Franx Continental Cafe in Camden

Great traditional breakfast, good quality & great price

Proper London cafe, run by Anglo Italians so you know the food is going to be excellent & the prices keen... And it is! I have to agree with the other reviewers, this place is excellent, staff are superb, food fresh and plentiful & the service efficient and friendly. Stumbled on by accident but will be back by design.

Fantastic place. One of very few places that kept authentic recipes of making English breakfast. Highly recommend

Authentic London diner, nice food reasonable priced.

It was my favorite place to have the typical English breakfast, but it has lost a lot in recent years. The food and ingredients are correct (somewhat bland) when before it was delicious. It is a place absolutely opposite to those for tourists, extremely simple and, I think, without a toilet. The girl who served us was friendly. The manager or owner, not so much, apart from wanting to charge us £4 more. Correct and economical option if you are there, in short.

Found this by chance and is absolutely brilliant ! Great choice, great quality food, very quick service and prices excellent. Thoroughly recommend

This is an authentic but gritty London dining experience. Feels very local so if you're looking for that and want a cheap meal with no frills, give them a try. I tried the full breakfast and it was kind of bland to me but I'm not much of a fan of beans for breakfast anywhere. My wife really liked the coffee so that's a plus.

Great place in Central that does not cost you an arm and a leg. Staff are always willing to accommodate, and the food is lovely.

Great food good quality value for money really friendly staff been open for many years fantastic coffee 👍 best coffee around the area

Inexpensive food, but that's about it. Hot sandwich on untoasted toast for £5 🙈 Panini on the other hand is quite nice.

Easily one of the best places to get a great sandwich and a coffee at a good price. Highly recommend the New York melt or the Scotsman.

Very local place serving up good value food. Great placed to get fueled up for a long day of walking.

Perfect little cute place for quick food. Fun for people watch but lots of people smoke sitting outside 😢

Wanted somewhere where we could get a decent full breakfast at a reasonable price and this was definitely it! Had a nice welcome, decent breakfast and not at typical London prices! Very impressed, would return!

I recommend this place to eat quickly and economically. Having the chance to work nearby, I eat there very often and the quality of the pasta is incredible!

I went here for breakfast, but gave also been here before for lunch. I love it. It is an old fashioned cafe (meant as a compliment) and I would choose this over a chain any day. I had a sausage butty and a mug of tea and both were just perfect.

Good food and beverages, very friendly

Came here with a friend visiting and their full breakfast is truly their signature item on the menu. We can see it was well received and popular amongst tourists and locals. Staff were friendly and personable too which added to the lovely dining experience. Thumbs up from us.

Traditional English caff. Humour from the staff and from the posters. Tasty satisfying breakfast food. Good prices for Covent Garden. Great start to the day!

Very nice staff and cheap food. Unfortunately the food is nothing special.

Very affordable dishes that are worth their price. The price of some drinks and the lack of toilets are a minus.

Superb little cafe in the heart of London, food was delicious

Best breakfast place! We always go here when we are in London. Super good food and friendly staff.

I love Franxx. I love a bacon breakfast when I visit London. Workers cafe.

Simple place, good food and good service. Frequented by local people. Perfect for a typical English breakfast. Don't be guided by outward appearance. It is appreciated that they accept cash. Thank you!

Good food, good prices, lovely people

Lovely little cafe and deli shop. The chicken escalope sandwiches are excellent!

I had their fish and chips today. Was quite good!

We originally wanted to eat at the breakfastclub for a traditional English breakfast, but there was a wait for 45 minutes so we decided to visit Franx wich was nearby. I have never been more pleased to have to find an alternative plan, the food was SO SO SO good! A very homey atmosphere with very great staff. Exceptional tasty food, generous plates/servings, and a lot of variety on the menu. Something for everyone. Definitely try the ham/cheese croissant, if you enjoy a toasted one of these Will be coming back next time I’m in London! Probably will try to stay at a hotel nearby so I can eat there more often

Best british breakfast I've ever had!

Nice place fairly priced and good selection. I had new yorker melt. Great for people who love mustard 😁

Un arrêt déjeuner très bien. Nous avons pris fish and chip copieux et pas cher. Excellent accueil et service. Nous n'hésiterons pas à revenir.

The last of the great caffs. I've known this place for over a decade and recently have been eating here every week. Franx is that rare gem of old school cafés with a huge menu of hot and cold food at a fair price. The quality is decent, the service speedy and efficient, but what most people don't know is that it's so much more than a greasy spoon! I go here twice a week and mostly eat their brilliant salad boxes. Tell me where in London you can sit down for a whole plate of salad and Chicken for under a tenner? They also do brilliant paninis and of course a decent fry up. Long may it continue!

Very delicious english breakfast:)

AVOID ! HAIR FOUND TWICE IN SEVERAL VISITS. WHEN I INFORMED THE COOK AND HE WAS VERY RUDE AND SAID, I SHOULD HAVE NOT COME BACK AFTER THE FIRST TIME.

