Such a fab place for breakfast! For outdoor dining , we get complimentary over size blankets in…read morebeautiful blue colors to keep warm. Try the poached Eggs, Tunisia orange cake!

Great option for breakfast. I was staying at a nearby hotel, tried it one morning, enjoyed so much…read morebrought the family later in the week. Scrambled eggs weee great, perfect consistency. Poached eggs on my other trip cooked exactly right. Love their bacon, tasty yet not too fatty. Side of spinach also excellent. Found the sausage a little disappointing. Also tried both cheese boards, figured I had to given it's a cheese shop. Both large portions of excellent cheeses. Even the bread they use is great. Staff is efficient and friendly, not that fake friendliness. Also liked that they seem to enjoy working together. Again, great breakfast option.

This is one of my favorite cheese shops in London and it also happens to be the oldest cheese…read moremonger in the city too. The first Paxton & Whitfield cheese shop was opened in 1797 and is located on Jermyn street just across from Fortnum and masons. They have an excellent variety of quality cheeses including cheeses from the British isles. Their truffle cheese are particularly excellent. Service is very professional and those working at the store are very knowledgeable about the cheeses. While upscale with a traditional ambiance, the store is also fresh and modern. Highly recommended.

Sad that such a historical cheesecloth has some attendants whose customer service skills leave much…read moreto be deserved. Went today at 12:30 and the most senior lady there was frankly rude and unpleasant. I would recommend going to Neal's Yard. Less attitude and way better service.

Shops like this make me glad to be living in Europe where our access to great local and European…read morecheeses can't really be rivalled This specialist cheese shop is located close to South Kensington Tube station and for a cheesehead like me, it's a treasure trove. However, I'm not sure whether it may be a bit intimidating for people starting to dabble in cheese. The staff responded well to my knowledgeable questions but a newbie could be overwhelmed by the sheer variety of cheeses, meats and wine on offer They do different sized platters of meats and cheeses that you can eat in, which are perfect for a little snack or even a large snack!

La Cave a Fromage is every cheese lovers heaven. It has the most amazing selection of over two…read morehundred French and British cheeses, cured meats and jellies for the perfect cheese board. You can smell the shop before you've even opened the door, I can only imagine that the people working here have no sense of smell left whatsoever! They don't seem to mind though, I always find them to be helpful with a real passion for what they are selling. True cheese experts. You can ask to try anything on display (they are more than happy to let you do so) and then buy by weight. Try the Muscat jelly too, great for topping off the perfect cheese. They also offer an online delivery service if you're buying too much to carry home (hey cheese is heavy you know!) and a really useful 'Ask The Expert' page where you can e-mail them all things cheesy. Great for when you're not sure which wine will go with your new purchase. And as the blackboard in the window says, "What's a party without cheese?"

Tip: You must visit this food hall. It's awesome!…read more You know what? When there's a listing for a department store food hall, you know that it's good. No, not good. Fantastic! I was at this food hall in December 2013. It's located on the ground floor of this large department store. The displays are extremely fancy and captivating. I recall seeing mini cakes that looked yummy. Even the fruit in the display case, as in apples, pears, and more, looked amazing and in pristine condition. The pastries looked scrumptious. I could smell the croissants! You can get sandwiches, from egg salad to lobster rolls. Feel like steak and chips? Yep, you can get them here, too. I frankly couldn't tell you what you can't get here. I felt like a dream seeing so much good food, but it wasn't. It's definitely worth a visit, whether you end up browsing like me because the prices were steep or you end up splurging. There was a wine section that had shiny bottles of fancy wine varieties. You could get cheese to complement your wine. Everything in this store looked beautiful and elegant. I would do a few things differently when I return to this food hall: - I'd do afternoon tea. I'd actually splurge to experience tea here because I didn't realize that I could until after my Harrods visit. - I'd find a hotel room with a fridge, so I could bring back pastries, macarons, sandwiches, and more. - I'd dine here to experience the entire food hall experience instead of dining at a restaurant within Harrods. The more I reminisce about where I've been in London, I want to return! (55)

On our last full day in London, we went to the Harrods Food Hall for lunch. The food hall sells…read moreall sorts of quality wares -- meats and cheeses, fresh produce, baked goods, wine, etc. You can also purchase meals to go and deli items, and we each bought a baguette sandwich and a bottle of water. Normally I wouldn't buy bottled water, but I couldn't resist -- this water was so pretty and looked so refreshing, with pieces of fruit in it. (We bought one with cucumber and one with bright pink dragon fruit.) For two sandwiches and two bottles of water, it came to £28.50. Not particularly inexpensive with the currency conversion (ouch!) but much cheaper than going out for lunch. Also, the sandwiches were delicious! It's a shame that we couldn't find the food hall when we had first visited Harrods two days prior. [Yelp collections: Europe 2024; London, England]

Apparently my body has forced itself into mandatory food detox after cramming as many christmas…read moresugar cookies, mashed potatoes, tin-can-cran, chocolate Frangos, candy canes, popcorn and a mulittude of cinnamon candies from bears to hots to disks and everything in between into my mouth over the last few weeks. Yuuuuum -- tastes like Christmas! In an interesting development that is very unlike me, my body has gone on a veritable food strike, and I've not been able to force myself to eat more than a bowl of Special K the last two days. Notice, I said "food" detox... not booze. To my glee, apparently I still have the green light there. That's where Jeroboams comes in. Their flagship shop is right down the street from my f-f-f-f-rrrrrrrrrr-EEEEEzing flat, and there's nothing like a glass of spicy red to warm me up and make me forget about all my lovelies I left on the other side of the pond. They carry some ridiculous numbers of wine (if I had to guess, I say approximately eleventy billion.) And their selection of wines from all over the world, within anyone's price range, is truly fantastic. Cheers! *Note... this review would make my D.A.R.E. instructor cry. Sorry Officer Oliver. I promise I still wear my t-shirt to bed. Albeit, the room may be spinning when I get there...

