The Louis Patisserie, Hampstead, London

My boyfriend and I pick up croissants here all the time and have been in for coffee and cakes on more than one occasion. The croissants are lovely, light and buttery and delish - except on Sundays when they seem a bit stale. The cakes are amazing! My boyfriend got my birthday cake from here and it was the creamiest, most amazing cake I've ever had. The prices aren't too bad compared to other Hampstead cafes. One of my favourite spots in Hampstead for a treat.

It's not often I'll write a review for a place I've never entered, but the mince pies at Louis Patisserie are the best I've had, and I just had to tell everbody.

The pastry is really amazing, and so thick that you get a mouthful of that before you even TOUCH the mince pie filling. The filling is also very good, but everyone knows it's all about the pastry.

The outside of the shop (where I loitered whilst a friend nipped in to buy pie goodness) is adorable and fits in perfectly with Hampstead Village.

Can't wait to go back and see if everything else is as delicious as their mince pies.

Unfortunately the cakes aren’t authentic at all,and I wish that it wasn’t called Hungarian at all.
For me ,being Hungarian it was a huge disappointment and I would not recommend it at all.
The atmosphere is like a crypt’s too,and the waiters didn’t look too happy there too,albeit they were kind enough and helpful. I believe the owner has no idea what a good cakes are really about and probably doesn’t care.Such a shame,because all he need probably is getting some genuine Hungarian pastry chefs who would transform this nice place into a fantastic place that could compete with the neighbouring other patisseries.

Looove the cakes - moist, filled with real cream and light. The tea was good too. The place reminded me a bit of coffee houses in Vienna. Old fashioned feel to it with the panelled walls. BTW they don’t offer cream tea - not that kind of place. Cakes are about £3 - 3.50 a piece, but at least they are a decent size.

One more bit of elegance in Hampstead, though this one feels like a quaint tradition from years long past. If you eat in you’ll receive tea or coffee in old-style cups at a tiny table, and be presented with a tray of lovely-looking cakes.

I would often stop here if I was asked to bring dessert to a dinner party: I’d pick up some slices of gateaux or a box of mixed pastries. They were always delicious and tended to be light and puffy, not thick and heavy like many modern desserts. They’re not cheap, but they all look so enticing in their window display it’s impossible to buy just one or two.

Despite the French-sounding name, this tea-room is a actually more like a little slice of Hungary in Hampstead.

Small and traditionally styled, it serves old-fashioned teas and coffees with astonishingly elaborate cakes and nibbles in the Central European style. Waitresses bring trays of the cakes around so you can make your choice. They're lovely (the cakes, that is), though it's a bit pricey. But then you are paying for the whole experience.

Just down the road from Hampstead Heath, it gets very busy on week-ends with families and walkers resting after visiting the nearby Heath itself. Otherwise, they seem to have a loyal, elderly following (and of course, lots of tourists).

How authentic Hungarians find it, mind, I've no idea..