Konditor & Cook

We caught some post-​theatre food and drinks here. Very tasty and generous paninis and we had a lovely raspberry tart tp share. The staff was very friendly and fun though we got there shortly before closing. Overall a wonderful experience, will definitely go again.

I always enjoy a cuppa and a cake here before catching a movie at the attached Curzon cinema. It’s a lovely open space with plenty of seating, both high tables and comfy sofas. The selection of cakes is always good, you get a decent pot of tea, and my boyfriend highly recommends the coffee.
The staff can be a little off-​hand sometimes, and they have trouble understanding the concept of hot milk with the coffee, but we get there eventually.
A nice place just on the outskirts of China Town, I would come here even if I wasn’t going to the cinema.

Decent dessert option in Soho. I’m guessing there are better options nearby.

This review is only based on one cake, and maybe I had high expectations for it after reading the reviews on this site, but I was disappointed.
Picked up a small Curly Whirly for a birthday celebration from the store in Soho Curzon. Looked good from the outside.
It was super dense and super sweet. We could feel the sugar graininess in our teeth– none of us could finish the icing on one slice of cake. It also didn’t taste fresh– I know the bakery is not in Soho and I am wondering if the cake sat around. The chocolate sponge had no kick.
I will probably give them another shot, maybe their take away selection is better. the staff was friendly at least. But with so many other bakeries in London I’m not sure if this one is worth chancing it.

Why has no one reviewed this place yet? It’s awesome! The food’s of the same great quality as the other Konditor & Cook cafes but with the added advantage of being open till late because of its location in Curzon Soho.
The same offers are on here too: three brownies for £5… and each brownie’s hefty enough to feed two to three people, so it’s a great deal if you want to treat your team.

Konditor & Cook have a number of shops around London. Perhaps I would have rated them higher had I visited one of their other shops, but the little cakes I sampled from the Shaftesbury St shop, right by the entrance to the Curzon Cinema, were not particularly good and were fairly expensive for what they were. The lemon cake was also remarkably dry.
There are better options for pastries within a 5-​minute walk nearby.

A very nice location of this 4-​spots-​and-​growing bakery/​coffee house — with massive floor-​to-​ceiling plate glass windows for people watching on the edge of Soho.
I’m happy to report that after about 5 attempts I had the best latte I’ve had so far in London (finally a place that makes it strong enough!)
I also indulged in two little baked goods — you must understand that their artful presentation on a the marble counter made it impossible to choose just one. I also blame the intoxicating and seductive samba music.
One selection was a rich little coconut-​raspberry number (kind of a cookie-​bar) that must’ve contained a quarter pound of butter (I mean this in the best possible way). Scrumptious!
I also chose a savory muffin billed as spinach and parmesan. A nice idea, but the execution on this one was lack-​lustre (I could forge a better recipe at home, I believe).
In all, Konditor & Cook is a soothing and sophisticated choice for a little tea and bikkie respite from the bustling city streets.