Cafe Sol - Lambeth

The restaurant was a great experience with delicious food and friendly staff. I highly recommend Jorge for his exceptional service.

The most racist establishment in the UK. They cannot continue and we should not contribute financially to them by considering going. On the night of Friday 13th October 2023, my friend and I considered going and stayed in the queue for one hour, only to be told at the front by the security individual that we had to be part of a non-existent guest list . When I questioned the security individual on this, he then changed his reasoning and said we must be accompanied by two women. I asked for his name and he would not give it, and then forcefully grabbed us out of the queue. He will be sued on this as we have taken his picture. I would like to also add that two white males in front of us got in to the venue with no such questioning. On a second occasion earlier this year, I was with my girlfriend, whom was white, and in the middle of the queue, the same security individual came up to us and began to interrogate my girlfriend, asking her what my first name is, then my surname, then how we know each other, and asking for my ID, all the while not looking at me once in the eye. My own girlfriend! We decided to leave straight away and not enter the venue. Similar stories were shared with me by others whom I live with in Clapham about their friends who are people of colour being verbally abused, discriminated on and not being allowed in. This is 2023 in London, not the 1940s KKK. I am thoroughly disappointed with the owner of the venue and he will be properly sanctioned on this form of institutional covert racism. It is a certainty that I will be writing a legal letter to the local MP and Mayor of London office in order to highlight the above observations and evidence in order to close this venue down immediately. The owner as well as each individual in his security team be lawfully taken to court for judgement and punishment on such illegal activities mentioned. I ask everyone who considers going to this venue or have been before to please no longer go, as we can no longer help Cafe Sol continue doing this, by going and paying our hard-earned money to their racially-discriminatory business. A statement can be made by each of us about how racism is unacceptable in this 21st century day and age, especially in a multi-cultural and beautiful city like London. We 're Londoners for a reason. Cafe Sol is a stain on our society, being that no-one should be discriminated on for the colour of their skin.

My friends and I, including some who are black and Asian, were denied entry with no explanation while our white friends faced no such issue. It was disappointing and hurtful, especially considering that we were all sober and well-behaved. Discrimination has no place in any establishment, and I hope Cafe Sol addresses this issue promptly.

Went here for drinks on friday, had to work all day (but expected me to pay drinks again , so i asked kindly if i can leave for 10-15 mi to quickly grab some food and come back inside (bare in mind 10 off my friends are no inside consuming loads of drinks...

Our London friend took us here this evening (we are visiting from Canada) and we were impressed!My husband had the grilled sea bass with salad and rice, our friend had the chicken and steak fajita, and I had the shrimp burrito. All were excellent. My burrito was well stuffed with juicy shrimp and all the usual fixings — so large I took half of it home. Well done! We will be back!!!