Caffe In

I was wandering through Shepherd’s Market, looking for a nice place to sit down, have a coffee, and write. This is one of those places. They don’t bother or hassle you if you sit down for a long time and only have a coffee. It’s bright and airy inside and if I hadn’t come from an amazingly delicious lunch at Tamarind I would have dug into their delicious cakes and pies.

Excellent for breakfast. We ordered the ‘Caffe In Breakfast’ and I can honestly say that it was one of the better breakfasts I’ve had in London. Eggs, sausage, ham, toast, mushrooms, tomatoes with a delicious white Americano was a great start to our day. The service was friendly and attentive.

The burratta/​prosciutto/​fig breakfast dish was phenomenal. Best meal I have had in a while. Great coffee as well. Excellent spot.

When traveling to London, I often seek something light and tasty to eat. Found this hidden jewel several years ago and have always found their healthy freshly prepared food to be a perfect alternative to the standard hotel fare and large restaurants of London. Salads and light lunch plates are very enjoyable, and their breakfast menu is the healthiest tastiest way to start the day.
Oh, did I mention service? The staff is most attentive and personable. For 2011 – 14 I was staying at a hotel far from Mayfair. But when I did drop by, Gosha remembered me from three years previously, as well as my favorite dessert!

Light and airy on the inside. My husband adored his burrata and prosciutto on foccacia and said the coffee was good. I had a less-​than-​stellar experience as I ordered the roasted butternut squash salad… and there was no butternut. I pointed this out to the waitress and she at first tried to tell me there was, pointing to some roasted veggies on the plate. Uhhh, I’m not stupid. So I asked her again and she took the dish back and then returned to tell me that the place was actually out of squash. WHY DIDN’T THEY TELL ME THAT TO BEGIN WITH?! I just continued eating the rest of the salad and she apologized and took £1 off. Fair enough.
The other really annoying thing is it’s a cash-​only place. Please people, get with the 21^st century already. Or at least if you insist on being back in the Dark Ages, put a sign on your window that it’s a cash-​only establishment.

Was in the area and was in the mood for a ‘good olé’ English breakfast’. However, after walking by and taking a quick peak at the food in the display case in the Caffè, I quickly decided for a few healthier options. Purchased on carrot, ginger juice I believe? Gulped it down so quickly, I can’t even remember what it was LOL Also purchased the croissant with cheese, bacon and mushrooms. It was heavenly! Quaint café with a cool laid back atmosphere. Will definitely dine again when in central London.

Americans who are looking for a solid breakfast and a solid burger with freshly squeezed OJ. This is the spot. Staff was very attentive and friendly as well. **CASH ONLY**

I’ve been in London for nine days and although the food has been pretty good, I must say this place has the freshest food By far! The staff is lovely as is the ambience, would recommend it.
Homemade | eggs toast bacon and porridge breakfast | Hardy lunch as well!

Very pleasant café in the heart of Mayfair!
Lovely ambiance. They open the big windows when the weathers nice, so it feels like you are outside when sitting next to the street. Situated in a wonderful neighborhood, this little caffe has excellent breakfast and lunch options, with farm fresh ingredients. If you are the early enough in the morning, you will catch the farmers stop in front and take their vegetables to the kitchen. Lovely staff as well, pleasant and welcoming.
I am definitely going back!

This is an adorable café with great food, drinks, and pastries. It is perfect for a quick coffee or a casual lunch. I believe they also serve breakfast. I tried their tricolore salad which was simple and delicious, with their soup of the day which was a vegetable soup with semolina gnocchi. To drink, I had their carrot, orange, ginger juice which was very refreshing.
Overall, this is a great café that tends to get pretty busy around noon.
Oh, and you must try their almond apricot small cake. So moist. So amazing.

I use to pass by this place every day since I live next door, but I never tried. Today I decided to come here for lunch with some friends and we had a very good experience.
The place is not big, but it is full of light from the big windows overlooking shepherds’ market. The food menu has a huge variety of options (many vegetarians also) all looking good. We went for a salad but everything was really appealing. My friend also had a slice of a chocolate cake that was amazing! Prices are okay, salad, mineral water and coffee £13.
Should come more often.

Was in the area and walked passed, checked the Unilocal reviews (as normal) and decided to go in for a coffee, but the hot food looked so appealing, I had to try.
On the waitresses recommendation I had the pork belly with a Waldorf salad and roasted veg (see pic) it was very tasty, but there was so much I could finish it myself.
Eating along is never as fun as eat with others, but I felt very welcome and happy eating solo.

