Hackney
Embassy East

Embassy East

285 Hoxton Street, Hackney, United Kingdom

Cafe • Coffee • British • Breakfast


"As always, East London never fails to offer a trendy ice cream spot, and Embassy East truly lives up to this reputation. With outstanding breakfast options, great service, and even better coffee, this restaurant is a food lover's oasis in the bustling Hoxton Market Street. The menu is refreshingly simple yet full of delightful surprises like haggis, eggs Menem, and sardines on toast. Prices range from £3 for caramelized grapefruit to £10 for eggs and meat. During our visit on a cold and rainy Saturday morning, we almost missed the charming wooden sign hanging above the door. We were warmly greeted by Chris, who seated us by the window and handed us the menus. We ordered a flat white, cappuccino, eggs and meat, and a special Iberico ham dish with pea butter, fried eggs, and asparagus. The coffee arrived promptly in beautiful pastel cups, and both drinks were delicious. The food came 15-20 minutes later, and the portion sizes and presentation exceeded our expectations. The special dish with asparagus was a unique combination that worked well together, and the ham was incredibly tender with a rich flavor. The egg and meat dish was simple but satisfying, with perfectly cooked eggs and flavorful haggis and crispy bacon pieces. Overall, Embassy East impressed us with their delicious food and generous portions. We will definitely be returning, especially for a hearty breakfast before a busy day ahead. A visit to Hoxton Market and Columbia Road on a Sunday would make for a perfect outing."

Super Ocakbasi

Super Ocakbasi

107 Stoke Newington Road, N16 8BX, Hackney, United Kingdom

Pizza • Kebab • Sushi • Chicken


"I have to start by saying that the food here is really nice however the service was poor. We had to wait over 45 minutes for our food, during this time 2 families arrived, ordered, ate and left and yet our order still had not arrived. I questioned the waiter 3 times during this time, each time he stated that it is on its way and that we have to be patient if we expect good food. Eventually after a 45 minutes I went to the front to see what was taking them so long, to be told to wait once again. The waiter finally let us know that our order was dropped on the floor and was missed by the chef. Our food finally arrived with a sarcastic comment by the waiter to which I responded by politely stating that we expect to be compensated due to the wait, he ensured that a discount will be given. When it came to paying the bill, the cashier was extremely rude and was not willing to reduce our bill he stated that our drinks had been deducted (two cans of Zup). He than deducted a further £2, we were not impressed. In the end the waiter asked the cashier to meet us halfway and our total bill was reduced by £8 the cashier was not happy by this, he snatched our payment and rudely said that we will be charged double on our next visit; His sarcastic comments and attitude was not appreciated. Considering there are many other turkish restaurants in this area, I would recommend you to go elsewhere where there is a better level of customer service; such as Aziziye however it is popular and therefore reservations are needed to avoid disappointment."

Foxlow Stoke Newington

Foxlow Stoke Newington

71-73 Stoke Newington Church Street, Hackney, United Kingdom

Kebab • Pizza • Steak • Seafood


"Looking for a higher quality meal on Friday night and having heard good things we decided to reserve a table at Foxlow. We were surprised that we had no trouble even though booking only about an hour before we wanted to go. It became apparent why once we arrived to a completely empty restaurant with a few people having drinks outside. A few more tables did appear before we left but this place was very empty for a busy Friday night in Stoke Newington when all the other restaurants are buzzing this should give you a clue about what to expect.To give credit for the only thing that was not dire at this place was a couple of the staff and their attitude which was excellent: friendly, professional and very welcoming. Unfortunately our main waitress was unfriendly and we got the feeling was looking down on us for everything we ordered. The wine list while extensive really needs to offer a larger number of lower priced options. Suffice it to say we didn't feel we had value for money on the mediocre wine we had for £29 which was the 6th cheapest on a menu of over 30 reds!The food was the biggest let down. The starter we shared of burrata with heritage tomatoes and avocado was pathetic. A single thin slice of the burrata on the plate with two tiny orange cherry tomatoes cut in half and one regular tomato slice and some pureed green stuff that might once have been something like avocado. It was tiny for £7.50 and a long way from the quality we were expecting. The mains were delivered the moment we finished the starter but despite that were both cold. The fried chicken sandwich being cold was far too soft to give confidence that it had been cooked properly. But far worse was the ribeye steak which was small and thin, insipid and grey and wholly unappetising. As we were both hungry we ate what we could but were disgusted that for the price the quality could be so bad. The restaurant claims to use produce from the Ginger Pig but either this claim is untrue or they are treating it incredibly badly. All we could assume is that our main order was cooked at the same time as the starter was delivered and sat under a less than warm heat lamp but even hot the quality was far lower than the price requires and led us not to bother sending it back.Given the empty state of the place the locals have obviously figured out that you need to avoid this place and this was obvious as we saw every other restaurant full. The makings of a good place are there with a nice venue and some well trained staff but with such appalling cooking and lack of quantity and quality with respect to the prices this is a place I would strongly advise people to pass!"

Solche Cilician

Solche Cilician

1 Broadway Market, Hackney, United Kingdom

Soup • Coffee • Turkish • Mediterranean


"I have been here twice, the second visit will be my last one. First time I went with my partner and had breakfast the quality of the food was ok but not worth the price. The service and the overall atmosphere weren't great either, e.g. drinks arrived at random times with no explanation, and nobody asked us whether everything was ok or if we wanted anything else.Second time took the extended family out 6 people in total . Although it was a Saturday, the inside of the restaurant was half empty, so we got seated straight away. Our table ordered both hot and cold drinks, and food. The cold drinks arrived very quickly, however that was all that we were given. After a while, I tried to catch the wait staff's eye to ask whether it would be much longer but this proved to be very difficult and I felt ignored. I observed another table being given their coffees and food almost straight away while our table was left completely unattended. Over an hour ! after we had ordered, I approached one of the wait staff. He was very rude and simply said it was very busy it wasn't . I explained that we had waited for too long and it wasn't acceptable. He soon came back with a random selection of hot drinks some of which we hadn't ordered and others didn't come at all. There was no apology nor attempt to rectify this, so I decided to cancel the food who knows how much longer it would have been and ordered the bill. Throughout all of this the wait staff were unbelievably rude, rolling their eyes and not making any eye contact. Needless to say I will not be returning. This place seems to rely on their good location and think they need to pay no attention to the customer experience. Very, very disappointing and puts Broadway Market to shame."