Amato's Patisserie Café London (Soho)

Wonderful patisserie, coffee and pasta. Satisfactory service.

by thebluelady, 31 Mar 2009

The white/dark chocolate Italian sponge cake I ordered for a 30th was fabulous and absolutely DELICIOUS - worth the pretentious staff and impatient ordering over the phone.

by mariannakelly, 14 Dec 2008

Ordered my wife's (special) birthday cake and was very pleased with both the service and the quality of the cake. The real test was the reaction of the guests, who were stunned by the look of it and equally impressed by the taste.

by tony_lamb, 09 Dec 2008

Visited this place yesterday for the first time in ages, and found it has gone down hill. The waitress was part way through taking our order, and decided to pay attention to the couple sitting next to us and take an order from them. Table wasn't cleaned properly. Tea took ages to arrive, and wasn't up to much when it did. The toasted cheese and tomato sandwich was melted cheese and hard tomato on two slices of toast; the mozzarella, avocado, pesto and tomato melt was two slices of hard toasted French stick with cold ingredients on top. The toilets were OK, but could do with a good clean. Took ages to pay - and got charged £15. Left disappointed and disinclined to go back.

by austen, 23 Nov 2008

VERY BAD SERVICE! DO NOT ORDER YOUR WEDDING CAKE HERE!! I ordered my wedding cake from Amato's and paid for it to be delivered to the wedding venue. The driver just dumped the cake into the kitchen without notifying the banqueting staff at Hanbur Manor Marriott Hotel in Ware. When the staff found the cake it was broken in half and the sides were a complete mess, the cake was not boxed properly and the driver ran off knowing he had damaged the cake! I called Amato's and spoke to Renato, who then tried to blame this on the staff at Hanbury saying they should have checked the cake first - but how could they when the driver ran off?

by trinh_trieu, 14 Aug 2008

Tried to buy a bespoke birthday cake for 40 people. Spoke to what seemed like either the owner or one of the pastry chefs. Spectacles wedged on the tip of his nose, unfriendly, unhelpful, did not have a cake catalogue, kept referring to their website (and their tiny pictures). Ultimately told him his body language was making me uncomfortable - I felt I was being hurried to make up my mind. I've never experienced that kind of pressure in that sort of situation before.

I later went to Cafe Concerto down Regent St. and I had a completely different experience. I was shown to a table, I was given a large photographic cake book, and a very helpful young man sat at the table with me and discussed the options available. I was even offered a slice of cake similar to the cake I ended up buying (and wasn't charged for it). I will certainly go back to Cafe Concerto, whereas Amato's on the other hand...

by Clark Kent, 05 Sep 2007

I used to come here a lot, as it was a good place to meet people in Soho and you could always find a table. The problem is that it's very smoky and, as a non-smoker, I found that aspect quite unpleasant. This will all change on 1st July though, so I might well venture back. On the plus side, the hot chocolate is great, as are the amazing cakes. You can also have light meals here too.

by bobbypants "top london reviewer" (54 reviews), 15 Jun 2007

Superb. Compares favourably with the best conditorei of Vienna. Amato is, in my book, the best conditoria in London.

P.S. I would love to see Amato add a Marron Gateau (Chestnut).

by Ardyn Halter, 31 May 2007

Amato's cakes are absolutely the best in London. I got my cake done for my wedding and everybody was impressed. Definitely my first choice when it comes to buying a cake.

by lovethefood, 30 May 2007

I'm surprised by the reviewer who says the staff "scoffed" when she ordered drinks only. I've been coming to Amato for years, and you can sit with your coffee for ages. Also there are a couple of guys who sit playing chess for hours, with just a couple of lattes. It's in fact a very relaxed and amiable place, with good coffee and excellent patisserie.

by bobbins, 24 Feb 2007

The service, food and particularly the hot chocolate are fantastic, but it stops short of being heavenly because of the prevalence of cigarette smoke. As a non-smoker, I (and I'm sure thousands of others) would appreciate it if smoking inside the restaurant were banned - unless VERY effective extractor fans could be installed.

by Foodlover, 30 Jan 2007

I visited here with my mother in the summer to recharge our batteries as I was showing her the sights. The staff looked us up and down as we went to sit down, scoffed when we ordered drinks only, and didn't bring my juice until after mum had finished her coffee. All the while we were sat there, the two waitresses stood in the doorway glancing at us and whispering as though bitching about us. Either way, it made us feel very uncomfortable, and we couldn't wait to leave. Some restful break!

So sad really, as some of the cakes did look nice. Just need the serving staff to sweeten up a bit too.

by Anonymous, 29 Jan 2007

Amato's hot chocolate is the best! So are the cakes and pastries, but generally a bit high on the price though.

by vidazen, 01 Jun 2006

I just want to say that the prices are too high so please put it a bit down. That's it.

Thanks and regards

by NABIL, 09 Apr 2006

Cakes are great but so are the savoury breakfasts.

by croissantcruncher, 06 Apr 2006

Best cake shop in London!

by Lou_Lou, 20 Feb 2006

Excellent friendly service, great food and drinks, and a real buzz about the place.

by Anonymous, 08 Feb 2006

Great place for meeting friends for a catch-up. Casual atmosphere, good coffee and cakes.

by laurag, 07 Feb 2006

The very best in London.

by Anonymous, 16 Jan 2006

We had Amato design and create our wedding cake and it was absolutely fantastic - it tasted as good as it looked; a rarity with wedding cakes. And Danny was great to work with. We highly recommend them!

by Mindi, 12 Nov 2005

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