waitress.

Fanastic location. Sip your coffee whilst overlooking the Great Fountain of Batholomew in the market Square

This is a local restaurant right between a very wealthy estate where people mostly don’t mind how much they spend for a breakfast Even though Half Cup is always more expensive than most breakfast places in London , still it is literally downstairs for me and I used to enjoy there Recently, I have realized that some south asian owners took over the restaurant and honestyl when I saw the Indian chefs/owners/waitress thought the taste, service and the menu was going to be much better But not only the quality of food has gone worse in time ; the most frustrating one they started to use some really cheap tricks My friend arrived 10 mins before me and already ordered; then an Indian waitress girl came to get my order When I complete my order she randomly asked “would you like avocado with the meal?” which was really completely irrelevant with my choice of food At my own neighborhood, the restaurant I ve been so often; so felt safe to approve what she offers first. But; then kind of sensation that I know how it works very well in asian restaurants those tricks I checked the menu Adding few slices avocado is £4.50 , while Wholefoods sell a whole avacado for £2.50 Then our breakfasts arrived and she brought a small plate of smoked salmon for my friend next to her mince & egg plate =) When I questioned her weird breakfast choice; my friend said the same girl asked while she was busy with her phone and somehow manged to add smoked salmon on the bill which is extra £5.50 Me , my friend or any other customers in that area wouldn t think about extra £4 - £5 ; but principally I refuse going places try to cheat customers by some small or bigger tricks. Shame & Never again

Food was good but a little pretentious

Came here whilst passing through London. Had the buttermilk fried chicken on waffles and it was amazing ! Very generous portion and the Korean seasoning wasn't too spicy. Good value for money, but it gets very busy.

Terrible service, slow and rude

Had a really nice English breakfast here although there were no sausages unfortunately. Otherwise a nice pleasant place to chill over some nice good quality food.

Veggie full English has the most delicious mushrooms I’ve ever tried. I can spend hours this kind of calm places.

I had high hopes for this cafe in my neighborhood as I live at the same corner, but unfortunately, the exceptional lack of customer service I experienced a few times left a bitter taste. At my first visit, upon entering and politely asking for a table for two in the corner, which was free, for my breakfast, I was refused straightaway with the reason "that's a table for TWO, and you're only one. You can take a place outside". Yeah, it's raining and +7, thanks. In a while, I returned at 3:30 PM, well before closing time at 4 PM, only to be told that despite several available tables, I could only sit at the bar due to the impending closing. Despite my polite request for a table, it was denied. This experience left me extremely disappointed in the customer service, or rather, the lack thereof.

one food item we ordered was not a good quality, very stale. The waitress admitted it and removed it from the bill. The coffee was ok, the cakes were delicious. Nice atmosphere. But generally everything is steeply overpriced. Central London huh…

Had a wonderful brunch here. We tried the potato pancakes with chorizo crumb which was really unique and then the Oreo French toast which was nice but not quite as good as I felt the French toast could’ve been crispier. Ordered a coffee on the side and that was excellent. Service was exceptional and very quick. Surprisingly the restaurant wasn’t very busy, maybe due to location, so walk-in is pretty easy.

Lovely place for brunch with a modern twist.

Drinks were good, but our breakfast I would describe as nicely arranged fast food for £17. Our oyster mushrooms were deep fried. Sorry, but I think it should be outlawed 😀And too much sugar in everything.

good filling breakfast! biscoff oat cappuccino was massive and way way too sweet though.

Best coffee and brunch in the Farringdon/Barbican area + nicest staff

Food is average, drinks are just normal ok too. Customer service is very misleading. My bill was approx £50, which I didn’t check that included %12 service charge. I was asked in front of my guests if I also wanted to include tip. So I ended up paying more than £15 just to have breakfast for 30 mins. I would not go back, and please check you bill and don’t pay tip. They are already forcing you to pay for service.

Great atmosphere and delicious food! I recommend the Half Cup (Full English) :)

Nice customer service, was suggested to your needed. Coffee tastes good (+points as they can make ice drinks). Just feel like they over used truffle oil in the dishes. Half brown was so so but fried chicken waffle 10 out 10

My love for Half Cup began when I went to their Judd Street location, and for 3 years I’ve been taking everyone there. I stumbled across this location and was pleasantly surprised - the menu is great, the location is too, the service is top-notch. I always order hash Benedict with smoked salmon - it never disappoints and I always look forward to it, and a dirty chai - which was quite spicy and you could tell it’s not made with chai powder :) Overall, I give 4 stars from atmosphere simply because the cafe itself feels quite corporate, doesn’t feel cozy/welcoming just because of the design - but everything else is great!

Food was good, but waiting for 10 mins to have the menu in weekend busy hour

Excellent food, friendly staff and pleasant atmosphere (tables have plenty of space between them so not too noisy despite being full!)

A lovely place to get food or coffee, one of the best cafes in London

great brunch spot with a pleasant atmosphere and good service. the food is well presented and delicious. portion sizes are quite large too. staff are super friendly. highly recommend.

