This is a late Pancake Day post from me. Pancake Day this year was at the beginning of March. I had originally booked an evening slot at Coffee Addict near Victoria station in London to enjoy pancakes on Pancake Day. However, the tube strike that took place on that day meant that I could not get into London and had to cancel my plans. I did get to Coffee Addict a couple of weeks later to have a belated Pancake Day pancake binge, and the photographs below are of this pancake binge.
Coffee Addict are known for their fluffy (soufflé) pancakes and a floral wall that is Instagram-ready. The pink neon sign is made to look quirky and fun. I ordered the "Red Berries" pancake stack, which was meant to have come with a pink sauce, but they were out of it and only had chocolate or caramel sauce. This was the second disappointment after a long wait to be seated even though I'd previously booked in advance and they saw me waiting outside. The cafe was not too busy either. There were a couple of groups inside and one outside, but over half of the tables were empty.
I also ordered the hot chocolate, which came with a cute bear design. Unfortunately, this was delivered thirty minutes before I received the pancakes. Overall waiting time for the pancakes was fourty minutes. You heard me correctly. FOURTY MINUTES. For a stack of two pancakes in a cafe that serves seven tables (mostly tables-for-two) not in use as I visited after work on a dreary rainy Monday. I was told that the pancakes would take between fifteen and twenty minutes, but this was not true at all; believe me, when you're dining solo, you take note of these things.
With now-cold chocolate drink and fluffy pancakes on my table, I took a few photographs, and my verdict is below.
Unfortunately, I will not be returning here. The pancakes do not taste as good as they looked; they had a slightly milky taste and were not really sweet at all; this may have been because the cafe did not have the correct ingredients. The pancake stacks do not look as nice as what they show on their Instagram. Slow and even downright rude service and a fourty-five minute wait to get one stack of pancakes was very poor form. Now for my impression; I think Coffee Addict is all hype and gimmicks. It did not live up to expectations but hopes to gain popularity and sales through social media influencers. However, if it wishes to obtain those influencers and to keep them, consistency is key. Have the correct ingredients and make sure that your products always look amazing.
Check out some of my Pancake Day posts:
- TFL Tube Lockdown Strike Pancake Day (2022)
- Lockdown Pancake Day 2021 (2021)
- Happy Pancake Day! Pancakes at Pancs, Covent Garden (2020)
- Pancakes: "Crème de la Crêpe" in Covent Garden (2020)
- Pancake Day at "Where the Pancakes Are" in Flat Iron Square, (Borough, London) (2019)
- Leadenhall Market Pancake Day Race (2019)
- Pancake Day at Outsider Tart (Chiswick, London) (2018)
- Great Spitalfields Pancake Day Race 2017 (2017)
- Happy Pancake Day - Balan's Soho Society (Westfield)! (2016)
- Great Spitalfields Pancake Day Race 2015 (2015)
- Great Spitalfields Pancake Day Race 2014 (2014)
- Great Spitalfields Pancake Day Race 2013 (2013)
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