Visited here on Saturday, very busy little please very little seating, but we got lucky thankfully 🙏.
I had the Classic Banana Pudding with Oreo pieces, salted caramel pieces & peanut butter pretzels 🥨… was amazingly light, fluffy, not to sweet and generally enjoyable, it was also very well priced for London standards! Solid 9/10 overall.
A friend of mine had the special, which was Date & Caramel Banana Pudding if I’m not mistaken, and she loved it and rated it a 9.5/10 overall.
Definitely worth a visit!
Nice sweet treat while doing my dissertation. There was a girl who's very sweet she was singing a Turkish song, 🥺 free performance and pudding really cured me. Also the portion is very large I can't even close the lid, black coffee was also nice.
5
Vnilla takes banana pudding to another level. We went for the classic banana pudding topped with kunafa and pistachio and the combination was absolutely insane. The creamy pudding, crunchy kunafa and rich pistachio worked perfectly together. One of the best desserts I’ve had in a long time. A must-visit for anyone with a sweet tooth.
5
Wanted to come here since it opened as we have been to Magnolia in NYC. Had the original and also their guest flavour which was red velvet. Had fudge pieces and white chocolate chips on the red velvet and they are generous with the toppings. Both were delicious and I surprisingly preferred the original. Found it to be heavier than the one you get in Magnolia, which I preferred but my wife did not. They also do a nice coffee. Staff are friendly. Limited seating available but they come with a lid so easy enough to travel with. Would definitely come back.
3
I have visited this place several times and tried their classic banana pudding, as well as several specials.
The classic banana pudding is decent. I would not put it anywhere near Magnolia Bakery (that is still in a completely different league), but Vnilla’s version has its own charm. The texture is impressively light, almost whipped, and the banana flavour feels very fresh. It is sweet, maybe even a little too sweet, but still enjoyable. The portion size is also generous for the price.
The specials, however, are very hit or miss. Some of them genuinely improve the classic base. I really liked the sticky date pudding version and the chocolate swirl frosties banana pudding. Both added texture and personality: a bit of crunch, a bit of richness, something extra happening in each spoon without completely burying the banana pudding underneath.
Unfortunately, other specials were much less convincing. The red velvet and kinder bueno puddings were the low point for me. In both, the banana almost disappeared entirely, and the result felt less like banana pudding and more like sponge cake broken into a tub with sweet cream. The ingredients in those versions also tasted very cheap.
Overall, Vnilla is worth trying if you like banana pudding and want something fun in Covent Garden. But the quality varies a lot, and when the specials miss, they really miss.
