Leila's Shop

17 Calvert Avenue
Shoreditch, London E2 7JP
Tel: 020 7729 9789

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Rubbish service. Staff much more interested in talking to their groovy friends than ringing up my packet of salt. Nice ceramic jug on the counter – £30! So not that nice. Is it a restaurant? Do they want you to come in and sit down? Not that clear, and frankly I can't be bothered.

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 by octaviajones, 10 Feb 2008

New to the area some time ago, I went there with my husband one morning and asked whether they do breakfast. "Well, we can..." was the response, in a distinctive 'you're really putting us out' tone. We were obviously not cool enough for this place and they made sure we knew it.

When we went, there were no menus, no indication of what it is exactly, because - of course - if you're cool enough, you'll know. All too hard. Left-wing, antiglobalisation-type snobbery at its worst... all the while sipping Monmouth of course.

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 by McLisky, 26 Oct 2007

Can never understand what it is people find to like about this place. OK, the latte is good (Monmouth) but £2.40?!

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 by neilchase, 14 Jun 2007

Never tried the food just the pleasant coffee but the whole experience is like sitting in your own kitchen surrounded by delicious and delightful stuff.

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 by HB (2 reviews), 14 Jan 2007

Useless and condescending service. I mentioned that I had found the worst place to eat near here the other day to my friend who is local. He actually guessed that it was this place.

Basically the food is OK (if you can get any - the place is like a badly run 6th form tuck shop), but NOT the best food in town of its genre. If you've eaten in Europe and are familiar with good quality homemade food/solid peasant cooking then this place is nowhere near deserving of any rave reviews.

Go there by all means, but have a back up place to go to instead before your temper flares!

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 by Iain, 18 Sep 2006

The best thing to happen in Shoreditch since Arnold Circus Bandstand. A legend is born.

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 by Mori Lucy, 21 Jun 2006

Expensive (£2+) but excellent latte, believe they serve Monmouth coffee.

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 by Anonymous, 11 Jun 2006

Best chocolate brownies in London.

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 by anonymouse, 28 Dec 2005

Eccentric, but delightful.

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 by x2zero (2 reviews), 22 Nov 2005

That ham and cheese sandwich is divine.

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 by Anonymous, 11 Aug 2005

Not a huge range but what she has is excellent. Worth a visit for any foodie.

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 by Anonymous, 13 Jul 2005

Excellent, good quality produce. Worth going out of the way for.

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 by Anonymous, 17 May 2005

It's simply a great food experience.

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 by Anonymous, 06 Mar 2005

Cosmopolitan AND homely.

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 by Anonymous, 05 Dec 2004

Lovely Spanish produce, but the range is limited.

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 by Anonymous, 15 Oct 2004

An enriching experience.

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 by Anonymous, 24 Sep 2004



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