The Black Penny - Sloane Square in Kensington and Chelsea

We enjoyed our time here at The Black Penny and the food was amazing 💯 would come back here again as the area is really lovely to walk around after a brunch 😃

Food was decent and limited seating inside. Be attentive because when I had to go to the bar to ask for my bill, the staff member working at the time (21 Nov around 15:02), who was not our server, gave himself a 15% tip and skipped straight to the payment screen. He also did not offer me a receipt as I was confused why my total was higher than expected. Okay brunch food but beware of staff.

My best friend and I visited The Black Penny last Saturday as an alternative to eating at the local Chelsea market. It was our first time here, and we thought we’d give it a try. The place has a nice, cozy atmosphere and the staff was lovely and welcoming. The food was decent, though not particularly flavorful, and the menu didn’t have a huge selection of options. Overall, it was a pleasant experience, but I’d say it’s more for a light bite than a standout meal.

A find, good food and excellent value. Nice to sit outdoors and people watch.

Decent brunch that's reasonably priced for the location.

TBP/Sloane Square is my go to restaurant when in from California. Consistent in the quality of it's dishes, the staff always warm and welcoming - a fantastic location to perch and people watch - I never feel rushed to move along post meal - very relaxing - Thank you Ozge for taking such good care of us on Saturday.

Best breakfast in London. Ive been coming here since 2019. Best service and atmosphere thanks to Tumar and Ozge.

Lovely brunch for our friend’s 24th birthday!! Great service. Lovely staff. Great food and coffee!

Amazing food and service. Always delighted to visit Black Penny

We came for lunch on a rainy day, 1 September 2024. There were a few seats available so didn’t take long to get attended to. The restaurant is tucked nicely into the corner of the square so not a massive foot-flow of people passing by but still a good spot to people watch as we had the window seat. Food seemed to take a long time for a burrata salad and OZDEMIR PASHA. Whilst the food tasted ok it wasn’t anything special. The waiter seemed over attentive (forgot water) and grumpy quick to take order and charge us. They automatically charge you service charge that’s didn’t make the food so reasonable priced so disappointing after the long wait for food and had to get ourselves glasses of water as it’s nice to have when eating and enjoying a coffee. Will not return as plenty of nice friendly and flavourful cafes around. I’d been here a few times before but for a not so busy day dissatisfied.

I have visited a couple of times for breakfast - this time it was for brunch and a tasty full plate of smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on sourdough. The eggs were really good. It's an ideal location for the Kings Road area and close to Partridge's and the Saatchi Gallery. It can get busy but on dry days there is outdoor seating.

I liked their breakfast. It was varied, but they ordered the salad without onions if you yourself don't like onions

Ordered the gatherers breakfast was lovely. And the flat white was strong and nice just how I like it.

I didn't like the food, it was pretty bland.

Hi friends, small shop for a little hunger in between. Great coffee even by London standards. Clean and friendly. Unfortunately it closes very early (around 8 pm). Greetings, yours Eric

We were there for lunch. I was really disappointed of the food quality. Reviews are basically not bad so because of this we wanted to try. We got babagannush and as main dish chicken thighs. It was tasteless. I believe ingredients quality are the lowest. They buy cheapest products but charge like it's not.. P.S. I'm adding this after the restaurant reply; we were there yesterday around 12 and we did not take receipt as noone does these days unless they need. What we ate is exactly what I wrote above. So, you can check with those details what ever you need. Thank you..

Super nice people working here and they have a homemade immune honey/ginger/lemon tea! Thank you guys Super relaxed terasse too.

The best location for your, "2nd Breakfast, great Coffee" after arriving at Waterloo. Today a couple of Cortado, one Bircher Muesli and a Pain Au Chocolat. Great service, great food. Hayling Seagoon

Lovely place for breakfast and lunch Better reservations are required Great outdoor seating in a small complex The staff is friendly The dishes are honestly delicious The honey lemon ginger tea is amazing The meat dish with pureed potatoes is fourth and very delicious Pancakes are very delicious Return to him

Such friendly staff! Black penny is definitely my regular place for brunch and coffee

I like it a lot on our breakfast, the orange juice is a must !

Great place with amazing atmosphere, best customer service delicious food 😍😍happy to come again and again price is very reasonable 🥂 Cheers for best of the best

Exceptionally friendly staff and wonderful atmosphere !

Conveniently located for a little snack of lunch while shopping in the neighbourhood or visiting the Saatchi gallery. Fresh food, nice staff, and a terrasse for the nicer days.

