Foodlab By Mood For Food Ltd

Foodlab By Mood For Food Ltd is a café Greater London England located in United Kingdom.

6 / 10
152
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    +44 20 7226 1001

  • Website

    foodlablondon.com

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  • Type

    Café

Address

56 Essex Rd Islington Greater London N1 3LR United Kingdom

Reservations Yes
Credit Cards Yes (incl. Visa & MasterCard)
Wi-Fi Yes
Outdoor Seating Yes
Menus Brunch, Lunch, Dinner

Comments / 50


Keywords:

coffee full english cake Italian food desserts pastries sandwiches rustic espresso homemade food casual outdoor seating breakfast food brunch food sausage meats friendly staff well focaccia bread antipasto
Alex Hicks

Great for high quality, tasty, simple Italian food , deserts & coffee . Always great friendly service . I had to laugh at the polite explanation to a customer's complaint about shot in their game :)

Jevgenija Fedorasko

A place with a heart and soul - absolute feel good place. Great food, salami with truffles from antipasti is to die for!!! Gotta try those pretty cakes next time.i am definitely coming back.

Natalie Downe

Quite good Eggs Benedict, lovely atmosphere and also has outdoor seating . Tasty Italian pastries . Also a lot easier to get in on a weekend than the places near Camden Passage.

Martin Gregory

I came for brunch and the Italian style full English was excellent. Delicious meaty sausage , rosemary tomato and beans really added something.

Evening Standard

As well as a selection of good coffees and accompanying cakes and Italian desserts (temptingly displayed by the counter), this rustic bistro serves homemade focaccia rolls and pasta dishes. Read more

Ching

Awesome place. Great food and relaxed atmosphere . Free wifi so I often spend a couple of hours here working away (but I buy lots of coffee so as not to take the piss).

Jude

Really amazing home cooked food & easy going surroundings. Service can be hit or miss, friendly and fast or, well just the opposite. But the superb food is worth the wait.

Geoff Leong

Just tasted their chorizo buffalo mozzarella focassio bite. A little treat from them. Italian full breakfast a must. I had eggs royale . (salmon benedict style)&fresh juice . Off to Goldfish City after

Suzi Edwards-Alexander

Slightly chaotic, homemade Italian place . I find myself coming here quite often even though it's not perfect. It's just kind of unique and sweet.

Sebastiano

Great Italian food . Cakes and some proper espresso coffee are the perfect way of finishing up your meals

Anna Hargreaves

So delicious! Burrata and lasagne exceptional but I imagine everything is. Lovely staff and chilled atmosphere

Dinos GV

Very good coffee , very good food, cakes sandwiches want to try them all!! Will go back for sure!

Stefano Augello

Feel free to order everything! (Except for the full english , it'd be a waste...)It's all delicious and homemade , and make sure you leave some room for the baby pizzas ... Amazing!

Commintomylife

Great place on Essex Road , just a few minutes away from Angel. Fresh and tasty food makes this place a little piece of Italy in London

William Gregor

By far the best cafe in Islington. Go for the full veggie breakfast and you won't be disappointed. Love the Italian flair...

Ayshea H

Nice little pastries and a friendly place to sit outside in the summer

Thomas Knapp

I'm not normally one for sweets but by god all the home made pastries (which is all of them!) are well worth a try. Great coffee too!

Tom M

Eggs benedict wasnt very good, 1 was hard boiled, the other a tiny bit of runny yolk left and wasn't very warm, bun needed toasting and the sauce was a bit bland.

Christine Fai

Fresh tasty Italian food . Much better to visit on a weekday - much calmer and not so cramped

Imogen Rose

Really lovely food and venue. However, a real pity that the staff are incredibly hostile. Not a warm smile in sight.

Simon Willison

Used to be a bit cramped, but they recently took over the next door building and more than doubled in size. Very nice outdoor seating .

Jim Jamal

Really pleasant place to sit especially outside in the summer

Kevin Hudson

Great desserts . Good coffee . Lots of Italians frequent here. That should tell you something.

nazlyla

Great place & nice food n snacks . Just a pity that the staff is NEVER friendly

Nicholas Valbusa

If you are searching for a good Italian brunch , this is the right place!

Vic McGin

All very fresh, but these are pretty big prices for a cafe . Avoid the coffee .

Eric H

Great coffee , but the poached eggs were hard and rubbery - cooked on too high a heat

Tet Kk

Best coffee in the area. Avoid it though during weekend.

Cyndie Da Rocha

Ymmu italian snacks !

Giorgos Konstantinidis

Great place for brunch , although the coffee could have been better

Chocolate Dandy

Always loved it here / always wil / dog friendly

Michele William

Amazing food! Amazing staff !! Talk with Liliana she's super-nice!!!!!

Ed S

This place is awesome, come here 4-5 times a week - ignore Danielle ;)

Berkay Reyhan

Had eggs benedict and it was good. Too big of a portion though.. Next time, I ll order small cakes and pastry only..

Jocelyn Le Trionnaire

Try the double chocolate cake !

David Alexander

Three mouthfuls of salty pasta costs £10.

saul Betmead

Remarkable food and coffee , rare treat in London town .

Yoga With Eduardo

Avoid this horrible place. The owner is so rude and service is awful. I was not sure when reading the service about how bad they are treating clients but it's totally true. I won't come back

Mareka Stake

Yum scrum. All the food looks amazing, no hint of laboratory ! Read more

Suzi Edwards-Alexander

Extraordinarily unwelcoming to parents and children, especially the short , short-haired waitress . Avoid, she clearly does not want our business.

Rhys Goode

Great environment, looks like amazing food - but awful espesso...real shame :(

Johan Örneblad

The eggs royale is ok but lacking in presentation. The place has ambitions but can't just meet them.

Caroline Opacic

Servers were rude and they'd run out of so much by about 1pm. Eggs florentine was tasty though

Greg Ohm

This place has closed and gone out of business. Saw workers there yesterday clearing out the place and loading up a skip.

Kevin Hudson

Great Porchetta sandwich .

Daniele Fiandaca

So wanted this place to be good but alas was simply awful. In the end we sent everything back and got a refund. Maybe better when quieter but avoid like the plague at Sunday brunch

Nick Blunden

Love this place despite what Daniele says ;-)

Kadu Kinga

Not impressed at all, very unwelcome waitresses , aubergine gnocchi was uncooked and tasteless. Not enjoyable at all

Jon Compson

Nice place but really bad waitressing .

Geir Freysson

Tried the salad . Meh.

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