Jeroboams are a shop specialized in good high quality cheeses, wines al liquor. For me It's a shop…read moredifferent from the rest only because when you go in there is a sense of family and the people that help you really like their job. At least that was my experience. They have such a variety in terms if wine, which is what I went looking for, that everyone can leave the shop happy. I had a budget for my Christmas dinner wine, and they helped me work out the best for my money. It's a great place to shop.

A simply brilliant cheese shop. It looks a bit foreboding from the front because there's a big…read morecurtain to keep the smell in (I mean, it's a shop full of mature, delicious cheese), but step inside and it's a lactophile's dream come true. They have a fantastic range, and the lady in the shop was perfectly happy to chat and let us try samples and tell us all about the different cheeses. They also have a little offcuts basket, so if you want to buy little pieces for 75p a go, you can take small pieces of cheese instead. It's a hidden gem - my partner and I have now started a cheese fund so we can treat ourselves here every now and then!

We passed this store, while walking in the Pimlico neighborhood when we saw the name Rippon Cheese…read moreand saw two ladies cutting cheese wheels in the window. Of course we stopped to look, being from Wisconsin, and they looked up, smiled at us, then went on their way working. On the way back past the store, we had a go in! It's tiny, separated by a plastic curtain into a refrigerated area holding hundreds of varieties of European cheeses. Since we typically stop in the afternoon for a cheese snack, we thought we would buy some and take them back to the flat. We chose a Shropshire blue, Emmental from Switzerland and a soft cheese from France. The store was spotless, these ladies were very accommodating and knowledgeable and for 12 Bucks bought enough for a few days. The recommendations were excellent. This store is highly recommended on your trip to London.

Lovely place that hand picks organic wine! The owner is lovely and quite knowledgeable and let us…read moretry a few different wines. We went upstairs and had a cheese plate and wine. The cheese was great! The wine was great! Very cute spot upstairs.

Excellent service. David was welcoming and attentive and suggested dishes to order. The grilled…read moreoctopus, mushroom truffle canelones, beef filet were all delicious. The 2 desserts- chocolate tart and baked brioche w raspberry sorbet was the perfect ending. Highly recommend!

A superb dining experience. Go with David's recommendations. The octopus was my favorite.read more

Dropped for some cheese to take bag to NYC for an English cheese lover, and Buchanans did not…read moredisappoint. It is a cute little shop in Porchester not far from where we were staying in Paddington. The selection was wonderful, and the service impeccable. Received great recommendations on which cheeses to select along with a few tasty samples. If you love cheese, I would highly recommend stopping by.

I had been eye-ing this place and wanting to come in for some cheese. We were full after lunch, but…read moresomehow, a cheese plate didn't seem to be too much. The person working there was very knowledgable about his cheese and was patient in helping us with trying different cheese. Based on what we liked, he ended up putting together a cheese plate for us. The cheese plate came with some crackers from Bath. The cheese portions were generous. - 42 month Gouda: a bit creamy but wonderful flavor - A French Alpine cheese - probably my favorite - Montgomery British cheddar - British Suffolk Brie: definitely worth trying - it can stand up to any French brie They had a pretty good wine selection for such a small place. We did a Nebbiolo for £8 and a Verdicchio for £6. In the end, with the cheese, it was £24 total, which is ridiculously reasonable. I wish we could take stuff to go, but I didn't have a fridge. Bonuses: - clean bathrooms - very friendly service - super cute shop with a neighborhood feel Note: closed Sunday and Monday at this location.

This tiny hole in the wall is packed: with local diners and also with Authentic Flavor. Overall…read moregreat, with one very minor quibble. Sorry we could not order more: we loved the pork fried rice (perfect bite to the rice), the steamed dumplings (piping hot and delicious), the beef tendon noodle soup (the broth, the so soft beef, the egg noodles, all perfection). The hot and sour soup, my measure of an excellent chinese restaurant? Very spicy, at the edge of my comfort, a nice consistency, a great mix of tasty ingredients: egg, pork, wood ear, bamboo: well balanced. And then: is that Tabasco generating some of the heat? Odd. Don't get me wrong, I'll have this again, but that was the only 'tasting note' that was not straight up authentic. Attentive service. Overall loved this place.

Found this place off TikTok. The owners really cool :)! The…read morehandmade dumplings live up to the hype, super delicious and fresh. They're made on the spot in the front. The chicken fried rice was amazing, perfectly salted. The chicken wings I think could be a little crispier but otherwise it tasted good. Waiters were really attentive and it didn't take long for our food to arrive. There's not much seating inside so we happened to get there at the right time. I would recommend making a reservation off Google/Apple Maps!