L'Express City in City of London, Westminster

“Our company has been using L’Express City for prepared lunches, delivered to our offices, for a number of years. Nicole and her team have always delivered exceptional food and sometimes, at very short notice! The food is varied and caters for any number of tastes. We would highly recommend their services within our St Paul’s Community,” Mark Bird – Chief Executive

Nicole and her team are fabulous. They provide us with all manner of corporate catering such as sandwich platters, dessert trays and most recently, a weekly salad bar set up. Nothing is too much trouble for them and our guests always compliment the halal sandwich platters and ask for directions to the shop so they can go and buy more. Our recent salad bar set up was a real hit with staff and Nicole provided an amazing selection of pre-prepared salads and salad ingredients. But my personal favourite are the pastry trays which are typically delivered warm and fresh from the oven! They are the obvious caterer of choice for our business - local, friendly and fresh.

Perfect, just what I needed to start the day towards the end of a long week. Friendly staff and tasty food! Good vibe and even better coffee.

Nicole and the team often fulfill our corporate catering needs as our office is local to St Pauls. Not only is their food delicious (even their sandwiches are really nice with great fillings) they are excellent at catering for dietary requirements. They also are very helpful with quick turnarounds. An absolute pleasure to deal with, we love supporting a small business rather than a soulless brand. It's worth it for the food and service.

The only place i will have a really interesting and satisfying salad with my main. The staff and owner are bloomin great!

This is my regular lunch spot when in the office. The food is great, the staff friendly and helpful. Queues are not long if you time it right!

Great little takeaway, with a small patio. We were staying nearby and noticed the long line at lunch and decided to check it out. Arrived around 9:00 am. Looks like a largely locals place due to location. There are a number of small holiday rentals and a hostel in the area however. Food was fresh and the owner couldn't have been more kind. Had the avocado on toast, a BLT style sandwich and a pastry. The coffee was great. Many choices for both breakfast and lunch. Nothing fancy but good food and good value.

I've always liked visiting L'Express since pre COVID days. They have moved premises but food is still excellent and fast. I particularly like their salad bar and sitting outside on a nice day.

L'Express is my favourite lunch place in the City of London and has it all! Always fresh nice foods, my favourite is the lunch buffett where excellent foods for every taste is available to choose from, incl. lots of vegetarian options. Very friendly staff as well and good value for the money - and if you ask for a loyalty card you even get every 10th meal free!

Really good food and super friendly people, Nicole is an absolute delight. Strongly recommend a visit especially for anyone who works nearby.

Breakfast at the wonderful friendly cafe is always excellent and very good value for money. The sandwiches, wraps,salads, panini and baguettes are prepared beautifully and with a huge selection of fillings. The coffee is always first class and served in large cups. Wouldn’t hesitate to recommend paying this lovely little gem a visit.

Amazing food and a great variation as the menu changes daily. The staff are extremely friendly and always helpful/flexible! 5 stars from me!

As usual on vacation, we hopped from place to place for breakfast. When we discovered L’Express City, we stopped hopping and spent the next 3 mornings having breakfast here. First, the food was freshly made and tasted very good, as did the coffee! Secondly, the service was quick. Lastly, the price was affordable when compared to many of the other breakfasts available near our hotel. Indoor and outdoor seating was available. Takeout orders were possible. The owner was very kind. I can’t say enough about this place. Go there. You will not be disappointed. (I wish I had one like this near my home.)

L'Express have been providing hot corporate lunches locally to our offices in Black Friars Lane for many years and even personal packaged lunches for socially distanced working during the two years of pandemic restrictions. The menu ie expertly varied, always tasty, good portion sizes and excellent value. Lunches always arrive promptly at our office via such accommodating staff. 5 stars! Maria G Soc of Apoth.

We were staying just round the corner at Leonardo Hotels’s Creed Lane apartments and just wanted somewhere local for breakfast. Dropped on this little gem tucked down a narrow side street - what a find! Great breakfast offering & exceptional value - everything from full English, omelettes, scrambled eggs to filled croissants. We both had the full English, which was well presented and very tasty. Priced at £6.50 we thought it good value too. The coffee is exceptionally good - probably the best I’ve had in some time. Omelettes were mainly around £4 - about half the price of a similar sized place nearby. The staff were lovely too. The display of fresh rolls, baguettes & salads also liked most appetising. We were really looking forward to visiting on our second morning but were disappointed to find it closed. There were no opening times displayed. This was a Saturday so we could only assume that they do not open on weekends - a real pity & our loss. The place we ended up at that day was pleasant enough but not as enjoyable as L’Express City. A great little local business & highly recommended.

