Mama's Cafe in Southwark

We have just been to Mama's Cafe and it was great! the food and drinks were very tasty and the host was extremely nice and he also gave us useful recommendations of places to visit in London. Highly recommended!

I went there with my girlfriend and we had the best brunch of London there. The hot chocolate was particularly good and the owner was very friendly

such a comforting meal & atmosphere. 100% recommend ❤️❤️❤️

Our hotel breakfast was rubbish and we came here. It was delicious and just as you would imagine an English breakfast to be. Friendly owner.

We are in town, for a very short stay. This little place came up, on a quick search, for breakfast. It was a very short walk, from our hotel. We were greeted immediately and the man, who I assume to be the owner/operator (I didn't get his name, much to my chagrin), went over the menu and our likes/dislikes (since we told him this was our 1st visit, to London), and made suggestions. We only waited a few moments, for our hot drinks (tea, for my partner, mocha, for me). They were both delicious. He then went back and prepared our food, to order. Then delivered our plates, went over sauces, with us, made sure we were okay and then let us dig in. First, let me say, it was ALL amazing. We tend to get different dishes, so we can share (there are 3 of us). Then he came out and we had some of the best conversation I have had, in any restaurant, anywhere. We stayed much longer than we should have (we had a full itinerary, for the day) but I would do it again, every time! What a beautiful first dining experience, in a new city. I hope we can visit again, before we leave.

This little gem is not to be passed up. We had breakfast at this cafe this morning and it was delicious. It’s a small local quaint business that serves up some delicious food. I’m in London on vacation with friends and each of us agreed this was a great find and we’ll definitely return for another meal.

I recently had a Full English Breakfast at Mama's Cafe on Waterloo Road, and it was fantastic! Everything was cooked to perfection, from the crispy bacon to the flavourful sausage. The espresso was smooth and just what I needed. Cozy atmosphere and friendly staff—I'll definitely be back!

This is one of my favourite cafes in London! The staff is super friendly and efficient, the coffee is delicious and the pancakes are a must. If you’re looking for a chill place to relax in this is the place!

I have visited during my stopping over of travel. I had a soufflé pancake and sausage and it made my day. It was so soft and well balanced taste. If you love to have a homemade meal like your mother made, you should visit and have any menu Mama's cafe services. You won't be disappointed. I highly recommend it!

The service was great. True English breakfast

This is my last breakfast before leaving London. I found this cozy little shop nearby. The owner is very friendly, the food is delicious, and the portions are generous. If I have the chance to come back to London, I will definitely visit again.

I had an English breakfast at this cafe, I liked because you could build your own dish with your preferred food. The food was very tasteful, you could feel that was home made. The expresso I had was delicious, almost like a real Italian expresso. The owner is so nice and friendly, he was handling everything by his own, so the service was quite slow and we were only 3 people in the local. The cafe is tiny but quite cozy. I would definitely recommend to have breakfast here.

Very friendly, I've been coming here for several years. The food is very nice and their Hash Browns are particularly exceptional. Highly recommended when in the area, You won't be disappointed.

Lovely and Cute little cafe close to waterloo station. Enjoyed a lovely vegetarian breakfast. Friendly vibe and quick service.

This spot is great for an English breakfast fix! Been craving a breakfast for a while now and came across this place. Amazing food and amazing customer service.

What a wonderful surprise! This little gem serves up good, affordable, everyday food, and a little something special at the weekend, with a huge side of great hospitality. We felt like one of the regulars. And we were, eating there 4 times during our recent stay in London. In a city that has everything, this little cafe was one of our favourite experiences. Thanks from Bob & Marg, the Nova Scotians.

Came for breakfast on a sunny Sunday. We had the souffle pancakes and a fry up. Both were so DELICIOUS. The souffle pancakes are the fluffiest, lightest, tastiest pancakes we've had. Reccomend the Green Zen pancakes with matcha butter and syrup.

The place is sooo cozy ✨! the lady how own the place is so kind and welcoming totally recommend don’t miss it

Superb breakfast for only £10. Bacon(2) eggs (2) hash browns (2) tomato buttered toast and a cup of tea. Amazing value for a very tasty meal. Many thanks.

I enjoyed a really good breakfast of bacon (2) eggs (2) hash browns (2) mushrooms, tomato with buttered toast and a cup of tea. All this for only £10!! Everything was perfectly cooked and, despite an earlier comment, the bacon was lean and very tasty. I have no idea how he does it so cheaply. I'm looking forward to my next visit. Many thanks

I live nearby and I am so glad I discovered this place. Atmosphere is nice and cosy, staff is very friendly and the food is really tasty. I am planning to come back often!

perfect veggie breakfast. Never had better hash browns.

