Ruskins Cafe in Camden

Overall tense atmosphere. When we asked to pay by card, staff acted like it was unprecedented and had to scramble for the card reader. Noticed this happened with other customers, too. Generally felt a burden to be there. Coffee was watery and pastry wasn't up to the price point. Fried breakfast (beans, toast, egg, sausage, tomato, mushrooms) was okay. Had better breakfasts at much cheaper cafes.

I know London is expensive but charging almost £4 a cup in a cafe with 'shabby not-so-chic' furniture with lukewarm service means that the coffee is outstanding, yes? Sadly, no, it was very mediocre. Back to our preferred cafe without a doubt (it was closed this time) and will definitely not be visiting this one again.

This is a rickety old venue in need of a revamp ...but a place which reminded me of the very old Coffee shops in Greece. We popped in for a quick brunch before heading off the the British museum. We walked into the shop and instantly started staring at the menu high up on the wall, The owner said ..OK well don't say hello then. I apologised and said..Ooo sorry we were staring at your menu he replied laughingly that's OK I was only joking. Now to some that may appear a rude welcome on the part of the owner. However, to me it was typical Mediterranean humour, which to some - may not always fall well. Ok so - the mismatch chairs and tables, old crockery and metal tea pots from the 1970's are not fashionable, but I actually liked the step back in time feeling. Food was freshly made and prepared quickly. Not at all expensive for its location. You may find better in the area, but I liked its difference.

Rude rude staff Absolutely disgusting Undercooked Portuguese tarts Coffee was cold and a dirty chipped cup Service was beyond rude and no card payments Stay away and never visit this place

Stopped here after a visit to the British Museum, we sat outside and ordered four different sandwiches which were freshly made. We also had the scones, cream and jam again fresh and lovely. When we had finished I went into the shop to pay and they added it all up from memory on a calculator, then when I tried to pay they asked if I had cash, I only had enough cash to pay half of the bill and the rest I put on card. Not a problem though and enjoyed the visit.

Unfortunately the service is almost insignificant and personnel quite rude. Atmosphere is only just okay and food acceptable. Avoid the place!

Three of us stopping at this cafe after a visit to the British Museum. Please beware, this place is cash only! I wish they had made it clear before we ordered, sat, and finished our afternoon treat. Also, they didn’t have a till, just a hand calculator to work out the bill. I have a feeling we were over charged. But there is no receipt to check! Is this legal, no VAT receipt? I felt like we were treated as tourists - someone who will be out of the country soon so won’t make a fuss! The cakes look great from the window. I ordered cream tea, cost £7.90. The scone was soft and fluffy but with an albeit tiny insect baked in. Now I realised I don’t remember seeing a hygiene rating display in the window. Can you check? The cream was okay but the jam was some sweet tasteless affair. The tea was a Yorkshire tea bag in a metal tea pot. With the above info, I will leave you to be the judge.

كوفي بغيض وعنصري ورديء واسلوبهم عنيف ويبثون الكراهية ويتلاعبون بالأسعار. حرفيا يتعاملون معك حسب عرقك و لون بشرتك وشعرك. لا انصح ابدا بهذا المكان

Please read the negative comments. They were shouting at me and other customers. The ladies working there are from Poland. They switch off the credit card machine. They were asking only for cash from customers. They were asking for euros and dollars. I had only my card. I told them before seating down because I heard them saying the credit card machine wasn't working. They told me to seat down and pay later. When I went to pay they told me the machine is not working and to give them euros or dollars. I told them I don't have anything. The lady working there told me she got euros and dollars in her bag. I asked her to show me, she had more then 1 thousand in euros and dollars. They were shouting at me to find the money. It was no cash machine around. Then they told me to come back the next day to pay which I did even when I saw the lady working had the money back. I believe this is money laundry.

Beyond the Food one of the most roud establishment I ever experience in my many years in london or the world. The two ladies there shout and in broken English treat you like if you are a naughty kids that misbehaved and this even before you order. The rest I prefer to refrain

Terrible coffee and scones! I asked for 2 coffees with oat milk, they gave one coffee with oat milk when challenged the owner was extremely rude. Scones stale!Would not recommend and never going back! I also think a visit from the food standards agency wouldn’t hurt

Very very poor. Take heed of previous reviews. Service is beyond rude. Done waste your time or money.