Great for breakfast, lunch or brunch. Best oat milk cappuccinos and the Veg Half Cup breakfast is yummy mix of everything you’d want to see on your plate. Although, I swap the halloumi and fried egg for extra hash browns! Not many gluten free options (Hash Benedict) or mainly gluten free toast and eggs prepared in a variety of ways with some sides.

This place has great food but the prices are astounding, £10.50 for scrambled eggs on toast. Just make it at home for less than a tenth of the price.

We visited this place with a reservation, after being seated at our table the waitress waited 10 minutes before taking our order, for some reason she assumed we were waiting for more people. 25 minutes later, we enquired about our order, turns out she forgot to put it through. They said it would be another 10 minutes, but if I can't trust them to take an order, I wouldn't trust them to cook chicken. By all means, go here if you want to pay £16 for French toast, with slow staff and tables that look like they haven't been cleaned in a week.

Highly recommend chicken & waffles! Very delicious!

really lovely cozy spot! food was amazing and staff were extremely pleasant and kind. great variety of items on the menu. prices seemed a little on the higher end at first but for the amount of food you get, it’s very much worth it.

My partner had the Oreo french toast which she loved but my Dosh was so unremarkable I can't even remember the name of it, I checked the menu before writing this review but nothing rang a bell. The service was a little slow and the server seemed lost at times,twice I asked for my dish to be served without egg (not an allergy, fried eggs just make me feel nauseous)...yet the egg was still there right in top when my food arrived. The bill took ten minutes to arrive after we asked for it and the payment was taken on silence without even a thank you or goodby afterwards. I've worked in hospitality for over twenty years as a waiter, supervisor and now manager. The little things matter. I fully understand staff having a bad day but the basics are be pleasant with customers, repeat orders back and always say good bye. Probably won't go back to this branch but I love the Judd street one.

We booked this Sunday at noon, the restaurant is a little far from the center, but by metro it is quite quick. We ate really well. It was plentiful and very good. Slightly high price, but that's normal for London. I recommend

The staff here are amazing as they are very accommodating and make you feel at home.The restaurant is very spacious and well lit with a great view of the area.However the food wasn’t that great,the French toast was quite tough and there wasn’t a rich custard taste to it and the Nutella cream was really rich and strawberry coulis wasn’t very tart.Though the fruit did taste really fresh and the presentation was nice.The hash Benedict was quite bland though the eggs were perfectly cooked and the halloumi was quite tough.

The food was nice, portions far too big though. The food pricey but I guess with the amount of it you get it makes sense. I’d much rather have paid less for a smaller portion. Everything you order is upsold an extra too (which we didn’t really need). Coffee was lovely

Tucked away in the recently redeveloped Mews close by to 2 Michelin stars restaurants, HalfCup offers an exquisite menu that gets updated every season. What matters most? The mood. Make sure to walk from Elizabeth line exit at Long Lane : turn into the alley after Jumping Beans cafe and walk through the old churchyard into a joining new one. This path will screen you from the busy streets and set the right mood by the time you reach HalfCup's quiet square. Do you think you know how hash browns taste like or an avocado toast does? The chef will challenge your presumptions. What amazed me particularly this autumn? - their tender fried chicken in a sweet sauce. Another wonder is that busy bankers have not frequented this place yet, a definite plus when you need to sit down for a chat around lunchtime.

Incroyable. Tout était excellent un brunch au top de la qualité. Boissons excellentes et mention spéciale pour le Carrot Cake 🤩😍🤩

If you want to have junk food, there are many better. If you want to have health food, they are both healthy at all. The waitor is cold.

Slightly expensive but great food

Delicious fry up and decent coffee. Friendly service. Not cheap, but you know…

The food was good, but the portions were TINY. We were still very hungry at the end of our meal (savoury pancakes and eggs benedict), so we had to order a second meal, which made the bill incredibly overpriced for a simple brunch. They also sneakily added a 20 per cent service charge to our bill, and when I asked about it they lied and told me it was compulsory (it isn’t). Won’t go back.

Today we came as a group of over 15 people, which could have been a challenge, but they handled it brilliantly - the service was amazing, the food was very good and everything arrived quickly. There's space in the restaurant, there's not much noise. We will definitely be back. Thanks again.

Delicious brunch. I got the ham and cheese pancakes with kale pesto and was not disappointed and my friend had the English breakfast which was spot on too. The service is quick and friendly and the area very quiet. I would definitely go back to try more options.

Quality food, great service and the staff provided great recommendations from menu. Would go back for another great brunch.

Fast and smiling staff, and oreo French toast and fried chicken waffles were the best I've had. 11/10 would return just for the waffles.

Because I have fond memories of Kingscross Halfcup, I brought my mum there for brunch, and we were both satisfied with everything!

We had the "Veg Half Cup" (equivalent to a vegetetarian version of a full English breakfast) two days in a row and it was simply delicious. We'll definitely be back!

such a lovely brunch spot with great food. The service was very friendly and quick.