Loved stumbling on to this place. Very much a local hangout. A little hectic because of that.

Best breakfast I had in London and also the most affordable. Everything perfect

You would think that something simple liked poached egg on toast couldn't get messed up in a cafe , but it does, often.. never at Franx though, this place is excellent, we first discovered this cafe in June by chance and couldn't wait to come back . We are frequent visitors to London and this is the only place we'll ever eat breakfast. Love it. Friendly service and excellent value

I am so reluctant to write a review of this, my favourite restaurant in London. Mainly because when somewhere gets popular, it gets ruined. We have been coming to Franx for over twenty years now. It does the perfect fry up breakfast. They cook it how you want too. I’m a well done bacon lover, and that’s how I get it. The staff are speedy, super friendly and work focused. The prices are are point. And very competitive for what is central London. A good old ‘greasy spoon’, without the grease. A secret tiny jewel in the heart of London. Just love this place.

Decent greasy spoon. Good breakfast menu, with tea and coffee.

A really good place for eat home made food and English food, the potatoes jacket are amazing and bigger. Excelente lugar para comer rápido bueno y barato, las papas rellenas espectaculares y los escalopines crujiente por juega y jugosos por dentro. Repetiré sin duda. El punto malo es que no hay baños y si andas todo el día de turismo te hace falta.

My wife wanted an English breakfast, and that is what she got... beans and all... she loved it. I ordered a bacon and egg sandwich, which was good, I just kept forgetting that english bacon is not American bacon

Typique English breakfast, très bon et peu cher ! Une bonne trouvaille pour un petit dej de dernière minute !

Full service early morning breakfast 👍

All good as always ,I'm a local and go to Franx regularly

Sad to see all the Italian cafes gone from around here , but this is a good replacement. Reasonably priced, good food. Will come again.

Great little breakfast spot with about 15 seats Inside and 20 out. Daniella is quick to serve. Set menu quick good food at affordable rates. We ate her 8o% of out time in London just to start the day off quickly. No frills, a working class breakfast spot. It took us less than a 1/2 hour each day to have an English breakfast and coffee and off to see the sights. Less than £20 for 2. Perfect.

Wow, these guys know how to run a cafe in busy central. Was greeted right away when I entered, ordered at the counter promptly, and was invited to take a seat. I swear that the toast and tea came in under 5 minutes and the whole breakfast in definitely less then 5 after that. I added the black pudding to one of the breakfast sets and the total was just over a tenner (under without). Very good quality English breakfast, one of the better ones I’ve had and perhaps the best one I’ve had this central. Great for a rainy day, cheers and thank you very much.

Cracking full English breakfast and good price too especially for London. Deffo worth a visit

If I lived in London I'd be at Franx every morning for breakfast.

The place to go for an authentic English breakfast. Decent, but not fancy. Good service and tasty food that will keep you filled for hours.

The food was amazing and really well priced, the portions are great and the service was superb. My favourite place to eat in this area.

Lovely bacon sandwich nice and crispy. Good traditional cappuccino which wasn’t too scalding hot, so rare in cafes nowadays. Next time I will try an English breakfast. The inside of the cafe doesn’t smell too much of oil too.

I sat in, we had excellent service and excellent food. the portions were the right size and for the prices were excellent, not just for the Center of London but good even for outside of London. Would defiantly recommend.

We stumbled across this little gem and received a friendly welcome. We both had a full English and it was lovely and great value too. Would definately recommend.

Full English breakfast très correct incluant le classique breakfast tea pour un prix imbattable qu'il est difficile de retrouver ailleurs avec les conséquences cumulées du brexit, de la covid et de la guerre en Ukraind (£9.5 service inclus en 2023 - supplément de £0.5 pour avoir un autre thé comme par exemple au citron servi avec des morceaux de citron). A ce prix là ce n'est bien sûr pas le meilleur Full English breakfast, mais l'assiette est bien remplie et faite à la minute avec des produits corrects. Service impeccable. Établissement familial apparemment. Seulement quelques tables à l'intérieur (petit et pas de déco), mais il y a quelques tables en terrasse donnant sur une rue agréable.

Me encanta este sitio. Normal. Sin pretensiones.

Great traditional English breakfast at a good price. It appeared that this was a local hot spot while we were there.

Cerrado. Nos hemos dado el paseo para nada. En Google indicaba abierto. Aunque una vez allí el aspecto de la fachada era espantoso.

Nice warm food and friendly staff!

I stumbled upon Franx this morning while I was out for an early morning stroll. Not many places were open and I was quite hungry so I decided to pop in and I'm so glad I did! I was met with the friendliest greeting I've experienced in London so far by Hussein who is an excellent multi-tasker as he carried on with his restaurant duties while offering up the most interesting conversation. The food was nothing less than excellent! I had a wonderful English breakfast and for a great price! If you're in the area, do yourself a favor a stop in. You won't be disappointed!

