You Should See Me With A Crown! Having lived in London for many years and visiting frequently, I can honestly say that finding a coffee place with great sandwiches, open all day, and serving a wide variety of items is quite challenging. You might wonder why a one-stop shop for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, offering both hot and cold options, is desirable. Simply put, it's about convenience and quality. Crown Cafe Bar is a gem! The food is exceptional, the coffee is beyond great, and the service is outstanding. This charming, hole-in-the-wall cafe is perfectly located on a bustling corner of the Strand, offering some of the best food and coffee in the city. I absolutely love this place. Thank you, Crown Cafe Bar! read more

Crown Cafe - Sandwiches Near Me - London, XGL

I had the chicken,avocado and bacon baguette and my husband had the Brie,and ham baguette sandwhich. Delicious!It gets crazy busy here so you know it's good!(FYI great little coffee roaster down the street,Caravan too.) Very cramped inside and expect to have people sit right next to you.Line moves pretty quick but confusing how/where to check out and pay.We'd come again! read more

Crown Cafe - Sandwiches Near Me - London, XGL

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Crown Cafe may have been our favorite restaurant we visited on our two-week trip to London, from Texas! Admittedly, their food wasn't particularly exciting, but they offer plenty of options and they've mastered the things on their menu. The value was what kept us coming back! (You have to budget strategically on a long vacation.) We were able to afford a sit down meal for just about the same price as a lot of the grab-and-go stores in the neighborhood. They had customizable standard deli options. We ate a lot of eggs and bacon for breakfast. I'm not exaggerating when I say that the ham, egg, and cheese on baguette was the best breakfast sandwich I've ever had! Even though the staff was often rushed, they were friendly, patient with foreigners, and able to steer us to good choices when we needed it. We liked sitting out on the sidewalk tables and at a window bar watching the crowds go by. Crown Cafe seemed to attract a mix of locals and tourists, which is always a good sign. Unfortunately they closed temporarily (for vacation or renovations?) halfway through our visit, and we didn't get to come back for breakfast every morning of our trip. I'm so glad we were able to enjoy it for the first few days! read more

Crown Cafe - Breakfast - Sandwiches Near Me - London, XGL

The Crown Cafe is one of the best sandwich shops on the Strand. If you take a late lunch, you might miss out on having your favourite sandwich. The best sandwich is the chicken escolpe, which is breaded chicken on bread with red and green peppers. It is my favourite sandwich and I have found that if I wait and arrive at the shop after 1:30 then all the sandwiches are gone. I have had a few other sandwiches and they were equally as good, but I am a creature of habit. So when I go to Crown I want the usually. What I love about this shop, besides the sandwiches is that it's a small Mom and Pop shop. The staff is super friendly and I've been in so often they know what I want. A few times they have set a sandwich aside for me and I've been able to walk out with the last chicken escolpe. I love this place! read more

Crown Cafe - Sandwiches Near Me - London, XGL

If you find yourself on the Strand and need a quick bite to eat - you can find many places. But one spot def stands out and that is Crown Café Bar. The sandwiches here are excellent as one might expect from an eatery with some Portuguese connections. I had only a few minutes to eat before having to rush to a nearby theatre and the ham and bacon roll more than hit the spot. There are a few tables as well as a window bank to eat inside ... or you can do takeaway. Def keep Crown Café in mind when you need a tasty quick meal in Central London. read more

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A slice of heaven for breakfast on the Strand in London's Temple area, City of Winchester. I have come to really love English Breakfast here in London, and at the Crown Cafe Bar even more so. Made to order, fresh, delicious and the service just brilliant. This small cafe on the strand, has excellent service and the staff is friendly as can be. For a great breakfast, hot lunch or just a spot of tea, or in my case today Hot Chocolate. Check them out. Right next to Somerset House. read more

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2 stars because pastries and coffee were good. Customer service was not good, especially from the lady who works in the morning. Had a look as if she hated her life. Yelled at us to "shut the door," not even a polite "would you mind closing the door" as should be expected in polite London society. She obviously has not assimilated at all. Scowled at us the entire time we were deciding what pastries to pick, and very unhelpful answering questions about items. Other regular customers walked in which put a smile on her face. And they weren't told to "shut the door" when left open. If you don't like tourists, why open a cafe on one of the busiest tourist strips ? Idiots. read more

Good place to grab a bite. The server, Michelle, was very attentive and friendly. Lee R. Rohe

I love a good old greasy spoon, although Crown's café seems to be something between this and a sandwich shop. Double bacon and eggs for £3.50, a side order of toast and a cup of tea was a good and reasonably priced breakfast. However there was just something not quite right about it. Maybe it was the way they re-cooked the bacon, the eggs were a bit too rubbery, I'm not sure. Maybe it's the mixed identity they have. Staff were friendly enough and service fast. read more

