Kember & Jones in Glasgow City

2018 - The best breakfast I have ever had, and I'm a biiig fan of breakfast. The belgium waffle with crispy bacon and maple syrup was just... perfect. Busy, cosy little shop with tons of fresh bakery items. Highly recommend. ***2024 update - went back in May of 2024 and everything is still AMAZING!! It's always a pleasure coming back to Kember and Jones, especially knowing the quality of their service and food/drinks is always top notch!

Nice breakfast café with a warm atmosphere and pleasant service. The place has a good selection of pastries and dishes.

The empire biscuits here are some of the best in Glasgow. Crumbly shortbread that doesn't dry out your mouth, fairly thick semi-set icing, a generously sized cherry and a good amount of jam. The size is just right for me, too. Some might say it's too small, but I always go for quality over quantity. It's just the right size to satisfy you without making you feel sick. Top marks.

The staff were friendly enough but it took a while to take our order. The food was very average. Ordered beans, bacon and poached egg on sourdough, beans were hard, the rest was fine. The whole place needs a good clean. Pretty grimey/filthy and dusty (see pictures). Our seat was next to the vent which was drafty and cold and the vent itself was disgusting. Toilet also not clean. Very overrated

A good place to have brunch. I had waffles with bananas and blueberries with cherry compote. It was delicious. It’s reasonably priced. The crowd comes around noon time so it can be quite noisy. Try it when you around the vicinity!😋

Turkish eggs are nice. Quite surprised their warmed up scones are really good. My friend has oyster mushrooms with poached eggs which are tasty as well. Will definitely go back again.

i love this carrot cake. it’s not no very sweet that I like it. It looks like a cake that maybe show in cartoons. And the sandwich is good. It’s convenient and delicious. Two things are about 8 pounds. Good price good quality!

Quirky little coffee shop, friendly staff and great coffee and cakes!

It was very tasty, nice cafe. It is quite loud because it is open. We had waffles and a sandwich. Coffee and hot chocolate was also very good.

Was walking down the street when my friend spotted this little cafe. At first i was intrigued by the milk chocolate and sea salted cookies because of how good and thin they looked so i got one. Little did i know that the cookie i bought was going to be the best cookie i’ve had so far in my life! Honestly though, Great little cafe with nice seating area and amazing sweet treats. I will visit Glasgow in the future to come back here.

A really excellent and lovely café in the heart of Glasgow. The staff are super friendly and the food is delicious. We can recommend the waffles and the granola! Upstairs and downstairs to sit too!

I had the pear and blue cheese salad. It was delicious.

cute atmosphere & great service! smoked salmon and eggs were delicious. I got a latte and then an americano and the americano definitely had more of the caffeine I was looking for.

It is a pretty cafe in the West End, which would be very relaxing if it wasn’t for the annoying, standoffish, awkward manager (maybe owner) who walks about with a tablet, intercepting customers as they come in to show them to the table while being passive aggressive. Get tat guy out of the way and you have a winning cafe.

The food is very delicious, the coffee is beautiful, the location is great, and the service is excellent

Amazing place for breakfast..the food was yumm and the service was great. Must visit if ur in Glasgow.

The best breakfast in Glasgow. I Always keep an eye on the special menu and it never failed to impress me, last one was the sage fried eggs on lemon greens over a perfectly toasted sourdough slice.

Excellent and very good value for money. Really a great discovery.

Great service and the food was amazing ! Loved the soup and the scones with fresh cream and jam were the best !

What a find, amazing food options, and inside, dog friendly!

Excellent vegan cake. Friendly, helpful.

Nice café, nice people, good food, you can't complain and the employees seem nice and are not scheduled

This brunch was nice, it had a great waffle, with berries and Greek yogurt, also they had good cinnamon rolls and an average apple cake, the coffee was good and the apple juice was average, the service was very excellent and fast, the atmosphere was good, in all I rate the brunch 4/5.

Excellent fresh food. Friendly staff. Went on a Sunday mid morning and a que did form for seating but it moved quickly. Be sure to grab some bread in your way out- absolutely delicious!

Cozy, friendly staff! Varied menu but not overcrowded which makes it easy to choose! Delicious food that tasted very close to home! I did not feel artificial and soluble spices! I like it! The prices are good, as long as you don't constantly calculate how much it is in BGN! I recommend!

