Restaurants

Just back from Sunday brunch at this cafe and came away seriously disappointed. My standard breakfast test is scrambled eggs on toast with bacon, because it tests all the basics.
Scrambled eggs: runny and flavourless, bacon: thin, cheap and overcooked and dry white bread (no brown option on the menu).
Overpriced and with poor service, I won't visit again.

We found S&M Cafe really bad and bland. My shepherd's pie was a square of overcooked mince (with no veg in) and bland packed mash (with no cheese). There was absolutely no flavour of wine, garlic, tomatoes, herbs anything. My friend had uninteresting sausages and mash covered with a horrid bisto type gravy. Embarrassing food for Leadenhall market.

I have visited the branch near Liverpool Street Station multiple times and have never been disappointed. While I had to queue on my first visit, the food was well worth the wait.
I always opt for the veggie options and have found delight in everything I've tried. My husband goes for the regular sausages and sometimes the bubble and squeak.
The service is prompt and attentive, although this might have something to do with the fact that S&M often has to turn over their tables quickly. On visits when people haven't been queuing out the door, we've had quite relaxing and enjoyable weekend meals.
We make sure to bring international visitors to get some sausage and mash, and S&M has never let us down with their simple British fare.

My meal was really nice and yummy. Huge portion size too... I couldn't finish my mash. I'd go back.

The bangors and mash, along with the sheppards pie that we ate, were both excellent. The place was simple but clean and the staff was great.

I really don't understand why this place is so highly rated. It took us half and hour to place our order and when it arrived the sausages were overcooked, burnt on the outside and smothered in some generic goopy gravy that tasted little different to Bisto. Alfredo would have swooned. Won't be going back.