Wesley's Cafe at the Methodist Central Hall in City of London, Westminster

An excellent place in every way. Food, location, staff everything superlative.

Nice place to eat something or have a snack, it has free bathrooms. The girl who served us, who was Spanish, gave us very good attention. Recommended to visit.

Good coffee, sat outside oppo Westminster Abbey and watched the world go by

Good light place to meet people for catch up . Good coffee and food options. Definitely recommend it.

Lovely venue with tasty salad, soup and hot meal options. Great value for lunchtime, no matter what your appetite (and the cakes looked awesome, too!).

Great prices for the center of London.

Definitely recommend. Friendly and helpful staff. Delicious food specially salad🥗

A lovely cafe in Westminster. I had a mushroom roll and cheese/tomato croissant for breakfast and they were delicious! The price for the quality of food was fantastic, I’d definitely recommend.

Big spacious cafe in the heart of Westminster. Salads, quiche, that kind of thing, plus specials. It is underground, so there is no view, but there feelings are high and the whole feels calm, which is welcome in the heart of the city. what it is not is convivial, if you want that too to old queen st. Equally if you want table service choose Westminster Abbey cafe.

Great food and reasonably priced in a fun atmosphere close to Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. Selection of hot and cold food available.

Great space if you need to work near Parliament or the Civil Service. Good WiFi. Bring your noise cancelling AirPods for work - it’s noisy as it’s a big echoey space.

Cafeteria in the Methodist Hall across from Westminster Abbey. U expectedly upscale food at reasonable prices with lots of seating. Definitely worth a shot if you're in the area and needing a quick bite.

Take a quiet break in the middle of Westminster, I recommend

Clean, spacious, airy and a welcome respite from the hordes of tourists just outside. Basic, but in context a real treasure given the location.

No bad experience with staff and the cafe is nice but the food is not at all. Bad cafe food, honestly tastes like stuff you’d get at sainsburys which isn’t a compliment. As a native Londoner it seems a bit like a tourist trap! Much nicer cafes in central London that are the same price and much nicer. London is home to some amazing cafes this isn’t one of them.

Very clean , quiet cafe in the middle of a busy London. No phone signal, but good WiFi . Almost surreal!

Excellent flavors, quality, atmosphere, and cleanliness. Highly recommended. Wish they had halal options.

Top 5 worst coffee in London. Just the most awful bitter flat white. Gross.

I ordered a Libanese chicken wrap but got pieces of bread formed as triangles (?) on the side of the chicken and side salad. I don't know what happened there or if it was supposed to be that way. Nevertheless, the food was okay and reasonably priced. Roomy local with a wide assortment, so it should be easy to find something for everyone in a party.

Limited menu but the food provided was good. Reasonable pricing and unlike so many places in London, it was bright, airy and not full of tourists!

It’s ok if you like cheese on sandwiches. But not a lot of choice for those who do not.

Lovely cafe A little hidden downstairs so take the elevator down to floor B.

Ample space, perfect for families and groups. The banana cake was great!

Amazing place to retreat to after visiting Parliament House and Big Ben

I rarely leave bad reviews. Ordered 2 lattes and both came back COLD. Asked to heat and still came back cold-warm. Had to go use the microwave afterwards. Didn’t seem to care about the service. Taste wasn’t great either. Nice atmosphere though.

We arrived for lunch. Having found a table we went to get our hot food and drinks. After choosing our lunch we had to go to the coffee counter to pay and joined a queue of people who were buying drinks as the other till was unmanned. By the time we paid for our food and got our hot drinks are meals were no longer hot. The manager on duty was telling off the staff within our hearing for not manning the coffee counter. We couldn't get a decaf tea and the manager was brusque and dismissive when asked where the cutlery was. Would think twice about going back.

Food is good, so is coffee and staff: even better. Lit, open and beautiful. Good place to sit and do some work too.

Good coffee and tea with tasty treats!!

Nice, reasonable prices, clean.

Absolutely lovely. Huge piece of delicious cake and tasty coffees in a spotlessly clean bright airy cafe. The meals looked very good too. Reasonable prices for everything and nice toilets. An amazing find in the heart of Westminster.

I spotted this cafe from across the road while waiting for a tour to start, and thought I would visit after the tour. I as brought up as a Methodist and went to events in the Hall above when a student in London. I knew that it would be a clean and safe place, with clean toilets, and it was. You can get a coffee from just inside the entrance, and sit on tables outside. Downstairs is a large restaurant serving meals and snacks. I had a quiche with chips. This is a great find and I will eat there again when visiting London.

