Jimmy and the Bee in Islington

Really good banana bread. Matcha was warm and comfortable, but after the first few sips I noticed that it needed to be whisked a bit better. Both items were on the more pricier side too. Good atmosphere and seating.

Grabbed a coffee on the way to work - it was very expensive and the lid didn't fit on the takeaway cup. I asked for a new lid/cup but they were all the same. The coffee spilt as I walked along all over my coat, I couldn't drink it without it spilling out the side and was cold by the time I got to work. How can you be a coffee shop without suitable cups? This is the absolute basics. Such a waste of money.

First time going to this place and really wanted to like it. It did have a nice atmosphere, slightly odd seating though. Service was nice but food very disappointing. If you’re paying £10 for breakfast pancakes please don’t just serve was seem like supermarket bought ‘Scottish pancakes’ with a drizzle of syrup. Omelette also mediocre. If this place got their food sorted then would be great. Some way to go

Delicious food. Lovely staff. Will definitely be back!

Amazing coffee. Service was impeccable.

Lovely place for coffee! The lady working was on her own and it was a really busy day but she was super friendly and gave us a little biscuit to say thanks for waiting☺️ I'll be back!

Always nice coffee on my way to Gracelife London on Sundays

A really nice and quiet cafe. And a very friendly staff! I’m coming there with a group of my students after the dance class on Saturdays.

Good coffee n sandwiches very friendly staff

Most lovely food and drink & even lovelier girls working there. A must visit!!

A nice local cafe with decent food, nice staff, good atmosphere.

Very tasty homemade borek. Friendly service too even though the café was busy.

Great wraps and a wide range of drinks and food, excellent coffee and really friendly service. We’ll be back.

The cutest cafe on Goswell Road! The staff is super friendly and they have a very cosy quirky decor. Really good coffee and food and they do student/NHS discount which is always a bonus! Highly recommend :)

Great breakfast place. Great selection of delicious food and drinks. Calming, relaxing atmosphere!

Quality of the coffee has really gone downhill. A milky mess.

brilliant service, lots of Mediterranean foods and amazing breakfast options! Omlettes are great

Lovely music, great coffee and yummy banana bread!

What a lovely find - made my day! I often pop in here before/after I pick up my daughter from school. Excellent coffee (they roast coffee beans on site!), tasty breakfasts/lunches and very friendly staff. I find that the choice of music, the decor, the bookshelf with good reads makes it a very quirky, relaxing place to be and a welcome relief from the hustle and bustle of London streets. Great job, guys 👏

Gorgeous friendly cafe with lovely coffee and atmosphere!

Very cool, very chill, we liked it :)

Great coffeee shop and lovely staff

Food took half an hour. Wasn’t presented with any cutlery, so I saw the knives and forks washed in front of me. Forgot to bring my smoothe so i opted to get it refunded. Food was good just the service needs improving.

Very arrogant and not professional at all

Really friendly staff, and great coffee. Fantastic place to grab a quick sandwich to eat when in Clerkenwell for business or leisure. Really nice atmosphere too!

I wanted to treat myself for breakfast on a weekend, and decided to try this coffeeshop. Little that I know that I’ll be served a sliced wholemeal bread as “sourdough bread”. Before I ordered, I specifically asked which bread they use for their avocado toast and they said “sourdough brown bread” (which technically does not exist, so it was a bit weird but I said ok.) Then they served the blandest avocado (no salt, no lemon) on a SOFT wholemeal bread. I brought it back to them and asked why they didn’t even bother toasting the bread and they said they did??? and continued lying about which bread they’ve used. Such a shame that they are not an honest business.

Stopped by for an ice americano, the lady at the till was lovely, there’s a wide variety of food and drinks at good prices, my favourite part is how peaceful it is given the closeness to the centre of London, nice plants in the outdoor area, if you, like me, get overwhelmed in busy cafes this is definitely worth a visit!

Amazing coffee, Amazing food, amazing staff.

A very nice place to go, and the coffee machine is something else , great place to relax and enjoy breakfast or a meal . The staff are the BOMB ! 😍🤩👍

I ordered just coffee and it was good! Thanks!

Good sitting places outside, nice to be able to sit outside in a good weather.

Really nice place, the food is delicious (we came 3 times), the atmosphere is great and the service is perfect. I recommend 👍🏻.