We happened upon this cafe after visiting the British Museum. We both had their cream tea - scone with clotted cream and jam plus tea. Their scones are the best!! In fact, we were at the start of our UK trip and everywhere we went we had cream tea, but none tasted as good as Ruskin's. When we came back to London at the end of our trip, one of the first things we did was head back there to have another scone and tea - delicious!!

We enjoyed our breakfast snack, smoked salmon and scrambled egg baguette, coffee and pot of tea, so much we returned following day with family. The small gkids loved the fresh squeezed apple.

Good Breakfast, friendly staff, i had the full english, my wife had the Salmon breakfast, both were cooked very well, not sure why there are so many bad reviews as we were treated fine.

Everything is overpriced. 5 quid for a very average scone with cheap jam - no thanks. Their menu is misleading as well. A tea is 1.30, a pot is 2.5. But a pot of tea is a "per person price" as you find out when the bill arrives, so if you order a pot of tea with 2 cups it's 5 quid. Total rip off, many other places within 1-2 minute walk in this area that have proper London prices, better quality offerings and are much nicer. I live nearby, but first time stopping by this place. They lost what could have been a repeat customer. Clearly setup to rip off tourists visiting the nearby British Museum. I want to support the cafe's, bars and restaurants as much as possible but don't want to be blatantly ripped off.

Después de leer algunas de las críticas, solo puedo decir que disfrutamos de este pequeño café. El personal fue acogedor y agradable. Encontré las instalaciones muy limpias. Desayunamos dentro y el precio estaba a la par con las zonas turísticas. Hacía buen calor y se mostraban los precios. Toda la comida estaba bien presentada. Regresamos más tarde para tomar una taza de té con deliciosos bollos servidos con crema cuajada y mermelada.

Complete tourist trap. Walked in. All seemed quite friendly. No price list should have set alarm bells ringing. Asked if we wanted fresh orange juice. Don’t say yes.. they seem to make the price up. £30+ more expensive than the Ivy! Avoid.

After visiting the British museum we stopped here for lunch. Friendly helpful staff and amazing home cooked food. Fast service. So glad we stopped. The cakes were to die for and the lunch was wholesome and warming.

They guy on the front (probably the owner or manager) is very very rude and it is overpriced. The service is also super bad

Vine aquí para el desayuno.Claramente buscando maximizar el efectivo de los turistas. No hay precios en el menú es una advertencia para todos los turistas. El desayuno esta bien. Pregunte cuánto es el jugo de naranja antes de ordenar. En general, se sintió estafado para un desayuno Ok que debería haber sido 10 más barato.

I wished I'd read the reviews here and on other platforms before sitting down. The food is expensive, ice coffee was terrible and the waitresses have a poor attitude. Best avoided.

Visitamos aquí como una familia después de un viaje al Museo Británico. Pedimos bebidas y nos dieron vasos sucios. El área de la cocina estaba visiblemente sucia y nos desanimaron por completo pidiendo comida desde aquí. Al salir nos dimos cuenta de que no había desaparecido el índice de higiene de los alimentos, ¡evítelo! No volveremos Este lugar debería avergonzarse de sí mismo.

Great welcome really friendly. Had one of their lovely homemade scones with a pot of tea. It’s only small but certainly worth a visit.

Vine aquí para un bocado rápido después de una visita en el Museo Británico. Han sido atendidos por dos bellas damas al principio. El café y la tarta eran buenos, sin embargo, el ambiente interior no era tan agradable, por lo que la calificación lo dice todo. . . El hombre que creo que era el dueño / gerente? He estado entrenando a su personal frente a todos nosotros y debo decir que fue bastante incómodo y triste escuchar. Lo siento por las damas que trabajan allí ya que parecían amigables. ¿Cómo puedes avergonzarte a ti mismo y a tus trabajadores frente a los clientes que te compran? Divertidísimo. Nunca he experimentado algo como esto en ningún otro café. Otros clientes quedaron en shock también por la expresión de sus caras.

Mi hermano y yo hicimos dos visitas a Ruskins Cafe durante un día en Londres. Nos quedamos impresionados con el personal amable y la muy buena comida. Disfrutamos de quiches, ensaladas y pasteles. Los precios eran justos. El ambiente era muy agradable; Casual y relajado en medio de la bulliciosa Londres. Cuando vayas asegúrate de pedir el Quiche de carne de cangrejo. Es una nueva adición al menú. Ruskins Cafe añadió a un día memorable en Londres.

