PAUL Earls Court in Kensington and Chelsea

What a great place for breakfast in London. Delicious sandwiches, sweets and coffee. Recommended

Nice convenient spot for fresh hot or cold sandwiches, quiche, pastries, croissants and more. Friendly employees, especially the young man who doesn't want his picture taken. He's great, give him a raise. 😊 Usually pretty busy, but service is quick and I've always been able to find a table. Eat in or take away.

Eating here in the morning rush is a miserable experience. Expect to stand for 15 minutes waiting for your order. Then if you are lucky enough to find a free table, you will need to clear the last customer's dirty dishes yourself.

The food is very delicious and the service is good 👍🏽👌🏽😋🤤

A chain, but a very good one. Very busy at breakfast, but turnover is fast, so we were able to find a table. Take-out is easy.

Croissants were fabulous and the chai latte was great. It was so nice not to feel rushed and staff actually smiled and greeted us :)

Been going here since it first opened, always delicious food.

It is a very quiet, cozy and pleasant place to have breakfast. They have breakfast options with bread, sweets and fruit. The coffee is very good. My daughter loved the pain au chocolat. Everything is delicious, 100% recommended for Spaniards who are traveling in the area

We went here and it was decent. Between us we got croissants, a ham and cheese sandwich and a cappuccino. Coffee was nice Croissants were nice Ham and cheese roll was okay, a little burnt

Avoid this place if you are Italian. They answer badly, accuse you of queuing and they all look at you accusingly. AVOID AVOID AVOID!

I love the little chouquettes but if you go there late they are all gone. The prices are not cheap but neither is the taste.

Stayed at a local hotel and visited 3 days in a row between 8 and 10am. Had a similar experience each time - the pastries and coffee were delightful but the service varied from chaotic to poorly trained staff not knowing what to do. Once a lineup begins it becomes a mess. Witnessed someone taking a drink prepared for someone else as they had grown so impatient waiting. If you can accept the poor service you'll keep coming back for the great offerings (like I did)!

I liked it a lot, they have bread with apricots that is delicious. It is a nice place and the display case makes your eyes go away with so many cupcakes.

This wasn’t my first visit but was the last, waited over 20 minutes for a coffee whilst I ate my quiche that never came, the man that taken my order seemed oblivious that I hadn’t received it and no obvious communication or organisation between them plus the woman making coffees didn’t say a word, Even though I’d paid for it. I asked for a refund as I had to get going to an event. Got a sorry off one of the other staff and offered a cake that I didn’t really want as nobody knew how to do a refund. I was still technically done out of money. Also, I observed the woman making coffees make a drink and consume it behind the counter in front of customers which I don’t find professional coming from someone that has many years of working in a similar environment.

PAUL Earl’s Court is an exceptional bakery with top-quality pastries and coffee. The atmosphere is warm, and the service is outstanding. A special thanks to Madina for her kindness and professionalism—she truly enhances the experience. Highly recommended for anyone looking for the best French bakery in London!

PAUL Earls Court is a high-quality French patisserie and bakery, conveniently located opposite Earls Court Station. It offers a delicious selection of freshly baked breads, pastries, sandwiches, and salads. Popular choices include their signature almond croissants, crisp baguettes, and expertly crafted coffees. The welcoming ambiance and authentic French flavors make it a great spot for breakfast, lunch, or a sweet treat. As a popular location, it does experience high footfall, so be prepared for a queue during peak hours.

It’s a nice looking shop, I just drank their latte £3.85 no flavour at all and never buying latte from paul again.

Be careful. Take the receipt and check what you paid so much for. To compare. I come to a cafe to relax and have fun, but I get screwed because every time they add an extra product, and then they say sorry, but we can't give you your money back because the transaction has already happened.

I bought macaroons ( overpriced) and they were sitting in same window next to sandwiches of sea food , tuna , cheese n more . When I tried to take a bite , it has a taste of refrigerated sandwich of all , no taste of macaroons. They shouldn't be priced more than £ 1. They are made of the colouring n essence of flavours and leave your mouth with red or green colours. Paul is so over priced that it cost a day wage for a bread or sandwich n coffee . Who wants to pay £4 + for a rotten macaroon. I was home and couldn't bother to go back n return that rotten fowl smell macaroons. I wish some price control body can check their quality and tell them to stop robbing poor public 😡😡😡😡😡

Cozy place with great selection of sandwiches and sweets

Nice cakes, so-so coffee and no SUGAR! A bakery that's run out of sugar? Really? Only Canderel sweetener available..