Food and drinks were tasty and good portions. However….. I prebooked a table for 2 Got a message one hour before asking me to confirm (automated I think) which I confirmed After eating our food the waitress came and told me and my friend that they needed the table back (she was apologetic and friendly) as it had been an hour and made it sound as though this was usual practice. It wasn’t quite an hour- probably 50 minutes at this point! We were confused as other patrons were there before us and still at their tables so not clear why we were singled out. Also there were many vacant tables. Spoke to another member of staff upon leaving ( obviously asked to have the bill minus the service charge!) and let them know my views. He was apologetic and suggested that member of staff was quite new. One of his other suggestions was that the other table had more patrons and as such would have longer to sit there. Anyhow of course we left and despite one staff member offering to get us some free takeaway hot drinks as a way to apologise we politely declined and went to the Happenstance in St Paul’s and had some cocktails and was there for 2+ hours to continue to enjoy our catch up. It’s the half cups misfortune to miss out on the cocktails and the service charge we happily provided to the other restaurant/bar. The half cup missed out on £40+ extra revenue. I’m a Londoner who eats out in London regularly and this was probably the worst experience I’ve had. Thank you for making us feel so unwelcome. Avoid avoid avoid if you would like a catch up with your mate and don’t wish to be rushed. A one hour window for a booking (if in fact true) should be stipulated in the booking reservation (it wasn’t) as London isn’t short of good places to eat and we would have chosen somewhere else to start off with!

Absolutely loved our brunch!! Everything was delicious and large portions. Make a reservation to make sure to get a table. It was well worth a short wait for us!! Staff are kind and swift! Enjoy!!

I've been half cup at king's cross, and I came here today with my parents. It was nice that there was plenty of spaces between the tables :) Everything - food, service, atmosphere - was perfect. After eating, I recommend going to the Barbican centre.

Good place for brunch and quantity was pretty for sharing. Its a bit on expensive side. Brunch for 2 adults and a child was £77 ( without alc)

Happened to come across this place by chance as we decided not to have breakfast at our hotel- which would have cost more and would not have been half as decent as this place. I was surprised to find the place was fully seated as the surrounding area outside was quiet, I realised then people come out of there way to eat here. We were sat down after a 15 min wait. I loved everything about the experience, setting, service and most importantly the food. My daughter had the oreo French toast, I had the eggs benedict. I will definitely be back to try other items from the menu as whatever was brought from the kitchen looked amazing! One thing to recommend is having a kid's menu, as delicious as the French toast was, it was too much for a child

So popped in here the other day and bought a smoothie-which wasn’t a smoothie just a runny fruit drink at that and the size of the cup and for what price it was-£7!!!!!! well it was an absolute rip off! the size of cup was a joke and what you get from a water distribution in the office! I actually emailed this place private few days ago but they have not bothered to get back to me as I wanted to give them a chance to explain product not worthy and overpriced….clearly not bothered!!! So I’m disappointed with them and smoothies are meant to be a bit thicker than what I had and I did address this to the waitress but apparently that’s how they are made.

An ideal spot for breakfast or lunch with a lovely atmosphere

Good place to catch a good breakfast. Suggest to try Half Cup breakfast firm English breakfast. Big portions

I enjoyed my breakfast at Half Cup. I had the courgette pancakes with whipped nduja. The food was good, but ultimately it was overpriced for what it was; maybe that's just London prices these days. The service was great and the staff were highly accommodating.

I regularly pop in every Friday morning for Banana bread and a coffee to take away as I work around the corner. And I have been doing this since the opening in 2019. The service has always been so friendly, conversational and welcoming. But over the last 3 - 4 months, the staff in here react to you as if you are an inconvenience. No smile and very abrupt. Today is the last time I pop in and it's unfortunate. I have spoken to a few people who used to frequent Half Cup and they all say the same thing. You can see the life and soul has been sucked out of the place over the last few months. It's a real shame!

Popped in for a bit of brunch. Clean restaurant, fun menu, and well designed dishes. Flavors were wonderful. I enjoyed the Turkish eggs dish, and my partner had hash Benedict with smoked salmon. My only drawback is i would've liked the pita and bacon to come on a separate plate or basket as they were a tad dredged already from sitting on the yogurt. Eggs were wonderful! My partner was very happy with her Benedict. If you ask for syrup in your coffee, make sure to ask for a light addition as they over did it in my hazelnut syrup iced americano.

great location with excellent food, service was not great tho

Zero training or checking upon hospitality experience when hiring.. Waiters dont know what coffee they are serving. Keep forgetting orders.

Given and observed particularly good service. I did not eat.

Love this place so much! Great food and atmosphere. Will be back for sure

Meah brunch. Waitress were a bit lost. Their Benedict are not Benedict

Go-to brunch place. Great food, good prices and portions and a really cute place!

Lovely place, spacious and beautifully simple design. Service is kind and quick. I ordered the avocado toast, and while it's quite pricy, it was well worth it. The combination of flavors was an absolutely tasty experience. Highly recommend!

wow! definitely the best breakfast i’ve had in London. every dish we had was super tasty, the staff was very attentive and really liked the location too.