Wer sich beschwert, dass das Café teuer sei, der war vorher noch in keinem anderen Londoner Café! Die Take away-Preise sind unvergleichlich preiswert, und die In-House-Preise sind immer noch so günstig wie andernorts die To-Go-Preise. Wir waren jedenfalls angenehm überrascht, praktisch direkt neben dem BM ein Café zu finden, das halbwegs annehmbare Preise bietet. Die Sandwichs waren ok, der Cappucchino lecker, für Vegetarier war die Auswahl allerdings dürftig.Das Café bietet als Service, dass man für aktuell 4,50 Pfund/ Koffer oder Tasche sein Gepäck unterstellen kann.

Very Friendly staff and fabulous chocolate croissants. So delicious. Great coffee too. We loved it. The shop was an easy stop for us and it was quick

J'y suis allée le 17/01/2019. Hygiène déplorable. Personnellement je déconseille Toilettes horrible,

Un cadre agréable et de délicieuses pâtisseries anglaises. Idéal pour une pause après le British Museum

came here with my daughter and ordered:

Came here after fantastic visit to The Cartoon Museum. 2 scones, Cream and Jam, 1 tea, 1 coffee was nearly £17! £1.50 service charge also added. AVOID!

A small lovely cafe with excellent Pasteis de Nata, which was the reason we visted this cafe; we saw a visitor who had ordered this! ( I fell in love with Pasteis de Nata when I was in Madeira last year.

Trampa para turistas. Paramos aquí cuando mi mamá estaba en su camino hacia el aeropuerto. Ella quería una quiche y debería haber conocido mejor. Teníamos equipaje con nosotros y que claramente nos aprovechamos. La comida era superficial, precios confusos, café amargo. Mi huevo no estaba preparado y el tocino estaba seco. El chico intentó llegar a pagar en efectivo después. Me dijo que no, pero no sin contacto sin mucho pensamiento. Quiche de £22 para un desayuno inglés, un, un café y una coca-cola. Me siento mal su última comida en Londres era este.

Me recomendaron este café por un amigo cuyo juicio de confianza. El Café parece corriente como pares a través de las ventanas, pero pronto de la deliciosa variedad de comidas preparadas en casa y tartas increíbles y postres. Estuvimos allí el domingo a mediodía y temprano inicialmente sentamos hasta unos lugares de lluvia nos envió por dentro. Mi primo tenía la chaqueta llena de patatas con queso y con una ensalada, tuve la lasaña de carne llenas forno -. Fue la mejor pasta nunca, ya que era la perfecta mezcla de salsa y hojas finas de preciosa pasta que todavía tenía forma y cuerpo. Mi comida fue acompañada por una ensalada y yo tuvimos una encantadora zumo de naranja recién exprimido. Ambos tuvimos un excelente café y tienen una extensa variedad de tés. . Estábamos demasiado satisfecho para probar las partes delicioso y gateaux que será; otra vez! Un verdadero hallazgo de excelente comida. Es Mediterráneo en concepto y me recuerda de restaurantes franceses donde van los lugareños, ya que es sencillamente amuebladas y decoradas, con énfasis en comida sin pretensiones, pero perfectamente ejecutado.

Mis padres estaban visitando Londres desde el extranjero y antes de ir al Museo Británico, nos fuimos a desayunar aquí. Debería haber conocido mejor, con la vista exterior y la interior, sugerente como un cuchara grasienta, con énfasis en la grasienta. No había menú, sólo un pizarra miniatura con las cuatro opciones para el desayuno, con los precios. Nos recibieron, especie de, y elegimos nuestra propia mesa y pedí café, té, y un capuchino. Pedí el desayuno inglés completo; uno, un desayuno con dos salchichas y dos huevos, y uno con bacon y un huevo, y pan tostado para todo el mundo. La camarera no ir a una cocina o cualquier otra cosa, y sólo detrás del caso todo preparado rebosante de vidrio. He oído que las microondas varias veces antes del desayuno parecía. Fue todo correcto, aunque claramente climatizada. Mi tetera de metal no estaba muy limpia, podría haber utilizado una buena sesión. Mi padre pidió un bollo con otro café, y él considera que está bien. Mi madre entonces fui a pagar la factura, que tuvo que ir al mostrador. Ella no se presentó con un recibo impreso, pero con una calculadora, que mostró la cantidad que tenía que pagar; 40 libras. Cuarenta libras? ? ! Para un desayuno y superficial, algunos platos sin lavar... y no el servicio y sonrisa? Ella pagamos antes de que pudiera interferir, y todavía me lamento que, como me han desafiado y pidió un recibo detallado.