Excellent roast beetroot salad and Black Penny flat bread.

Great brunch! Highly recommended.

Fantastic breakfast, great atmosphere, service and efficiency.

Good food, but refused to remove the DISCRETIONARY service charge. Clearly they need to reword their menu. Staff was very rude when asked about it.

We visited for brunch during the Chelsea in Bloom event with our flower shop team. The food and service were excellent. Even when one of our colleagues fell ill and fainted, blocking the kitchen pass-through, the staff kindly made space for her to recover and were very helpful throughout the half-hour ordeal. We apologize for any inconvenience this caused. By the way, everything turned out well!

Came here for a work lunch which had been booked and even though my colleague was there they didn't know the booking. It took a while to find her and get seated. Not busy and it took a long time to get served and we had to ask a few times for drinks. Some didn't come. Variety of staff served us and not all that friendly.

The food was nice but the costumer service was horrible… They were really rude to us and they urged us to leave as soon as we paid. I wouldn’t recommend it.

Great value for money and tasty, large portions

Came her for lunch. Was very impressed. The portion sizes were massive. The lamb shoulder for beautiful. Salt beef hash was tasty. Hunters breakfast was huge. I will be coming back to try different things on the menu. Service was was good. Worth a visit if you're around duke of York.

The place felt dirty for some reason. The Waiters seemed like they can't be bothered. Waitress actually turned her back on us when we called her. Food was OK, nothing special, and coffee was average. Not the best bang for your buck.

I’ve never given a five star review before We recently dined at The Black Penny in Sloane Square and were thoroughly impressed with the exceptional service and attention to detail. The staff, especially a friendly gentleman with a delightful accent, was incredibly attentive and knowledgeable about celiac disease. They took great care to explain the risks associated with cross-contamination and ensured all our meals were safely prepared. We decided to try all three of their hashes along with gluten-free toasts, and each dish was both delightful and generously portioned. The commitment to providing a safe and enjoyable dining experience for those with gluten sensitivities was truly commendable. This visit was a standout and we highly recommend The Black Penny to anyone looking for delicious gluten-free options and friendly service. Can't wait to return! --- Feel free to adjust the review to better reflect your experience or add any specific details you think might be helpful for others!

Lovely lunch in the sunshine, great (healthy) food choices and good service

Aware this is London but your prices are ridiculous. £4.90 for about 200ml of warm orange juice is a joke. Food is bang average, do yourself a favour and head to Pavilion Road for a much better selection - Granger & Co is cheaper than this…. Service ok, a bit slow and inattentive. Toilet was disgusting. Save the trip and go somewhere nicer. Snooty was the word I would use.

Been here several times and service gets worse with each visit. Quite liked it here but unfortunately won’t be returning as service is terrible. Servers ignore you, slam your food/drinks down on table and quickly turn their backs to you, no eye contact, and generally treat you as if you’re not wanted there. Very odd Asked to pay the bill 2x times and no one brought it out to us so had to go inside to ask to pay which they seemed annoyed at even though they didn’t bring it out to us Don’t like going places where paying customers are treated like they’re not wanted

This used to be a good go to in Chelsea for brunch and coffee but the service just keeps getting worse and worse. The waiters are really quite unfriendly and borderline rude to you which really brings down the atmosphere

A good place for breakfast and brunch. They do really good portions. Food and coffee were delicious. Great spot.

Really wonderful, friendly and helpful staff.

We usually go to the Covent Garden branch but as we were heading for South Kensington this morning we decided to try. Reserved a table but turned up just as they were opening so no need really. Delicious food. Red eggs were super tasty. Nice friendly staff

The food is very delicious and the cook is Turkish himself and he is a sweet eater 👍🏻

I always enjoy Black Penny. This time visiting with my little one was an absolute pleasure. We felt comfortable and were pleasantly accommodated on every request.

Best ginger tea I’ve ever had! Food delicious & brilliant service too!

I didn’t realise the brunch and Prosecco voucher that I had was for their Covent Garden location instead, but one staff member (didn’t take his name unfortunately) without me asking went to the effort of ringing someone to make sure that I could use my voucher here instead. We’re vegetarian so we ordered the Ozdemir Pasha and The Gather which both tasted amazing and the portions were very generous. The same staff member even got us some coffees free of charge which is some of the best coffee I’ve ever tried. Couldn’t rate the service, food, or coffee higher, would definitely recommend this place.

