Lantana

I had an absolutely great time at Lantana for lunch the other day. I had a deliciously creamy risotto and my friend had a really yummy chicken burger. The coffee and cakes were equally pleasing and our waiter was very friendly. It is also very reasonably priced with most mains costing less than £10. Overall, Lantana is definitely one of my new favourite places, I definitely recommend it!
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solanget - View all reviews by this user
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Thursday, October 27, 2011

I was SO disappointed with my recent visit to Lantana. Having been there before for coffee and breakfast several times and loving it, I decided to take my friend saying it was excellent coffee and food. Our coffee was awful, we both couldn't finish our glass, the food came out cold. I had the omelette and it was greasy and cold. Our waitress was so rude when we were paying our bill, rolling her eyes when I asked to pay on card. The whole experience left me angry that I had spoken so highly of Lantana to my friend only to leave knowing I will never go back after the service we received.
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alicia hobbs
2 Overall rating
Food 1 | Service 0 | Atmosphere 3 | Value for money 3
Friday, May 20, 2011

I had a great lunch in Lantana this Saturday. The staff were very busy, but welcoming and friendly, and the food was really delicious. I had the halumi with chorizo. Really tasty. My friend had the green eggs on toast which looked great. The coffee was also excellent - not too hot, nicely served, and really strong.

All in all highly recommended. I'm definitely going back.
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Tom Duggan
10 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 10 | Atmosphere 10 | Value for money 10
Monday, January 10, 2011

I went to Lantana for Sunday breakfast having walked by and thinking it looked good. But in order to put together a traditional breakfast - bacon, eggs, sausage, beans, toast and tea (this is England after all) I had to select each item individually from the menu. The eggs are scrambled or poached only so I selected scrambled and the beans are home made with feta cheese and mint (a bit odd for breakfast maybe but I was up for trying them).

I expected the food to be of excellent quality and generally speaking it was. But there were some problems with both the cooking and the service. To start with the food was brought in little individual dishes - sausage, bacon, beans all in little dishes - it was pretty silly so I transferred them all to one plate (the toast and scrambled eggs came together on a bigger plate) and sent the dishes away.

Problem 1 was that the scrambled eggs came on top of the toast when I had asked for toast separately and when I removed them I saw that one side of the toast was completely untoasted whilst the other side was burnt black. I sent it back. Meanwhile I tucked into the rest - minus toast for now.

Problem 2 - the scrambled eggs were overcooked and rubbery, were lukewarm- almost cold - and were over salted.

Problem 3 - I was only given 1 rasher of bacon - the individual cost of which was £3.00! It was delicious, lovely bacon - but please - a 1 rasher portion at £3.00? Quite ridiculous really.

The sausages - pork and leek - and thankfully they served 2 for the portion - were delicious - solid and traditional in flavour - not at all overly 'designer as I feared they might be.

The beans were a little odd but I liked them - but, for me, a lunch item rather than breakfast.

The new toast eventually came - by which time my remaining scrambled eggs were actually cold - but the toast was delicious - I like sourdough bread. My partner however does not and she did not like the fact that there was no other type of bread to choose from. I agree - not everyone likes sourdough so they should have other breads.

My tea - served in a little pot was good - although I did have to ask them to fill it up properly (the water barely reached the tea leaves the way they served it). My partner's coffee was, she said, quite bitter. So no competition for Bar Italia on the coffee front.

The cost of my bacon (1 rasher only) (£3.00), sausage (£3.00) , beans (£2.50), scrambled egg and toast (£5.00) and tea (£2.00) came to £15.50, which to be honest wasn't worth it. I would have happily paid £10.00 - £12.00 at an absolute stretch with fun and smiley service and would expect them to serve the breakfast properly on a large plate, serve 2 rashers of bacon in a portion and not to burn the toast!

Overall - good food but they need to sort out their attitide re presentation, put an English breakfast proper on the menu (they serve all of the ingredients of one). Don't insult customers with 1 rasher of bacon and offer bread alternatives including actually serving the croissants referred to elsewhere in their literature. Finally, practice using the coffee machine until they get any bitterness out of the coffee they serve.

So back to the Double Six cafe for Sunday breakfasts for me!
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David
6 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 6 | Value for money 2
Monday, August 16, 2010

Went to Lantana today as a treat breakfast for my birthday. It's the second time I've been and as per my first time, the food was delicious. However £9 for a breakfast is a bit overpriced in my opinion and coffee and orange juice with 2 breakfasts came to £22.40, exc service. However my only real complaint came when we paid - by card. The waitress was suddenly really rude: 'What ONLY £22.40 to go on the card?' We were going to leave a cash tip (avoiding it not getting to staff etc by putting on card) and were so taken aback by her abrupt manner. We did still leave a tip but I wish we hadn't. Literally left a sour taste in my mouth.
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Zoe
7 Overall rating
Food 10 | Service 2 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 5
Monday, March 01, 2010

Went to Lantana last Friday for lunch and was very impressed.

It is very similar to what most cafes in Melbourne are like - ie. not a chain, real good wholesome food, home made, generous protions, great quality ingredients.

There was a large selections of salads and about eight hot food options from the kitchen. You could also purchase sandwiches and soups. You can also take away.

They also serve excellent coffees and have a good selection of cakes.

The average meal and drink will come to about £10.

I would highly recommend this over the awful chain resturants that are taking over London.
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chris
8 Overall rating
Food 8 | Service 7 | Atmosphere 9 | Value for money 7
Monday, August 17, 2009