Lena's Cafe in City of London, Westminster

I don't enjoy posting bad reviews based on one experience and especially so for independent places such as this which need our support, however me and my family had a really disappointing breakfast here. Whilst I don't expect premium ingredients in a cafe, this breakfast was made with some of poorest quality ingredients I've ever experienced. The toast which I suspect was made using the cheapest bread you can buy was rock solid despite being millimeters thick. The sausages tasted of oats and breadcrumbs and I reckon contained no more than 10% meat. The bacon was okay but a little burnt around the edges which left the beans which were surprisingly good and fried eggs which also fine. Like I said I don't expect top quality ingredients in a cafe but if you're going to charge me £14.50 for a breakfast then I expect something a little more edible. I know these places have high overheads especially in zone 1 London but I've paid a lot less for far superior quality in other cafes not too far away. On a positive note the coffee was good and my daughter did enjoy her scrambled eggs.

Cozy little cafe with great food and value for money. Service personal and authentic

After three weeks of travelling around the UK it was nothing short of a miracle to come across Lena’s Cafe. The food here is real, and not smothered with grease. With vegetables and meats cooked as they should be, fresh and with flavour from real cooking. This place is nothing short of amazing and if you find yourself looking for somewhere to eat you will not go wrong. 100/100 recommend to eat here

After three weeks of travelling around the UK it was nothing short of a miracle to come across Lena’s Cafe. The food here is real, and not smothered with grease. With vegetables and meats cooked as they should be, fresh and with flavour from real cooking. This place is nothing short of amazing and if you find yourself looking for somewhere to eat you will not go wrong. 100/100 recommend to eat here

I recently visited this small restaurant with my two kids, and while the food was really good, I found it a bit on the expensive side. We ended up paying close to £50 for brunch, which felt a bit steep. However, the staff was amazing and made our visit enjoyable. Overall, great food and excellent service, though the price might be a consideration.

I recently visited this small restaurant with my two kids, and while the food was really good, I found it a bit on the expensive side. We ended up paying close to £50 for brunch, which felt a bit steep. However, the staff was amazing and made our visit enjoyable. Overall, great food and excellent service, though the price might be a consideration.

Best place of our stay to have breakfast, very good, well served and very reasonable price. I recommend!

Excellent lunch spot with a huge range of salads

Very cozy place, run by its owner, very friendly. Excellent breakfast. we loved it

Delicious food and great service, Mr. Mazen is an outstanding chef!

An amazing find close to our hotel. Met up with son and daughter in law while in the smoke. Great English brekkie and atmosphere.

Best omlette I have ever had. Sit outside, and enjoy the food and people watching.

Great filling breakfast Open early too Great service and atmosphere “Aura”

A small and friendly cafe. Three tables of different sizes inside and a few outside. Basic British breakfast. The portion was big and it tasted the way it should. Extra juice from oranges squeezed yourself, no canned stuff. The place was full all the time, but still the service played and the sapusks came quickly. Very friendly service, pleasant breakfast moment.

We stopped here on our last morning in London. What a lovely little family business this is. Myself and my husband had the full breakfast… Wow! It was huge, and came with tea or coffee. I asked for strong tea and the gentleman asked “double bag”? And i replied “yes please” :) Our daughter had a ham and cheese toastie which she thoroughly enjoyed. Will call here again when in the area. Thank you

Friendly lad and food was really great for the price 👌

Absolutely lovely friendly atmosphere. The full english is great!

Had the £18 for 2 breakfast deal. It included homemade yogurt and granola with fresh fruit and honey, freshly squeezed apple carrot orange juice, a croissant and eggs on toast. All very tasty and was great value for the price. Very small dine in space.

From the anaemic white bread to the albino white tea (complete with the corpse of two teabags discovered, languid at the bottom of the cup) eating the Monday morning full breakfast felt like an encounter with the ghost of a hard-partying weekend that refused to be exorcised. Dude was pleasant enough though.

Amazing fresh and homemade lunch deals - was so full for such a good price :)

May be best cafe in the area. Very friendly and food is great. Unique taste and good value for money. Highly recommend place to eat.

Excellent little restaurant with affordable food that tastes great!

Amazing food, tasty and generous portions. Highly recommend full English.