Really liked Paul before but last time I was very disappointed by the bread quality - it was wet, the crust fell off the bread and the taste was awful. Considering the price of the bread and the brand reputation I think this quality should be unacceptable (and I believe it’s rather easy to implement simple quality control gates). Hope this review will nudge Paul to fix this problem.

Food is reasonably good and price is ok

Had lovely time in here. Great staff, nice cakes done to perfection. Must go if you just wanna have something sweet. You won't be disappointed.

I became a victim of theft here on 17 Jan 2025. Persons who sat next to me on the right side of the sofa stole my bag, shockingly in my presence. I felt the staff did not take the incident seriously when I reported this. For example, when I spoke to them initially in panic, I was barely given a glimpse. Nobody asked me whether I need help or even come outside the counter. The lady there was the only person who responded to me with some seriousness - that the security camera footage will be provided to the police when I asked for it. I believe there should be better customer/ security services at Paul should such incident takes place. I did not leave my bag unattended as it was behind my back/ literally next to my arm and partially tied to it, with all zippers closed. I am writing here to let other visitors know that they should be on guard at all times here. I believe this is the right thing, as I see a lot of customers have bags and other belongings right beside them or behind them as I did on 17 Jan. Any one of them could have been and can be a victim of theft as well.

Good food at normal prices compared to what's around. Helpful and courteous staff. As a Neapolitan, the espresso coffee is not like ours but it is still tasty, one of the best I have tasted in London. Unfortunately the prices are average so I didn't expect a lower bill than what I paid.

Espresso should be hot, like really hot.

You can't arrive at 7.45pm the place closes at 10pm and they were already cleaning the window and they didn't make anything hot anymore because they had cleaned the car…. 2 hours before closing…??? This has never happened to me at Paul's... 😳 I'm sorry... in January with the cold a nice hot chocolate wouldn't go amiss... 👎

I had a soy latte which was pretty well made and reasonably priced for the area. The door of the café was left constantly open which made it quite cold inside. Hence, three stars for 'atmosphere'. Service was also cold.

Tavern pastry shop innkeeper of a chain. However the pastas are very good. The cappuccino is also valid. Very kind staff

If people ask for coffee to go, they expect to have it instantly! I ordered a skinny cappuccino for takeaway and didn’t even request it extra hot, but the coffee was scalding and burned my tongue. The barista needs more training. On a positive note, the pastries are nice.

The baguette is a rip off for tourists

Good selection of food and coffee is ok too.

The pastry are good but waiters serving are very poorly skilled, in particular Camille.

One of the worst baquette I've ever eat. The personal not friendly

The taste of French bread discovered in England. Highly recommended.

Best place for coffee and breakfast while we were in London. Cosy and warm atmosphere as well as high quality food.

Good espresso, delicious hot chocolate!

very good snacks, hot and cold. excellent cakes. friendly staff

bad service from one of the staff

Very good costumer service and food, and a very comfortable place.

The food is quite ok for breakfast. The staff is rather stupid. The tables are very rickety and on a Sunday it was a bit dingy.

Small place with few seats with bathroom reserved for customers. The pastry shop is good but the prices are high, 2 chocolate bags, tea and a cappuccino are £15.

All good, The staff is kind and friendly.

10/10 savoury and sweet food. Coffee and mochas are fantastic. Such a classy cafe. Little gem. A must to go to if you are in the area

The place is nice, a bit expensive for outsiders. Didn’t have the best experience as I asked for two lattes and apparently they thought it was cappuccino - and had to wait quite a bit for my coffee and explain what happened. Both coffee and the chicken sandwich were good.

Unecessary rude and obnoxious individual by the till. No manners. Awful customer service.

A very convenient go to place for desserts and coffee. The Paul here has a good amount of seatings and the pastries look so tempting. We had hot tea on a very cold morning. Also the ham n cheese baguette toast.