Clean, spacious, relaxed and with kind, personal service - all things very hard to find in central London! Great range of tasty fresh cakes and other snacks, lovely coffee, water and glasses freely available. Just right for an afternoon pit stop when the family is getting a bit tired and cranky!

Wonderful service, outstanding coffee Convenient spot for travelers

Our 2nd time here. This is a well placed, often quiet functional cafe in the heart of Westminster without the tourist bling prevalent in this area. Not a great choice, but perfectly adequate. A really useful place.

When I am in Westminster I always pop into this cafe. It is a beacon of calm in a busy city. It is bright spacious and modern with comfortable seating. I went for the Strawberry cake which was lovely as was the latte. Service was good 👍 and the whole place including the toilets is lovely and clean. This is the best place for a snack and drink if visiting the Parliament or Abbey area 👍

As a Methodist who has eaten her fair share of potluck food in the basement of churches, I was intrigued by the idea of an actual cafe in a church basement. This was steps from Westminster Abbey and a little bit hidden. We did manage to find it though, and we're glad we did! Good food, cafeteria-style. Nice little respite from the crowds at ground level. The prices are beyond reasonable, especially for a heavily touristed location. Check it out!

Light and airy. Nice staff and food. Salad bar excellent.

Fabulous lunch spot with fresh, good quality food and plenty of tables. Reasonably priced and a real gem in Westminster where there’s a lack of lunch choices. Lovely service from the staff. Highly recommend.

Great spot for lunch! Food was delicious, fast, and reasonably priced. It was busy, but not as crowded as we would have expected given its proximity to Westminster Abbey.

A big group of us arranged to go for afternoon tea / coffee and cakes. The staff could not have been more accommodating. We had a large table in an airy space. There was a good variety of cakes (including gluten free and vegan options). There were also scones with jam and cream and a selection of hot drinks. All very reasonably priced for London. Would definitely recommend if you are in the area.

I worked from there in between meetings and there is plenty of space, choice and if you are lucky get a table with power. It gets busy at lunchtime but was a great stopover for me

Yesterday I paid £6.15 for a coffee and a mince pie! At these extortionate prices how can normal people afford to eat and drink at a cafe that is supposed to be the welcoming community space for the Methodist Church in London? The prices are en par with Harrods and Fortnum's - it seems to me that the management are deliberately charging as much as possible as a disincentive for less wealthy parishioners to enjoy the church's facilities whilst trying to maximise profits from unsuspecting tourists, well good luck to them I won't be going back.

Great location, friendly staff (hello to the barista from Ecuador!), but the beverages were mediocre at best. Watery with very little taste.

Met here with some friends. I’d traveled some way and was looking forward to getting a late lunch. Unfortunately they’d stopped serving lunch. I didn’t realise this was going to happen. Otherwise it’s a lovely space, bright and airy. Coffee was nice.

Okay für eine kurze Pause. Cappuccino & Kakao sehr dünn. Alles wird in Pappbechern serviert

Decent little basement , green cafe, with good choices, fair prices, and away from the bustle of Westminster above.

A 5 minute walk from Westminster Abbey, from the outside this venue doesn’t look promising. It’s just a few tables outside & a small counter inside. But don’t be deterred. Downstairs is a large, bright & comfortable café serving coffee, home made cakes, sandwiches as well as hot food Tuesday to Thursdays. Staff were friendly & the place was beautifully clean. We loved the apple cake & will certainly be back to eat lunch next time we’re in town.

+ Not busy, cheap, clean - Food wasn't very good, limited options, poor staffing I ordered baked beans, meatballs, and a ham and cheese sandwich and of these only the meatballs were good. Staff gave very small portions and checkout was clumsy.

Hidden Gem! Between visiting Westminster Abbey and Churchill’s war rooms you’ll need to stop and refuel. There were no restaurants between these two stops so we were happy to find Wesley’s Cafe. It appears to be the cafeteria for people working in the building. The daily special was delicious and service was friendly. Desserts looked delicious.

Better than I thought it would be. Friendly staff and clean.

good and quick service, enjoyed my snacks.

A perfect hidden treasure in Westminster Methodist Hall. Comfortable seating, clean and reasonably priced - a gem

The actual church is worth seeing

Had a lovely meal here after my tour of the Methodist Central Hall in Westminster, this part of the Methodist Central Hall building is a must see, as it comes with a glass roof ceiling seating area. Check it out

Expensive and average coffee with poor WiFi.

