Mile End, London

Cozy cafe serving all-day breakfast and pasta

Med's Cafe

⭐️⭐️⭐️ (3/5)
I visited Meds Cafe in Mile End Burdett Road with my children as they wanted to have breakfast. We ordered two Big Breakfasts and one Med Special Breakfast. The food was just okay nothing particularly special, though my children enjoyed their meals.

They used regular bread and eggs; I expected free-range eggs given the price. For the amount they charge, I think they could use higher-quality ingredients.

On the positive side, the service was very good, and the staff were friendly and attentive.
Overall, if you’re looking for a quick and convenient breakfast, Meds Cafe is fine, but it’s not the healthiest option and a bit overpriced for what you get.

I’ve been coming to Meds since my university days, so it was nice to return after several years—my first visit since before COVID in 2019. There have been a few changes since then, likely due to rising costs. Previously, you could choose your bread, and tea or coffee was included with the meal, which no longer seems to be the case.

That said, the food was still enjoyable. The portion sizes were generous, the pricing was reasonable, and the fresh orange juice was a nice touch.

If I had one recommendation, it would be to improve the interior. The place feels a bit tired and could benefit from some investment in decor and overall cleanliness. It’s looking slightly outdated and worn.

Still, the nostalgia and quality of the food make it worth revisiting—and I definitely will again.

I came here the other day for a full halal breakfast. It’s located on the main road, not far from Mile End station, so it can’t be missed. Everything was lovely, and the portion was very generous too. I was slightly disappointed with them not being able to serve a mojito for me as they didn’t have all the ingredients at the time. But I settled for the mocha, which tasted too much like coffee. Apart from that, everything was great!

Loved this place. The portions are extra large. 10/10 for value for money. Whether you select breakfast or lunch you will not be disappointed. This is my third visit with the family and each visit was on point. Excellent customer service, friendly and welcoming. I don't hesitate to visit this.

Great place to eat breakfast or lunch. Suitable for children. Large size portions, no gimmicks. Love the mug of tea, a good coffee mocha or americano, lovely hot chocolate. Everything is halal, staff are lovely and friendly.

Meds

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Chicken, wraps and burgers with Peri Peri seasoning

What does it say about me, when I much prefer this Nandos @nandosuk meal than my meal from michelin stared restaurant? 
Having fancy meals and service is nice, but personally, im a simple guy and tend to like the simple foods and restaurants the best. Paying over £40 quid for a meal that doesn't feel me up doesn't actually leave a good taste in my mouth. 
I find that whenever I travel, the cheap, small no thrills restaurant have the better food than the fancy places with a bigger price tag. 
But then again, we all like to treat ourselves now and then, so  I guess it's good to have a balance between the two. 
Oh, I get my nandos hot, with extra hot sauce on the side. 
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@halalfoodguy's review of Nando's Mile End on Instagram

Nando's Mile End

As always with Nando's, classic peri peri chicken grilled to perfection, but customer service in this branch was not as good as expected. Regardless, loved the meal.

Great bunch of staff. I went for a mama and son day and the staff were so great with all our requests. Super fast and friendly too. Love this nandos.

Nice place! Visited for my birthday as it’s close to my parents house and close to mine so easy to get to.
I like Nando’s as a brand and they have good reasonably priced food. I’ve been there many times before and will be back again. The manager sang me happy birthday and was a great addition to the evening being very kind, friendly and helpful. It was a great evening. Thank you

Good Mac and cheese wrap, good fries, good sauce. Service was a lil slow but it was understandable.

I had a fantastic experience here, the food was absolutely wonderful and full of flavour. Every dish was cooked to perfection and clearly made with care. On top of that, the chef Mohamed K was incredibly friendly and welcoming, which made the whole experience even better. Truly delicious food and lovely service. Highly recommended!

We have 385 restaurants, 72 of which serve only Halal chicken and are signposted both in the restaurant and online. A small proportion of chicken sold in our other restaurants may also be Halal.

Nando's

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@halalfoodguy's review of 6Burgerz Mile End on Instagram

6Burgerz Mile End

Good quality food, great service the only thing I can ask for are more comfortable seats and table appropriate for larger groups. I went with a group of friends and we were struggling for space since all the booth seats were taken, we had 2 tables joined together but the end seats caused a bit of a struggle for manoeuvring. Nevertheless had to say a great service was provided by Ibrahim, fast, entertaining and selling the food well. Had a great night and would recommend to anyone for the dine in experience.

