Anderson & Co

A mecca for beardy, trendy types who like to exhibit themselves but the food is fairly decent.

TERRIBLE service. A real shame as the hot drinks, cakes and brunch's are lovely but the staff just don't want to interact with he customers. Horrible atmosphere.

Anderson's is the most local of our local cafes (of which there are now about 5) in our neighbourhood so I often pop in there out of convenience as its just across the road. Despite the drinks and food being perfectly nice (the hot chocolate is in fact lovely) the staff are just not cut out to work in hospitality/catering. They repeatedly fail to acknowledge you as you wait in the rather confusing queue (people waiting to order/people waiting to pay/waiting to collect takeaway coffees etc..), never smile, don't offer any helpful advice if what you were after has sold out ETC. ETC. ETC. On the one hand, the management's to blame as there should be one member of staff taking orders, another member of staff making the hot drinks and 1 or 2 waiters relaying info to the kitchen, taking orders to tables and keeping the place in check. A tray would go a long way as drinks are carried out one by one... Painful to watch! Glasses of tap water are ALWAYS forgotten - jugs perhaps?! The croissants/pain au chocolats seem to sell out before 9am - order more! Its a shame as the design of the place is fab, the menu and homemade cakes are great but as a customer you feel like a burden rather than the reason the cafe exists...and some how continues to do so. God knows how. I recommend Cafe Viva or Melange (The chocolate shop) over this place EVERY TIME!

Owner run - very friendly. Best croissants in town! Tasty menu.

The cakes are fantastic (especially the courgette cake) and it is certainly our number one place for bread in the area. However, the attitude of the staff is poor. They do not smile or welcome you and are often quite rude (especially, it seems, when you bring your children). The staff who take the time to speak with you often do so with a touch of arrogance. Such a shame.

The food here is lovely but the staff have zero personality. The guy who brought my food slammed it on my table without even looking at me. There also seems to be lots of staff who stand behind the counter doing nothing. Surely it would be better to employ less staff who actually seemed like they cared. A smile and a sense of humour cost nothing apart from perhaps customers!

We experienced really bad service here. We essentially got ignored and left before we could order anything as we were getting so wound up. It's a shame as it looks like a nice place. Petit'tou, which is just round the corner is much nicer.

Chillingly unwelcome reception-ignored for 5 minutes whilst standing at the counter waiting to be served. Then dialogue can only be described as terse. A sigh was added when asked for some pepper for my sister's sandwich- what a chore! Will never go there again! And I'm even spending the time writing this-it was sooo bad!!!

Amazing brownies!!

My scambled eggs on one slice of toast and dismal cup of black coffee for £7.00 didn't feel simple. They felt lazy and overpriced- insultingly so. Why was a black coffee £2.50 (the same price as a cappuccino)? Why was there black pepper on my scrabbled eggs? And why did I have to return to the counter to request salt, then sit watching my eggs cool before a ramekin of sea salt was delivered, with a sigh, minutes later? I've had breakfasts in Peckham so bad I went outside to puke, but none so deeply irritating as the one I had at Anderson and Co this morning.