We really like this eating location. Saw the pricing and food outside and decided to give it a try. We were not disappointed. The food was really good. The servers and the people were absolutely wonderful. I would definitely eat there again. A Fantastic location.

It’s either basic pre-prepared sandwiches and paninis or a small hot food selection but the fact that this is central London and it wasn’t a) completely packed at lunchtime and b) really expensive means this is a great place for a quick lunch! Friend,y staff and the place was clean. Can’t ask for more really.

One of the few places in Westminster to sit and have a quiet coffee. Just seems like a school canteen though

Westminster's hidden gem, a wonderful cafe with free Wi-Fi. Tell no one!

Good choice of food at reasonable price.

A little instutional but warm welcome, music, solid UK food and great prices. Hidden away in basement.....

At the end of a tour of Westminster Abbey, our guide told us about Methodist Central Hall, mentioning this cafe. (She also mentioned the very nice clean loos in the basement.) I was delighted to find this peaceful dining hall in the Methodist Central Hall basement, just across the road from the Abbey. It's been a few months and I can't remember what I ate, but it was delicious, and quite reasonably priced. When I was there, the cafe wasn't crowded. It was an attractive, well-kept place, which felt peaceful and comfortable, in stark contrast to the crowded and bustling streets of Westminster just outside.

We were at Westminster Central Hall for an exhibition and needed a light meal before venturing out on a sightseeing walk around London. The restaurant is pretty basic, but very functional and the food was totally acceptable - and the price even more so. A very good, tasty meal at an affordable price in central London? Yes it is possible and, if your in the area, I strongly recommend it as an alternative to the usual burger and fries.

This large cafe underneath Methodist Central Hall deserves to be better known and is always quite even on the day Westminster was crowded with tourists celebrating the Queen's birthday. I had the lamb tigane with citrus cous-cous which was absolutely delicious. Tender and with a fruity citrus base. Only just over £7.00 - an excellent main meal for the cort of a starter in many restaurants in the vicinity.

This is one of my favourite places for a reasonable snack / meal in the heart of London. Located within the Central Halls Westminster, opposite the Houses of Parliament, there is small café area outside but if you venture in through the main door you can go down to the restaurant which is light and spacious and serves a variety of snacks at reasonable prices. Arriving at about 10:00 we opted for the breakfast which was hot and tasty.

What a warm welcome we received in the cafe within such a splendid building. Coffee and warm scone on a cold November morning. Sheer bliss. Frill lovers will be disappointed!

Excelente comida, perfeita cordialidade dos funcionários, preço justo e um ambiente bem agradável. Aproveitamos para fazer a visita guiada pela catedral e foi genial.

If you are looking for a good quality afternoon tea /coffee with cakes, scones or fruit at a very good price visit here. Arrived at 3.30pm and was served straight away sitting in comfortable chairs. Tables were clean and cleared and tidy. Staff were most helpful. Being so close to Westminster and the shops this is a truly value for money venue.Recommended .

Para aquele almoço rápido entre um monumento é outro, não há comparação. Simples, rápido e principalmente com um preço muito honesto. As opções são poucas mas vale pela localização central.

I pop in here for coffee or breakfast - it's a lovely space, completely central, and does good quality food at reasonable prices.

You would not know the cafe existed but for a small sandwich board outside, though if you are attending many of the conferences or concerts that happen in the building then you would know. The cafe is situated in a prime location in the basement of the hugely impressive Westminster Central Hall, a Grade 1 listed building overlooking the Houses of Parliament, Big Ben and Westminster Abbey. The building is the HQ of the Methodist Church of the UK and is still home to a worshipping congregation. The first ever sitting of the United Nations took place in its main hall.The cafe should would be better called a canteen as there is little intimacy and long joined-up tables. They offer a fresh menu each day with a meat, fish or veggie main course, a soup of the day, help yourself salad bar, cold soft drinks (no alcohol permitted) and desserts. It's good fayre, tasty and piping hot...most of the time but it's hit and miss whether they are on form when you visit ( and I have on a number of times). The food is average, though, especially in the face of the many eateries around it and I think quite expensive for the overall dining experience. It is a noisy canteen with little or no ambience that would make you want to linger. It is really for passers-through.

Lugar agradavel com um ambiente aconchegante e ótimas opções oferecidas. A experiência foi muito prazerosa e recomendo!

Service is super slow, the food is mediocre. We wanted two heated veggie paninis and I kid you not it took the employee 15 min... and we were the only customers. The paninis were not that difficult to heat up. We gave the place another chance and it happened again!! The term multitasking is non-existent.