Tasty sandwiches and friendly service. Cakes good although my husband was a little unimpressed with his Danish pastry. I would recommend.

First impressions are fine. But once you order your drinks and food (we had 3 scones 2 teas and a coke). They charged use service charge, even though we took the food to

The window display looks good and no doubt pulls people in, as it did us. We were then served mediocre cake and coffee. One coffee cup had not been cleaned properly and there was a piece of a sugar wrapper stuck to the interior bottom. Descending to the basement (where the kitchen and toilets are) was like entering a sewer. You definitely do not want to be touching anything, if you know what I mean. Just happy to leave and never go back.

I visited the cafe with my son as part of his 21st birthday celebrations which involved a day trip to London. The cafe looked nice enough from the outside, although once inside, the cakes didn't look quite so appetising as first thought. We were short on time so decided to stay. We both ordered carrot cake, and we agreed to a scoop of ice cream with it (not realising this incurred an additional charge). Foolishly I didn't ask the price of the cake, or tea. We were charged over £6 for each slice of cake with the total bill coming in at over £20 for a disappointing slice of cake, scoop of mediocre vanilla ice cream and cup of tea each. The carrot cake was not nice , the frosting tasting of just butter and the cake a dry sponge. If only we'd realised there was a pret just around the corner....

Tasty coffees - black and espresso coffee very good. Very tasty and substantial Florentine as well. Good service.

Called in while having a couple of hours between trains. Had a latte and a pastel de nata. Not particularly cheap and the nata nowhere near the quality you have in Lisbon. Coffee ok but not memorable.

Sólo me paré en un café en el camino hacia el Museo Británico (a pocos pasos de aquí), pero fue tentado por el aspecto de la crema pastelera tartas portuguesas así tenía uno de esos también. Café y tarta de ambos eran genuinamente excelente y, al contrario de otros puestos, el precio (5 libras. 65 combinado) muy razonables para la zona y la mejor relación calidad-precio mucho mejor que experiencias similares en la mayoría de capitales europeas, donde sólo la bebida a veces ser 5 euros. Prefiero apoyo dirigido en lugar de lugares individualmente y, sin duda, las cadenas de aquí. El servicio también fue muy amable.

It was pricey. The food however food was top notch, owners were friendly and polite! Had a salmon sandwitch , lemon cheesecake and quiche ... and 2 cappucinos! Well worth it :)

Tuvimos la suerte de alquilar un apartamento a una cuadra de este café pequeño y agradable. Me encanta el café y café todo Londres probado y este fue el mejor café que tuvimos. Grandes tazas trajo fuera a su mesa o ir. Gran desayuno inglés...

Fui a un pastel y una taza de café y pagamos £7. 90. La tarta estaba bien y el café era muy normalito. Cafe ruskins' es una trampa turística! ! !

Just a quick stop as the place is quite small and we just needed a snack. Sandwiches, salads, cakes and coffees are on offer.Food was ok.Just too crowded for us though.

Ordered a sandwich and while waiting found out they were out of two of the ingredients. I made a substitution, but then was told they were out of another ingredient four minutes later... why not just say you can't make the sandwich?!Even worse, The sandwich arrived he didn't have a salad and tasted very bland. He offered not to charge me but then charged me anyway and even added extra for the cheese. Terrible place. Skip it.

Popped in after visiting the British museum for a pot of tea, 2 scones and a can of Sprite, it was pleasant enough except that the cream tasted off. When we paid the bill we were charged £17.45 outrageous, tourist trap there's a better cafe further down the road.

Probably the worst sandwich ever. And expensive. No spread on the sandwich, forgot the salat, and nothing else was offeret. The owner was very stressed and unfriendly. Waste of time and money.

