Best food and service in the Shepherd's Bush area!! Breakfast is the way to go and wait...for the…read morepancakes! Worth every penny.

The place was overflowing with people on laptops sipping one drink for hours. How can a business…read moresurvive like this. My food was late as the server forgot to put the order in. When it arrived some of it was burned as was the toast. Not enjoyable at all. I'd been before and loved it. Disappointed this time.

They served me a panini expired / overdue for months. had mold / fungus on it…read more That's completely insane. I'm reporting them! I have upload 2 pictures of it. DO NEVER EQT AT THIS PLACE!

This was a lovely place to have coffee/tea... they even have iced tea!!! Very friendly owner &…read morestaff. Comfy seats & tables. We will return!

My introduction to "Sacred" coffee was at Stanfords book shop (Covent Garden) and I've been hooked…read moresince then. We rarely visit the mall at Shepherd's Bush, so I was quite surprised to see this large counter for Sacred serving coffee at one of the entry points. They have a large circular open space here, with a few bar stool type seating options around the counter. However, there is some cushioned mall seating behind their space, if you want to relax and enjoy sipping on your coffee. Service was quick, and we just carried our coffees to go. Perfect rich brew, just how I love it. Extra milk is available at the sugar counter if you need it. They have a lot of different milk varieties to cater to vegans or allergies - soy, almond and a few others too. Much much cleaner than that famous American coffee chain shop inside the mall, so no icky sticky feeling when you leave.

As compared with the ubiquitous chains, Sacred is actually a 5-star coffee joint. By this, I mean…read morethat they serve espresso in which one can actually distinguish different flavours and textures. Their flat white is good, too. They are undoubtedly serious about coffee, and this has been one of my favourite places for a pick-me-up when out-and-about in W12. This small kiosk of a cafe at the opposite end of Westfield's Atrium to Starbucks (Sacred was there first!) is one of the only places in W12 I relish visiting - and I do so very often. How can the Starbucks punters not see the kiosk at the other end where the coffee is real, the baristas are actual human beings and the customers don't all look like they have given up on life? I digress; a comparison with Starbucks is like comparing apples with pears. Sacred serves the best flat white in W12 (although that's not saying much), and has very friendly staff. Most importantly, in this day and age of chain cafes, it's so important that the independent businesses succeed on the consistency of their output. This is something the chains do well (albeit consistently bad, it's at least predictable). I know I have been served too many bad coffees at what I had thought were decent independent cafes or coffee shops only to have my objections met with snide responses like "it's espresso sir. It is supposed to be extremely strong and bitter". Oh, you mean bitter with a hint of rubber seal, undertones of limescale and old beans with a strong burnt taste? Frankly it's enough to make you want to give up on independent places and take your business back to a chain where at least they will remake the drink when it's bad. Note, only in the UK is this such an issue. Not Sacred. I have been drinking at Sacred since 2008, I have found the consistency of the quality of espresso to be exceptional, and I have complained about a drink only once. Towards the end of my 'use' of Starbucks many years ago I could barely leave without complaining about something. So that's clearly good. 95% of my flat whites are crafted with very impressive latte art and taste as heavenly as they look. The other 5% are pretty damned good. Heavenly - this leads me onto my next point. I like the subtle branding, very Roman Catholic Ironic with the statue of Mary in the middle of the kiosk, following a theme of the worship of coffee. And what a joy to see a non-global, independent business being given a central stage in the most extravagant shopping mall in London. I have only two gripes with Sacred. The first is that they don't serve espresso in heated porcelain. What a shame. Secondly the food offerings are not good, with the exception of the brilliant antzac biscuits and home baked cookies. Croissants aren't great, and paninis are served with a horrid smelling microwaved relish: avoid. Five stars, if the espresso came in porcelain. If you like your espresso over-extracted, then further ruined with copious amounts of burnt milk poured over the top, then topped off with a ridiculous amount of foam to hide the murkey grey-brown mixture lying beneath, definitely give this place a miss and try Starbucks across the way ;)

Butter Chicken Curry changed my life. This place is amazing! Not only is the indoor decor unique…read moreand pleasing, they have fantastic service, and the food is great. Our group ordered the curry, salmon, pork belly, artichoke soup and crab toast- everyone ended with a clean plate. Don't miss this place!