A perfectly solid, reliable little cafe on the Strand. Sandwiches, toasties, hot drinks, reheated lasagne, jacket potatos. Not going to blow your socks off, but if you want to nip into somewhere warm and eat a quick hot lunch for £3-£4, this will do nicely. Scuffed laminated menus, amusingly shouty lunchtime service ('NEXT PLEASE!'), always a respectably long queue of workers and students. The salad garnish is always just the wrong side of limp, and mostly made of cress. But the ever so slight crappiness is part of the appeal. It's that kind of place and I like it. It could be anywhere, does not ooze London in the slightest, and sometimes that is A-ok. read more

Ran in here with a friend of mine yesterday, hungry and in a bid to escape the rain. Having already walked out of 3 places for lack of choice and decent prices, we weren't hoping for too much. Now, neither of us spend all too much time in central London cafes, so we still felt it to be quite expensive compared to what we're used to in Kingston, it definitely appeared better than the other options we looked at in the area. As has been mentioned, the staff here are quite friendly, which is a big plus for me when it comes to places to eat. The food options were pretty nice for a cafe, with the fillings for their sandwiches/etc on show in an extremely tempting display that made me want to just lay it all out in a paddling pool and pretty much just dive into it. They also serve some hot food and alternatives, such as lasagna, pasta and salad (and more). Not to mention they do specials of the day so those without much of a decision making capability can just keep it fresh and varied! The sandwich itself was very nice. Unsure if I was going to be eating more later, I decided to keep it light and just have a chicken club sandwich. And by light, I meant, inadvertently picking something that somehow left me full for over 12 hours, even though I hadn't *eaten* anything in 12 hours already. I'll need to spend some more time looking around cafes in the area before I make a final judgment upon the prices, and try it a few more times to see what their other food is like, but this is a potential 4 star in the making for once I'm working in The Strand! Thank you, Crown Cafe! read more

Coffee was not great. Muffins were dry. It sort of smelled at the back of drains. So sat in the front section.

The spaghetti here is great. They also sell Snapple drinks, which is also great. Another time I got a tuna sandwich, because the lady asked if I wanted something other than spaghetti that day. The sandwich was no good. Will go back to eating their spaghetti. Spaghetti bolognese + Snapple drink = £6.40 Lastly, apparently none of the workers are related. They are not a family, just co-workers. read more

Food is cold and dry. It's awful the place is rundown the lady with the red hair looks like she has a hang over from last nights partying didn't even say please when she ask us to close the door behind us. She even utter "shut the door" behind us very rude. But the coffee is good tho. read more

I'm a fan! you know what people of London, why not surprise yourself and instead of going to the FXXXXing pret next door....come here!! I had a coronation chicken salad and it was lovely! read more

Fast and friendly. Stopped in here daily when in to grab a quick bite before our event. Bagels were good, coffee was good. Will be back.

Stopped in here on a rainy Sunday morning because Cafe Nero and Pret a Manger were packed. They have a nice full English breakfast that was reasonable. Not great, but not bad. I liked the simplicity. Now although I did not go downstairs to the bathroom, everyone that did said it was an experience as there were no working lights so everything was in the dark. Hopefully they get that fixed soon. read more

This is a basic sandwich place, but almost everything (except the vivid, almost radioactive, escalopes) are just that much slightly better than good. Definitely one of the places to go if you're on the Strand and want a decent good meal. read more

stayed at ME hotel, so this gem was hidden across the street by construction. .so glad I found it.. great breakfast sandwiches, and latte...fresh made bread & rolls...the gentlemen were very pleasant and helpful. .they open 6am ...a huge plus..I found d my favorite breakfast spot in london. I have yet to try the lunch. ..next time e... read more

Pretty solid lunch choice on the Strand, and a nice change of pace from the Prets that seem to have conquered the better part of London. They make tasty hot panini sandwiches and the people who work in here are friendly and give you a real personalized service that you can't get at a chain. A good bet in the area! read more

Visited Crown today for the first time for lunch during a supplier meeting. The ingredients used in the sandwiches are very good quality. Excellent range of specials. I had tuna melt. Generously filled with Tuna, Mozzerella and Sun Blushed Tomato for £4.10 Friendly, efficient service. Would definitely go back. read more

Awful service and overpriced jacket potato's Litterally go anywhere else but here. The staff are rude and the food is so processed and nothing looks fresh read more

Basically the *only* place open early on the Strand if you happen to be jet lagged, up and hungry. Cook has refined an ideal mixture of early-am politeness (not *too* cheery) and machine-precision efficiency. Great value for both money and time. read more