RestaurantsLondonBethnal GreenE2

survey result

Summary

£23
    £
3
Good
5
Exceptional
2
Average
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Unbeatable for a classic full English breakfast” – but perhaps most popular for the accompanying bants – this Bethnal Green café, notable for its Grade II-listed Art Deco interior, has been run by four generations of the Pellicci family since 1900 – Maria, the current boss, has cooked here since 1966.

Summary

£22
    £
3
Good
5
Exceptional
4
Very Good
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“This top-notch Bethnal Green café” is “the place to go for London’s best breakfast” – not just on account of the full English and bacon sarnies, but for the Art Deco wood panelling (Grade-II listed!) and the atmosphere created by four generations of the Pellicci family, who have run it since 1900. “What makes it different is the warm and funny staff”, who draw “a happy mix of locals, tourists and everyone in between”. Top Tip – “don’t ask for anything gluten-free or they might laugh!”

Summary

£20
    £
3
Good
5
Exceptional
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“Great food and even better banter” is why so many regulars “just have to keep going back” to this Bethnal Green greasy spoon, run by four generations of the Pellicci family since 1900. The unique wood-panelled Art Deco interior narrowly escaped destruction in a fire 20 years ago, and is now Grade II listed.

Summary

£25
    £
3
Good
5
Exceptional
5
Exceptional
* Based on a three course dinner, half a bottle of wine, coffee, cover charge, service and VAT.

“You don’t come here for the food: the welcome and the banter are the main attraction!”, say fans of the Nevio family’s “buzzy” (but hipster-free) Bethnal Green greasy spoon, which is a top choice for a “simple breakfast”. Architecture anoraks will also want to examine its (listed) Art Deco interior (often used as a location for TV).

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Restaurant details

Highchair,Portions
Yes
No dress code
33

Prices

Traditional European menu

Starter Main Pudding
£5.90 £9.10 £4.00
Drinks  
Wine per bottle £0.00
Filter Coffee £2.20
Extras  
Bread £0.00
Service 10.00%
332 Bethnal Green Rd, London, E2 0AG
Opening hours
Monday7 am‑4 pm
Tuesday7 am‑4 pm
Wednesday7 am‑4 pm
Thursday7 am‑4 pm
Friday7 am‑4 pm
Saturday7 am‑4 pm
SundayCLOSED

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