reviewerid2C2D16C23CB6620867FC18284CBEB254reviewernameGillyana1reviewtextBewarenVisited for coffee deliberated on cakes which we enjoyed until we received our billnCharged exactly double the advertised price as we had eaten them on the premisesWeasel like manager disinterested and tried to blame staff for the pricing nHad the audacity to add service chargenStay awayreviewrating10sentimentclassunknownsentimentresult074741835sentimentbreakdownBeware Visited for coffee deliberated on cakes which we enjoyed until we received our billpositive092106766Charged exactly double the advertised price as we had eaten them on the premisespositive08005165Weasel like manager disinterested and tried to blame staff for the pricing unknown05917905Had the audacity to add service chargeunknown067629874reviewerfakepoints40

revieweridBBA95A92760AF25706B94CADC309281EreviewernameStevereviewtextI used to be Albion’s biggest fannAnd though all the new branches closed I was happy that at least this their original cafe was still open nLittle did I know how it had changed nIt was a Sunday bank holiday afternoon A sullen waiter eventually seated us in a busy section instead of a spacious quiet section because we weren’t sure what we were eating nHowever they were fine when an individual diner in waiting behind us sat in the quiet section by the window without even waiting to be seated and was clearly a coffee drinking laptop user only I asked if we could be reseated seeing as how they were happy for people to sit where they liked I asked for a quieter seat The coffee laptop user was asked to move seemed fair and we were reseated very grudgingly ouch But not by the window where the coffee laptop user had been he had chosen well It was the best seatn I asked why nWe were told that is for people who ate food nAs it was we did order food Great Maybe now we qualified for Albion’s Special Service nWe were moved to the special window seat nThough we felt like we had snuck in via the waste disposal vent nStill at least we could have a great cup of their excellent chamomile tea nNo sir we don’t do that anymore nExcellent green teanNo sir Only with ginger in itnOh well We ordered soup and some water We were really thirstynTen minutes later the soup arrived Very good No water nI asked for water n15 mins later we ordered carrot cake nStill no water nThe carrot cake arrived after a while Still no water I asked again Please could we have some waternStill at least we had carrot cake I’d told friends Albion’s carrot cake was in the top 3 in London nWe ate the carrot cake nI think there was carrots in it But it was so dry and cloyingly sweet that it was hard to tell nWe half finished it I’ve never half finished a carrot cake beforenThe water arrivednWe paid the bill I produced a voucher given to me from my dedicated custom over the years No expiry date nI was told it wasn’t valid nThat was the icing on the cake Not the subtle zesty icing that they used to have on the original Albion carrot cake but the cheap and cheerful sweet one that makes the back of your throat all gacky that they are now using on their imposter carrot cake and really makes you want a glass of water nI sighednThe first timenI hoped it was a sigh that communicated the question in my head which was’ my memories and dreams were clearly that of a deluded mind Just how badly do you want us to never dine here again’nnEventually the manager said ‘ I’ll let it go this time’ isn’t that what police say to first time offenders nWe paid nOh the dining area was entirely empty and had been throughout our dining experience nNot a sausage nPerhaps if we had ordered sausages we would have been treated better Been given some water perhapsnnAlbion what on Earth happened to younYou were my favourite cafe experience nThis was an utterly dismal experience We were made to feel utterly unwelcome and we were polite patient and hopeful throughout nI dearly hope you pull your socks up and meet the high standards you once set for all cafes in Londonreviewrating10sentimentclassunknownsentimentresult0779774494264706sentimentbreakdownI used to be Albion’s biggest fanpositive09238094And though all the new branches closed I was happy that at least this their original cafe was still openunknown076348513Little did I know how it had changedpositive08856298It was a Sunday bank holiday afternoonpositive087795264A sullen waiter eventually seated us in a busy section instead of a spacious quiet section because we weren’t sure what we were eatingpositive09361332However they were fine when an individual diner in waiting behind us sat in the quiet section by the window without even waiting to be seated and was clearly a coffee drinking laptop user onlyunknown0528544I asked if we could be reseated seeing as how they were happy for people to sit where they likedpositive08268601I asked for a quieter seatpositive090119606The coffee laptop user was asked to move seemed fair and we were reseated very grudgingly ouchpositive082170224unknown07262605But not by the window where the coffee laptop user had beenunknown071811396 he had chosen wellpositive09526358It was the best seatpositive09687358I asked whyunknown068754077We were told that is for people who ate foodpositive083027697As it was we did order foodpositive09038372Greatpositive09241084Maybe now we qualified for Albion’s Special Serviceunknown048939133We were moved to the special window seatunknown07301363Though we felt like we had snuck in via the waste disposal ventunknown06839534Still at least we could have a great cup of their excellent chamomile teapositive099728227No sir we don’t do that anymore unknown078143704Excellent green teapositive09967192No sir positive084582216Only with ginger in itpositive095689297 Oh wellpositive09118608We ordered soup and some waterpositive088120896We were really thirstyunknown074731886Ten minutes later the soup arrivedunknown07437179Very goodpositive09270141No waterpositive079022485I asked for water unknown06600548615 mins later we ordered carrot cakeunknown07603726Still no waterunknown05489928The carrot cake arrived after a while unknown07456689Still no waterunknown05489928I asked againunknown04979483Please could we have some waterunknown06851744Still at least we had carrot cakepositive085349613I’d told friends Albion’s carrot cake was in the top 3 in Londonunknown058385116We ate the carrot cakepositive087767106I think there was carrots in itpositive08074163But it was so dry and cloyingly sweet that it was hard to tellpositive09143777We half finished itunknown07873968 I’ve never half finished a carrot cake beforepositive08696947 The water arrivedpositive081850827We paid the billunknown073891765I produced a voucher given to me from my dedicated custom over the yearspositive092741257No expiry dateunknown07139433I was told it wasn’t validunknown05464026That was the icing on the cakeunknown07418203Not the subtle zesty icing that they used to have on the original Albion carrot cake but the cheap and cheerful sweet one that makes the back of your throat all gacky that they are now using on their imposter carrot cake and really makes you want a glass of waterpositive097523844I sighedunknown07619895The first timepositive07943218I hoped it was a sigh that communicated the question in my head which was’ my memories and dreams were clearly that of a deluded mindpositive09353287Just how badly do you want us to never dine here againunknown07470139’ Eventually the manager said ‘ I’ll let it go this time’ isn’t that what police say to first time offendersunknown043635118 We paidunknown05337302Oh the dining area was entirely empty and had been throughout our dining experiencepositive092335063Not a sausageunknown06111707Perhaps if we had ordered sausages we would have been treated betterpositive08716297Been given some water perhapspositive0900282Albionunknown07262605what on Earth happened to youunknown06385153You were my favourite cafe experiencepositive085872054This was an utterly dismal experiencenegative014288571We were made to feel utterly unwelcome and we were polite patient and hopeful throughoutpositive09609744I dearly hope you pull your socks up and meet the high standards you once set for all cafes in Londonpositive09189871reviewerfakepoints20

