i am genuinely shocked!

bonnington is known, among many many many of my friends as the mecca of fantabulous food, made on premises, from recipes so magical and unknown that we anxiously wait every two weeks for the new Sunday night ( Sun night jams with music and Vegan food with Anat).

tasty, amazing, new, creative, so many adjectives come to mind... and so shockingly cheap! (13 GBP for 3 course meal with heavenly dessert).

pls come back one Sunday and listen to the live band... and i m more than certain you ll change your mind!

Hzer - are you sure you went to the same cafe? I have been going to Bonningtons cafe for years now, and have never once had a bad meal, or bad 'service' - it's a lovely way to enjoy good food, with great people, dedicated to the cooperative and to making eating a community and special event.

I have visited the Bonnington Cafe on numerous occasions over the years and the standards have gone downhill steadily. It all depends who you get as a cook on the night you book to go. I have had fabulous meals and wonderful service in the past, but recently I have had cold, inedible, soggy, meagre portions that do not reflect value for money at all. Service is chaotic and you can well expect to be moved half way through your meal to another table upstairs where you will be left to contemplate the grubby walls or the corner of a room for 40 minutes whilst the staff downstairs attend to all the diners and have evidently forgotten all about you. I waited for service to complete my meal for over 40 minutes and even reminded the young lady in charge that I was waiting but finally, hungry and exhausted I had to leave the dear old Bonnington Cafe. The problem is that the cafe has become a big hit with yuppies who think its shabby chic appeal and cheapo menu are a good night out South of the river even though local curry houses offering vegetarian dishes are comparartive in price and better quality. These are the new clientele of the Bonnington Cafe, the people that quaff wine downstairs and talk in loud, shrieking voices, steadily getting drunk. As for the food, I haven't had a good meal at Bonnington for some years. The last meal I tried to eat was stone cold, a congealed mass of leftovers slopped onto a plate, like a dish of microwaved vomit. The salad was a few brown, withered leaves offered without any dressing, salt or pepper. It's such a shame that this unique little place has become so frequented by middle class pretend veggies that want to shout at the top of their plummy voices as the wine affects their behaviour. The people who run the place must be laughing at such customers who are expected to pay for substandard fodder and also leave a tip! Do yourself a huge favour and don't bother to visit thew Bonnington - its a real disappointment.