Napket reviews
Great ambience, hi-tech, decor, service. Terrible, terrible coffee!
I've been drinking coffee for over thirty years and this was one of the worst experiences of my life. I'm traumatised!
Weak, wishy-washy and drowning in milk. Many establishments justify their prices by serving coffee in large cups and the best way is to flood it with milk. Most Brits will not be able to tell a good coffee from bad but this Brit can!
Bar Italia may be expensive and getting more expensive nearly every two months but the coffee there is rich and served in Italian-sized cups.
Wandering around the Kings Road Saturday lunchtime, I was curious to check out the new place, Napket. From the outside the blackened windows don't give much away, but what a fantastic suprise once I opened the doors to see the most incredible selection of fresh foods ever!
The attention to detail in Napket is amazing - I couldn't stop looking at everything around me, like a kid in a sweet shop. I chose a selection of fabulous salads and a cubed ciabatta sandwich (which the attentive waiter then quickly toasted for me). The salad dressings are served in cute plastic test tubes, which are added to your chic wood tray. I drank pomegranate juice and fresh mint tea to finish.
The best eating experience I've had in London in a long time. My boyfriend loved it so much that from now on he's going to pick up his lunch there on the way to work, and I can't wait for next Saturday!
We went to Napket twice last week for Sunday brunch, which was fabulous. Had the ham and cheese croissant, which was to die for, then my husband had chocolate croissant and I had the wild mushroom soup, both of which were absolutely fantastic. When you sit and look around, everyone is enjoying themselves without having to speak in hushed voices so as not to disturb the people next to them. After saying all the above, the restaurant would collapse without its fantastic and superbly experienced staff, which I'm sure do extremely well in tips! Next time we are in London we shall return to Napket.
by David_H, 06 Jan 2008Great food, delicious coffees. The selection of salads, sandwiches and cakes is impressive and the place itself is gorgeous. However, the atmosphere and the enjoyment of the meal was tarnished by an extremely unfriendly French waiter. He asked his colleague if he had to charge me for the chair too (I am overweight). Although he whispered, I could understand every single word. I'll never go back.
by JaNe_15, 15 Dec 2007Worst service I have ever had! The food is great, but one particular waiter in the Kings Road Branch was so rude and disrespectful. Having blamed me for paying for the wrong order, he then managed to walk off while I was speaking and almost refused to refund me! We left. Later, when calling to lodge a complaint, I found out that it was the same waiter on the other end of the phone, who waited for me to explain the horrible event and then hung up on me. My friends and I will never go back.
by ngina, 02 Oct 2007Great salads, sandwiches and coffees in a very cool little cafe. Quite pricey, but then again it's certainly a cut above any chain sandwich/coffee shop.
by Legal Alien (11 reviews), 11 May 2007Delicious and fresh food. Good service and good value when you consider locality and surrounds. My salad was generously piled with goat's cheese and prosciutto but don't think the local girls could eat here regularly and still fit into their size zero jeans. Ipods on the tables are a cute touch. I hope the owners of this clever place will resist turning it into a chain and ruining its individuality and charm.
by raq, 10 May 2007Have we missed a great cafe in London? Let us know.
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