Popped in for a coffee, lovely and clean. Fantastic service, thank you.

The worst thing is the bathroom, it is never operational, something that could be solved by cleaning it and putting a sign indicating that it is not operational.

It's not particularly delicious, but There are many types of bakeries and the coffee is good. There is only one bathroom for both men and women, but it is spacious and clean.

Nice little bakery with a wide collection of pastry products. Nice meal. Can get busy quite quickly as it is quite tight. Big cups of coffee

Nice place. Friendly staff and surprisingly coffee doesn't cost a tenner (October 2024) Just opposite Earls Court Station.

Good coffee. Very busy and wonderful chaos behind the bar.

Went in on a Thursday at around 2.30pm, paid extra to drink in, but had to wait and bring my own drinks and food to the table. When she finished making my coffees she just dumped it and left it for me to pick up. Went to the toilet, was an absolute mess with no tissue Inside. Had to ask the woman for some tissue, she just placed it in my hand as if I was supposed to put it in the tissue holder for her. After service and seeing how disgusting the toilets were, I will not be coming back. There are plenty of other coffee shops in the area.

We stopped by Paul, a French pastry shop, while looking for something tasty. I tried the apple turnover and a cappuccino. The pastry was fresh with a nice flaky crust, but the filling was more of an apple sauce rather than apple chunks, which I personally prefer. It was flavorful, leaning more tart than sweet. There’s a small seating area in the back for those who want to dine in. The shop offers a wide variety of pastries and sandwiches, all of which looked delicious. The interior is nicely decorated, creating a cozy atmosphere.

I loved this cafeteria, a warm place to be comfortable, very clean and pleasant, I had an English breakfast tea and my daughter a delicious croissant. The employees could be friendlier and have a little more empathy with tourists.

Extremely busy at nearly all of the time, well maybe a bit quiet at or near closing time, lovely staff, great coffee and delicious croissants. Go here everytime i come to London, not to be missed..

Some very good pasta and the coffee with milk very large as we like it.

Bakery with seating Super friendly service

Good food (sandwiches and gourmandises). Friendly service

It doesn't happen often to me, but when we turned up to collect our Too Good to Go surprise bag a week ago last Monday, PAUL gave us in addition to the expected 3 items (two delicious baguettes and a yummy coffee cream sponge dessert) the biggest, most chocolatiest, most gorgeous chocolate cake ever!!! You weren't to know our visit included some special birthday celebrations and you gave me the best present! THANK YOU 🎂😁

Let’s drink coffee;;; I was captivated by the bread, but the coffee was really embarrassing.

Spinach croque & lemon canel Disappointing. Barely warm, centre cold. Lemon canel like rubber. Service at counter was great.

A must for breakfast in London. Excellent quality sweet and savory pastas. Always quick and friendly service. Recommended for quality breakfasts!

Expensive, the waiter (there are 3) does not bring your order to the table. And the worst thing, the bathrooms don't work. It is not even possible to wash your hands I don't recommend it at all

Well, I took a ham and cheese baguette and 3 small Portuguese pugging tarts for around 10 pounds, the baguette was very dry, so not recommended, the tarts were ok. You can expect more for the money.

These folks are amazing, the staff is super kind, specially Madina who is also super knowledgeable about the product, and the food that they serve is delicious. They got excellent coffee, great desserts and baked goods in general. Also, this is a great location, right in front of the train station. If you like tuna, please try their tuna sandwich, is absolutely delicious.

Great place for coffee and opposite the metro

Good pastries Please do not heat them

We had a rhubarb cake it was not very tasty! Probably from yesterday , not fresh

Too much choice........ Very clean and friendly place. Perfect coffee and pastries, highly recommend.

This facility offers no condiments at all, no salt , pepper, mayo, chilli sauce. Unfortunate because the prepared rolls look better than they taste, totally bland !

An extremely expensive place for the quality it offers. I don't recommend at all.

Super fast service, great cood quality. Recommended.

It's right across from Earls court station. It gets crowded in the mornings, but normal at other times. There are many delicious and satisfying options.