Stale and overpriced rip off cakes with little in the way of quality! Never have I purchased such expensive cakes in my life! Even at high class restaurant, this back street cafe serves stale cakes, warmed to take away the dryness. My pocket and tastebuds feel robbed. Don't eat here! Disgusted!

Fresh authentic Mediterranean snacks and food. Warm welcoming owner and staff. A must stop before British Museum

4.95£ la part de cheesecake, que je garderai en mémoire comme un des plus médiocres que j'ai mangé, j'aurais du faire attention à la proximité du british muséum...

The place looked quaint from the outside and we just needed a quick cup of coffee before venturing to the British museum.I totally agree with all the negative comments.A relative of mine had a slice of cake which was revolting and stale (sold as fresh for £ 4.95).Coffee was also tasteless.But the owner (or at least appeared to be) was the rudest I have encountered. The bill (written on a small piece of paper) was as ambiguous as the place.We wished we never stopped.

Two scones, tea and espresso £13.20. They added 20% to prices that were already higher than advertised on the boards. Need to be reported to trading standards. Very nice scones, jam and cream. Charging more than the advertised prices left a bad aftertaste. Shame I didn't read the other reviews.

Service charge on top of advertised sit down prices! And we collected all items from the counter ourselves. Food was average. Would not recommend or go back.

On the way to the British museum we had breakfast there. Stuff was friendly, but the owner (?) seemed a bit stressed. Croissants were not the freshest, coffee was ok, but all in all too expensive. Really a shame as it is a great location, but I wouldn't go there again.

We stopped at this café as it looked nice and ordered two spinach and goat cheese quiches and two espressos. All was £20.10!!! The price included a service charge we weren't made aware of, and despite collecting the water and coffees myself from the bar. Given the price and the service I would not recommend this place.

I came here and ordered 2 lasagnes and a diet coke for a quick lunch, the man serving took my order and when I went to pay he said it was £21.50!! The man behind the counter was very unfriendly and unhelpful and I reluctantly paid! He then proceeded to reheat a ready made lasagne in the microwave and then brought over the lunch which came with a tiny side salad that came from a Florette salad bag I had just seen him open. The portion was minuscule and tasteless so completely and utterly disappointing. I could not believe the tiny portion size and price, £21.50 for two tiny slices of lasagne and a diet coke! This place is an absolute disgrace, inside was not clean at all, the food was awful and to add insult to injury the pricing is ludicrous!Never ever again!

Popped in for a coffee cafe looked decent coffee good service awful won't return also felt ripped off check the price of everything before you order

Whilst on a course at the start of the month, I found this place and had a great coffee in the morning. Then I came back at lunch and had a prawn sandwich which was great. The next day, the gentleman behind the counter remembered what I had from the day before and asked if I wanted it again.A nice touch I felt as too often the personal touch has gone from many places. I ate there the rest of the week and tried many things including the salmon and asparagus quiche baked 30 mins prior. Awesome food, fantastic service and I'll be back there in October. Highly recommend this place.

We came here for a breakfast on Saturday morning before going to an exhibition at the British Museum.The service was ok, I had camomile tea and two poached eggs on toast and my husband had a full english breakfast which consisted of 1 sausage, 1 peice of bacon , 1 fried egg and 1 hash brown as well as two peices of bread. Tea not included. The breakfasts were of a below average standard and we were charged £20.20 for both of the breakfasts. I will not be back here it is an out righ rip off.

came here on 2nd july for a cup of chocolate with my wife , and she fancied a slice of carrot cake , for lunch , and it was very nice and quite cosy , staff were friendly and hospitable , for 2 cups of chocolate and a carrot cake cost us just under 12 quid , bit expensive , but it is london after all , very nice place to go though :)

Close to British museum, small cafe with seating inside for about 20 or so. Scones, cakes, apple pie and more. Good cup of tea

Maybe someone is asking why I gave two point to this place. The answer is in the picture. The chocolate cake was not bad. Very soft the sponge and very tasty, but you cannot eat the cake without a cup of tea or wiping cream in side. As I said the cake is fine but it's to heavy do swallow it. The shop is not that clean and even the cup was clean. I found it an hair inside the cup and when I asked to change the cup the waitress she was looking at me with arrogant face.