Stopped in with a friend for coffee. We were asked when we were seated whether we were eating and we said «no thanks, we’re just here for coffee».
They didn’t have soya milk which surprised me, as I’m finding that unlike a few years ago, most of the small indie places seem to these days, especially in Central London. That wasn’t necessarily a dealbreaker though.
Within no more than 15 – 20 minutes a waitress (not the one who seated us, admittedly) came over and asked if we were planning on eating. I hadn’t yet finished my coffee. We repeated that we weren’t and she asked us to leave as «it’s almost lunch time». Er, right.
So I had to down the rest of my coffee and tried to pay, only to be told that they didn’t take cards. Didn’t take cards! In Mayfair in 2013!
Pretty basic fail all round. Will make a point of not going back.

Good coffee. Simple egg breakfast. Croissant. Cozy atmosphere. Nice local spot to read the paper on a Saturday morning.

Stopped in at least four times in the five days we stayed in Mayfair… yes, we loved Caffe In! First visit we stopped for dessert and coffee after dinner. Ordered a slice of chocolate cake and after my first bite, practically melted off the bench in ecstasy. Dense, rich, smooth, decadent, amazing. Boyohboyohboyohboyohboy it was gooooooood.
Next time we stopped in just for coffee to go and service was friendly and prompt (this was the norm in our experiences there).
Grabbed a quick dinner here another night prior to heading to the West End. I had the chicken curry and overall, I’d give it 3.5 stars — pretty darn good! However, after the abysmal Indian we’d had at two other Mayfair spots, it was head-​and-​shoulders better. Good stuff, and the portion was quite filling.
Last stop, late night dessert again. After swooning over the chocolate cake, of course we had to come back to try the lemon! It was a little dry on the outside but the flavor was nice and fresh lemony… totally different texture than the chocolate, it almost had a granular cornmeal mouth-​feel. Very good flavor!

Really nice place — fresh, open, stylish and not fuddy duddy — arty pics on the walls, strong smooth coffee and good quality snacks and cakes — seems from other review that generally good food on menu overall.
Best spot is by the open window with grandstand view of comings and goings at popular Shepherd Market in Mayfair.
Very friendly and welcoming staff — excellent — recommended.

My absolute favorite lunchtime spot in Shepherd Market. I’ve eaten here at least 20 times already; the lunch specials are to die for. Always get the aubergine if it’s available.

I’ve been here for lunch on several occasions and the food has always been really tasty. I like the way they don’t scrimp on the good stuff in a salad (like mozeralla!) in favour of the cheaper ‘filler’ items (lettuce).
Service has always been friendly and informal (standard Café service!) with a good set of specials described by serving staff. I like the photos that are on the walls in this place too, give it an arty feel!
It is a bit pricey, but then again, it is Mayfair!

I wanted to like this place. I really did. Just like I want to like grizzly bears and hard wooden chairs and evil guy lairs. It looked so cute. Just like a button, but buttons usually aren’t cute, so I don’t know who invented that silly expression.
Tucked into a small, less traveled by (at least by car) area in the West End, Caffe In called out to me. «HANNAH! HANNAH!’ So I went it. The staff came over a minute or two after we sat to take our orders. We weren’t ready yet; we hadn’t prepared our song and dance routine to present our desires. Then, they didn’t come over for a long while, and we called out to them (kindly) as the dashed by to other tables. It’s a small place and it shouldn’t be that hard to be attentive. We both ordered cappuccinos. Mine came out promptly and was beautifully crafted. My friend, who ordered after a trip to the restroom had to wait a long time for hers. When it did come out, it was spilling over the edges and naked without its chocolate on top. The foam on mine was more bubbly than smooth, but it tasted good.
Then I got soup. Squash soup. Twas delicious, but only lukewarm, which considering it was icy outside, did less than I’d hoped to warm me bones.
However, they had great photos lining the walls, and a nice atmosphere. Just could use a more perfect balance of attentiveness and warmer soup.

Café In was one of the first places I visited when I moved to the area because of its sunny yellow walls filled with arty photography and its friendly feel. The cappuccino is good, as are the fresh-​squeezed juices.
I haven’t had much food there, though what I have had wasn’t great (the vegetarian breakfast). I think I’ll stick to salads and other fresh fare there.