Day of 3 on the new job working in this area and found this cafe when I went out for lunch. I was not disappointed. Small takeaway,: lasagne, 3 sides, humus + chilli plus pitta bread £8. Very tasty. I highly recommend.

Love the food, had a chicken wrap, it was so delicious and filling

A hidden gem, for £8 you can get a decent sized meal and it’s all home cooked delicious food, i wanted to try everything and will definitely be back.

Amazing food, very good quality and quantity, original but also classic if wanted, friendly service and “like at home” ambiance. Prices are also quite cheap !! Hugely recommended for both breakfast and lunch.

had a Small plate with roast chicken. served with pita & fresh made hummus plus chilli sauce. very delicious chicken! good choice of sides too. cooking feels like you’re visiting a relative, made fresh with love and care. very good value plate for 10 pounds flat. Def recommended !

Very fresh and healthy options. Salads are delicious. Will be back

Very friendly and helpful people

This independent cafe is a real gem! I highly recommend their takeaway wraps - you can choose from a large selection of freshly made fillings and delicious salads, and it's always tasty and extremely good value. Lots of options for vegans and vegetarians too. And incredibly friendly service!

The food was telling tasty specially the veggies although I didn't like the chilli sauce. They haven't got a lot of space inside and the flicking lights are really annoying I wish I have gone for takeaway as it makes it cheaper. The whole plate and coffee came up to £16 and a that's a bit pricey in my opinion.

Absolutely deliah and hetht food. It’s all homemade. Fresh ingredients. The woman who is the owner is super sweet and nice.

Lovely juices must try all fresh & homemade Me zen was the gentleman who served us

We tried Lena’s cafe and I never usually leave reviews especially not bad ones BUT there were the worst chips we have ever had . Tiny portion they were chalky and crumbly worse than the cheapest oven chips tried to get a refund at the time and reject the food because as soon as I seen it I had a bad feeling and my feeling was right . Wouldn’t recommend this place to anybody even my dog turned his nose up at the chips.

Affordable, friendly owner, great portion.

Delicious food and great value. Day made with some extras from the friendly and generous owner! We love Lena’s 😍

Wow. Such good value! Delicious fresh healthy food. Left very happy and full.

Such delicious food. Remarkable.

Great little lunch spot, dependable / authentic / healthy / £9-11 Outside seating :)

Rather amazed - super hot day. Stopped for a Coke Zero. Only charged a £1 per can. Super cold from the fridge. I have eaten their food here before. Excellent healthy choice with salad. Highly recommend !

Best british breakfast in Paddington and it is also halal and a large portion

Great food! Loved the potato salad, eggplant and tabbouleh. Beetroot and ginger juice was nice too

Hands down the worst food i have ever eaten food was under cooked i feel Physically sick and Discussed please do not eat here unless you want to go to a&e

Delicious food with so much variety. Best lunch spot in Paddington

Came here for a full English at 15:00. Obviously I was abit late for that one, so ...I ended up having a £10 plate. I had the fish, rice & 3 sides. The spinach was so damaged good, I could eat it everyday. Fillingfor a small plate. Also accompanied by the beetroot juice. Home cooked food & fresh, will be going back to try more. Highly recommended.

Not really fresh they need to improve the quality of the fish (at least what i ordered)

The best food in the area! Every time I come to London I have to swing by there breakfast is amazing! Great staff and food!

Sorry. No photo of my food (it wasn't on my plate long enough). Delicious food and a lovely relaxed atmosphere. Small but cosy!!

Mazen was a very kind host and made me a delicious English breakfast. It was a massive plate and delicious.

It shouldn’t even. Get one star. If you want the manager to not even listen can’t speak English but from here. It is advertised as scrambled eggs with avocado and bacon on the just eat website so why I only get scrambled eggs for £14!Are you okay in the head?!?! No bacon no avocado as it was advertised just watery scrambled eggs who can’t make scrambled eggs? Not even that and when I call nothing it makes me sick. Do you think you can sell scrambled eggs by itself for £14 when it is advertised IT COMES WITH BACON AND AVOCADO!! Please don’t order here they don’t know what’s going on or how to cook. Worst food and customer service ever. I post one star because it didn’t give an option to give none. Refund pending

Really good quality great choice salad counter.

