Yes, it hit the spot! Great local cafe, newly renovated with fresh baked good and great breakfast…read moreand lunch options. Highlights: Delicious food and baked goods, Ample quantity, Parking easy to find on the street, Decent dining area with an Open Kitchen and Reasonably priced. Can improve: The customer service is lacking, the wait staff is a little grumpy and not prompt at all. The layout is also hindering since they put a big wooden dining table right in front of the cash register so you bump into folks that que up. Benchmark: They are the best local cafe in the East Finchley N2 area. Last dined in March 2016 and will def. return.

I can't believe I'm the first to write about East Finchley's gem of an independent café. So…read moresuccessful has it become, over the years, that it's recently expanded with a second branch in nearby Muswell Hill. Apart from the reasonably priced hot and cold lunches - and more importantly, fine array of tasty pastries and tall hazlenut lattes - the café doubles as a gallery for local artists and photographers - some easily accessible and others rather more aspirational. And for anyone unimpressed by the art adorning the walls, newspapers are provided - and there's the all-important local notice-board by the door, to keep you in touch with the community - and help you find everything from a cleaner to a piano teacher. It's just a shame it closes at 6pm.

I cannot say enough about the breakfast goodness on a baguette from this quaint little spot. It's…read morefreshly prepared and won't break the bank.

I was so disgusted with the sandwich I just got from this place that I literally threw it in the…read moretrash and opened my computer to write a review about it. I went here because I was starving and needed some food. I walked in and they had a few sad looking baguettes laid out on the counter which they were selling for 1 pound. I picked the least sad-looking one (ham and cheese) and asked if I could possibly get it warmed. I got a quick and stern "no". Obviously I wasn't expecting much from the sandwich they were trying to sell off for a pound, but what I got was an insult. I was shocked they would even have the audacity to sell something like that, even for a pound. The bread was completely soggy on the bottom and inedible. The lettuce was all browned, the tomatoes and cucumbers were shriveled up and lifeless, and the ham and cheese was hard and dry around the edges. After picking it apart and trying to find SOMETHING edible in the sandwich, I took a bite of the tomato which was SALTY! I spit it out and had had enough of this crap. NEVER AGAIN! Go to Sandwich Shop 2 doors down. Way better!

Wanted to try a full English breakfast--found this place online with great reviews. It was within…read morewalking distance of my airbnb. Plenty of seating, service was quick, and there is WiFi. I got the Cop the Lot, which came with bacon, sausage, eggs, beans, tomato, and blood pudding/sausage. Everything was cooked fresh (you could hear the cooks at the grill). It came out quickly and was definitely very hearty. Also super cheap and they accept credit card!

Hangovers and hunger go hand in hand and there's one tried and tested cure... A decent full English…read morefrom your local greasy spoon. The Shepherdess is one of my all time favourite places to visit when after a breakfast to overcome a hangover. The coffee is pretty spot on and the food will have you back on your feet and ready to conquer another day after a big night out. What's even better than the great food is the incredibly decent prices - you can't beat £5.60 for the builders breakfast that has chips, bacon, sausage, eggs and a whole lot of beans.

The best part of this place is the vibe it gives off: 1970s American diner.. but with a British…read moreflair from their menu and countless locals scattered in the red vinyl booths or wooden chairs. You've got beans with almost every dish, and some sort of sausage if you so wish. Breakfast served all day, as well as ice cream, and an endless supply of sun-faded posters of kids indulging in ice cream and vintage photographs. Ok, so our experience: We visited on a Thursday afternoon, and were seated promptly by this lovely lady! We both got breakfast and the total was 11GBP to fill us up! Yes. The best deal in all of the UK in our experience thus far. Did I mention we also got hot tea!?

Good for a cheap BYOB joint, this rather dour looking restaurant sits on the Goldhawk Road, famed…read morefor brief appearances in cinematic classics such as Quadrophenia and The Mother. No Who's Who here though, as greasy beans and toast provide the perfect hangover remedy to West Londoners this side of the A40.

