Chez Le Boulanger

My friend took me here late one evening, and boy was it a lot of fun! The owner, Romeo, is absolutely fantastic — he hails from Togo, and makes the whole atmosphere warm and inviting. Man, that laugh!
He also informed us that he is slowly converting all of his desserts to sugar — free — I wish him luck! Note: the croissants are great!

We stumbled across this place on Saturday night hoping for dessert. They were more than happy to accommodate us and even made us fresh crepes regardless of the late hour! The service was genuinely some of the best I’ve ever experienced. It was such a relaxed and friendly environment. Delicious food. We’ll be back soon.

The perfect place to spend time waiting on people. I was here just because I was waiting for friends to get in the line for Sara Bareilles’s gig and I was hungry so decided to get myself a caffeine kick. This place is located right in front of the islington assembly hall.
What tempted me to choose this place was the cakes and croissants displayed at their front window. Inside, they show more quiche, salads and sandwiches. They definitely have a lot to offer. I tried the carrot cake and café latte. Both were satisfying and while I was sitting inside I really wanted to try bits of the freshly baked cakes they have. It all looked so alluring and the staff were friendly as well they will tell you what each of them is to suit your taste buds.
It’s a cute little café in islington with wooden tables and chairs. Will definitely come back here for sandwiches. And they open until pretty late, 11 pm, which is great!

I hadn’t had to send anything back to a kitchen for a very long time… Unfortunately my breakfast and juice both had to go back. The avocado was HARD (not even sure how they cut it in the first place) and my fresh juice was obviously the last glass served because it was half pulp and froth. Add that to the fact they actually forgot our plates in the first place… We won’t be coming back. In fairness the staff were nice about our complaints but that didn’t make up for it. Shame !

We attempted to order a coffee and croissant for breakfast, though after 25 minutes of waiting, it become a pointless exercise.
We honestly could not understand how difficult it was to lean over a place a croissant on a plate from their window, and whip up a breakfast coffee… there was only 1 other person in the café.
As there are SO many great places on Upper Street, I can’t think a single reason of why one would go here… though I always listening :-)

There are strong pros and cons.
Pros — super friendly and welcoming service. Beautiful cakes and fresh juices
free wifi
Cons — confused and disorganised service. Slow delivery, Not very good coffee or chai making skills and everything is so squashed together — it just creates weird moments… It would make a huge difference if they took few tables out!

It’s hard to hate a thing about this small, fun coffee shop, café and bakery. Wooden tables everywhere, free Wifi, great coffee and sandwiches, they don’t mind if you sit there all day with one drink. Amazing.
I had a work lunch meeting here and it was just what I was looking for. I ordered at the counter and told them I was waiting for someone and asked if I could start a tab. They said that would be fine. When I went to give them my card, they went, «Oh no, we trust you won’t walk out without paying.» Aw good, I trust that about myself too, so we’re all on the same page.
I ordered a warm pesto, mozzarella and tomato sandwich and it came out on soft chewy bread and was delicious. The only thing it needed was a little kick and they had Tabasco sauce for me to use. Yes.
Wifi was indeed free, although it didn’t work the first time I tried. I asked her if there was a trick, and she said it might just need to be reset. She did and it worked fine.
Even the people were nice here. I was having a conversation during my meeting and not once but twice did people politely interrupt us to add in something (we were chatting about the differences between Americans and Brits and there was a lot to be said.) Classy set of folks.
The one issue is the person I was with’s coffee took forever to come out. I think they forgot about it actually. But they apologised profusely when we reminded them and brought it was a free slice of strawberry cake to make up for it. Class all the way.
In the end, I paid (of course) and left happy.

I often come here when I’m in search of decent coffee and a bite to eat. The quiche is always delicious, the coffee well-​prepared, and the pastries are fantastic. They have free wifi, a good assortment of nice teas, and cakes that look very nice (but I haven’t tried yet). Prices are very reasonable and pretty typical of the area. Usually around 12.00 for coffee and quiche for two. The service can be a bit hit or miss, though. Sometimes they’re spot on, other times they can take forever. Once, they completely forgot our coffee altogether and I had to go remind them after 15 minutes. They made up for it with an absolutely lovely piece of strawberry cake on the house, though. It reminded me of the cakes in Prague (boruvkovy dort, but with strawberries instead of blueberries).
I definitely recommend it. I like to tuck into a cosy corner table in the back with a laptop and latte to get some writing done. Very conducive to doing some work between classes or on a lunch break.

Boy, did I fall in love with this place! Free wifi and French pastries, what more could a laptop wielding, baguette muncher like me ask for?
I wish I lived closer but it is probably good for my waistline that I don’t. I could easily see myself camped out here gorging myself on patisserie delights. This sweet little coffee shop is very French and very stylish with a huge glass front of cakes and sandwiches. When you get up to the till, avert your eyes or you will find yourself ordering the tiny treats on display too. But, but. they are so small, they are surely calorie free?!
I had an americano and a chocolate cone pastry thing and it was fabulous. Plenty of tables to work at and cookies to salivate over. If Euphorium don’t get themselves some free wifi, then they could be replaced by this younger, cheaper contender.

Free wifi, Americanos for under £2, fresh breads, pastries and sandos, hot breakfasts… what am I missing here? Why isn’t this place packed to the brim?
Ahhh, I see. Chez Le Boulanger feels like a chain trying oh-​so-​hard to be your go-​to spot for quaint, fresh, local Frenchness, yet instead it’s an independent shop trying oh-​so-​hard to be mainstream enough to bring people through the doors. I don’t know what’s more… er… noble?
Well you know what? I like it. I like the vibe, the people, the wifi and the large tables for my laptop. Plus, there’s only room for one chain trying oh-​so-​hard to be your go-​to spot for quaint, fresh, local Frenchness (cough, Paul, cough) on Upper Street. Ya hear that Le Pain? I’ll take the real deal.