One of my go to places for lunch around Paddington area ever since my colleauge has introduced me to this joint. Generous food for a cheap price. Healthy options as well served. If you are going at lunch time, go there early as it is packed with local workers. We joined the queue when we got there by 12:30. Also, there are few seats available however order your food as takeaway and enjoy the lunch with a view in Paddington Basin (of course not in winter 😉)

Great food, service and good pricing

Quiet little joint in Paddington with very affordable and filling meals.

A little gem. Tasty, fresh food, a great variety of hot and cold. Fresh juices. Whenever I’m in town I always visit! Good value.

Unexpectedly fabulous breakfast from the loveliest couple. Staying nearby - just nipped out for a full english for my traditional husband only to also find an Otto Lenghi-like selection so amazing I could hardly choose. I had a herby vegetable omelette with a selection of exquisite vegetables on the side with a homemade spicily hot sauce - made my day - and his!

Great breakfast all cooked fresh. The scrambled egg and avocado salad was delicious. They also sell a range of freshly squeezed juices including a beetroot and ginger. Would thoroughly recommend.

Best place to eat around Paddington! Don't go to McD nearby go here! You get small box £6.50, large £7.50 or a plate for £10 ( I belive plate can feed two people) I am kind of civil engineer working for few months nearby, and I love it. You can have so many healthy options like aubergine, cauliflower, lentils, with main course like rise, lasagna, veggie or pasta plus 4 addons from toppings it's almost like Chinese buffet. If you are Gentleman searching for restaurant with table service this is not a place. It's rather like hiker-traveller with rucksack looking for cheap but good food. I have asked the lady how they do it - they walk in to shop every day at 02:00 a.m. and start preparing all food. Well worth trying! I am aware it could be cheaper here or more food like other people say but hey... what do you get in McD for £7.50 ? A big mac meal with fires and coke ... much better here

Big choice of dishes. Great backlava for the dessert. I'll come back for sure :)

Very affordable and quite healthy

Service bad - Very rushed! As usual, Box is not filled up and not full. Shake the box to settle down the food to realize a huge space left unfilled where the paid food should be. Either fill up the box or don’t serve it! There’s no two way around this. Stingy with their servings and one still pays the same price. Lots of empty spaces which could be filled with food. Very Disappointing. Bread provided is hard and come expired. Even burnt aubergines or not what you want. Food served in house has huge portions, maybe for preferred customers?! Saw smaller portions in box replaced with much larger ones. Double standards? Favorite customer? Looking for alternative places who are more generous with portions and serious in serving.

My go-to lunch place in Paddington. Delicious variety of food with big portions for affordable prices.

Food is very nice here for lunch and has a good selection to choose from

The food is delicious and there a huge variety of options. Highly recommended.

All food is microwaved but the best taste often served cold

I asked for chicken, rice and salad. Rice and salad was fine, as was the humus and chilli sauce but there was only one small piece of chicken buried under the rice. I won't be going back.

Highly recommend. The food is absolutely delicious. I would give them 100 stars if I could.

Food is always fresh and very delicious. Best place to get your lunch!

Delicious mixed salad - vegan option. With tasty lentil dip, fatoush, roasted aubergine, hummus, quinoa! Would recommend

Just an amazing place to eat out and also a balanced healthy diet. Food tastes excellent and always remeber to go as early (lunch) as you can as some of the best food may be long gone..

GORGEOUS FOOD. IM ON A DIET AND I WORK IN THAT AREA 1/2 A WEEK. I LOOK FORWARD TO WORK JUST SO I CAN GET THERE HEALTHY FISH OR CHICKEN WITH RICE AND LOTS OF THE SALADS AND VEG. GORGEOUS FOOD. I LOVE IT. BEST FOOD EVER. I LOVE THE LATEE AND MOCHA BEST HOT DRINKS. I SKIP COSTA AND GO TO LENAS NOW.:)

Just like my grandma makes it. Healthy, wholesome, comfort food.

Neat little cafe with many options (including vegetarian). Portions are generous and the food is very tasty. £6 will get you a large lasagna box with pitta bread included (see picture) , which is excellent value for the area. Definitely worth a visit for a tasty lunch break.

Excellent value for money, big portions (arabic cuisine, but not too spicy), fresh halal food, all for around a fiver! Couple who serve are very friendly and happy to oblige, not much seating but most people take away. Can get busy at lunch times,... queuing on to street, so go before midday, enjoy!