It was our 1st time in 6burgers with our group of friends and lil ones and It’s been a great experience. The ambiance is very welcoming and charming. Amazing food and service. Staff are extremely friendly and chatted to our lil ones. The food was amazing, from starter to desert, especially the dynamite prawns and buffalo wings was on point. I had the double smashed beef patty and it was very succulent and full of flavour. Definitely will be visiting again

This place is highly over rated. Not an everyday eat out kinda place due to the prices. The food looks nice but lacks quality and taste. The bbq ribs were Luke warm, the 6 patties was nothing special with very thing patties I may add. The customer service is ridiculous, they argue with the customers. Indeed a very slow service, staff were just non existent and if you ask them for anything they jump at you, extremely rude. One of the staff member told us his bringing the bill, waiting around so another staff said we don’t bring bills to the table, which I found hilarious.

We decided to go to this particular restaurant as it looked clean and atmospheric.  As it was late we were unsure whether it was due to close.  We was warmly welcome by the receptionist waitress  who kindly showed us to a vacant table.  This kind young person took time to explain the menu and opted for her recommendations.  After ordering the food there were several mix-up with our order, firstly, we did not receive one of the side dishes (coleslaw), only the milkshake was placed on the table and had to remind that a coke was also ordered.  Nevertheless, we did not make a fuss as this was trivially unimportant.  We then received our 🍔  burgers (one beef and one chicken).  The next thing we received was the crispy wings which was covered with bbq sauce and hot chilly sauce, it was splashed all over the wings which I thought it would be in small bowls so as to dip your wings, it was not the best presentation but yet again no fuss was made. My partner who is fussy took the knife and sliced it open before eating.  To his dismay and horror saw that the fleshy meat was undercooked and red in colour.  Thinking it just may be that one piece, he decided to cut another and realised all the wings was undercooked.  We were horrified and wondered what we had eaten since we eat the burgers first and it was would of been difficult to detect anything wrong as it was emblazoned with gherkins, salad, melted cheese all the trimmings for each burger.  Although this was shown to the manager it seemed he did not take the matter seriously enough even though my partner pointed out that this could lead to food poisoning and should not be served to customers in this condition.  His response to this was "come next time".  This was unexceptable and expected him as a professional to talk to the chef 👨‍🍳 or give us the chance to speak to th chef inperson for a full explanation which is the conduct and standard procedures in any restaurant.  The only solution offered was a discount on the bill (which was not much), as this was sloppy cooking, a full refund should of been given as the burgers were not up to the standard of the price charged.  If any professional chef had seen this, they would of scrutinised and questioned the chef in charge.

The only good thing I can honestly say about this restaurant was the receptionist/waitress who was far and beyond for her professional skills which deserves 5*. Other than that, the overall food served was atrocious and will never return again.  Please be warned check your chicken wings or any foodstuff being served.
See pics and judge for yourself

Good place if your in and around the area. Starting with the atmosphere was inviting and open. However, when we went just as we sat down there was a lot of cooking smoke suddenly in the air. Was uncomfortable, but after some time it cleared up for the most part.

Service was good but could be improved by listening rather than pushing for what we should eat. Like not asking 2 people to share a burger from the platter when they were deciding what they wanted.

Food was good too, we ordered the munch platter and a meal for kids. The platter came with 2 "usual" burgers, which i was told by them was their best even though i wanted to try the 6burger which has 4 patties and willing to pay any difference. Aparently, they can not change anything. Burger tasted decent but nothing special. I would have been nice to have a bit more flavour or even salt. The wings we got with platter including the extras since they were out of ribs were ok but some of them we seem to find raw in the middle. They were also very saucy, like too drenched to be able to taste the chicken. The sauce themselves tasted something usual from the shops you could buy like the bbq ones tasted of bbq sauce, nothing standing out. With platter came fries and waffle fries, which were good but a little overcooked and a first for me, some crisps with sauce. Didn't see the point for that as it gets soft from the sauce where it tastes stale. Chicken tenders were ok but again a little over cooked with some of the coating falling off. Mac and cheese was good and the coleslaw was good too.

Price came to around £40 and this was with no drinks. I believe it is over priced especially considering a normal coke costing £2.75 which i could expect in central london but not in Mile End.

I would recommend if you're around looking for a quick bite in the area, but i wouldn't go again.

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