Went here after it got recommended on tiktok as being good, it was far from good. As we first walked in we were waiting and then basically got told to pick a table although all was fine as the woman was fairly pleasant, we sat upstairs looking down on the area behind the counter, only to notice that our waters were being poured out from jug that couldn’t be any more dirtier if it tried (we actually thought it was coffee in the jug) about 15 minutes later we managed to order our food even though we still hadn’t been asked for a drinks order so we were clearly forgotten about. We ordered a granola bowl, avocado toast and two sides of scrambled eggs and bacon. We were very underwhelmed with the portion sizes as they were tiny, and the food, the granola bowl was okay but by no means anything special, the scrambled egg was so small it was like a portion for a baby (the granola bowl was much the same) for the price it is just straight up daylight robbery as for the avocado toast the toast was like chewing a brick and was practically black and not to mention the fact that it was also stone cold. The glasses in which we drank the water out of were stained but didn’t have the energy to try and get the attention of one of the 7 people behind the till (all seemed to be bored and on instagram) although the worst of the day was 100% the bacon for a start it wasn’t clarified that it was streaky bacon or that it was going to be as crispy as it was, when we got it over it was an absolute joke it was cremated and full of fat i struggled to point at which bit was the actual bacon we didn’t eat any of it at all as it was almost impossible to chew, for the price of all this it’s a disgrace we quickly got up and left without leaving a tip in which we normally would. Will not be back and very disappointed.

Thank you for lovely food served quickly by friendly staff! Highly recommend!

The waffle is amazing, amazing.. the coffee is not as good as that, but it goes... quickly and the sessions are nice

cute cafe for breakfast or brunch. service was great and has a lovely atmosphere. the cinnamon swirls are delicious!! has great cakes and pastries as well as a breakfast menu.

Superb cafe - everyone we dealt with were extremely polite and the food was excellent ❤️

Such a cozy cafe with wonderful staff and delicious food. There's seating on the street and on a small platform above the counter, but by 9:30 on a Saturday, it was full! With how delicious the food was, I'm not surprised! The cinnamon twist is by far my favourite and the one I recommend. It has a hint of lemon that works so well, but with a fluffy dough and just enough cinnamon. I also got the oyster mushroom breakfast, which was delicious and my friend grabbed the bacon and maple syrup waffle. My only gripe is that they got only one waffle and so much bacon!

I recently visited this cafe for the second time and I must say, the layout is great. There are seating options downstairs and upstairs, as well as four tables outside. The counter top is filled with a variety of cakes and other delicious treats. It's quite spacious, allowing the staff to work comfortably. The tables are well-maintained and the staff is reasonably attentive, providing fast service. On both occasions, I received my food and coffee quickly. While the food is decent, it's nothing extraordinary, and I found the prices to be a bit on the higher side compared to other cafes on the same street. I have tried four different dishes from their menu, sharing them with another person on two separate occasions. However, I must highlight that their cakes are absolutely delicious and definitely worth trying. Overall, it's a good cafe with a rating of 3.5/5

Best coffee in Glasgow so far - properly roasted and crafted. And superb cakes! Will be back.

The scones are delicious kind staff pretty good location

Great breakfast here I had an amazing plain scone and jam, my partner had eggs on toast with beans. Coffee was good too. All the cakes looked delicious. Excellent service.

Yum yum - according to the couple of GLASWEGIANS SITTING NEXT TO ME, this place has the best cake in Glasgow. I had the clementine raspberry cake to go. Also visited twice in my 4 day visit to Glasgow. Had tea and muffin of the day. People around me had salads and sandwiches and everything looked delicious.

Probably the best breakfast I’ve ever had! Fresh and innovative ingredients, generous portions and very well priced. Service was lovely, smiley and friendly. You must go!

My favourite place in Glasgow. Never lets me down, staff are friendly and helpful. Owner is very pleasant and attentive to customers. Don’t go anywhere else! The queues speak for themselves!

Came for tea and cake. Very noisy, slow to take order and too many dogs for such a small space. Cake and tea good.

We went at 10:30ish to 11 and we ordered two of the breakfast food; warm Waffle biscoff blueberry banana and banana loaf with frappe and banana on top with cappuccino. Totally worth it Elegant Satisfactory and totally worthy Spend around 20quid and I am so glad it full my all appetite The ambience was so cool cafeteria Will definitely visit (to have from other menu and from lunch section as well) and don’t forget to try the cake; desert section👌 Thank you

The brunch options are plentiful and delicious.

Amazing coffee, great snacks and lovely decor. Would recommend. Wish they had more outside seating but it's amazing regardless.

Everything was delicious. Best place I’ve stopped during my trip so far. Every new plate we ordered made me happier. It was the Best and I would totally visit again

Great food and staff. Wee error with our order was sorted promptly with no questions asked and with complimentary coffees. Thanks.

Great food and good kids menu. Will definitely be back.

Coffee is delicious with treats to die for will definitely return when back on Glasgow

I love this cafe so much and I went with my friend last October. The service was really good and this very nice ginger waitress served me the best food I have ever tasted. I would highly recommend as the service is incredible.

Delicious breakfast and great cake selection. Super friendly staff and a lovely atmosphere!

