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Absolutely love this place, amazing brunch. Have been lots of times. Friendly staff and perfect food and nice atmosphere.

Opted to sit in the lounge over the restaurant because of the decor. The bar area carries a nice vibe and chill music. As soon as you’re seated, you’re told about a minimum spend of £25. Not a big deal, because of the prices. Initial service started slow, but once I was able to order, things moved fairly well. Food was very good. Drinks were nice and came out at a decent pace. The oysters as a starter were fresh. Baby chicken for the main was a little undercooked, but I think mostly done. Tarte Tatin was smaller than used to for the price, but still tasty. As each course hit the table, a man I assume was the manager, stopped by shortly after to see how things were. A nice touch as makes you feel they care about quality control. Would def go back, and I recommend it to all whether for drinks or a posh meal.

Good staff / good food / great place to go to watch a match / lots of seats internally and there appears to be a great function room upstairs

Cleanest cafe, friendliest staff & nice to see the owners still work and run their business to a high standard! Also very affordable for family’s x

The full English breakfast was enjoyable, shame the fried eggs were not runny. The cafe is newly decorated creating a pleasant environment. This is somewhere in between being a simple builders cafe and a fancy diner so not sure where it fits anymore, the prices suggest the latter. We asked for a couple of glasses of water when we'd finished our hot drinks and had to ask a few times before they arrived.

Found this place after parking our car in the shopping hall to collect something locally. Looks like a very traditional, well established place, with extensive menu. We ordered the roast of the day and a steak & kidney pudding. The cafe was very busy but it was still too long a wait for our food. The s&k pudding came out eventually, but my roast was about 10 mins behind it. Food was home-cooked, tasty and a good portion. But they do need to speed up service and bring all meals out together. They seem to have lots of staff, so not sure where the problem lies, perhaps the menu is too big. Liked the place overall and would go again, but not if I was on a schedule!

David and I had not managed to get to the Flying Cloud Cafe for at least three years. We were much relieved to see it was still there and the cakes were delicious - Kim's Apple Drizzle Cake for us this time. It won't be three years this time!

OMG the focaccia! We stopped here for a drink mid-afternoon. The waiter was very laid-back, friendly and accommodating. We had a bottle of the Picpoul de Pinet (very nice) and a beer, great olives and the most amazing, warm, perfect focaccia. Very impressed and we will return for lunch or dinner.

What a hidden gem inside this pub, an authentic Thai resturant serving unbelievably delicious Thai food as dine in, or take away . I go into the pub often but had not realised they served Thai until I saw people eating. I'm utterly thrilled to.know about this and will undoubtedly order again and agsin. Especially delicious was the garlic brocoli and spice stir fried duck

This is a fantastic cafe. Been coming here for years with the family. Every time the food and service is superb. The welcoming and friendly Anna is an asset to the place. Wouldn’t be the same without her. Looking forward to next time. Odi.

The only authentic pie and mash left in London All the nay sayers and bad reviews are from non Londoners or newbies expecting pies full of meat and creamy mash. That ain't pie and mash. It's such a shame our culinary heritage is being down graded by fools.

I thought they were just trying a bit too hard to "be outstanding" but then slightly missed out on focusing on satisfying the customer. Each of our (4) meals were good, consistent with the price. A few elements were really memorable - like the venison ragout, and the mackerel starter with crispy skin. I found the vegetarian starter (carrots/cheese sauce) and main (pumpkin, several ways) somewhat fussy in its presentation. Silver Birch offer either a tasting menu at £110pp or the 5 course menu. Of the 5 courses, one course was a tiny amuse-bouche and the second was a slice of home-made bread with herb butter (usually complementary in top end restaurants), as preludes to the starter/main/dessert. Portions are very small. Reader, I went home and had toast. Service was a bit gauche. I'd pre-specified food allergies etc but our request for information about these as we ordered seemed to be quite a surprise. I didn't feel that there was a wrap-around focus on our wants/needs. And the insistence on telling us about each element of each of our dishes, how long different components had been marinaded, and so on took quite a while when we were simply waiting to try for ourselves. The server also talked about himself and his personal circumstances a fair bit. We engaged with him and heard him out, but I felt quite uncomfortable.

Amazing spot, a spot to cherish your friends, family and food. We had Hugo! He’s an amazing server, I hope he keeps working there! Friendly, fast and memorized our whole order. Great service and answered all our foreign questions with great explanation. Hugo made the experience! 5/5

Our first time at cafe. The staff were really friendly food came very quickly and portions were huge . We definitely recommend and will come again

Didn’t go to the shop but ordered online . Food was excellent. Good quality ingredients. Excellent value for money . Definitely 5 stars . Will definitely be ordering again