You could easily walk past this cute little coffee house if you weren't looking for it. It's found in the basement and a simple sign shows which house it can be found in.
The atmosphere is almost home-like and cosy. Everything is simple and you order your meal from a small menu at the counter and have it sent to your table.
I got the veggie sausage and egg breakfast muffin with a pineapple and mango refresher smoothie. I also got a blondie because I can never turn down a baked dessert. I was told there cinnamon buns are also quite delicious but I went on a Sunday and they were only available on weekdays. Oh well, another reason for me to visit.
The breakfast muffin was simple and filling, nothing too special. The smoothie was really good and was needed to wake me up early in the morning. Friend of mine also got the French toast which came as a large serving size and looked really good.
The blondie was absolutely delicious. I've only ever had one good blondie before and that was baked by a friend back home and I'm so happy I found something as good in London. It truly was the highlight of my meal.
Overall, this place is perfect for catching up with friends over a quick snack or breakfast.
It's easy to miss the Bloomsbury Coffee house, which is a shame. The quaint little place is hidden down a nondescript set of stairs, but if you walk close enough to the building you are able to glimpse a little of its loveliness in the whitewashed brickwork and hanging flower baskets on the outside. With many small coffee places, its tables are a little cramped, but it the advantage of being unseen is that you will more often than not get a table for yourself. Though it sounds pedantic, the size of the tables is great for working on in a protracted stay - none of that knee high or too small for a laptop and notes business. They work very hard to make the basement cafe seem fresh and airy with large windows and plentiful lighting.
While the food and coffee didn't stand out to me the way it did in somewhere like the London Review of Books cake shop (also reviewed by me), it is very solid stuff and should garner no complaints. It also makes up for it by being less expensive than the LRB. Do your work here, but don't take a date.
This is a very cosy place to sit, down on the basement level but still nice and light thanks to decent windows. The food on the counter all looked lovely though we didn't order any. My friends got eggs Benedict and French toast and assured me both were great. The coffee was delicious. I really want to come back to get some of the cakes. Hopefully soon.
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