A very nice restaurant. The decor is very nice, warm and cozy. The food and drinks are very delicious. The service is very professional. Highly recommended.
I do love a long weekend brunch with friends. The ones where you order more food than you can comfortably handle, drink at least one glass of bubbles and where you spend hours chatting away. Well, brunch at Cafe Monico was the perfect spot for a recent brunch with Elizabeth. You know you’ve made a good friend when you spend nearly three hours eating your way through the menu and catching up on life, only coming up for air when you realise it’s now dark outside!
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If you’re looking for the best brunch spot on Shaftesbury Avenue, you have to get yourself to Café Monico, a vintage style brasserie that serves delicious food no matter what time of day. After a late-morning stroll through the theater district, my friend and I stopped for weekend brunch at Café Monico, and from the moment we entered the restaurant we felt welcomed. We were greeted by a friendly host and sat at a cozy table for two in the upstairs dining area. Our waitress was wonderful, and I cannot comment enough on the efficiency and accuracy of the service, as well at the attentiveness of the staff.
I enjoyed a delicious plate of perfectly moist and fluffy scrambled eggs with smoked salmon, while my partner ordered the steak tartare, beautifully presented with a bright yellow egg on top, served with two slices of crusty, toasted bread.
We both ordered the grilled octopus salad, and were delighted to find the meat charred to perfection while still tender and juicy. The bed of greens in the salad were fresh and tasted as if they came straight from the field.
For dessert, we shared a slice of heavenly pistachio cake, complete with a subtly sweet scoop of strawberry sorbet. The sorbet melted in my mouth, and its slightly tart, yet mildly sweet flavor was a perfect accompaniment to the nutty taste of the cake.
The restaurant design is based off the original 1877 Café Monico, and the centralized bar in the downstairs area is a great place to meet friends for drinks before a show!
We filled up on so much delicious food, but we never felt rushed. The service was impeccable. In fact, the entire experience makes Café Monico my number one spot for recommendation whenever someone asks where to go for a weekend brunch!
I loved herena our waitress she was kind and lovely. This was a better experience than Sexy Fish! Good food, pasta cooked correctly and a nice fresh selection on the menu. Service was extraordinary even with no reservation and a time constraint for dinner as I needed to go to a show. Worth the money and trip.
Lovely gem on Shaftesbury Avenue. Great decor but not pretentious. Prices are very reasonable and the food is lovely. Makes a welcome addition in amongst some of touristy restaurants in the area
Beautiful Art Deco style cafe, great team, I like a good service. It was mostly great, but my sirloin steak was a bit overcooked other then that it was perfect. I know tiramisu is a basic dessert but I love it and it was delicious
Love this place. The atmosphere was great. We went here for my girlfriends birthday. Food was good and prices were ok for the area. Staff were friendly and kind.
Loved it here. This place is right up my straßße!! From decor to atmosphere to cocktails to glasses! Love love love.
They have a second floor upstairs which looks a bit more fancy and looks down over the bar which is centred in the middle of the room.
I just love the layout. It’s v romantic.
Only criticism was that they have literally shoved bins into every ladies toilet when they clearly don’t fit. It meant that you could hardly close the door and was just very odd.
Surprisingly nice restaurant in the heart of central London's West End district. Busy pre-theatre dinner spot on a Friday night but does quieten down once the theatre crowds have gone. Nice decor and atmosphere. Good selection of meals with a French influence. Service is friendly and attentive. Reasonable prices. Good for a date night. Would come back.
Javier Ansotegui Esparza
+5
Exceptional service and environment. Ask for a table upstairs as the views over the chandelier and the bar are great in the evenings with dimmed lights. The set menu for dinner offer three choices with 2 or 3 course options avaliable.
Had the Beef Bourguignon, a glass of Pinot Noir, the Creme Brûlée, and the upside-down pineapple cake. Amazing food, and great atmosphere! Highly recommend the Beef as well as the desserts!
Booked for a pre theatre dinner. Husband disabled and the staff took great care to position us downstairs and pointed out the disabled toilet. Service was attentive and just the right pace. Food was fine, good presentation, not badly priced for theatreland. Fish and chips is recommended as a main, the fish was cooked perfectly, lovely and moist with a light batter. Lovely decor, would have loved to have sat upstairs with a scenic view but husband is unable to manage stairs. Downstairs did begin to get noisy towards the end of the meal, people who came for just the bar had no volume control.
Service was amazing and food was surprisingly GREAT! Huge portions and buzzy atmosphere. Not expensive at all and just great all round! Couldn't believe it was in the middle of town!
We visited Cafe Monico last week as we were early for the theatre and so we stopped in for a drink. It was a very nice bar which we would definitely visit again if we had the opportunity
Soft jazz plays in the background not too loud, perfect to enjoy a cocktail with friends around the bar.
Atmosphere is very chic, cocktails were amazing, food was great and all very reasonably priced for central London - will definitely be back👍😎
We went here for a drink and a quick snack before the theater. Beautiful interior, great service... highly recommended :)
Two times in one trip. Middle of chaos but what a quaint and lovely bar. Food and drinks nothing but delicious. Currently my new favorite west end go to. Prices fair.
Good theatre menu, but you have to ask to get the offer which includes the free glass of prosecco. Good quality food and chic surroundings.
Amazing service and great food with great music. To try mussel soup.
Lovely small restaurant in the heart of the west end. We had booked and were given a nice table upstairs. Staff were polite and friendly, but sometimes the service could have been a little quicker. We had a pre-theatre menu which came out promptly. Cost wasn't unreasonable for where we were either.
Good spot for a supper before you see a show but would advise booking in advance if you can.
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