We found that the prices were average for the area and ordered tea and coffee only. Both the stainless steel teapot and both cups had not been cleaned properly for a period of time. We were also given a Scottish five pound note in our change . Although fully aware that they are legal tender, nevertheless they are almost impossible to change in our local town. What a performance asking the staff to change it for pound coins or an English fiver. The male member of staff started on a lecture of towns and him working in Manchester which was of no relevance at all. Not an establishment we would ever visit again.

We were having a walk around Bloomsbury and we saw this little cafe. The coffee was a good price and good quality, it also had a nice selection of cakes and interesting salads and deli items. We sat outside in a sunny spot and enjoyed it.

Idéalement situé sur le chemin du retour vers les bus, nous avons été très bien accueillis par le staffLes boissons et collations étaient bonnes

Stopped by one morning for breakfast. The spinach and goat cheese quiche was good but needed to be a little warmer. The cappuccino was also good. The desserts looked delicious but did not try them for breakfast. The staff were welcoming and service was OK.

Midway through a long day at the British Museum, we took a break and walked a block to Ruskins Cafe. The welcoming women behind the counter waited patiently as we ordered, and brought us our food to one of the cramped tables in the back. The quiche and stuffed baguettes were authentic French, and we enjoyed a series of pastries and cakes while we sipped our coffee and tea. This would be worth a visit even if you were not visiting the British Museum.

We came to the Cafe as a group for something sweet before our visit to the British museum just one minute away. We went for a scone with clotted cream and jam which was very good. The Service was good, toilets were okay, everything else was fine apart from all the fuss behind the counter from the small Asian men who I believe was the owner? Really should consider the presence of customers who had to listen to everything. We would come back for the scone but maybe to take it away with us this time to avoid the drama.A bit Pathetic I would say for a small business like this.

this cafe is okay. nothing really stands out about it. the coffee took ages to come out, I had to go back up to the counter to check it was still coming. the coffee was okay and carrot cake was okay. I'm sure there are better places nearby.

Dropped in here for a sandwich and a drink away from the all too expensive museum food and poor service. Here service was excellent - sandwiches were made as we waited and price very reasonable for central London. Not a lot of room but well worth it for a quick bite.

Stopped for a quick sandwich and coffee before the museum. I had prawn, which was very good, but exey. Family ordered emmental, but were told while they were making it that they only had enough for one. Coffee was fine. Looks ok.

There is always a friendly welcome at this independent cafe. It is in an excellent position for a bite, or just a cup of coffee, before or after a trip to the British Museum, just 2 minutes away.Good choice of food - baguettes, sandwiches, hot and cold dishes. And some rather good cakes.

This cafe is only a minute or so from the Britsh Museum. If visiting the museum, nip out here for a coffee instead of fighting for a seat in the noisy BM coffee shop areas. The staff on duty were friendly and helpful, quite charming in fact! The scone was very tasty and coffee fine. I will visit again.

Outstanding scones (I understand they are freshly baked twice a day), with cream and jam and excellent tea. Ladies bathroom was fine. Service was great.

This is one of many little coffee shop/cafes around the British Museum. It's on a corner and bright and cheery. So, what a pity that the service is unfriendly and the coffee terrible.

We live in London and always go to this cafe when visiting to the British Museum, as it's at least as good as others in the area and in an excellent location. I'm amazed at the negative reviews which bear no resemblance to our experience. We haven't had a full meal here, but the sandwiches are always delicious, there's about seven different types of of tea and the coffee is good. When the weather is fine it's a fantastic place to sit and chat outside. I've never seen the people who work there being rude to anyone.

Like other reviews, I confirm the chill units are not on...and on a warm day like today everything is going off. No basic hygiene procedures followed. And the baked potatoes were a few days old....bland sagging cheese and warm drinks. We were forced to pay over 10% as a service charge! Outrageous....these people should be shut down by the Health Inspectors.

On a course in London, I popped in here hoping for something tasty. From the outside it looks fine. I should have trusted my first thought on entering which was not to stay. The sandwich fillings in the chill(?) counter looked dry and discoloured but I was caught off guard with a smiling chap asking me what I wanted. I chose spinach and potato soup. Never in my life have I had such a watery soup with very little flavour. Lots of pepper was added. The colour was good though. It was quite busy outside. Inside it was a bit rundown. Avoid. Didn't venture to the lavatory so cannot comment.

