Café East — Restaurant in London

I had been wanting to visit this place for 2 years! Finally had brunch with the girls here and it was perfect. Good vibes, good music, amazing service, good portion sized seasoned food, beautiful presentation of the dishes and reasonably priced aswell which is hard to find. Everyone was friendly from the girls serving to the kitchen staff cheffing it up.

I ordered an Oreo Milkshake, not every place can get these right but THIS ONE! exceeded expectations. And it came in a takeaway cup with a lid so I could still finish my drink after we had left. Oreo Milkshake is not to be rushed, especially after a massive plate of food so I appreciate that nice touch👌🏾

I ordered the Lost in London £15.90 and it was TOP QUALITY! Beef sausage, I don't eat pork so this was important. The nicest beef sausages I've had in a long time. The beans tasted seasoned not straight from the can and the PANCAKES! banging! Fluffy and not dry. The fruits on top were ripe aswell.

One thing to bear in mind, we visited on a Saturday at 13:15 (group of 3) and it was BUSY! If visiting in a couple or groups of two you may find you will be seated sooner just because the tables at the front are arranged in sets of two's. They do have 4 tables of 4 at the back which is where we were seated. The tables at the front of the Cafe are quite close together so when it's busy it can feel a little cramped. We waited about 10 minutes outside for a table as we were fist in the queue however when we left at 15:30 there was a long line of people waiting outside. This place does not take bookings so be prepared to wait during busy periods.

I believe it was well worth the wait and I will definitely be coming back for more.

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Cafe East is a busy and buzzing cafe on Roman Road serving a fantastic spread of breakfast, brunch and lunch dishes. Open Monday to Saturday from 8.30 – 5pm (9am on a Saturday), it is always busy!

The cafe has a random and quirky decor – floral combined with framed records and even some Halloween style paraphernalia! The staff were friendly even though they were busy.

There is a good selection of hot drinks, soft drinks, fresh juices, mixed juices and milkshakes. We had a fresh Apple Juice (£3) and Mango, Orange and Lime Juice ( £3.5) which were great. The oreo milkshake also looked really delicious.

This awesome cafe on Roman Road has a BIG menu! Sometimes that can put people off but this menu is just awesome. They have a huge selection of breakfast / brunch dishes including a separate section just for pancakes and waffles (dreamy!). Cafe East also offers omelettes, burgers, wraps, salads and club sandwiches.

All the pancake and waffle sets are served with mixed berries, fresh fruits, fresh cream and maple syrup. We opted for the American (£8.9) with pancakes, 2 fried eggs, streaky bacon cumberland sausage and grilled cherry tomatoes and the Lost in London ( £9.9) with waffles, scrambled eggs, streaky bacon, cumberland sausage, 2 hash browns and baked beans. Both breakfasts were so filling and had the perfect balance of savoury and sweet. Such good value for the portion size and quality of food!

We can’t wait to return to try some of the other dishes including, Classic Mediterranean, Eggs Royale and French Toast, They also offer vegan and vegetarian options.

Cafe East is a fantastic cafe on Roman Road with an affordable and delicious menu. Expect to queue but not for ages – it is...

Went to breakfast with my family on Friday after seeing some great things about Cafe east online. I got the cinnamon/ Banana pancakes and my wife got the American breakfast.

The food looked amazing. Honestly, aesthetically one of the best I've seen; it's very instagrammable. However, it didn't taste great unfortunately and I feel like there was toooo much going on.

The atmosphere was pretty good, although the seating is a bit tight and cramped. The service was great. The waiter/ guy behind the till was friendly and conversive.

The cafe is cash only so be sure to have cash on you. There is a very run down free cash point across the road but it looked like someone tried to open it up so I was worried when using it.

Special mention to the The tap water... Again it was the most aesthetically pleasing tap water I've seen (see picture) lol.

The price was quite hefty and I don't think it was worth the price due to the taste.

The coffee was Terrible, to the point I thought it was instant coffee. But it was a dark roast (essentially burnt) coffee. Neither my wife or I can finish our coffee.

We spent around £40 there for 2 breakfast meals and 2 coffees. Just not worth it especially since taste is the most important thing and the food was lacking in that department.

I wouldn't recommend this place on this visit but I'm open to giving them another shot in the future if I'm...