Cafe KOKO - London

MaLa

Sehr schönes Restaurant und Bar unweit der U-Bahn Station Mornington Cresent. Wir waren mehrmals dort und haben wirklich ausgezeichnete Pizzen gegessen! Das Barpersonal ist sehr freundlich, jedoch, je nachdem wer Dienst hat, ist die Betreuung zwischen professionell oder amateurhaft. Auch die angegebenen Öffnungszeiten wurden nicht eingehalten. Deshalb ein Punkt Abzug.

Noi Rotstein

We came for a friend's birthday expecting to be able to stay for the dj after dinner, and were disappointed to discover that they actually kick you out after dinner and make you pay £20 to come back in for the music, which is crazy. The place had the look of a bar that you would maybe pay £5-10 entry for, not £20! The food was good but didn't particularly stand out. And considering we actually came to enjoy the vibes and the bar, we were quite disappointed.

Rahul Vaishnav

The food is amazing, enjoyed by vegetarians, non-vegetarians, and vegans alike. The staff and environment are also wonderful.

Kaliece Lutwyche

hassan did a very good job serving us definitely deserves a tip. food tasted amazing 😍😍😍😍

Rachel Wilkinson

Went here with a group of six girls to celebrate my friends birthday, because we’d heard you could eat and then the tables are cleared and it turns into a club. My friend booked ahead and even checked this. At dinner the service was very slow even though it was 3/4 empty (on a Sat nt!) . The food was variable - with some people happy and others very unimpressed and thought the helpings were small. Nobody checked if we wanted desert or coffees and we had to ask for it. Nobody seemed interested as they were packing up the tables all around us and it felt like they wanted us to leave. It was very odd. We quickly ordered an affogato and as we were eating it, they came around asking us to pay and clearly wanted us to go ( what happened to customer service?). As we still had drinks we then left our table and went to sit on the other side to finish our drinks. It was very odd - like a school disco with tables round the edge and a bunch of odd characters sitting there. We were then told we needed to leave because we ‘hadn’t bought a ticket’! Despite us all buying dinner and drinks all night- that wasn’t a good enough reason to stay - we we still had to pay another £20 each to re enter the school disco we were already in. I have never heard anything like it! They were literally kicking out 6 people who were buying lots of drinks and shots and expecting us to pay another £20 to come back in!! When I complained and said what on earth was going on the gay guy got extremely het up and said we had to leave immediately. When I pointed out we’d been there all night and had dinner and drinks and had come to celebrate my friends birthday because we’d heard there was music too- he could not care a less! It was honestly the most bizarre experience of my life - why would you ask 6 girls to leave when they’re spending and already your customers? Weirder still- they had NOBODY else there and nobody queuing to get in either! Quite sad given it was a Saturday night ! They were so rude that we were happy to leave and found much better places to go to up the road instead. Do NOT go here! Appalling service and awful attitude from the staff there who made us all feel unwelcome and upset my friend on her birthday.

Sheyi O (MasterOluwa)

Amazing experience. Visited for the opening weekend (Sunday) for brunch and really really enjoyed it.

Food was lovely, especially dessert, which was an absolute treat.

There was living Brazilian music being played which just added to an already lovely ambience. Not sure if they have live music on every weekend, but worth a visit if they do.

Also looks like a great spot for preconcert drinks.

Ankit Patel

Bottom brunch on a Saturday was a great vibe. They had a live DJ and everyone was having a good time. Quite generous with the bottomless but service was slow to clear that table and being the bill.

Marija Koteva

The highlight of this place is that there is nothing better around. And the atmosphere is kind of nice - unique modern decor and stylish vibes.But it was quite a disappointment from beginning to end in all other aspects.
Some lowlights:
- Our first drinks order round was messed up and we had to correct the waiter a few times
- We waited over an hour for the second drinks round and again a few things were forgotten
- We ordered 4 of the same dish, to be told 20mins later that they only had 2 servings left (our reservation was at 6 pm), so 2 people had to change their order
- 40mins later the food came out but from the 2 same dish orders, only one came and they told us they were wrong, so 1 person was left without a plate and had to re-order something else.. while everyone else had their food
- We ordered all starters, one of the olives plate had an olive that missed a chunk, which looked like it could also be a bite. We were told it was damage from the jar at the top..
- Some of the starters were dropped on the table, spilling over our coats and the table- More drinks were dropped behind us
- We ordered 2 bottles of red wine, received 3 re-filled glass flasks and were told 'bottle' is the measurement for the serving, not actually referring to a bottle of wine. Side note - the red wine was served super chilled.

The food itself was mediocre at best. The focaccia starter was ok, so were the 2 small aubergine slices, the bread with a spread had 0 salt or seasoning so we had to ask for salt to be brought to the table. The pizzas were nothing special and the chicken and lasagna portions tasted fine but were far from filling - the chicken is literally two small drumsticks with a few mushrooms... you have to order at least 2 sides to even say you have had a meal, making it quite pricey.

Overall, it's a decent choice as there is nothing else in the area, but if you are willing to walk at least 10 minutes or commute, I recommend you choose another place.