Gail's - St John's Wood

Stopped by just for a hot drink on a hot day (I know. Silly)

Opted for a hot chocolate rather than my usual coffee break and was pleased but not wowed.

Seems there are loads of locations and pretty good pastries so I recommend stopping in if you walk by one. The JWood location is definitely comfortable. more

I came to Gill's in my first visit of London. Cosy place with variety of very good pasteries. I tried windrush goat curd with honey and roasted pine nuts on sourdough with mocha for brunch that were very delicious. There are vegetarian and vegan options as well which are great. more

Great coffee and pastries. The sour cherry and Belgium chocolate scone is my favourite.

Tiny place with tables tucked close together and steps leading up. For this reason it's not wheelchair/buggy friendly, but if you can get your order, they have 2 tables and chairs outside (if they're available). more

As I live and breathe, I never thought any place would turn me on to porridge, but Gail's did it. Great cafe with easily top five pastries and brunch I've ever had. It would be easy to come here everyday. Seating can be very tight in the morning due to the number of people coming in for coffee or breakfast before work and it's a very narrow cafe, so be careful if you have a lot of bags. I'm... more

Nice pastries. If you have lots of time to have breakfast then this is the place for you. Ordered coffee, pastry and also porridge. Coffee and pastry delivered to take within 5 minutes. Waited for 25 minutes before I went back to the waitress to ask about my porridge. She then looks confused about me wondering where the rest of our order was. Ten minutes later she bring muesli and tells us... more