The vibe is excellent; bright and lovely. The coffee is robust and flavourful; always a big plus for a discerning coffee lover. The people who work here really elevate the experience; they are kind and helpful with suggestions especially when the entire bakery section looks so appealing! Samiksha and Hannah M, in particular, were very patient and jovial when I was there on a busy Sunday morning.

Busy small cafe with lots of home made options for snacks and meals. Good quality coffee and nice prompt staff.

A busy cafe but lots of friendly staff and very welcoming with quick service. We had take out coffees and cake. Lovely drinks, perfectly made and scrummy cakes. Wide range of hot drinks and healthy foods and quality sweet treats. Very, very lovely.

Excellent food but be warned, when they say crispy bacon they really mean it, cremated might be a more accurate description.

We love eating here half way through our west end walk! The staff are always quick and efficient and the food never fails to hit the mark. We usually have soup and a warm cheese scone or sour dough bread - but this time we ventured away for a change. I had the roast beef sandwich, which was lovely - but even more lovely was the pesto bean salad served alongside with a dressed salad too. One friend had the goats cheese salad and the other had the grilled halloumi open sandwich - both of which were superb. You might have to wait a wee while for a table when it's busy - but hang in there. It's worth the wait!

Had to wait for a table as it was a busy Sunday afternoon but definitely worth the wait . The coffee was so good and scrambled eggs on sourdough toast delicious. My husband had a toasted sandwich which he enjoyed. Staff and service very good. Can’t wait to visit again.

Great food, love the food here and was pleased to get a seat. Had a salad with rare beef great and had a coffee also. A great spot in the west end. Got a window seat bonus and on a wet day was great spot.

More expensive and smaller cups of coffee with a very light flavour. Very bad desserts. Wobbly tables, noisy environment. Terrible service. Just now I was driven away just because I didn't go on to order a third drink when I hadn't even stayed the full three hours. I don't want to make accusations of racism here based on my experience of being treated differently, but I do sense it in the attitudes of white assistants.

I've been coming here for years and the food is always incredible. Everything on the menu is fantastic. However I will echo other reviews that point out that the customer service is horrible. The staff are so unfriendly, I'm sorry to say. It's very strange as the vibe is great and the food is great. But don't expect a warm welcome.

Seldom eat here as I've always found the staff to be distant and somewhat aloof, and it's always a wait for a table, which I never do. Food is good so I usually just buy to go.

Really nice place..Great location.. Friendly staff..Clean and tidy .

Best place for coffee and cake!!

Great atmosphere, fantastic selection of cakes and sweet treats, and lovely lunch menu. Staff are friendly and service is personable and efficient. There was a short wait for a table to become available, but staff were accommodating and efficient with organising space. The rare beef sandwich was well made, using fresh bread and delicious beef. The parsnip and carrot cake was excellent.

Great service and very nice food. It’s very busy on Saturdays and Sundays so be prepared to wait for a table. Lovely breakfasts and lunches but a few but not lots of veggie choices. Well worth a visit.

Beautiful lunch place, good service and great food Must try the brakery selection

Lovely coffee and delicious Portuguese custard tart

I have been coming to K&J since my 30 year old was in short trousers but have never got round to reviewing it before now. Anyhoo it is absolutely fantastic. Everything cooked and served very well. We enjoyed our brunch and the coffee is exceptional. Yes it’s busy and you may have to queue but it is definitely worth the wait.

Foods good, always busy. Staff always very pleasant.

The coffee and atmosphere here was great. For breakfast, we ordered the beans and the mushrooms on toast. The bread was unpleasantly soggy but the flavours were good. Service felt very rushed. The staff were friendly, though, and probably just conscious of the people waiting to be seated.

First class customer service and the food was of a high standard and tasted great - I was lucky enough to get a seat after a brief wait on the mezzanine floor which I benefited from

Not one normally to write a review but had a really lovely breakfast here this morning. As an Aussie travelling the UK I've been missing an Aussie brunch but at Kember & Jones I was able to get some amazing avocado toast and a nice coffee. Would definitely recommend to others - the other menu items and display case full of cakes looked great too.

Always busy, great food, really nice coffee and amazing cakes. This place is well worth a visit if you can get a table. Don't forget to check out the specials.

Cute and quiet cafe, lovely selection of snacks

We had to wait a while to get a table of 3 at a busy lunchtime - but it was so worth the wait! Delicious homemade soup with an incredible warm cheese scone - less than £7 and utterly scrumptious! One of the friends had to take half the scone away as it’s quite large! Friendly and helpful service. Can’t recommend enough…

Coffee is nice but the staff at the counter could be friendlier and more attentive. The cakes are also a bit too sweet. Had the walnut cake but it was so overly sweet that I could not even finish it.