Really amazing coffee and food! Highly recommend ✨

One of the lovely cafe shop in London They doing coffee beans by them self so espresso is lovely crew is perfect which is barista know what need to do i will be here for every day

High quality food , great staff

One of the most hostile cafes i have ever been to. The main male waiter is extremely rude and should take some lesson on how not to speak to people no menu was given when seated. when ordering he was moaning due to how big our order was. myself and my friend ordered two drinks. he made me walk over to collect my drink but brought my friend's drink over to the table and did the same thing with the food. by shouting ' ah excuse me' to get my attention to collect my food . the restaurant was empty, his other lovely colleague made sure she brought our other food and did not make me leave my seat once. he done this due to his own prejudices. it is deeply upsetting we spent £40 in this horribly overpriced establishment for bitter coffee and dry salad. please avoid and spend your money on the other lovely cafe around the area. as i would rate this the worse cafe in ec1

I wish the platform had 10 stars. The atmosphere, the food, and the prices are superb! I will surely be visiting them. Please try their falafel if you like falafel as it's one of the most delicious falafel I have ever tried.

I loved this place. Really good food. I recommend and definitely will come back

Great breakfast, delicious coffee, good prices and lovely service!

Amazing coffe and food, staff are super nice too!

Great little hidden gem near Angel. Had the bacon, avo and egg on toast for only £9. Friendly staff and a whole extra area upstairs to eat too.

Great bacon, egg and avo on toast! Delicious chai latte 😋

One of the worst espressos I have ever paid money for. No crema at all and tasted completely under extracted. What is the point of having a la marzocco machine if you don’t grind properly?

Nice hidden gem near Angel. Very nice latte and a cozy atmosphere even for a very early Wednesday morning. It will be my place to go for a coffee when I am in Angel

Arrived and felt comfortable. Delicious croissant with cappuccino absolutely ok.

Thank you for being open early and serving nice coffee.

Amazing cafe, great wholesome atmosphere, perfect spot for a mulled wine !!

Lovely warming friendly staff!!!! Amazing mulled wine and Christmas decorations! Super cosy :)

Lovely cosy vibe here, delicious food and drink, lovely staff

Very nice and cozy place The food and the coffee was very good

Such a cozy place for work and study with great food and service!

I come here almost every day as it’s right next to my campus and the experience is always lovely! Always welcomed with a smile. Would definitely recommend for any occasions!

Good coffee, good food, friendly staff perfect place for a lunchtime snack.

Such a cozy, warm and beautiful spot for a nice chat, catching up, working!

Super cute cafe with lovely unique decor and a nice outdoor area to enjoy the sun when it's there! So much homemade food too, the banana bread is seriously incredible. Great coffee too!

Buenos bocadillos y buenos el café ambiente relajado

a lovely little cafe great tasting coffee staff were very attentive and kind fresh orange juice was spectacular all the food looked amazing homemade quiche and borek definatly really stong recommend

Only had a coffee here, it was pretty good, but not the best I’ve ever had. Nice store and atmosphere inside! Nice service, looks like a good range of food inside too!

Delicious quiche and homemade brownie 😋

Stopped here for the first time the other day for a coffee and whilst chatting with the lads they pulled out HOT pan au chocolate from the oven!! OMG I had to have one whilst eating I nearly took my fingers off it was the best one I've ever had! I'm back today for another and the coffee is 10/10 as well great lads very chatty 👌

Amazing place with extremely friendly staff! Great coffee and a cool place to sit and chill for a few hours!

Nice place and good coffee but the tall waitress thinks it’s ok to hold her stomach and joke (apropos of nothing) ‘I’m pregnant and I’m gonna name it abortion…because I’m gonna abort it’ to customers. When I told her she should be wary joking about a subject which may be a sensitive subject for some people, she replied ‘Why? You’re not pro-choice are you? I’ve aborted one before… I just think it’s funny because you’re a man, you don’t have a uterus…that’s very millennial and old fashioned’ before wrinkling her nose and sarcastically saying ‘sorry I hurt your feelings’ It was an extremely unpleasant and unnecessary exchange delivered with an extremely ugly attitude. I can only imagine the ire I would have faced had I triggered or offended the waitress in question and her own beliefs. There’s no need to be so hostile toward customers.

Lekkere bagels en cocoscake gegeten. Fijne sfeer. Goede kwaliteit eten, vriendelijk personeel. Echt een aanrader als je in de buurt bent.

Coffee was perfect, full of snacks and vegan options avaliable too

Nice food and coffee. Very pretty waitress

Great snack, will be coming here again)

Really nice, relaxed cafe. Lovely staff.

