Monicas Cafe - (Near Barnet, london)

3 /5 Bouariche Selim “Selim B”: Not the most welcoming vibe. Presentation decent, but really not the best breakfast. Beans were poor and just a bit disappointing. Very hard to communicate what I wanted (beans separate to the toast). Took a while but got there in the end. I have tried the focaccia before and that tasted great. But even then I remember struggling. Deviating slightly from the menu is just a headache. Then for the bill, my americano was £2.80 and the breakfast £9.80. The machine totalled £13. I honestly gave up trying to understand the 40p extra due to the language barrier, really not easy. Feels like everything was just rounded up.

5 /5 Sibel Alp: Such a lovely place and people, l dont remember how many years l have been going there never ever get disappointed thank you all of you

1 /5 Milkshake Pepe: Its just not worth it, on paper its affordable. 1 to 10 pounds, but the portion is insanely small. I ordered the chicken with rice which cost 8 pounds and its like super small portion even by London standards. Just go to kings cafe across the street. Would not recommend and would not come again. Overpriced so much. Would rather go to weatherspoon for a proper meal.

5 /5 Saghi Noroozi: Got the pollo delight sandwich today, as I work across the street and it was so flavoursome and delicious. I will definitely go back as I am craving the sandwich already!

3 /5 Cloudy: This was a strange experience. Really nice decor, seemed really cosy. Then the strange things happened. Firstly, both members of staff looked at me as if I shouldnt have walked in the cafe or as if they were surprised to have a walk in customer. I cant deny that I was immensely disappointed with the eggs benedict. As you can see, there was nothing benedict about it. It was simply egg and bacon on toast. For a fiver. I should have known something was wrong when asked if I want toast. With eggs benedict? What happened to muffins? Hollandaise sauce seems to be on holiday (most likely with the aforementioned muffins) and the eggs were not runny (the yolk was solid). The bacon was tasty and lacked loads of fat which has become synonymous with cafes, so I was glad they got that right. Its a 3 star from me. I will give them another try and it was perhaps just an off day. Will update with a better score if this was a one off.