The Travel Cafe in Islington

This is our go-to destination for their wonderful and consistent coffee courtesy of their excellent barista team. Very friendly and knowledgeable baristas who know their coffee well – flat white is always perfectly texturised and velvety with luxurious microfoam and subtle creamy taste. Despite their skills, the team are really down to earth and welcoming without the attitude that typifies so many London artisan coffee joints. Anika the owner is always charming and hospitable – its obvious she genuinely cares about her customers and the place has a real community vibe.And if that wasn’t enough, they have just appointed a new chef, who has already created some culinary masterpieces. Not often I get excited about porridge but I am now addicted to his porridge with mince pie chutney concoction. And their cheese toastie with nduja is out of this world – literally oozes flavour - words won’t do it justice – you just have to try it for yourself!

Great Pret with great staff. Has seating inside. Lots of snacks, sandwiches, treats,drinks, coffee and teas.

Encantador descubrimiento. Sin licencia de licor, pero compre en el camino vendiendo vino. La comida y el personal eran animados. Tuvimos un cambio radical ya que asistíamos a un teatro cercano. Fueron totalmente comprensibles. Las opciones de Meze fueron buenas. Lo único de lo que no estaba muy seguro era de la ensalada Halumi ya que el queso estaba frito en vez de a la parrilla. Pero todo lo demás estaba bien. Fueron muy serviciales allí. Sin duda volveremos de nuevo cuando tenga más tiempo en mis manos para poder saborear y disfrutar más. El corcho también era muy razonable.

Planning a leaving drinks/ barbecue/ celebration – look no further. Fantastic venue all round, for dinner, drinks, or to organise a party. I had walked past on the opposite side of the canal many times and the Rotunda always looked inviting, I have been for dinner once, and subsequently have had a leaving (the UK) party with 60+ colleagues, friends and family. We had a large area on the waterside terrace facing the canal reserved for us. The setup was fantastic, signage directing from the street directly to our private area, pretty lights and decorations, ample room and plenty of seats, all with a great view of the canal, an inside room to leave belongings and much more. The food and drink was equally immaculate in setup, with wine & beer in ice buckets spread out around our area, cocktails part premade and finished on demand at an outdoor cocktail station by a very kind bartender who explained the variety of cocktails on offer. The barbecue was delicious and made during the party and brought out over an hour for self-service. There was a great variety of food including tasty veggie, vegan and fish and meat options, and plenty of it for all of the guests to enjoy. All the staff were accommodating, kind and professional, the main point of contact was extremely friendly and easy to deal with, and I am sure would have accommodated any request, although we hardly had to ask for a thing given the preparation and how well thought out the setup was from the Rotunda. Thank you very much to the Rotunda team, Flavia for help booking and planning, and all the team on the night for flawless execution, a great looking venue, delicious food and drink and a super relaxed, fun atmosphere and evening.

Great little pup. I was there on an open mic night and it was a great night.