Canteen - Spitalfields

I had the avocado and poached eggs on toast. The portionsize was so small (see photo). On top of this, the avocado was not seasoned with even the basics (salt, pepper, lemon) for £10 this is absurd! My friend had the Vegetarian Breakfast. Two poached eggs, bubble, two big mushrooms, tomatos and spinach. They enjoyed the meal and said the Bubble and squeak was very nice! The coffee was nice. The macchiato had a good amount of froth, but they were about £1 more expensive than they should have been. The staff were fine, but the music was too loud!

We went for breakfast. We had to call the waitress over twice. We had one gluten free guest. The waitress said she could do gluten free options. Then came back after 5 mins and said she couldn't. The food was very small portions and didn't arrive altogether. £9.50 for avocado smeared on toast. One of the orders was wrong, the gluten free one! The pancakes were burnt and the scorched parts hidden. Altogether we received about 10% off our bill. Nice location though.

I don't normally give low ratings, but I was genuinely underwhelmed by my experience here, especially given the location in the market. We were sat in a booth looking out into the market, which was nice to watch people go by, but the sofa was a bit broken and not too comfortable. We had the breakfast options, but very basic for the price. The staff were nice, just not a great atmosphere overall. It was around Sunday lunch time and so empty compared to some of the other places around.

Do not go here. It looks good, with hints of a stylish canteen, but is just consistently bad. The service was slow, despite the place being half empty. The coffee was burnt, and the milk never arrived. The toast was damp and cold, the eggs mushy and also cold, and our omelette was covered in the sort of cheese that shouldn't cover anything. I'm not the type to complain, but this place is unpleasant and has no redeeming features.

Canteen staff lost our reservation and we had to share a corner table with six adults and a toddler. We were served by a very friendly lady and another who was rather diffident (and forgot about our our additional drinks order). Food was very good, although some portions were quite small. Vegetarian options were insufficient. Drinks were expensive.

Meh. I did not have a good breakfast at all - tiny portion, bitter coffee and very expensive for what i got (poached egg and avo) but my dining companions really enjoyed theirs and got much bigger portions and loved what they had (eggs Ben) which compounded my foodenvy rage!. Many better options in the locale I'd say.