Came here for a spontaneous bite to eat. Just made it for brunch which finishes at 4pm. The flat white was amazing on a rainy day. My friend had the French toast and it was honestly so delicious. I had a savoury choice and it was great too. Gave us a lot of energy for shopping afterwards. I would have loved to sit outside but it was raining.

The chili & garlic prawn is good! Must try!

It used to be a great place but not any more.

Everything ok, food is tasty, place is good, staff is polite and not intrusive.

Was really looking forward to come here but it really felt like style over substance. Do not recommend for breakfast.

Lugar ubicado cerca del centro, muy buena comida, zumos naturales y el café.

Charming breakfast place in just the quaintest little courtyard. We lucked out during our visit and had the most spectacular weather. Food was delicious.

Such a great place, wonderful service and really delicious food. I had lamb and it was fantastic. Definitely coming back 😊🎊

It tasted as good as it locked, will have to go back, as the red wine really complimented the food, wife and I loved it.

Excellent - had the duck bun. Absolutely delicious

Pretty good brunch spot. Located in the heart of Sloan Square and Duke of York area. The Bloody Mary was really good. The eggs were well cooked and the portions are generous. It’s a valid options for food if you want something simple.

Horrible food made terrible with even worse service. Food came relatively cold and with nearly zero seasoning. To make matters worse, one of the pita bread slices came half bitten off by a precious customer. The manager was very standoff-ish and didn’t care to address us waiting in the hot sun even after making eye contact several times over a long period. When we got inside, we had to take the menu’s off the counter as we waited forever for a waitress to come with the menu to no avail. Even as she saw us take it upon ourselves, she didn’t even care to apologize for neglecting us. Avoid at all costs.

We were impressed with our dining experience. The food was well prepared and presented. The staff was in no hurry to move us along. A small menu with nice choices.

Very poor service no one was. Outside to guide when we got inside they asked us to wait outside when we were outside standing for 15 minutes the waiter then remembered and asked us to come inside the service was very poor yea served was cold very few vegetarian option very disappointing

Great place for breakfast and coffee. Staffs very friendly and nice. Coffee very good and good location as well. Highly recommend !!!

Amazing coffe dine in loved the time spend with my friends the staff very friendly and professional the lunch was good as well thank you guys

Called in here for a mid morning coffee & snack. It is situated in Duke Of York’s Sq & I would imagine on a sunny day a lovely lively spot to sit outside & people watch. We were inside in a miserable rainy day. Friendly enough greeting & luckily for a small restaurant/cafe there was a free table. Coffee’s & sourdough toast ordered & arrived nice & quickly. All very good. Lovely sourdough toast (good suppliers) Very happy with our quick visit & the actual breakfast’s being served looked amazing.

Excellent et service très sympa.

사치갤러리 다녀온 후 쉬기에 적당함. 특히 주변에 cos,자라 등 다양한 가게가 많아서 흥미로움. 커피와 티가 맛있고 마리네이드한 닭요리가 맛있어요.

Popped in for a drink and late lunch but had a very bad experience with a male staff member who was very rude and unwelcoming. Ended up just having a drink instead as his attitude completely put us off. We will not be returning.

Un fantástico bruch inglés por un precio muy razonable. La comida estaba espectacular y con un sabor increíble. Aunque muchos comentarios decían que la cantidad era escasa, para nada. El ambiente del local muy agradable y la camarera que nos atendió súper atenta.

Abbiamo solo fatto colazione. Nonostante fossimo fuori e piovesse non ci siamo bagnati e c’era una stufetta da soffitto. Personale molto gentile. Bagno accessibile e pulito (che non è poco)

Very nice friendly staff - will come again

Tiny little coffees - for £££. Cakes don’t look fresh - very generic and not unique.

Amazing experience! Food and service 10/10!!!! The salmon and starters were absolutely lovely

Amazing food amazing breakfast so goood must try it 👍🏻

large portions of freshly prepared tasty food would recommend for lunch or brunch good value for this area helpful staff

The black penny is one of the best and favourite restaurants in Sloane Square The staff there are all very friendly and know exactly what customers service is And know the menu very well very aware of allergies Thanks to the great manager for his grate customer service always and for training all the staff The restaurant has a wonderful selection of food from vegetarian and non vegetarian and it’s very comfortable

Best coffee and breakfast and also great spot in chelsea, right on the duke of york square perfect for seating outdoors or relax indoors

I don't know about the food, but their Americano coffee and carrot cake were tops.

Me and my partner visited The Black Penny in Duke of York Square and had a wonderful experience. The staff were so welcoming and friendly, the food delicious and drinks delightful. We can't wait to visit again!

