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Review by mrsevans101

Rating: 1.00
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I've eaten here plenty of times but not for a while, so I was quite excited to be in London for the weekend to have chance to enjoy their wonderful breakfasts.

Sadly it was not to be.

We arrived on Suday morning about 11 am to find a pretty empty dining room. We ordered breakfast (mostly eggs on toast and eggs benedict, as no one could face a full English). Our complimentary fruit juices were brought over. And we waited. And waited. And waited. Oh my goodness.
The large table next to us complained about the wait (despite many of them arriving after us) and somehow their food was magicked up.
We were not so lucky. 45 minutes after ordering and repeated promises of food on its way we gave up, told them to cancel our food and that we would pay for our drinks. The waiter took the food off the bill and told us that the cost of our drinks (4 fruit juices, one tea and one coffee) would be £14. £14! We argued that we only ordered the fruit juice because it came with the breakfast that they had not been able to supply so they relented and charged us only for the hot drinks.

I have so many good memories of eating here. This has been burst like a soap bubble by this terrible experience. Worst of all, we had brought friends from out of town with us and told them how marvellous Amato's is. Or was, I should stay.

We left, went to Balan's (along the road) for their cracking American style pancakes and friendly, efficient service.]]> Thu, 17 Jul 2008 14:52:20 +0000 /review/uk/london/cafe/1p42y78/amato-patisserie/1y89471711072974 mrsevans101 51.512969839518 -0.13084653155113 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/cafe/1p42y78/amato-patisserie/1w17i9
Review by Micheke1977

Rating: 4.00
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I must say i really like this place and have been using it for a number of years.

I needed a personalised birthday cake for a friends 30th and found the place on the web. Since then i have purchased numerous cakes for any given occasion, but i will say that the pastries are better, seem fresher and the choice is exceptional. They will also take special orders for Italian specialties that are not on the menu (sfogliatelle being a good example for any Italians out there!)

The quality of the cake/pasties is excellent, they even do a reward system to get one free after 10 buys.

The only slightly negative thing to say is the cost.....but then again no ones suggested you go here every day :)]]> Wed, 26 Mar 2008 15:23:40 +0000 /review/uk/london/cafe/1p42y78/amato-patisserie/1w17i9487278968 Micheke1977 51.512969839518 -0.13084653155113 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/cafe/1p42y78/amato-patisserie/1n34h8
Review by Madstar

Rating: 0.00
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This is a regular haunt for me in London and they have the most wonderful heavenly cakes. The staff are always really friendly and happy to describe what each individual cake is with so much enthusiasm. (They have many!) To accompany their wonderful cakes they serve proper tea which always seems so decadent. It is a place that you can spend hours chatting and you never feel rushed by the staff in making you feel that you have to leave your table immediately after finishing your cakes.]]> Sun, 23 Sep 2007 22:14:37 +0000 /review/uk/london/cafe/1p42y78/amato-patisserie/1n34h81676133078 Madstar 51.512969839518 -0.13084653155113 http://trustedplaces.com/review/uk/london/cafe/1p42y78/amato-patisserie/1k74n7
Review by DanWilkinson

Rating: 5.00
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In need of a cake for the missus' birthday recently I looked this place up as I needed somewhere that delivered and sold cakes that were a notch above the usual Bob the Builder sponges you tend to get elsewhere.

So I went ahead and ordered the chocolate truffle cake, complete with personalised plaque on it with the lady's name on, and they delivered it free on the day (it's free within the congestion zone) all beautifully done up and presented.

It was tremendous. Konditor and Cook have nothing on this place. ]]> Sun, 16 Sep 2007 19:02:44 +0000 /review/uk/london/cafe/1p42y78/amato-patisserie/1k74n7830864332 DanWilkinson 51.512969839518 -0.13084653155113