Really nice food, the waiters are very kind and they don’t charge too much.

A proper breakfast breakfast in an unpretentious cafe. And good value. I come here whenever in the area. Five stars from me

Typisches englisches Frühstück in verschiedenen Variationen mit Tee oder Kaffee (+1£). Schneller und netter Service. Urig, gemütlich, gute Qualität und authentisch. Leider kein WC und eng.

During our stay in London we went there every morning to get breakfast. The staff was nice, the food was served quickly, and it also tasted good.

Zdecydowanie warto odwiedzić to miesjce 🥰 miła obsługa, bardzo szybko dostaje się swoje zamówienie, a do tego można usiąść przy stoliku i zjeść w spokoju. 6 funtów za ogromną kanapkę wypełniona po brzegi dodatkami to super opcja na syty lunch a nawet obiad. Świeże składniki, wszystko od podstaw przygotowywane na miejscu. Niby fast food, ale dużo lżejszy, smaczniejszy niż KFC czy McDonald's :)

Przepyszne, chrupiące kanapki - ogromny wybór. W dodatku w bardzo dobrej lokalizacji i cenie 🥪 przemiła obsługa, a pan właściciel ma nawet menu po polsku, bo Polacy chętnie tu zaglądają - trudno się dziwić 😉 gorąco polecam! 😍

Been in a few times now and great value for money..... Quick, friendly service and reasonably priced....... I didn't realise I'd dropped and ear ring till one of the gentlemen came after us to give it back to me.....exceptional service!

Top Frühstück zu einem guten und nicht teurem Preis . Sehr zu empfehlen . Auch der Service ist schnell und sehr Lustig . 1A .

Nice food for reasonable price, quick service

Petit-déjeuner typique anglais qui est très abordable avec un rapport qualité prix des plus juste

We came here for breakfast and we really enjoyed it. But more important than the breakfast we were impressed by the staff kindness. They were so nice and kind. Thank you for your service :)

Wonderful and friendly staff makes their delicious food even better. The full English breakfast is fantastic. Coffee's great too and you won't go wrong with the traditional tea with milk. Open early for breakfast which is nice when that jet lag hits. Repeat visitor on our trip and highly recommend Franx to anyone visiting Covent garden area for breakfast or lunch.

Do not miss the scones!!! Great place.

I've been coming here for many years as a courier. I like their cooked food. The menu is quite varied and it's not as reasonably priced as it used to be. Served by friendly staff. Take away or eat in (slightly more expensive) it's what a cafe should be.

Great coffee and filling meals and snacks. Very welcoming staff

Excellent Cafe. Great food and value for money everytime. Still going strong after lockdown...... as good as always.

Absolutely Lovely food and service.

Super friendly and the breakfast (£8) was freshly made and really delicious

We came for a classic English breakfast and Franx served up exactly what we were looking for. Good sized portions for a great price. We had excellent service as well. Highly recommend this spot!

Very nice breakfast. Very clean inside and perfectly cooked breakfast although bacon a little more cooked than I do it myself.

Why go to a fancy cafe when you can get a good breakfast in cheaper price.

Great food and staff are awesome

Fab small independent cafe, friendly service.

Amazing food coming from a tiny place with rrally nice staff.

Bardzo smaczne, pełne angielskie śniadanie :) przepyszna kawa! Miła obsługa, bardzo szybko serwis, jeśli ktoś ma ochotę na lokalne jedzenie- to właśnie u Franxa! :)

Amazing place. Very tasty and homemade food.Best value for money place in the area.

We loved this place! 3 assorted English breakfasts, I had mushroom omlette, chips and salad, lovely coffee and friendly service. Highly recommended.

Proper food simply cooked. Good value for location. Fab breakfasts, lunch. Homemade pasta, salads etc popular , small and Closes at 16:00 are only problem.

Si vienes a Londres desde España y quieres comer caliente y cantidad este es el sitio ideal, gracias al guía Damián del museo Británico.

Frank's is your lovely neighbourhood cafe. Frank the owner is very charming with customers, rest of the crew is pretty cold and unwelcoming. The food is the cafe menu you would expect, mostly premade taken out of a counter when someone orders. Acceptable quality in general, overpriced for what it is. I always go for the breakfast bap, which is great value for money and made with fresh fried egg, which is a bonus nowadays.

Amazing place, lovely breakfast 😍

Great food and lovely people, would definitely recommend.

Really nice coffee and lovely staff me my girlfriend loved it

Fab breakfast for reasonable price. Would use again

Full english breakfast was ok but not brilliant. Decent service. Overall just about acceptable.

Great service and good value food

Great place to eat. Large menu and breakfast was lovely. Good cup of Yorkshire tea too!

Excellent breakfast and reasonably priced - coffee was spot on

Great breakfast and really friendly staff food spot on