Excellent help in prearranging a lunch table for 13 of us. An excellent venue as there is a whole range of inexpensive food. I couldn't believe there was a cafe that seats 200 people at Central Hall. will drop by for a coffee etc in future visits

I must stress that this not fine dining BUT it is reasonably priced and is open for breakfasts, lunches (day's special is really good) and snacks and "brews". Superb pastries and sandwiches.Similar layout to a school canteen, but clean and bright.As it is near Westminster Abbey, Whitehall and other attractions in the area it can get a bit crowded at peak times so it will pay to go for either an early or a late lunch!Note that if thinking of a late afternoon snack or tea they close at 4 : 00 pm.

This is a historically important building. I will not recommend the food but the tea and scones are great. The basement is a unadorned cafeteria that will give you a great place to rest your feet and check your map for what is next. Right next to Westminster Abbey, Parliament and Big Ben if falls within most peoples walking tour.

Very disappointing eating experience. Alarm bells should have rung when I walked into this large, open, well appointed cafe that had only 6 diners in it at 2pm on a very busy Saturday. I had, what was suppose to be a hot meal. It was cold and tasteless. The food was sitting out under lights (no heat) and some of it I'd ordered had dried out. The latte (£2.50) was undrinkable.

We tried Wesley after an Abbey tour. Big mistake. My hamburger was dense and quite tasteless, served with cold (unintended) pasta and soggy fries. The bun literally disintegrated into dry fragments and the cheese was bland and again, tasteless. The onion garnish was the sole redeeming feature. My wife's stuffed portobello was tasty enough but lukewarm and blobby. The "cafeteria" style dining area was adequate with hard chairs and institutional tables. Walk a bit and try the Cafe in the Crypt at St Martins-in-the Field for a vastly superior lunch.

Situated just across the road from Westminster Abbey, this a great place to enjoy a snack or light meal away from the crowds.The cafe is in the basement and is spacious and quiet, a perfect place to have a peaceful break.Prices are very competitive, and there is free wifi.

Few breakfast options in this area but found nice seat outside in the sun looking directly at Westminster Abbey. Then breakfast... Stale dry buns, old bacon and sausages. God help us! Avoid. McDonalds would qualify as fine dining by comparison. Service was ok.

We love the English food and ice cream here. Portion was big, and counter service fast. But it seems to be very popular. Large crowd can make the queue very long. We manage to get our food before the crowd descended. The toilet facilities are also well maintained. Overall, the best place we eat in during our week long stay in London.

Ficamos encantadíssimos com o glamour do local. Bem movimentado, com muitos turistas, um cardápio bem diversificado. Ideal para que deseja saborear diferenciados tipos de bebidas. A arquitetura esplendida

If you need a quick, hot meal then this is the place for you. The Café has both hot and cold sandwiches. Make sure to try the loaded potatoes because they are very delicious. We had only a short amount of time to grab a quick lunch before our tour of Parliament, and this café was perfect for us. The loos are also very clean.

This cafe is located in the heart of Westminster. It's quite small and in the basement and menu is limited but all round good. Staff friendly with a smile

Westminster is a touristy area with many sandwich bars but few inexpensive eateries for lunchtime hot food. The cafe in the basement of Methodist Central Hall provides a range of lunches lincluding meat, fish and vegetarian for a reasonable price.Being sited under the church/hall, it does not command scenic views but the staff were pleasant and the food was good canteen fare. I would certainly visit again if in the area.

Very poor dried out food and also overpriced...... Cold dried out scrambled egg Bacon was like cardboard Basically just order toast because the breakfast ain't worth it

The food is well prepared and affordable. The toilets are clean and FREE. Terrific location. I love this place.

Went into here not knowing what to expect and was plesantly surprised. Clean cheap in the heart of Westminster. Good value and relaxing. Good loos. Spotless.

Would would have known that in that rather inspiring building with the dome next to Westminster Abbey, the Methodist Central Hall, has such a fantastic "Cafe" (coffee and tea house).Ultra modern, well equipped, well priced, it must have nearly 200 covers, but there was really only a handful of people there.Its next to the QE2 building, and has a tiny entrance ... it is easy to miss!I'll be back, for sure!!