Probably the best English breakfast that I've had in a very long time. Great service. Very nice cosy independent business in central London, 2 min walk from at Paul's cathedral. Totally recommend.

I enjoyed the wonderful options available for Lunch. Everything was fresh and very tasty. i hope they keep up the good work

The staff are very pleasant and attentive. I had a lovely panini sandwich with scrambled eggs and smoked salmon for breakfast, and enjoyed it so much I went back and had a ham and cheese panini for lunch!

I have been to this place more than 20times. Good selection of food both for meat lovers and vegetarians. Friendly employees and reasonable price. I recommend this cozy restaurant to any passerby or anyone who's working close to St Paul's Cathedral downtown London.

Was in the area for a meeting so wanted a quick hearty lunch. The food counter caught my eye as I walked past, looked like a great selection, I was not wrong! Nice portion size, reasonably priced and the service was very welcoming and warm....

Food is always lovely, hot or cold with great service!! Lovely people and always enjoy a good lunch there!

It can get quite busy at lunch so you are better off coming at 12 - the self serve food is different from the usual miniscule portions. Always come away stuffed!

I can't express how disgusted I was with the snarky attitude of the staff in this hole. I suspect their manner comes from their inadequateness. As for the food, please go elsewhere as you may come away from with more than you bargained (and that's...

I was visiting St.Paul’s Cathedral and we were looking for something to eat fast and good. We saw that the shop is very busy, so we poped in. We discovered a large variety of vegetarian food, also hot one. But the surprise was bigger when...

I have been coming to the restaurant since October 2017. friendly staff and have enjoyed the food until today. False nail found in the lasagna I selected from the buffet. I ate half of it I came across the false nail in my mouth which...

Excellent variety of hot and cold foods served throughout the day. Lunch recipes are changed daily so I never get tired of going back. The staff are always very pleasant, helpful and efficient even at the busiest times. The quality of food for the price...

I loved the place, really delicious food, the best coffee that I tasted ever!! The staff really amazing girls, I don't have enough words to thank them. Oh and the full english breakfast it was really good, I recommend this place for everyone.

I have big concerns on allergy awareness, I asked if the baked beans were Gluten free - the waitress said she didn't know, I therefore asked if she could find out, when she returned she still didn't know but informed us they were low fat....

Excellent hot and cold food. The hot food is a great selection and always HOT. Cold food is a great range from tasty sandwich fillers to a cold salad bar. Staff are fantastic and always make you feel welcome. Brilliantly organised even in the rush...

I never sat down in the eating area and always had take away salads which are really nice. The small salad box is more than enough for me when I fill it with more protein that greens. It would have been better if greens were...

This place is great value for a breakfast sandwich! Definitely not fancy but better than some surrounding places!

Great place, cosy, good food good mood good people. Can anyone ask for more? Location is nice, gives the warm feeling of a memory once lost and rediscovered with nostalgy and refined taste of a perfect cup of coffee. I recommend it

Filled with foods of your choice, a fast and efficient service and always fresh food, very reasonable priced! By far the best coffee in London!

very good i recommend lot of choose . hot food is just amazing. If u visit that area just jump in u will not regret 😉

Best cappuccino ever! Nice place with great people! Central location and very good food! It's a must to try at least once this coffee!

rubbish toast, no butter and rations on peanut butter, questioned with them and they said they had put butter on but clearly not

salad bar ok with lots of choice, hot food hit and miss; sausgaes awful quality, pasta tends to be overcoked, lasange tatsty and so are the curries. small box which is actually quite big is £5.99 so I guess not expensive

In a beautiful alleyway next to st paul's cathedral. Self service Salad bar food is fresh and tasty. Self service Hot food is average. For around 5 or 6 pounds for large self serving. Great lunch option if you visit st paul's.

As a worker in the area, it's fine if you like school dinners (always chilli, lasagne etc). Jacket potatoes are hit and miss.....you can either end up with a pea size one or a boulder depends on who is serving you. And as for free...

Ordered full English breakfast and a cup of tea The breakfast comprised of beans, bacon, sausages and fried eggs - the sausages were of the mechanically reclaimed very cheap and nasty type. The fried eggs looked like they were cooked yesterday - cold, solid and...

Recently stayed on St Andrew's Hill. Usually use Mercer's Kitchen but they are currently being refurbed - so visited here. Well now, Full English Breakfast - 2 egg, 2 bacon, 2 sausage, beans & lashings of toast + tea/coffee all for around a fiver. Cracking...

Hand a peaceful coffee and danish here to start my day having stayed at yha st pauls just up the road, good coffee and pastry at a nice price what more could you want.