Ed's Easy Diner - Soho

I try to eat here every time I come to London.

Great location right on Old Compton in SOHO near all the bars and open until midnight on weekends, wish they would stay open a little later on weekends.

Fun diner type atmosphere. Food is great. I love their adult milkshakes with Baileys

Very friendly and fun staff. more

I very much enjoyed my coney with cheese added. Super tasty and giant portion. I got the cheese sauce, which I really liked. Maybe it's just a nod to the cheese sauce I grew up eating; it was delicious and gooey.

Ed's does several hilarious American things that I found to be really endearing. Like diner-style coffee. In the US, you won't find mid-grade restaurants or diners with fancy... more

We had to wait very long for breakfast, and the service was bad. The music and atmoaphere is nice, but waiting 40 minutes for breakfast (just some eggs) is unacceptable. The waitress also wouldnt let us sit in a booth, which ive never been told before. more

Against my better judgement I let my friend talk me into eating here. To my defence it was one of those sad, raining, dreary and cold London days and everywhere else nearby was FULL. We grabbed a stool around the bar and I ordered the Smoky Joe's, chilli cheese fries and one of their famous root beer ice cream floats. My friend had the Ed's fried chicken burger with onion rings and a Pepsi max... more

These diners are pure tourist-bait, on par with M'n'M World and this one is particularly small with only seats at the counter. That being said...

Go here and buy a milkshake!

Like Rachel J, I am quite partial to the peanut butter shakes (although not quite as great as the Reece's shake at FatBurger or the PB&Choc shake at Pot Belly) but on my latest visit I deviated from the plan and ordered... more