Gorgeous cafe/bakery. Loved the layout. Obviously popular and glad we waited 15 minutes for a table. Food was delicious, fresh and the staff are lovely.

This is a unique, quirky place with a great atmosphere/vibe. A must if you're visiting Byres Road and even if you're not. The food is delicious and the cakes, pastries, meringues ( loaded with cream and fresh berries ) are to die for. Have you tried the bacon rolls??? It's the only time my friend and I don't talk lol! Bit of advice....... check the closing times. K&J is not open in the evenings and it would be a huge disappointment to get there and not get the opportunity to embrace!

The dessert show is full of insects. The restaurant need to be care with cleaning.

Really nice food. Many vegan choices!

Food service everything very good

Great place to grab breakfast or brunch. Food was fresh and service was great !

The atmosphere is pleasant, the staff quite nice, and the food made of quality ingredients. You can opt for healthy stuff (soups, salads, raw vegetables) or for a fatter option (excellent scones and pastries), but anyway everything we chose was tasty and copious.

We dropped in here by chance for some cake. Initially the waitress looked straight through us snd served the visitor behind us that did not set the experience off well, but the waitress could not have been more apologetic. There was a very large selection of cakes and savoury food to chose from on display. Hot food could be ordered, too. We ordered a slice of the banana, pecan and toffee cake and a slice of the pistachio and rose cake. Both cakes were enormous and delicious. The tea was plentiful, as well. All was forgiven with the waitress. I would recommend a visit.

Lovely! The Thai carrot soup was absolutely delicious. Nothing is better than homemade bread. Thank you.

Coffee was lukewarm. Toast was burnt. Sourdough nice but crust very hard and knives not suitable to cut it. Eggs were nice. Bacon was not very nice, roll was fresh but very dry (there was no butter). The worst was the brown sauce which had a horrible ‘perfumey’ taste…didn’t taste like real HP. Expensive and not good value for money overall. Sorry, we read the great reviews but were disappointed. Shame as the atmosphere was nice and the place looked promising.

Such a cute brunch spot, we’ve stopped in a few times while in town, and I’m dying to go back for more. The avocado toast is amazing. The waffle hits the spot for breakfast or a sweet treat. All their coffee comes out hot and timely. This is a must stop shop when in town!

Repas très frais et bon. Salades extras, planches avec des ingrédients variés au choix pour les enfants, gauffres au Nutella à la demande, serveuses très gentilles. Petit inconvénient : bruyant à l'heure de pointe mais ça vaut vraiment le coup de manger ici. Pain vraiment excellent!

Great place for good coffee and brunch options

Great coffee and very good sandwiches with their own bread!

Has been on my list of places to try for some time now and decided to head along for breakfast. Place was busy as it usually seems to be, girl who attended to us was rather gloomy and handed my partner and I two menus and simply said there's a table upstairs... Coffee was nice enough, food was very average though. Scrambled eggs tasted microwaved, spongy and bland, added on smoked salmon which was a couple of slithers which wasn't the best quality. My partners avocado and halloumi was pleasant enough without being anything more. Cakes looked good, maybe try them next time with a sandwich perhaps, maybe that's more of their forte.

Such good quality salmon, avocado, and quantity of scrambled eggs, made me worry these folk will go out of business, if they don’t go from « way overboard » back down to « just plenty, thank you! » The espresso is also the best around. Pretty sure the cakes will be knockouts, when I come back again, some day. Looking forward to it!

Went here with a friend for brunch. I arrived about 15-20 minutes after my friend, so it was nice that we’re weren’t rushed to order after I finally arrived. The food was stunning and same with the coffee. I definitely recommend going here if you’re close by!

Great food and drinks along with good service!

Good selection on the menu and tasty cakes. Highly recommend!

The besy brunch spot in Glasgow

best gluten free bread i’ve ever had!! just wish they’d have it specified on the menu as an option because i didn’t know until i asked. genuinely SO good!!

The brownies and banana bread here are unreal! They bake fresh bread which is delicious as well. The cafe is often packed full with people and I love coming here on my work breaks!

We stopped for a coffee at stop #15 on the Hop on Hop off bus and never went further than Kember & Jones! The coffee was so good that we had a second and it was only enhanced by the fabulous Clementine Sponge! Great service but a special award to the barista!!

My partner and I visited with my assistance dog and the staff were very accommodating to our needs also the Berry waffle was to die for

The. Food and the coffee were absolutely amazing

Good food & good service. Ignore the negative comments from the Karens, it's a popular place so obviously it's going to be busy.

Lovely looking cafe, some delicious looking cakes. Shame the customer service was so bad, stood at the counter with 2 members of staff behind the counter right next to me and was completely ignored. When I was finally acknowledged it wasn't with a hint of a smile and I most certainly wasn't felt welcome. Poor poor service. Would not recommend