Grounded Aldgate

A standout spot for quality brunch with flavorful, well-executed dishes. Expect a queue it’s popular for good reason but the food largely justifies the wait.Highlights: Jerk chicken burger juicy, boldly spiced, and satisfying. French toast – the star: plush brioche soaked to perfection, crowned with a vibrant mix of fresh fruits. Low point: The matcha latte was disappointing gritty, coarse, and among the weakest I’ve had. Quality here needs urgent refinement. Excellent mains make this a strong brunch contender. Come for the food, skip the matcha. Recommended with patience and selective ordering.

Was here for lunch on a weekday. Quite cozy and staff were friendly and helpful. Ordered smoked salmon with poached eggs and a side order of sweet potato fries which were great. The area is quite busy.

Can't really say anything very amazing or very negative about Grounded in Whitechapel. When we arrived it was very busy and were lucky to get a table as there was only 2 of us. The seating layout is quite tight as the location itself is not overly big, we sat at a long table shared with 3 other pairs which was fine. Due to how busy it was the overall atmosphere was just come in, eat, and leave ASAP as the tables were being flipped constantly, and you could see the staff were just trying to manage the level of busy, with that fair play to them but because of this you didn't get that feeling that you could just sit and spend some time at the cafe. In relation to food, the food was good, but nothing exceptional, the pancakes were okay, if anything the eggs benedict was better.