Cafe Diana

This place was dedicated to Princess Diana who was seen coming out of the palace with her children and who visited it. There are a lot of photos of her all over the walls.

The food is Mediterranean. I had lamb kabobs that came with salad, pita and hummus. The mix of flavors was nice. The lamb was mildly spicy and paired well with the salad.

The restaurants indoor seating is old but ok. There is outside seating also. Service was ok but hard to get the check.

Terrible excuse for a Full English Breakfast. Avoid Avoid Avoid.

The service is equally bad, and seeing how waiters are treated makes you feel worse.

Ambiance is tacky.

Loved it! I would absolutely come back! Service and food were great! Xoxoxoxoxoxoxoxo

This restaurant is a disservice to the memory of the late Princess Diana! Instead of focusing on an atmosphere that allows customers to pay tribute to the Princess, all the owners care about is making money by charging 30 pounds to sit out front and smoke hookah. My mother and I have been coming here for years; every time we visit London we frequent this restaurant multiple times. This was our first visit back since the pandemic and it was such a huge disappointment. The restaurant had completely changed. We did not feel welcomed as American tourists. We did not want to smoke hookah and were punished by not being allowed to sit outside to eat our meal. We were forced to sit inside on nasty, peeling, disgusting booths/chairs. The owners need to take down their pictures of Princess Diana. It is obvious that they are using her name to gain business. Don't fall for the trap!

If you loved Princess Diana as much as I did, you should definitely stop here for a bite! My daughter had lunch, and I had breakfast- both were good! Love the Diana pictures!

Great little place with great English comfort food. They have a serious Princess Diana fetish here apparently she used to frequent the restaurant. Had the Classic Cheese Burger which was great, family had fish and chips, eggs and toast. Good sized portions and a reasonable price. Cool diner environment, walk thru the kitchen to get to the larger tables. Great attentive service.

Great time loved the English breakfast. They take card as well not just cash. Would recommend

Interestingly enough I was here on a day where the owner, his brother and his associate were sitting outside. I was on crutches and was sitting next to them. They were SO nice, even bought me and my sister a cocoa and let us use their cell phone. Also gave us some inside scoops on Diana when she used to come in on her way to picking will n harry from their school around the corner. Sits right in front of the other end of Notting Hill Gate and around the corner is the park where Hugh Grant jumps over the fence in "Notting Hill" and says the memorable "oopsy-daisy" line that cracks Julia Roberts character up!
As for the food tho...um stay away from the Mayonaise, corn and chicken sandwich. Or should I say do you want some corn, chicken and bread with your mayo? totally artery clogging.

Cafe Diana has the worst customer service of any restaurant I went to in London. The waitstaff was incredibly inattentive and very rude. At the end, the waitress refused to let me pay for a 10.50 pound meal with a 20 pound note; she claimed that they didn't have the change, and that if I wanted to make change, I could go next door! Talk about terrible customer service.

I found the wall-to-wall pictures of Princess Diana to be creepy, overdone, and somehow inauthentic. I only saw girls working there that were in their late teens or early 20s and didn't seem to be native English speakers. I couldn't help but think that they probably couldn't even remember when she died or who she was. I'm sure they were the owner's daughters or something. Anyways, whoever owns this place needs to work on training the waitresses on how to treat customers.

I'm usually wordy with my reviews, but I think I can make the review short and sweet for Cafe Diana. Actually, riffing on the Jackson 5, this review is easy as A B C (*A* *B*ulleted *C*afe Diana review, that is)

Continuing on, as simple as Do Re Mi, let's giddit:

Pros:
- on a sunny day, the location is great. A few sidewalk tables outdoors, good for people watching, Hyde Park-access, and great meandering potential
- if you happen to be entertaining anglophiles from North America who continue to be fascinated by the Princess of Wales (I've been known to), this is a great spot to hit pre- or post- Kensington Palace visit
- the owners/staff are lovely smiley folk

Cons:
- the food itself is pretty average; the full English is standard, and the falafel is just ok
- you pay for 'novelty factor'; in essence, Cafe Diana is the type of neighbourhood spot you find all around London...save for the Princess Diana draw.

Yelp note: a neat place to go once or twice - or when visitors insist - but, given the vast range of options in the city of London, it's not liable to become your go-to.