We eat in the Union Cafe often and so we find the service excellent as the staff have got to know us. I agree about the acoustics, it can be a bit noisy at times. In fact they have recently put cushions on the chairs and the sound is a little better. It's great to be able to see into the kitchen – which is incredibly calm even when the restaurant is full.

The food is excellent, with some wonderful standbys… a great burger, fantastic sausage and mash, but they also have a constantly changing menu which means there is always something to take your fancy. If you do go and they have the Calamari with chilli dip do try it, it is the best, the calamari is very thinly cut and the batter is as light as a feather.

Their wine list is well put together and excellent value for the centre of London.

They have recently been opening for Sunday Brunch which is definitely well worth a try, although they close at 4pm. Also I really do recommend you book as the Sunday Brunch has been really busy the past couple of times we visited. Great Bloody Marys!