reviewerid9F210484946C190C618E1A3EE3F631D0reviewernameumbongoumbongoreviewtextI ordered the beef stew u0026 dumplings for lunch as a main course £1350 as this is traditionally a hearty dish Outrageously small portion that wouldn’t feed a 2 yr old Appreciative that they offered me some compensation but they really need to review their portion sizes to give customers value for money and not leave them hungryreviewrating20sentimentclassunknownsentimentresult07027449875sentimentbreakdownI ordered the beef stew u0026 dumplings for lunch as a main course £13unknown0761824150 as this is traditionally a hearty dishpositive09894302Outrageously small portion that wouldn’t feed a 2 yr oldnegative024454555Appreciative that they offered me some compensation but they really need to review their portion sizes to give customers value for money and not leave them hungrypositive08151801reviewerfakepoints60

reviewerid04A3B560755750E70C4478E1B2E853ADreviewernamec4wleyreviewtextAlbion is a bit of an instant classic Right in the heart of Shoreditch Albion is equally suited for business meetings as a relaxed lunch or coffee and laptop work session nnFood was tasty if a bit rich I enjoyed itreviewrating50sentimentclasspositivesentimentresult09583933099999999sentimentbreakdownAlbion is a bit of an instant classicpositive091229457Right in the heart of Shoreditch Albion is equally suited for business meetings as a relaxed lunch or coffee and laptop work sessionpositive098717856Food was tasty if a bit richpositive09757068reviewerfakepoints20