Great brunch! The place is cute and intimate, friendly service, great selection of food and drinks. The area is beautiful as well.

Good spot in DOY for a breakfast, constantly busy! Great taste,

Lovely spot for brunch with an all-day menu and a great, open atmosphere. The location is prime for a day spent exploring the Sloane Square area or for shopping on the Kings Road.

Can't fault it. The waitress was sweet, patient and helpful. The meal, well, I didn't expect it but it was delicious. I had crispy duck. Duck is not usually my thing. However, I fancied something different. I have no regrets. Tasted so good. The duck was crispy indeed, the sweet potatoes were yummy, the egg was runny and delicious, the spinach made me want to become Popeye. So, so good. Highly recommended. It's a shame they don't do buy one get one free. Even the non alcoholic Orchard Sunrise drink was tasty. Well done Black Penny.

Very poor service, took a long time to take our order & on payment the waiter (bald man) was rude and ignorant. It’s brunch so I don’t expect 5* service but looking away from you and not even saying ‘thank you’ when you’ve paid is poor. The food wasn’t anything special (the wedges seemed very much like frozen McCain) - though the coffee was good quality. Disappointing and we won’t be returning.

مكان صغير و جميل و متخصص بالفطور فطور كلاسيك جدا ، عجبني البيض عندهم اذا كان سكرامبل وعندهم فرنش توست يمدحونه لكن ما امداني اجربه

Obnoxious, arrogant and unbelievable rude. The man in question stated he was the boss when I asked to speak to a manager. I have visited here many times previously, this WAS our go to place in the Sloane sq area. We will never go back. Hideous experience.

It was good, I liked their lamb. My friend had the salad, which was also good. Nice location and staffs were friendly.

I think my food experience could have been far better if I had chosen the right dish. I wanted to try their salmon but they ran out of salmon. Then I ended up ordering Cesar salad. Which was not very good. I tried the braised lamb shoulder and It was far better. They also have a good brunch menu. Food takes a bit of time. Service was good. It was a hot summer day and we sat outside. So the sun was on our face all the time. I wish they could have done some arrangements for shade. ( Not for us just in general ) Overall it was a nice place to hang out and have brunch.

Perfect casual place for breakfast, reasonable options for breakfast or brunch, good service , food served on the table on time , staff are kind and polite .

Exceptionallly good staff the 2 girls that served me were amazing. Baba Ganoush fab and glass of rose. Would definitely come back

Popped do for brunch the food is average, breakfast toast and bacon were a bit hard and the beans were not great. The lamb was ok but lacked flavour.

Poor service I’d rather have street food

Great breakfast and amazing views of the Square

Good value for money and great locations. Staff very attractive

Good food. Service a bit slow but polite.

Tasty food and the coffee is particularly noteworthy, but knocking a star off because the staff can be forgetful and the person whom I assume is the manager was a bit rude.

Great coffee place . Have been there several times

Red beard guy, probably waiter was extremely rude when I had asked if we could merge 2 tables while they were scratching their head and we were waiting. Replying as "maybe you should work and I will be the customer " sounds completely unprofessional especially considering the location. Disgraceful behaviour!

Greek menu. Nice outside area. Food was very good. Service was worth charge. I gave a 4 review 8 months ago and made above comments, however, have changed it to a 2 for several reasons. We were behind a table of 6 in queue. We were a table of two, however the staff seemed to be unable to see there were at least 3 tables of two available and when a table of 6 became available they had to be told by the people waiting that there was a table free. They also had to be told to clean the table. Then a lady with a dog arrived let her dog rest its head on the eating table and then allowed it to drink out of a glass, instead of asking for a dog bowl. We all have pets but she should know better. Totally unhygienic and if the staff saw they said nothing. Totally different experience to 8 months ago sadly.

We had a very nice breakfast but the price reflected the address more than the food.

Lovely little place to stop off for a bite to eat. We had The Hunter brunch for £13.90 each. It was overcooked, but did taste alright. We did intend to sit outside but the British weather soon put paid to that as the heavens opened and it 'positively rained' it down, including hail stones.

Locale nella carinissima zona di Sloane Square. Il menu è interamente dedicato al brunch che fanno dalla mattina fino alle 16. Hanno tavolini anche all’esterno che si affacciano su una zona pedonale, molto piacevoli in primavera. Ho preso delle uova strapazzate con pane tostato e salmone ed una centrifuga fresca ed ho pagato circa 20£.