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Kipferl

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Wed Aug 1 2012

We’re fond of this Austrian café/restaurant, but it seems to have become a bit complacent. What’s listed on the menu isn’t always what appears on the plate, and too many dishes lack flavour.

A starter of smoked trout on toasted rye bread and cranberry horseradish emerged from the kitchen as a bland, supermarket-style fish, on a mountain of cream lightly tinged with cranberry and horseradish, plus a few fingers of bread. Beef goulash with spätzle (egg noodles) was OK, but had no depth of flavour, and the spätzle could have used a little more butter. Spinach dumplings with organic mountain cheese from Vorarlberg and green salad was tastier. Best was kaiserschmarrn – thick chunks of pancake, served with raisins and a little pot of morello cherries – though we wished the cherries had been served hot, as advertised.

The short wine list has some reasonably priced Austrian wines (also available to take away) – but don’t get too comfortable; the place closes at 10pm, and staff start clearing up well before, making it clear that diners should pay up and leave. Service is otherwise helpful, but on current showing, these light, modern premises are more suited to their daytime café existence, offering plates of sausage and sauerkraut, cakes (apple strudel, cheesecake), and coffees (served the Austrian way, with a glass of water and a little chocolate).

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Address:
Kipferl 20 Camden Passage
Central London
London
N1 8ED

Phone:
020 7704 1555
Website:
www.kipferl.co.uk
Opening hours:
Open 9am-10pm Tue-Sat; 10am-10pm Sun
Transport:
Tube: Angel tube
Price:
Main courses £8.80-£16.80
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1. Kipferl
  - 20 Camden Passage
    Central London
    London
    N1 8ED
  - 020 7704 1555
  - www.kipferl.co.uk
  - 51.519153,-0.099880

Categories:
Food and drink
Facilities:
Eating and drinking facilities. Restaurant and bar facilities. Take away. Reservations required. Breakfast. Brunch. Accessible facilities. General facilities. Available for hire. Outdoor facilities. Tables outdoors
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Meal times. Best for breakfast. Eating out. Mood
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Ciaran About 7 days ago
Rated as: 4/5
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Tasty, although I thought the starters (smoked trout as above and goats cheese salad), were better than the mains. A bit of a fine tune on some of the dishes and the place would be awesome. A great antidote to trendy places and eating Asian / Mexican food etc. Nice decor too though the toilets were a bit smelly and could have been cleaner. Will be back though

Ciaran About 7 days ago
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Lovely place to have authentic Austrian cuisine. The goulash and the Kaiserschmarren are fantastic, the schnitzel is good (although when I went there last, it lacked the evenly golden colour you would expect in Austria..). Good beer, friendly atmosphere - a must-visit for all expat Austrians and everyone who loves Austrian cuisine. Highly recommended.

Ep Sun Apr 1 2012
Rated as: 5/5
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I am a regular at Kipferl and it is normally a very nice place. Went there today and was greeted by a very grumpy waitress who bumped into me but just walked off shaking her head. She barely spoke to us, stomped around in a mood and practically threw the coffees at us. We braved it and told her it was freezing but she muttered the heating hasdn't been working for days! No apologies - just a 'what do you expect me to do' attitude. We then began to ask her if she had any pretzels but she assumed we were asking again about the ehating and got very offensive. Perhaps she only had a bad day as she has been there since the start and is normally cheerful but please fix the heating and then the mood may improve too!

Molly Thu Feb 9 2012
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Excellent in every way. Hearty delicious food, home made cakes and best coffee in London...by far. Definitely will return!

Peter Fri Dec 9 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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great place, great food, great variety of meals, coffees, wine and cakes! haven't been there for the first time with my kids! very very child-friendly team!

Shannon Wed Aug 31 2011
Rated as: 5/5
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It is an okay place to go for breakfast, however I miss Macondo a lot. That place is not very child-friendly unfortunately. we might be back for a coffee but for a nice breakfast we go somewhere else.

Sandra Fri Jul 29 2011
Rated as: 3/5
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Had a fantastic brunch on Saturday morning, great coffee selection and huge omelet. Service was very friendly and the variety on the menu will need a few more visits to do justice

Drox911 Sat Jun 11 2011
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