Me and 3 friends have just been here and ordered 3 full English breakfasts and a sausage sandwich! 2 of the breakfasts came with raw sausages which we promptly sent back to then wait half an hour for them to return with all the other food cold and no sausage sandwich. Upon taking our food into this dirty cafe we got no apology and still no sandwich. We could not get served so walked out and the owner chased us down the street! He then made us come back into the shop and said that we wound him up as we smiled when we came in! He said that it was busy as it was a Sunday and that he had made them for us yet we never had a sausage sandwich and it wasn't even being cooked! He then tried to blame us as customers were in the shop! Do not go here it's the worst and most awful place on earth! Thank god for pret round the corner!

We made a quick stop for a coffe and cake, which were both ok, but had we seen the toilets before rather than after eating we'd have walked straight out. Truly vile! This place needs a visit from health inspectors.

Just wanted to have a coffee and cake before visiting museum, while I got coffee order my wife asked advise about cake, staff answer was shocking: "I do not eat cakes and I do not advise women!"...Just could not believe this was an answer in London.

Plain food, cafe staff were friendly enough. Between us we had a panini, a jacket potato and a toasted sandwich and none of us were overly impressed - nothing really wrong with it but it was fairly bland tasting. Service was slow, I'd finished my sandwich by the time my friend got her panini! Quite expensive too for the service and quality of food. I'd give this one a swerve if I were you - there are other places nearby that look better to me.

I did not inspect the kitchen or loo as others seem to have done but can only say I had a very fresh and tasty scone with jam and real cream and a decent pot of tea at a reasonable price, quickly and pleasantly served, Sitting outside on a warm day in a pedestrianised area near the British Museum is to be recommended. The pub opposite can get busy but good spot for people watching!

We ordered lemon cheesecake and cookie with raisins. The cookie served with butter and jam. Tastes not so perfect but their looks are charming. Stuff were friendly. Coffee was good but you have to wait for a little bit for the service.

Whilst walking around Bloomsbury we found Ruskins Cafe. On a hot day it is nice to sit outside but does get busy on the street due to all the visitors from the museum. We had a coffee and a cake which was reasonably price. However, the downside is that when i went to the toilets which is downstairs you could peer into the the kitchen which wasn't the cleanest.

Filthy kitchen, stairs, toilets, rude staff and very expensive! Camden councils food hygiene rating '0'!'0' that's right! Discrace!

Prior to visiting the Ruskin Café, I had been in the British Museum where I saw the preserved remains of Lindow Man, who around 2000 years ago, was strangled and violently clubbed, his throat was cut and was placed face down in a peat bog outside Wilmslow, Cheshire. Truly, I envy Lindow Man, for he did not have to suffer the primeval horror and agonies of eating the full English breakfast at the Ruskin Café just across the road from his eventual resting place in Bloomsbury. Lindow Man did not have to eat the raw, grey sausage or pink bacon flecked with salty scum; he did not have to stomach the rubbery puddle of wet mushrooms or drink the sour mud of a flat white, nor did he have to endure paying a frankly absurd £14 for the privilege. I would rather face his violent end than go through any of that sadness again. The manager could not look me in the eye, muttering a pitiful “sorry” back at me when I handed over my money; Lindow Man, you, face down in the bog, garrotted, choking on your warm, ancient blood and dirty Cheshire water, had more dignity and human grace than the heartless husk in an apron stood behind the counter of the Ruskin Café.

We popped in on a recent visit to London for a snack, from the outside it looks lovely and the cakes look lovely but the salads looks tired, like yesterdays food, the staff are nice but once you sit down and have a look this place is filthy. I went to the loo and I was SHOCKED as to how dirty the toilets were, as in not cleaned in months, the door to the kitchen was open and it was filthy.It would not have been out of place in "how clean is your house".I was very disappointed as it is not expensive or difficult to keep a cafe clean.Do not go here!

Whilst on the outside we were attracted by the nice cakes and pastries in the window, inside the food prepared in a microwave obviously using cheap ingredients in a dirty kitchen. We both ordered a full English and there was option of brown toast and it was buttered with margarine not butter and the eggs were burnt and the bacon and sausages were clearly not of the highest quality. Whilst the coffee was its only redeeming quality, the 50% mark up for the 'pleasure' of dining in was extortionate!! The breakfast was extremely expensive and at the very least we expected something decent for the price. Avoid at all costs!

