regency cafe

you won’t find any smashed avocados on toast here, no artisan coffees and certainly no salted caramel pancakes, but despite this lack of essential modern-day breakfast foods, the regency café has a formidable reputation as one of the best cafes in london. oft called a greasy spoon, which i take to mean it’s lathered in grease and tastes as such, it’s not a flattering name. instead, it should be referred to as ‘no-frills’.

a greasy spoon cafe with no grease great service and great atmosphere. don't go if you are on a diet or looking to be pampered. do if you want a grade 1 fry up

this was probably a strange spot for a work meeting complete with a lap top but was still a great experience. old world greasy spoor without the actual greasy spoon. we had to queue to enter but it was worth it.

inher30s / 2 hours ago 17 may 2015 you won’t find any smashed avocados on toast here, no artisan coffees and certainly no salted caramel pancakes, but despite this lack of essential modern-day breakfast foods, the regency café has a formidable reputation as one of the best cafes in london. oft called a greasy spoon, which i take to mean it’s lathered in grease and tastes as such, it’s not a flattering name. instead, it should be referred to as ‘no-frills’. retro black and white tiles and gingham checked booths line this little café tucked away in a side street in deepest darkest westminster/ pimlico, you have to know where you’re going to end up here.

while you may not find the perfect smashed avo or gluten-free muesli here, this long-standing london establishment is famous for its delicious and classic english breakfasts. located in westminster, it’s not uncommon to see a big queue of hungry diners lining up through the café and out the door, all eagerly awaiting their weekend fry-up. the food here is beautiful in its soul-warming simplicity, evident in the enthusiasm of their staff and the satisfaction of their customers. with such a great reputation, k and i absolutely could not pass up the opportunity to visit while we were in london, and we were so impressed that we returned the following weekend!

best english breakfast ever. . . . at least in my lifetime. eggs are perfect, not greasy, just right. and the beans - i don't know how they do this, but the beans taste like they were home made, and yet home made to taste _as if_ they came out of a can. i mean that as a complement. this isn't an english breakfast that has pretensions to be healthy or gourmet. it is the epitome of its old fashioned, circa 1950 genre. the place feels straight of the 1950s as well, and (like the beans) genuinely so - neither preserved nor modernized. it's spotless, and favored by locals of all stripes. the man who takes my order (i've been three times) is very handsome and has a great voice. alas, i don't think he likes me. but i'll go back again for the full english with toast and jam.

it was delicious and cheap. the staff is really nice and they make a point of learning your name!

amazing place in london. i love the food. can’t wait to come back here again. congratulations to the staff.

the food was very greasy and service slow and actually pretty rude. long waits for basic food- loud and not a nice atmosphere i won’t be going back.

great place to have a full english. prices are decent and the service is good for a place that's packed throughout the morning. i swapped the beans for the tomatoes but you can go all the way and add whatever you want 😁

delicous english breakfast, good prices, fast service and clean establishment. the politeness and service with a smile are the cherry on top.

regency cafe17-19 regency street, londonwhere in london can you get a full english for a fiver (well, £5.50 ($7 us) if we’re being pedantic) and visit the set of a movie? the answer is here at the regency cafe, a famous greasy spoon establishment made famous by such films as layer cake and magazine shoots for vogue.we took a short walk from victoria coach station after arriving early in the morning from the midlands down the posh roads of pimlico in search of a good old english breakfast. in an area as affluent as this you don’t expect to find a cafe like this amongst the pret a manger’s and the caffe nero’s, this is old school – and there’s a big line.for the first 10 minutes or so of our experience at the regency cafe we got to admire the exterior – mainly due to the line being out the door. american tourists hovered around peeking through the windows and looking back at the line ‘maybe we’ll come back tomorrow, huh?’ they concluded. what many don’t realise is that the line moves very quickly thanks in large part to the flawless system they have going here. no one is allowed to sit down before they have ordered, don’t believe us? well, there’s a sign…everyone comes here, from tourists to builders. the factors of price, quality and fame are the main draw but also watching the team work behind the counter like a well oiled machine. the system is simple, place your order with the nice gentleman behind the counter who then bellows your name once your order is ready, usually within minutes. take a seat once ordered and enjoy the experience of a traditional london cafe.

this is a traditional london cafe in it's decor and menu. incredible value for money. the guy was working there was really helpful and friendly.

the english breakfasts look amazing!although i only had a coffee. i asked for a latte and they don't do lattes but do milky cafe. this is what i mean by 'old school' - which i love! it was £1.10 or £1.70 (sorry one of the two i can't remember!), which is unheard of in central london.

another great thing is the cafe being open until around 7pm, which is great after work considering a lot of cafes close around 5pm.

the cafe only takes cash so make sure you have cash on you. the nearest cash machine is only around 5 minutes away.

located quite near to the westminster's abbey, regency cafe bustles with people during the breakfast hours of the day.
the popularity of the place is such that people have to queue up for their turn and sometimes the queue ends up ending outside the cafe into the pavement.
quite a popular cafe in london, had to have a first hand experience of the place.
tried their english breakfast, it contained a portion of baked beans, an egg and a pork sausage served along with fries. the breakfast spread tasted decent to be minimally critical.
also called for a chicken mushroom pie, to be honest it was a disaster, the chicken mushroom filling was grainy and lacked seasoning to it.
to sum up regency cafe seems to be quite a popular hangout among the locals, although i was at deep thoughts to understand its popularity among the locals, also the place is a tad pricy.
pro tip- decide your order before you reach the counter, or you may be up for some horrid time early in the morning.

regency cafe is the closest eatery to my flat here in westminster, and boy, is it a charmer. the greasy spoon (a quaint term the locals use here) takes you into a different era. and it’s easy to understand why films like layer cake have used the cafe as a location. as a neighbour, i can attest that this place has queues at all corners of the morning, including mine on this weekend day. it moves quick enough so be sure you have you order all worked out when you get to the front. the serving lady does not take any prisoners – and wow, has a jaw-dropping booming voice you won’t miss. i had the set breakfast deal with substitution of hash browns and black pudding (£6ish). coffee was awful but the plate is complete glory. there’s well-cooked bacon, plentiful, crisp hash browns and plenty o’ bread to assemble a makeshift sandwich with. i’ve dined around a bit now to know a good piece of bacon when i see one. at under £7 this is one piece of history worth travelling back in time for.