When you find your way to this hidden cafe off Clerkenwell Road, you'll feel as if you've stumbled…read moreupon a secret. Expect it to be buzzing with digital types on their coffee breaks and the odd yummy mummy with a posh pram. I thought it slightly strange that their take on a full English, the J+A Breakfast, did not include baked beans. Nonetheless it was a fine meal and with the addition of jam for my toast I was well satiated. Those enamored of exposed brick, menus on blackboards and industrial flooring will feel right at home here. There's plenty of light streaming in and the vibe is congenial. I'm quite keen to return to J&A Café for lunch. Who's coming with?

Need a joint for a cosy, comfortable, and reasonably quiet ambiance to catch up with some…read moreprivate-time... in public? Feel like having a hearty breakfast or early lunch and enjoy a newspaper (or, for the posh amongst you, an iPad)? J+A Café is just the spot you're looking for. Late morning on a brisk autumn Saturday, I rolled in here to catch one of the few remaining spots available at the long picnic table in the centre of the dining room. Armed with my trusty Galaxy S and an e-book I'd been working on for a few months (an old favourite, Zelazny's Chronicles of Amber), I whiled away over an hour just flipping virtual pages, sipping on the most massive of Americanos, and forking through a mound of scrambled eggs and salmon on toast. The servers bustle all around without seeming to be in a hurry. Other patrons carry on a low humming din of conversation, and the majority of individual patrons are immersed in their separate musings and cogitations. Honestly, I'm shocked -not- to see a sea of Macbooks glowing their merry Apple emblems away here. While prices aren't stupidly affordable (see Le Regal for that), you won't leave hungry or feeling cheated. And a refreshed, placid state of mind is one well worth dropping a few extra pounds on.

Pleasant neighbourhood cafe, serving a brunch-style menu, along with paninis, sandwiches, teas,…read morecoffees, pastries, cakes. There are tables with chairs one side and a banquette on the other. Staff were friendly and pleasant, and the food came reasonably quickly. Our lunch of Eggs Royale (£14), a spinach and mushroom omelette (£11) with a cappucino and sparking water came to £31.60. That's a little on the pricey side, but then it is Maida Vale, and we didn't feel at all rushed, so if you wanted you could make your coffee last, and watch the world go by. A lot of the patrons clearly knew each other, so there's a busy regular trade from locals.

Super quaint cafe located in Maida Val not far from the Bakerloo tube stop... friendly service and…read morefantastic cakes-- highly recommend !

Great little breakfast spot. Omelettes, eggs on toast, etc, along with the more traditional English…read morechoices (sausage, beans. chips). Very friendly. Actually explained that tipping is not expected in small businesses like his. Did not see that this is a "Cash Only" place until we were already eating but there is an ATM directly across the street.

This place is actually "The Ritz Cafe" and is a neighborhood diner-type restaurant. NOT THE SAME as…read more"The Ritz Restaurant", which you find at the expensive fancy hotel named "The Ritz" in Piccadilly and serves afternoon tea. The pics and reviews posted by some people are for the highbrow place, not this cafe. Future people reading these reviews will get confused. Here's the correct entry for the afternoon tea and restaurant in Piccadilly: https://www.yelp.com/biz/the-ritz-restaurant-london-2

This is a great place to come for an English fry up. It's busy, and that's a good sign with a…read moreregular stream of locals coming through the door. The food is cheap too; eggs, chips and beans with a cuppa for less than a fiver. There's tables to sit at, but the entrance is squashy with everyone coming and going. Good local food at a great price. I'm sold (and full). Word of warning:cash only, but the ATM is just around the corner at Sainsbury's.

I just had to add this to Yelp as I really rate it as one of the few original Lan-dan (London)…read morecafes. For £2 you can get something really tasty for breakfast: bacon and egg sandwich for example, bit greasy but seriously good value. For £3 for lunch you can get a great sandwich with fresh ingredients, such as proper chicken meat. The tea here is legendary, and at 60p a real snip. They also do daily specials like liver and onions, homemade burger, curries etc. It's FANTASTIC value and has a real old-skool London feel to it. The staff are really friendly too, always smiling and helpful. I'd recommend it to tourists if they're interested in one of these increasingly rare cafes.