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Guillam Coffee House

Cafe

Petite venue with outdoor seating brewing specialty coffee, plus pastries & sandwiches. People often mention coffee, good, great, staff, flat, latte, friendly, lovely, milk, matcha,


Address

24 Gloucester Rd, South Kensington, London SW7 4RB, United Kingdom

Website

www.guillam.co.uk

Rating on Google Maps

4.60 (502 reviews)

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Working Hours

  • Saturday: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Sunday: 8 am to 6 pm
  • Monday: 7:30 am to 5 pm
  • Tuesday: 7:30 am to 5 pm
  • Wednesday: 7:30 am to 5 pm
  • Thursday: 7:30 am to 5 pm
  • Friday: 7:30 am to 5 pm

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: coffee (29) good (9) great (7) staff (7) flat (6) latte (6) friendly (6) lovely (6) milk (6) matcha (6)
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  • 5/5 Lutz F. 7 months ago on Google
    Good selection of different roasts. All of them are for Espresso and drip!!! The barrister is trained and the coffee is excellent but nothing too wild unfortunatel. Most of the beans are on the medium side. They have wifi and a 2h limit for laptops during the week.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 H A. 2 years ago on Google
    Ice lattes pack a punch, nice strong brew, great with a little bit of honey added. The almond and pistachio croissants were both great, not as flakey/crispy as I personally like, but still very tasty.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Gabriel L. 1 year ago on Google
    I came twice during my visit to London. The first, I took a flat white and muffin with cranberry. The flat white was a 5 starts, however the muffin was a 2 stars. Then, in my last visited , I've tried different ones, a cappuccino and a small cookie full of pistachio and both were fives start. I definitely recommend this coffee House
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Kelly 10 months ago on Google
    Cosy place to have a cup of specialty coffee with latte art and at the same time, to do some reading. Soft music playing in the background with other patrons reading and working too as the environment is conducive for work and study. Coffee/tea and pastry selection is great. I ordered their limited edition Spanish latte (reasonably priced at £3.90) which was a little sweeter than I expected but good nevertheless. Servers are polite too. ☺️ . There’s both outdoor and indoor seating available. Happy to find my kind of cafe around here. Definitely will be back for other drinks
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vadym P. 2 years ago on Google
    Amazing cozy place with honestly awesome coffee and tasty sweets. I have found it the only one opened on the 1st of January. And I am happy of having that great coffee in the beginning of the year. Also staff is very friendly and nice. What about atmosphere - it is calm and comfortable. Like it
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Junyan L. 1 year ago on Google
    Wow it’s the top 2 coffee shop in London I’ve been! The bean quality is very good, the coffee is very tasty. And the pouring image is so good haha.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Beth S. 1 year ago on Google
    A great new addition to the RAH area of Kensington! The pastries are fresh and delicious and the lattes are 😘. We enjoyed walking over for a coffee each morning of our visit to London.

  • 2/5 Peak H N. 4 months ago on Google
    Great coffee but half the size compared elsewhere. Crossiant was mostly flour, couldn't taste the butter. Read the reviews and was really expecting more.

  • 5/5 Bee K. 4 months ago on Google
    Really cute cafe, the coffee is incredible and the smell of the coffee beans across the place is very inviting. Friendly service added to the whole experience!

  • 4/5 Daniella M. 7 months ago on Google
    Cute and cozy coffee spot in Kensington a few blocks from Hyde park. Inside and outside tables to relax at. Coffees were beautiful. We also got the banana bread which was good but we were hoping for more fresh pastries.

  • 5/5 Borche L. 5 months ago on Google
    This has been the best place i have been so far. I love my coffees and believe me when you try the coffee here it takes you back through history. The staff is lovely they explained to me everything there is to know about the coffee how is it made and i felt very special drinking it. The atmosphere is amazing and the food was delicious.

  • 4/5 Arielle 7 months ago on Google
    Cute cafe in South Kensington. The baristas were super friendly and quick with service. The café has a lovely backyard patio off away from the main road, the perfect spot to enjoy our flat whites. 4/5 stars as the flat white was average.

  • 4/5 Gregor G. 9 months ago on Google
    Very good coffee served in beautiful crockery. The almond croissant had good marzipan, although the dough could have used some butter. To improve: tasting notes for espresso, lavatories. Oh, and the hand sanitiser was absolutely delightful!

  • 5/5 Lolo -. 5 months ago on Google
    It is a cozy, lovely coffee place where you can enjoy your cup of coffee with very light music around. Most people come to work with their laptops. So they have created the LAPTOP policy. I tried black Americano, and it was okay. My sister got cappuccino, and she said it was really good. We had banana bread. They serve a variety of sweets and also have daily doses and shots! I really recommend the place.