I was in desperate need of the loo and I happened to pass Jimmy and the Bee on my way and it turned out they make very decent coffee, serve good food, offer wide selection of meals and drinks, plus the staff is very friendly. It's a cozy place worth visiting. Moreover, the loo is pristine clean so I'm happy to leave 5 stars here.

A very pleasant coffee stop on a wintery March morning. I had a flat white and cinnamon roll, no photo, I am afraid I wolfed it down 😁

I was in London and had a meeting in the afternoon, so I walked up to City, University of London. I arrived earlier than planned, so I went to Jimmy and the Bee, which is close by, and ordered a flat white. They took my order and I took a seat. Jimmy and the Bee looks to be an independent cafe, which predominantly sells tea and coffee. There were some cakes and pastries on the counter, and I saw board with some breakfast items (avocado on toast). The furniture is distressed wood, but there are also some comfortable looking sofas as well. My flat white arrived. In some other places this may have been described as a Cortado. It was a really nice coffee and I enjoyed it.

I had a lovely cheese and leek grilled sandwich here with a red velvet cake. The service was excellent, the lady was lovely. I also bought a fab bottle of organic cola.

Friendly welcome. Cheese and tomato croissant was toasted but cheese not melted and tomato cold. Coffee was good but they forgot to bring cinnamon swirl. Probably ok if in the area.

Amazing nice little coffee place! The homemade food is amazing. Highly recommended. Stuff super friendly aswell

Their pain-aux-raisins is the best I've had in London. I'm impressed. If you're in the area, give them a go.

Lovely staff and lovely little place but maybe a bit pricey at £6 for a sandwich, nice place though :-)

Catching up on past reviews Enjoyed a lovely flat white before my appointment at the VFS nearby! Great coffee and friendly staff. Would visit again.

Cozy and cool. Coffee is fine, avocado toast on point, love it

Incredible cafe! Even better staff

Popped into Jimmy and the Bee somewhat randomly because I needed a coffee and I am quite happy I did! The flat white was really well done and the barista was incredibly friendly and welcoming— such a warm greeting for the morning. I’ll definitely be back.

Lovely little place with fair prices.

Great coffee and nice calming vibe inside. Helpful staff too. Will be back.

I go once a week before work for a take away coffee and am alway tempt by there baked goods. Both are always excellent

Unfortunately a disappointing first experience. Staff wasn’t helpful and condescending.. and as I opened my take away box in the office.. found out they served me the wrong sandwich… 😢

Excellent prices, great atmosphere, speedy wifi. Dude at the front was really chill

There's always freshly-made food at Jimmy's, and a cool quiet vibe that attracts a more sophisticated crowd ( of course that's me too!😉) It's flooded with cheery natural light inside, or you can sit with your coffee and home--made cake or salad outside in the sun. It feels like family..

Love the coffee here & superb atmosphere

Had a banana and espresso smoothie. It was great.

I was in London for a meeting but had some time to spare. I came across this place, excellent coffee, cheese and tomato croissant . The staff were friendly and efficient. Visit if you can.

Das Frühstück war sehr lecker und das Personal ist freundlich. Außerdem bekommen Studenten hier einen Rabatt, wenn man die Student ID vorzeigt.

The coffee shop had great tea and food with a really homey atmosphere. I would definitely recommend.

This is an instantly likeable business that you want to win. Went in there for a mega coffee and pastry order and everything was real nice. the staff were great. Arnold is a top lad!

Great coffee on Sat morning, smooth Americano!

Excellent little Coffee bar , great coffee and very tasty food

I believe the barista knew how to make a good coffee. A little pricey compare to nearby similar coffeeshops (independent or big chain) but worth for your money.

Great tasting coffees (both the espresso and filter) and delicious pastries too! Saw your food on IG, we’ll be back to try it soon. Next-level service too :)

Très bon café and lovely vibes.

Really tasty coffee, decaf was especially great

Great coffee and friendly service

Really nice flat white Freshly made croissants and cake. They make really good coffee and are fun to have a conversation with :)

Hadn’t been here in a while and rediscovered again a couple of months ago. Lockdown restrictions seem to have brought it into its own, with the staff - none more than Angelo, who takes a passionate delight in explaining what he‘s making, about the on-site curing, etc., and appreciating constructive feedback - being inventive in crafting delicious new food options. There’s a selection of pastries, sandwiches (mainly made to order), and daily specials that usually include scrumptious salads and soups. Many of the specials are essentially vegan, and then you can add/modify as desired. They’ve also started selling really great bread. Normally a spare, simple and surprisingly spacious space, it opens up to the outside in sunny weather. Good wifi, coffee, and fully compostable cups!