Pollen Bakery

Amazing Scandinavian style bakery located right in the heart of Islington wharf. The kids and I had been exploring Mayfield Park (approx 15 mins walk from the wharf) and decided to head to Pollen for some brunch. The bakery was extremely busy when we arrived, however this didn't deter us from waiting for a table. We chose to sit inside but there were several seats outside too. Our servers were very friendly and despite the wait the food and coffee was exceptionally good and very reasonably priced. The egg breakfast muffin was delicious and the neapolitan cookie was very enjoyable. If I lived near by I'm sure I would be regular as this bakery is truly my kind of place.

Lovely bakery. Good quality food. It was busy Sat afternoon when i visited, so I had to wait about 10 mins to be seated. I had flat whites & mushroom & cheese sandwich (£11), it was tasty & unique. I will defo visit again to try the sweet pastry :) I loved the minimalist look of the shop and the plants put near the tables.

We went mid morning on a Saturday, there was a Q but it didn’t take long and we got seated quickly. Food looked and tasted amazing! We got the sausage and egg brioche bun and the Tiramisu French toast! Both were incredible! We also got some Focaccia and other pastries to take home! I’m definitely coming back!

Soooo good, freshly baked goods daily, what else do you want. Everything we tried was delicious pastry’s nice and flaky. Cakes deliciously rich in flavour and moist. Salmon on toast fresh from the kitchen, really really yummy and also plated very nicely. Everything as expected 👍. Massive queue on the weekend we went but kind of expected that. Took some cookies for the train journey home which I was soooo happy to have while sitting in a full and stuffy train.

Positives: 1) Very good pastries (croissants and pain au chocolate), 2) good coffee, 3) also recommended trying the cheesecake. 4) despite being full, the waiter gave us the menus and took or orders very quickly. Negatives: 1) the hour long queue barely makes it worth it. The couple in front of us got a table inside when they didn't even wanted one. 2) do not recommend the matcha cookie, tasted like it was brought from the store, 3) seats are not comfortable, 4) coffees are good but very small. 5) there was no sausages, salmon and a few other things the day we visited due to an order fault which the waiter told us straight away. 6) bathroom was out of order

Went there on a Saturday morning. People were in a long queue but since we were dining in, there were plenty of tables. I really liked the hash brown bun thing. For me the latte with caramel syrup wasn’t sweet enough for me that i had to ask for extra sugar. But my partner said it was the best cappuccino knowing how many cafes and bakeries we went to. Price was affordable too. Worth the visit xx