Service agr�able sans �tre obseqieux, super cheese cake et sans �tre trop cher pour un caf� en face du british mus�um!

Really needs to step up its game with local competition. Greasy, mean portions, expensive, grumpy service, run-down.

Looked like a relatively cheap but decent cafe........... Oh how we were done up like a kipper! We ordered a pot of tea for two, and we each had a slice of quiche with a portion of salad. The man at the counter had a rather uninterested manner... He said "you can take your own tea to the table - here it is" .... I duly went back and forth to our table three times - no tray was offered. Our quiches arrived, he left them at the end of our table and said you'll have to decide whose is whose yourselves. We began to wonder why we had chosen to come in here.....At the end of a very bland and uninspiring quiche I went up to pay. He had his back to me and I asked if I could pay. He asked me to repeat what I had ordered. He duly totted it up on a hand held calculator. "£26.81" he said. I said "I beg your pardon?"..... "£26.81" he repeated. TWENTY SIX POUNDS & 81pence for two slices of manufactured quiche, a spoonful of salad and two cups of tea!!!! Good god. We couldn't believe it. How appalling. How outrageous. How greedy. How dreadful. I told him I would be reviewing him on here. He didn't care. I am incensed.

The food was obviously bought in and was served with a take it or leave it attitudeThe shop owner, a vertically challenged man with all the classic 'small man' attributes was rude arrogant and then charged about twice the normal market rate for the privilge of wasting 40 minutes and £27 in his unpleasant company.I suppose he gets his kicks from insulting tourists as the Britiah Museum is nearbyAvoid like the plague

This place has the potential to be really great. It's authentic, well positioned and well favoured by light and prospect. And, unfortunately, this has been the ruination of it. The owners and staff are well aware of the benefits and thus are slack, lazy and seemingly unafraid of overcharging. We got a pot of tea with no teabags in it. So...hot water. Then they gave us one teabag for the pot, yet charged £2 per person. A panini with tomato and mozzarella was almost five pounds as was the small portion of soup. My lovely companion rather acidly points out that the crusty bread that came with the latter was the best part of it. I had scrambled eggs...actually one. One single scrambled egg. Sausages were 'out' so they gave me two slices of utterly tough bacon instead and charged me £6.75 for it. I realise overheads must be high but this is an appalling situation, it really is. The situation of the restaurant is lovely, and I think that and the ghostly atmosphere of culture (lots of flyers for plays etc) means that they are indifferent to repeat custom as there will always be a stream of passers by. And unfortunately they're probably right...

How this cafe can have a '5 rating' for hygiene is beyond comprehension.The staff are mostly rude, unprofessional and lacking in basic customer care.I witnessed a customer being harangued for talking to the owner as his back was turned. "Don't talk to the back of my head! That is not a conversation!" he shouted.This exchange made me shudder to think what impression the (foreign) visitor gained of our hospitality industry. She was obviously upset.The cloths used to 'clean' the counter after each sandwich is made look disgusting and the overall establishment is run down and, in places, appears to be held together with tape.The toilet is a disgrace.The cup of tea was OK.

I work around the corner and thought I would give this place a try for a somewhat late lunch. I walked in and there were no customers. The owner immediately wanted my order, but I asked for moment to actually read the menu. I asked 2 questions about the menu as it wasn't clear to me what type of sandwich/salad was offered as there were no descriptions of what was in the dishes. This annoyed the owner. When my colleague popped in 1-minute later, the owner made rude comments about me to my co-worker related to how long I was taking to order. As a result, we both walked out and not only do we not eat there, we do not recommend it to other colleagues or clients who often dine in the area. I cannot say anything about the quality of the food, but what I saw did not visually look very appealing and there are plenty of other similar cafes in the area with very nice employees/owners (Salt and Pepper, Bloomsbury Cafe, etc.).

Skip the hotel food. Go for a real British "fry up" breakfast at the Ruskins Café. The full thing contains sausage, eggs, fried mushrooms, baked beans, and several pieces of buttered toast. Coffee and teas are excellent and well above average. The juices, however, are not fresh. If you do not want the full meal, they have pastries, American style (large) muffins, etc. Both inside and outdoor seating available.