Was looking forward to a hearty lunch in-between tours of the Houses of Parliament and The Elizabeth Tower (Big Ben). Wesley's Cafe sounded like the perfect choice after reading mostly good reviews on TripAdvisor, and it was close-by.Unfortunately, one of the only bad reviews turned out to be the correct one. £6 for a lukewarm, dry jacket potato with tuna mayonnaise, accompanied with brown, dried out cucumber slices and dodgy looking tomatoes and cress. How long does cucumber have to be left out before the surface completely dries out and resembles a piece of browny-green leather? And are the servers too gormless to realise, or simply don't care? My filter coffee was also tepid and had to be sent back. Left hungry and annoyed. Avoid at all costs.

Had `afternoon tea` with some friends. Good value and great location. Probably not the place a lot of people would choose but it turned out to be ideal.

If you're a tourist in London, you just won't believe that this Cafe - hidden away downstairs in the Methodist Central Hall - exists so close to Westminister Abbey. Don't expect fancy surroundings. It is basic cafeteria style but really a gem when you need somewhere to sit and eat at leisure (or just take a break from the crowds), check your email (free wi fi) and use the bathrooms.I give the rating for its location and the haven it provides at a reasonable price for weary visitors - no matter what religion or creed. I was initially a bit concerned as I am not of this religion but it is open to the general public just like any cafe - and oh so welcome!

Not too bad here, a bit pricey, but always busy it seems, and a fair selection of food. Very convenient if attending a function.

It's in the heart of Westminster, serves fresh, school dinner-like food for about £7 quid a main meal, always has space to sit and is clean with nice staff. You can have a quiet cuppa or a relaxed meeting and there's free wifi. What's not to like?I've been coming for years and would thoroughly recommend although I'd kind of like it if you all kept it a secret...........

We were heading for an hour-long service in Westminster Abbey after an hour or so on the train so needed a loo stop and a coffee (in that order). We knew of the cafe in Central Hall so descended the stairs and used the facilities before topping up the caffeine levels. This is a great place for a quick pit-stop but previous experience of eating lunch there has been somewhat hit-and-miss. But this time it it serviced our needs admirably! Quick service when we were there but a coach tour followed us in and they waited in-line for ages as there were only 2 staff serving.

For tourists, business people, civil servants, students or any other visitor or groups of visitors to the Westminster 'attractions' this is the best place for anything from a quick coffee and snack to a full blown home cooked meal. It's adjacent to Parliament Square & the QE2 Conference Centre, opposite Westminster Abbey & midway between Westminster and St James' tube stations.Its unlikely presence (downstairs from the imposing entrance to the Methodist Central Hall) is signified by a wholly understated chalk board on the steps/pavement outside. Don't be put off by that clumsy looking "Cafe" sign (as I was for many years).Here is a large refectory-like, mainly self service restaurant with lots of long tables, high ceilings and comfortable chairs; an ideal meeting place and the toilets are equally large, accessible and amenable. The cooked lunches and breakfasts are all well presented and certainly good value for central London; so too the healthy eating options.Chilled drinking water is freely available as well.You will see a wide variety of customers, many with nothing more than a pot of tea and a plugged-in lap-top or phone; signal is good which is why the high ceilings are handy. It's still a peaceful place to meet, greet and eat. The light blue jacketed chaps in the entrance area are really very nice in directing visitors to the cafe downstairs.There are other attractions in Central Hall, of course; not least its history and the grandeur of the building itself. But that's not the purpose of this review.

I have visited this cafe several times when in the vicinity of London. It is situated in a good location, on the opposite side of the road to Westminster Abbey, on the lower ground floor of Methodist Central Hall, just off Parliament Square. It serves a wide variety of hot and cold food at reasonable prices. It has a large seating area, so finding a seat should not be difficult but I always try and sit in the conservatory area, as it feels more inviting with natural light. The service can be slow at times but otherwise a good place to get a cup of tea or something more substantial. Toilets are on the same level, just outside the cafe area.

What a great place to visit for good food or just a nice cup of tea while visiting the sights in london..Over the road from westminster abbey made it a perfect place to get out of the rain....A beautiful building to visit on its own,we stumbled into the cafe to escape the wet weather and will certainly return, good food at very good prices in a lovely and comfortable dining room in the basement..

good service and food, dealt very well with hundreds of graduates and their families. reasonable proices

Watch out. The central hall is an excellent venue as well as being an important building in its own right. The restaurant is a pleasant room. However, I would advise you to look very carefully at the food before purchasing, The menu is somewhat restricted and the food we bought initially looked fine, and, as another reviewer mention, well presented at the counter, but was very disappointing once we started actually eating luke warm and over cooked in the traditional British style one now rarely sees outside publicly owned tourist attractions. The feeling of being let down was even greater after an excellent exhibition and tour of the building.