We stayed in London for 4 nights in a hotel without breakfast. Got into “Paul” by chance and didn’t change again. Best coffee, good food and great service staff. Yes, it is actually very busy in the morning. But for me it's a sign that the café is very popular. I don't understand some of the reviews. By the way, the croissants are absolutely great. I live right on the French border and think I have really good comparison options. I could not find any racist employees as specifically described in a recession. Almost all employees wear headscarves or are dark-skinned, are super nice and extremely friendly. 😘 Recommended. 👍👍👍

We went for breakfast, it was a bit crowded but we could fit. Bread and pastries are not exactly "healthy", but they are good. The coffee was good

Got tuna sandwich and jam filled mini donuts. The tuna sandwich is nothing special just tastes like a regular sandwich but the bread is really tough and hard to chew which is kinda annoying. The jam filled donuts are delish and the dough is bouncy and melt in the mouth. Gets super busy during lunch time and is veryyyy loud and their charging ports don’t work so not a lot of work can be done if you wanna work.

Cozy place, good food and variety of sweet and savory dishes. Very expensive like all the places in London.

Great Sandwiches and pastries and a good selection on dri

I legit never had this happen to me… came in and asked the staff if they just did plain bread and butter. The lady replied, no, we do Egg sandwiches, to which I said, “that’s not what I asked! Ordered something else as what I wanted wasn’t available only to see at least 4 tables having it!!! When I asked about it and pointed out to staff, they were again, rude!

Overall great cafe. Food always tastes fresh and delicious albeit being on the pricey end, lots of seating, free wifi, a toilet. The atmosphere is so-so, but its a reliable spot for catch-ups or good food, and its open until 10PM at night which makes it a lovely and quiet space to work in the evenings. The chocolate cake is so good!! Light for a brownie but indulgent for a cake and really creamy. I recommend their sandwiches! Really lovely, and the hot chocolate is good too but quite indulgent. I will say that on the third occasion I got a pastel de nata, it was quite charred. And one downside is that the prices for eating in are much higher than takeout.

There was already a long queue early in the morning, and it was not easy to find a seat to sit down and eat in the restaurant. The menu items are unique, at least you won't find them exactly the same in another cafe. Why don’t you explain why Chai Latte is so sweet?

Great selection of baked goods and drinks. Price/performance absolutely ok. 👍

Immensely Overpriced place as a whole

Friendly and efficient staff Delicious food

Nice like everywhere in the world

The cappuccinos was ok, the two croissants were old and hard. Toilets were out of order. Unacceptable, in particular for the price. Avoid at all costs.

Great coffee, good service and well located. I tried the cappuccino, chocolate donut, berry donut and chouquette.

This place became our go-to breakfast place and we even went for early dinner once 🤩 Amazing pasteries, we tried a lot of them during our 5 days in London, service is Quick, I recommend for sure PAUL 😋

Food and drinks are always delicious. The toilet should be fixed for customers be able to use it. Very frustrated to not be able to use the toilet when I sit for lunch.

Nice food but this site less atmospheric than others. Felt transient but reliable

Okay. No more. Drizzle over heated pizza and dry cheese on the baguettes. This was for everyone in the group. Or ok.

Stopped in to kill some time waiting to check in to my hotel. Had some Great coffee & read my book. Nice vibe. Wasn't at all rushed, in fact I appreciate that no one at all checked on me.

Excellent choice of sandwiches and desserts

We were a group of 8 people, and we had a hard time finding a good place to have breakfast in the Earl's Court area. Without a doubt this is our perfect place: Very good coffee, speed when served, and numerous options for both sweet and savory. Toasts, pain au chocolat, pastries, sandwiches with many options, juices... Quite a good price, and above all with plenty of space for everyone!

Toilet out of order.. how do I wash my hands before have food!?

A beautiful restaurant that serves food from seven in the morning, which includes various sandwiches and coffee

Average coffee. Service industrial. Offered no serviettes or cutlery with sticky although lovely croissants. Offered no milk with Americanos. Toilets out of service. £4 more expensive than Cafe Nero across the road for same thing. Croissants not as good, but the coffee is much better and service much nicer. See why people come for the bread. But won't come again unless Nero is full.