  • 5/5 Hannah C. 5 months ago on Google
    SUPER CUTE CAFE! The interior design gives a cozy atmosphere. I had their new edition coffee ☕️ - Spanish Latte, it was just the right level of sweetness with condensed milk 😋 I went with a few friends but there are also a few individual seating areas for people who want to enjoy their me time with a book or whatever makes you happy! 😊 Will defo go back! & it’s dog friendly too which is a huge plus! 🐶

  • 1/5 David W. 1 year ago on Google
    My review follows this edit since I just wanted to say how shocked I was at Guillam’s reply to it. I was neither rude to staff nor did I place any hair on the coffee lid. I am a bald man and don’t even have hair so this made me laugh. As a business owner myself this type of reply clearly shows complete lack of customer care or acknowledgment of how bad customer service has gotten on many establishments in the UK. My review was an honest sharing of how indifferent I felt the service here was and how even after telling them about the hair on my cup there was not even an apology and in addition they continue to refuse to acknowledge that in their reply, astounding lack of customer care! - read the initial review here - This place is beautiful, and could be so lovely if it weren’t for the service. It’s absolutely appalling, with not a thank you to be heard m, it’s almost as though they are doing you a favour. When I asked for the name of the person who had served me with such indifference the oriental lady serving wouldn’t give it to me which shocked me even further, but finally told me it was the manager, which was very surprising. When my coffee finally arrived it was delicious, I can’t deny that, however I was further dismayed to find a huge black hair on my cup lid. Please see below photo. Give them their due, they did make a fresh one but nevertheless it shouldn’t happen.

  • 5/5 Paul W. 1 year ago on Google
    Friendly staff and a great variety of coffees for the connoisseur. Selection of pastries and cookies looked tempting and tasty. Limited seating on pavement, more inside. Can use laptops during the week, but give it a rest at weekends (is their advice).

  • 5/5 Mingjia Y. 1 year ago on Google
    Had the iced latte with skimmed milk. Really nice coffee. Good portion. Their beans produce a slightly stronger taste but not too sour. So if you prefer more bitter and darker coffee, then definitely go for it! Might come back to try their pistachio products next time 🤔

  • 5/5 Julia F. 3 years ago on Google
    Such a lovely place, delicious coffee and sweets / baked goodies, and really friendly staff! I ran into the place after my run in Hyde Park. I was immediately greeted by friendly smiling staff. So lovely to have a casual, positive conversation in these uncertain times! Coffee is delicious. Typical prices for west London - £2.5 for espresso / £3.0 for flat white / £3.5 for lattes Baked items looked really good as well! Did not have any this time, but will definitely take my husband later there for a romantic croissant takeaway

  • 1/5 Kakoon S. 2 years ago on Google
    Warning ⚠️MATCHA LOVERS My friend who lives here has been showing me all the cafes that offer matcha lattes on their menu. I’ve got to say from the looks of this place I was Uber excited to try it out. The worst skam in the history of Cafe Places what a huge disappointment. Total and utter rubbish. I revived a basic latte with no matcha. When I asked if he can possibile add a couple of more spoons of matcha as it’s basically frothed milk that I was drinking I watched the lady pour a green fluid from a dispenser. Basically left over green tea , not frothed in milk matcha. The suspicious ingredient just sunk to the bottom and I was left with drinking plain milk to get to a cheap cold old tea remains. It was so sad , I basically needed my caffeine fix and I walked into a sham uncaffeinated. You can see from the pictures that their were no remains of matcha in the glass almost like it never happened. I suspect it was green tea with hot frothed milk rather than a matcha latte.

  • 4/5 Hana M. 2 years ago on Google
    Loved the cafe interior! Plenty of seating options as well (regular tables, sofa, high tables). Good coffee and many options for beans.

  • 4/5 Mel 2 years ago on Google
    Really aromatic chai latte but it was slightly bland for my taste, and banana cake would be even more amazing if it was heated for a bit. Overall the atmosphere was really nice, I’d definitely return!

  • 5/5 Coffee Diff (. 2 years ago on Google
    Serving specialty coffee from a number of good local coffee roasters, this is a great coffee shop. Long black and flat white were very enjoyable, staff is very friendly and happy to talk about different coffee beans on offer. Good space, quiet street, not far from several sightseeing opportunities. Good for a break, rest and gathering of thoughts or for grabbing takeaway and moving on.

  • 5/5 Isabelle 2 years ago on Google
    Well-lit coffee shop with an impressive range of single origin coffees and three options for cocoa content of hot chocolate, alongside a selection of teas. Coffee is served in artsy ceramic cups on wooden saucers, part of a generally minimalist design finished off with quiet acoustic music. Suitable for families, catch ups and studying, but most preferable for the latter. Downstairs space available.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Prepared foods
    • ✓️ Free water refills
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Accessibility
    • ✗ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✗ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating

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