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The Riding House Café

Restaurant · Fitzrovia, London, United Kingdom

3.7
3.7/5
3 demo reports — launch dataset
Demo data
🥇 First report by Tom
LaptopsLaptops welcome
Wifi42 Mbps
Quiet2.7/5

Laptop etiquette

Laptops welcome2 of 3 reports say so
  • Laptops welcome · 2
  • Laptops tolerated · 1

⚖️ Contested — the reports don’t agree. Worth reading them before you commit a whole afternoon to it.

Time limit: No laptops 12:30-14:30

All-day dining room: relaxed before noon and after two, a proper restaurant in between.

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The signals

from 3 reports

Iffy for calls

The wifi holds up, but only just — a call could wobble.

Wifi speed
42 Mbps
40 Mbps44 Mbps

Average of 3 speed tests filed here — every dot is one test, the green mark is the average.

Wifi holds up
3.7/5

3 reports · all within a point

1 = Patchy · 5 = Rock-solid

Quiet
2.7/5

3 reports · all within a point

1 = Bustling · 5 = Silent

Plugs
2.7/5

3 reports · all within a point

1 = No sockets · 5 = Sockets everywhere

Seating
4.0/5

3 reports · every report agreed

1 = Cramped · 5 = Loungey

Natural light
4.3/5

3 reports · all within a point

1 = Dim · 5 = Bright

How it compares in London

  • Wi-Fi42 Mbps

    Faster than 1 of 8 measured spots in London

Ranked against every London spot we’ve measured — a map pin can’t tell you that.

Best time to go

Loudest in lunchtime, at 4.0/5.

1
Morning
noise 3.0/5
44 Mbps
1
Lunch
noise 4.0/5
40 Mbps
1
Afternoon
noise 3.0/5
42 Mbps
0
Evening
no rating

Bars are how many reports came from each window, not a live busyness feed.

RWA write-up

A restaurant in Fitzrovia, London, averaging 42 Mbps across 3 speed tests, laptops welcome, rated 2.7/5 for quiet. 3 people have filed 3 reports here, and every number on this page is computed from them.

42 Mbps
Wifi
2.7/5
Plugs
—
Quietest

What people mention

Good coffee×1Natural light×1Sockets everywhere×1

Where it is

Fitzrovia, London, United Kingdom

Open map

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Community reports

3 reports · 3 reporters

Newest 8 Jun 2026 · oldest 7 Mar 2026

These are all launch-dataset reports — every one carries a “Demo dataset” tag. Real check-ins land alongside them and count the same.

Top contributors here

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Sofia Marek

Demo data

Worked over lunch ·

3.0/5
40 Mbps⌛ Laptops tolerated

Came back at lunch and it was a completely different room - loud, packed, and they needed the table.

Wifi holds up
4.0/5
Quiet
2.0/5
Plugs
2.0/5
Seating
4.0/5
Light
4.0/5
Demo datasetGood coffee

Tom Hargrave

Demo data

Worked the morning ·

4.0/5
44 Mbps💻 Laptops welcome

Breakfast is the window here - quiet, sockets under the banquettes, and they leave you alone until about eleven.

Wifi holds up
4.0/5
Quiet
3.0/5
Plugs
3.0/5
Seating
4.0/5
Light
4.0/5
Demo datasetSockets everywhere

Aziz Rahman

Demo data

Worked the afternoon ·

4.0/5
42 Mbps💻 Laptops welcome

Big windows and a room that stays bright late. They are relaxed about laptops between services, less so during.

Wifi holds up
3.0/5
Quiet
3.0/5
Plugs
3.0/5
Seating
4.0/5
Light
5.0/5
Demo datasetNatural light

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