Cafe de Fred — Restaurant in London

I love a fried brekkie and was excited to try Cafe de Fred. I had a spare hour this week between meetings and this was the closest caf. I hate writing negative reviews but feel this one is warranted as I think many of the positive ones are from tourists who don't really know what to expect from a place like this.

First off - a half hour wait for a full English is a bit mad but I'll let them off given that the staff were genuinely very friendly. If I'd been in a rush it would have been hard to swallow. However, £12.5 is an expensive greasy spoon breakfast. And with that in mind, the food was genuinely terrible. The sausage (singular) was anemic and tasted like soap (worse than wetherspoons), the "bacon" was not real bacon - something processed that tasted like spam, the food is served with one piece of Warburton's white bread (straight from the supermarket across the road I suspect), the tomato was not cooked, and in general the portions were poor. Lastly you're squeezed in like a sardine for the privilege. Disappointed and do...

We came here twice, and may go back again tomorrow before our flight. A friend recommended this café and we came immediately. We met Fred and Judith, both so friendly. This café is so cute and an intimate restaurant with a homey vibe. Easy to find using google maps, and service is fast.

We got very basic items the first visit – the omelette, the baguette and Americano. So simple and so good, that we told them we'd be back to try the Jacket Potato (cute name lol) which is basically a delicious baked potato, and for the crepe. Jacket Potato was so delicious with Judith's home made chicken curry. We got the savory salmon crepe, aka galette, and then we finished off with a dessert crepe – strawberries, bananas and Nutella. I would say this is the best dessert crepe I've ever had. Judith was so generous with the fruit portions and the Nutella/fruit/crepe ration was really great. We enjoyed our second visit so much we said we'll come back tomorrow for one more breakfast. I'll update with what we...

What a wonderful cafe I stumbled upon to escape the wind and rain. Coming from America I had no idea what a Full Monty or English breakfast was, or a builders tea! Tried to order a coffee but was told I MUST have a tea so I followed orders from the wise gentlemen in the shop. Could not have been happier and more full. The food was DYNAMITE! Nice to see great prices too where a lot of shops charge an arm and a leg. Spoke with the owner Fred for about 20 minutes on locations around London to visit and what a pleasure it was to meet him. He gave me some INCREDIBLE recommendations that I will be taking my girlfriend to on the rest of my trip. The entire experience was a highlight and I can’t wait to get back to Earls Court stop to visit him again! 5 stars...