Coffee Circus 136 Crouch Hill, London N8 9DX

"One of my favourite cafés in London. Good coffee, friendly staff, beautiful food. The space has a cozy feel and a good vibe. The French toast is fantastic!"

"Nice little coffee shop that also serves great brunch/lunch. The coffee is exceptional compared to most places. Draws a mix of clientele and not just coffee snobs. They also display and sell what I assume to be local artwork. Order at the till but at least once servers have gone out of their way to take a table order. Usually friendly service but has been let down once or twice by uncommunicative staff and unusually slow V60. It’s also rather small and tables fill up quickly. Unsurprisingly it often suffers from the usual plague of sole customers or laptop users nursing one drink for an hour+ while hogging tables with multiple seats during the busiest part of the day. Many times I’ve witnessed couples and small groups turn around and walk out because of this, and almost done so myself - it’s something staff should probably look to nip by intervening where necessary. If I was the owner I’d be a little concerned with the needlessly lost immediate and potentially future custom."

"I was a bit disappointed with my visit to The Coffee Circus. The black Americano I ordered was not properly filled ( the cup was at least a full QUARTER of the way down and so I felt like I was being ' short-cupped', and this is not acceptable for the princely sum of £3 ! ) although it tasted fine . Also the cakes and savouries did not show the prices at the COUNTER ( I am always wary of places where the prices are not displayed ! ) and the Victoria Slice, also costing £ 3, was again a bit on the expensive side, although the taste was indeed good ! Moreover, I feel that the place could do with a bit of a makeover as the arty style is starting to look a little jaded !"

"I can't praise this place enough. The food is wonderful and the coffee is just right. The staff are pleasant. So grateful to have a local cafe/coffee shop like this."

"Some of the best coffee in London, with a really cozy seating area and decor. We have been here many times and will certainly keep coming back for the coffee. Dropped a star as the food is not as top notch as the coffee, particularly as this area has a lot of great breakfast and lunch places. Also the service is not particularly friendly."