Lantana

The service is the worse!!! They charge 12,5% while it takes them 40min to cook a porsion of porched eggs!!! DISSAPPOINTED !!!!!

The service is the worse!!! They charge 12,5% while it takes them 40min to cook a porsion of porched eggs!!! DISSAPPOINTED !!!!!

When I first visited Lantana it was something a little special. The food tasted good, the coffee was great. I really believed i'd stumbled on a little part of Melbourne in London. However what is truly sad is that it's gone completely downhill since those days. I have been twice in the past month. The first time around 4 weeks ago I headed in for breakfast by myself. The scrambled eggs and bacon were ok but not made with the love they were a while back. The coffee was disappointing - the milk was not right. But what got me more than anything was the lack of charm and smiles in the place. The staff seemed totally pissed off, unwelcoming and miserable. I left feeling extremely underwhelmed and also shocked at the price - they seem to have put the prices up massively! Today I decided to try it again with a friend. What a total disappointment. My scrambled eggs were undercooked and the plate drowned a huge mass of rocket?! Awful! I didn't bother to get a coffee - my friend's coffee was totally average. She couldn't even eat her corn fritters - they were dry, tasted of nothing and again, massively overpriced. I will never visit Lantana again - there's no love at all for the food there now. It also took over 30 minutes for our food to arrive and again the staff totally miserable.

I think this place is a victim of its own success. We went there on a weekend and waited in the queue- a staff member told us that it is going to be at least 20 minutes and that we can't wait inside! It was freaking cold out there so it basically meant we had to pass on this one.

I went here on Saturday afternoon (26/1/2013) for late brunch. Although I had read some negative reviews here I decided to give it a try because I'm always on the lookout for a great breakfast cafe. Given the fact that it is in central London and almost everyone travels a bit to get here, it really was disappointing. We had to queue for over 20 minutes before we got a table and the waiter managing the queue wasn't overly friendly. I asked for a coffee while I waited and was told that the barista was too busy! When we finally did get a table it was more like a half bench which was half the size of a normal table. Since having brunch is about having a relaxed easy meal, it is difficult to be relaxed when you are cramped into the side of the wall. If they offer you this table, decline it! The food itself was quite good. We particularly enjoyed the haloumi and the coffee was also lovely. However, we were disappointed with the service in general and even more disappointed when the service charge was included in the total bill. I really wouldn't recommend it given there are so many good breakfast cafes out now.

Random, super noisy, service awfull. Just run away!

I came here recently for the second time, having enjoyed my first visit. I was much less pleased the second time as the food was somewhat greasy and not as good as I had remembered. The ingredients appear to be good quality, which goes someway to justifying the high prices, but I don't think it is really worth it. I was also disappointed with the service as it wasn't particularly friendly and the waitress very cheekily did not bring back the change despite a service charge having already been applied at 12.5%!

This place is probably fine on a weekday but do not recommend for Sunday brunch. We were told a 20 minute wait, 90 minutes later we were seated and another 30 minutes before we saw any food. Poor line management by a friendly but overly disorganised front of house meant several groups were seated before us despite our protests. The menu was interesting but my poached eggs were seriously over cooked. An unacceptable error for a place selling itself on its breakfast reputation. Drinks were nice but orders were missed and the total bill for 4 people was over £85. Far too expensive for what is basically a pavement caff. We sadly won't be back.

Quite simply the best place for breakfast in London. Food is brilliant and the menu changes regularly. Coffee and cakes have been destroying my waist line for the last few years. I have never had a problem with the serving staff, they change orders for you take things out of meals if you don't like them. The only reason I could understand these negative reviews is the simple fact it's a very small cafe, I think it maybe has maybe room for 28 people, this coupled with its popularity means sometime a long line of people waiting down the street to get in. If anything it's a victim of its own success. If you want to avoid a wait don't go at lunch time on Sunday. :-) In short brilliant but very busy, if you don't like waking go in a quiet time!

Food is ok, nothing special and too fat for my taste. The level of service is...well I am not sure we an call it service at all. Part of our order was wrong, we had to go to the bar to get someone's attention. After queing outside for around 20min we were given a table next to the door. Waiters going in and out did not care closing the door behind them (in January!). After closing it 10/12 times ourselves, we asked the waiter who was passing by (Luka) to close it. Reply: "Can't you see I am carrying stuff?". Nice. We did not pay for the service and when we explained why, no excuse at all, just a rude and sarcastic reply. Toilets are in desperate need for cleaning.