What a wonderful place. Delicious food at a bargain; £8.50 for fish, rice and tripple salad. I opted for beetroot, and double aubergine salad - and bloody delicious it was. I also had a cup of fresh mint tea to was it all down. Bonus. And the pita bread was on the house. Seating is extremely limited (and a bit pokey) otherwise I would give this place 5-stars. If you're in the Paddington/Praed Street area and feeling a bit peckish, I say ignore the burger places and the chains; head straight to Lena's for a proper breakfast, brunch, lunch, dinner or takeaway. The food really is fabulous - don't miss out on a great meal 🙏🏿‼️

Wonderful food and wonderful people!

Plenty of variety but not packed full in box. Could fill the box up since paid for? Healthy food but some dishes blend.

Such tasty food, with a real home cooked feel. Great portion sizes and very filling! Absolute treat :)

Lots of options all em if taste good

Some of the best Lebanese food i've ever eaten. Top tip: Get the Orzo, Tabbouli and Cauliflower Falafel wraps are also great

Plenty of variety but not packed full in box. Could fill the box up since paid for? Healthy food but some dishes blend.

When I'm feeling flush I come to Lena's Cafe and get a large salad plate. The roast cauli and broccoli are amazing here. Only issue I have is that for a takeaway box, they charge the same amount if you don't have a main dish and only get salad items which sucks so £6 quid for a large box of broccoli!! Minus 1 star for that.

Lovely place. Great great great food and service. Enough said. Enjoy.

Healthy and tasty food. Highly recommended!

Very healthy and tasty food. Highly recommended! I had fish and grilled broccoli with 3 salads. Only £6.5 for my lunch.

Absolutey delicious food and masses of it - six of us couldn't finish a shared platter. I highly recommend this place.

Amazing value food, full of flavour!

I came here for almost three years, working nearby. A place for good and healthy eating and also a place where you can make friendly and smiley chats. It is like to be home.

Perfect place for lunch for a very fair price. I especially like the salads with loads of fresh herbs. The pastas are not my favourite.

I work at St Mary’s Hospital, a large acute London Hospital moments from this Mediterranean cafe. In a hectic and wild working life, this place a culinary orgasm!!! A healthy, delicious, consistently brilliant gastronomic orgasm. Best bits include: vast array or vibrant and imaginative salads, simple and heartening hot meals, freshly squeezed juices, warm friendly smiles and, if you’re lucky, me standing around dishing out free fruit while I wait for my bill. Not to be missed.

Called in here for an early lunch and was bowled over by the quantity and quality of the home-cooked food. I had cod with rice with 3 cold salads piled high for £6.50, my partner had vegetarian lasagne with three hot side dishes for £6.50 and a huge mug of tea each. It was a cosy place while it snowed outside and then people from local businesses started to come in and it got really busy. A statement to it's popularity . . .

Lots of choice in this small restaurant. Many spices are being used. It has really good taste. The appearance of the restaurant itself is certainly not the best. But for sure value for money! Will definitely go there again.

Interesting variety of food with good vegetable options

I love the mixed vegetable salads at this place. For just under £5.00 you can have a filling vegetable salad jam packed in a container to go or sit in to eat with a side portion of flat bread. The variation to choose from and different tastes are tongue tantalising.

Used to be amazing but it recently new people have started working there and they don't seem to fill the boxes very much. Poor value for money :(

Extremely good value for tasty and healthy office lunches. Large rotating range of salads and hot dishes. Better to take out then eat in.

This is a great cafe lunch times very busy but the food amazing especially the cinnamon rice and chicken .Great customer service and always helpful and will occasionally give extras .it was a solo visit and it was great I so wish I worked close by for lunch time meals

Situated within spitting distance of Paddington Station Lena's is a small cafe with a good selection of foods available from breakfast to lunches. Displays of large selection of fresh homemade salads. Breakfast. Toasted sandwiches and other lite bites available. Coffee and teas. Access difficult if in wheelchair as tables compact. Toilet is down a flight of steep stairs through the kitchen.. toilet could do with a bit of an upgrade and tidy. Staff attentive.

This is a gem. Fantastic salads and a small plate for £6.50. It's all you need. Always excellent taste and value.