Eat Out London!Workers Cafe
- Whether you want a traditional English breakfast, lunch or dinner, Worker's Cafe has what you need to set you up for the rest of the day.
Workers Cafe Islington Cafe, Coffee Shop, Full English Breakfast, Burger, Fast Food, Kebab, Fish & Chips, British, Italian, Mexican Restaurant at 172 Upper St, London N1 1RG, UK - Workers Cafe Islington
It's the little things that count, so the eggs that we use in all our dishes are free range, and the meat dishes contain meat that we marinade by hand, using traditional combinations of herbs and spices.
You must check out our exceptional menu that aims to prove that you can go to one place, for every meal, whatever time of day.
From our range of set breakfasts, to our spotted dick and treacle pudding which are just like your grandma used to make, we put in a great deal of care and attention.
If you have a little bit more time, why not order one of our burger specials, a jacket potato or even a roast dinner.
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The London Review of Breakfasts: Workers Cafe, Islington
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Workers Cafe172 Upper StreetIslingtonN1 1RG020 7226 3973by Henrietta CrumpetAh, The Workers Cafe, bastion of socialist Islington, beacon of light for the Marx-reading, poll tax rioting, Labour voting reds from the time when builders were builders, new developments with loft living were factories, and all local primary schools were run by women who read Germaine Greer whilst chain smoking outside the school gates.
Those were the days.I have been a local at The Workers since that fateful day in 1987 when, on a lightly hazy summer morning, Thatcher was re-elected for the third time and I arrived at school to find mothers silently weeping in the playground.
And I’m still a local now, when Edward’s Machinery has long gone, Bella’s and Smokes have disappeared from the high street, and the cafe’s interior is no longer concealed in a haze of cigarette smoke.My breakfast habits have broadened a little since I was six and would only order fried tomatoes on two white toasts (the tomatoes to be served separately) accompanied by a Snapple iced tea.
Worried about the impending doom the smoking ban could have wreaked on their loyal clientele, they’ve installed a coffee machine, seats that move, and at-seat ordering, making it the best place to grab a quick cup of reasonably priced coffee on Upper St. It’s still run by the same extended family, a variation on the socialist worker’s collective that the name suggests, and is delightfully devoid of pretension (and music).
So put on your Vote Labour badge; grab a paper from the newsagent’s next door; smile at the local characters, the builders on their tea breaks, the council workers, and most importantly, the charming family busily shouting at each other in the open kitchen; and bed down.
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I wrote about the Little Portland Cafe 12 years ago on A Good Place For A Cup of Tea And A Think.
In the intervening years they've started doing chips so now it's time for an Egg, Bacon, Chips and Beans entry.
And that, therefore, beans = Rome, bacon = sky.
All the basics, lined-up and ready to go.
The Little Portland's interior is dominated upfront by a huge glass cabinet of delight and at the back by tables.
The Workers' Cafe
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Fed up of trying to eke out a working day in your local coffee shop dodging eye-contact with the barista because you haven't bought a coffee for an hour and guarding the only power supply like it's the fountain of youth?!
The Workers' Cafe in Dalston is a new members-cafe for the "non-office laptop worker" that does away with all the issues and annoyances of remote working.
Members pay a monthly, tax deductible subscription that works out way cheaper than the obligation of having to keep buying coffee in a cafe because our coffee is FREE!
This means you've paid to be in the cafe for all-you-can-drink filter coffee & tea, for your own seat with power and wifi and for 20% discount on food.
Basically you get a productive, relaxed working environment away from home with free coffee, for less.
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Weekday breakfasts are served until 11.30am with flawlessly fried eggs, decent bacon and sausages, toast with proper butter and a builder’s brew.
The River Café feels like a proper 1960s caff, with charming décor including Formica tables, Vitrolite ceiling, murals and original tiling unchanged for decades.
A full English comes with sausage, egg, bacon and tomato, plus you can add on extras of bubble, hash browns and black pudding, while Mario’s mum makes the hearty Italian mains.
10 more of the best cheap eats in London This Islington café has been going since 1986, and offers a range of all-day breakfasts including eight set options and two veggie options for £5.95 including tea or coffee and toast.
The Workers Café Special is £7.95 and includes egg, bacon, sausage, two hash browns, beans, mushrooms, black pudding and tomato.
Workers Cafe, London, Islington. Book now!
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Your local cafe since 1986, Workers Cafe is proud of its history of service in the Islington area.
This legendary cafe on London’s Upper Street is particularly well known for its all-day English breakfasts, which are all made to order and reasonably priced.
Take for example the Workers Cafe Special, a delicious spread of egg, bacon, sausage, hash browns, mushrooms, beans, black pudding and tomato, or perhaps indulge in the pancakes and waffles topped with decadent ingredients like ice cream, nutella, banana and peanut butter.
Of course, it’s not only breakfast served at London’s Workers Cafe.
The baked goods at Workers Cafe are not to be missed, and taste just like what grandma might make – try the spotted dick or the chocolate treacle pudding if you really want to get traditional.