The food here is really good and better than the other places around. So if you want a nice…read morerelaxing place to go for dinner try this place out!

Excellent tasty soup and bread (4 choices) and lots of pastries and good deserts. Good value for…read moreyour money.

nice cake and good customer service. i recommend the café. I will use there service. cake soft and…read morefresh

Once again the food is good but the service is wholly inconsistent and snotty. How am I to know the…read moreever changing water rules? How am I to know from passive aggressive comments that a customer can't sit where they choose. Ladies be up front with the rules of the Liz Cafe, thanks.

We decided to hear it as it was nearby the hotel we were staying and they had the hours that…read moreaccommodated our schedule. We were very glad that those two items brought us to this place... A very welcoming and homey decor greets you at this place and the folks working here are friendly and let you sit where ever you want. After we did so, we enjoyed what there was to offer. My wife had their Eggs Hollandaise while I enjoyed their British Breakfast, it was served hot, fresh, and fast which speaks a lot to their service as attentive as it was. We were very happy to have come across this place and encourage anyone in the area to stop in and do the same.

You'll see Caffe Neros all around London so we stopped in to try it…read more The service was unfriendly and cold by the two girls working the register. They both need serious customer service training. The coffees were good. Mostly sweet pastries with a couple savory options. We were able to snag a big table for the 4 of us. The table was very dirty and when my mom went up to ask the girl for a rag, the girl gave my mom a pissed off look. People don't come here for their friendly service. It's next to Shepard Bush Station.

Pretty conveniently located near a train stop and a couple blocks away from the hotel I was staying…read moreat. Upon walking in, the line was out the door but it went by quickly. The barista was very friendly and efficient. I got my drink in like a minute! I ordered a cafe latte and the cappuccino cake. The latte was very good, but didn't taste as strong as I prefer or as other I've had at different locations of Caffe Nero.So it was a little inconsistent. The only draw back was that they kept the doors open so the outdoor smoking seats were literally the same as the indoor seats. The smoke were just being blown in. Being American, I am a little spoiled with that. But I am in a different country so I go by their play book. Caffe Nero is still one of my favorite European coffee shop chains.

This is a great cafe located in a really nice area. Me and my husband came here and both enjoyed…read morethe #2 sets which came with egg, beans, bacon, sausage, bubble, and coffee for only 8 pounds! We added toast as well. I was really surprised that the coffee that came with it was a proper latte. It was great! The service here was great and very quick. The portions were large and left us very full. This was a great experience for us both and a great value.

I have to admit that I still haven't actually been inside this local cafe. But 3 stars for the…read morerecent overhaul just so happy to hold on to a traditional greasy spoon rather than giving over to Starbucks et al.

This place just opened recently where 'Le Village Tandoori' take away used to be…read more It is a bakery/patisserie with a distinctly Polish angle. It's nicely designed and actually looks like they have a lot of space and not that many products but on closer inspection you can be treated to a veritable bevy of delicious baked goods. Lots of lovely looking cakes and a nice selection of bread - all reasonably priced. 2 things would improve this place: 1. sell tea/coffee 2. put a table and chair in the corner so people can sit there eating their cakes with a tea/coffee. Also - don't be fooled by the front display - it is just for display. I was almost heart broken when I went in to get a loaf that looked divine only to be told it was a 'gallery' loaf. Fortunately they had a similar one (last one) on the shelves.

The Ambrosia is a Polish bakery and patisserie. A rather unremarkable one too, selling tasty…read morelooking but pricey bread (£2.80), a range of coffee and a selection of cream-heavy cakes. I went for a 'chocolate ball' which seemed to be filled with some kind of chocolate praline. Okay value at £1.40 but not amazing. Everything is Polish first and foremost, with English translations under the Polish names for everything. Staff are friendly, the sofas comfy and the soundtrack pop.