Friendly service, delicious food

Wonderful food for a great price! We ordered the savory pancakes and were so impressed at the quality. My matcha was also amazing! Will definitely be coming back

Breakfast 10/10 Coffee 7/10 A good choice for a morning walk in the city. The nearby neighborhoods are also very beautiful and worth a visit.

Delicious breakfast! You must try the maple glazed bread and soufflé pancakes

Went on the weekend for pancakes. Lovely people, delicious pancakes. Really close to Waterloo and well worth a visit.

Nice place and good service. Recommend.

Very pleasante breakfast. The chef is very Nice and polite. We ate a delicious english breakfast. We recommend !

Discovered this place by chance,hotel had catering under refurbishment so found this place next door and boy was it good. Went both days I had left of my holiday. Small but cosy, family run business and food worth waiting for. Extensive menu. Recommend it.

Had a wonderful time at Mama’s, fair price,good service, and fabulous Honey Toasts.

You can eat really good breakfast here, within really reasonable pricing!

My first english breakfast, so nice

10 out of 10 if could give that many. Clean friendly and quality breakfast. Will be back

Best breakfast I’ve ever eaten !

Nice food and decent prices. Nice choice for a quick and affordable breakfast.

Great quality food, excellent value, great customer service. Highly recommended.

Original English breakfast at reasonable prices. The owner is very friendly. Always my pleasure!

사장님이 무뚝뚝해보이지만 친절하시고 유쾌하심. 음식을 정말 푸짐하게 제공해서 인심이 느껴지는 곳이었음. 인근에 숙소가 있다면 방문 추천

Great Guy, superb breakfast! Fully recommend!

No money wasted on fancy decor. Very well cooked breakfast. Served by a lovely,smiling, chatty fella. At a reasonable price. Perfect.

Great place great service had too go big with breaky 👍👍

Gérant très sympa, on a été servis assez rapidement, lieu calme. Le seul bémol est que la nourriture est décongelée : flageolets un peu fades, bacon ni tendre ni crispy, saucisses fades aussi. Les frites et hash browns étaient moins décevants mais on sentait quand même bien que c'était décongelé... Très dommage et incompréhensible vu la note de 4.9

Quiet and tasty place to have breakfast. Lovely.

We had full English breakfast here twice on our trip to London and it was nearly perfect. Very tasty sausage and bacon and a nice man doing all the work.

Visiting from New York and the owner is a very pleasant person. The food was wonderful and made fresh to order. The coffee’s and latte’s we had were great too. Highly recommend this local cafe.

Clean, cozy cafe. The food is delicious and fresh. We will definitely come back.

After a very disappointing breakfast at the Travelodge next door, I found this cafe after a Google search. Wish I had done this the night before. Food freshly cooked to order and you can have whatever you fancy, not just set meals, the gentleman working there, I believe was the owner was really friendly. The food was delicious, the cafe was clean, and the prices were very reasonable and much cheaper than the hotel. I will come back for sure next time I'm in London

Excellent food! The portions are large, well prepared and very tasty. The coffee is also very good and large size. This is our first time in London and the service was top notch. We will most definitely return!

Excellent place for a classic english breakfast!

Really nice business with well priced and tasty breakfast options.

Petits déjeuners anglais servis jusqu’à 14h. Prix allant de 5 à 14 pounds. Très copieux. 4 petites tables et des comptoirs. Je recommande.

Best Panini I’ve had in London!!

Wonderful place. The owner was very kind and helpful of suggesting places to see while enjoying our stay in London. Food was fantastic! The baguette was fresh and cappuccino was incredible. Would highly recommend this cafe!

Loved the food, atmosphere and the short visit with the owner.

Sehr kleines Café, sehr sauberes und mega leckeres Englisches Frühstück. Wir haben es leider erst am letzten Morgen unseres Urlaubs entdeckt, wir kommen ganz bestimmt wieder. Vielen lieben Dank.

On our train into Waterloo Station I was searching for places for breakfast near the station. Mamas Cafe came up and it was a short walk. I just want to say that it was a great breakfast! I highly recommend! The conversation with the cook (I'm assuming also the owner) was great. He seemed genuine asking us as to where we were from and sharing a little about himself. Thanks for a great breakfast!

Sehr leckeres Frühstück und ein sehr netter und freundlicher Besitzer

It is a small family cafe, the service was amongst the 5 star hotels I have been too with the food, which was cooked from fresh, and lovely, plus theorise was awesome for what you got. I'll definitely be back there, thank you.

Sehr leckeres englisches Frühstück. Kleines, gemütliches Lokal mit einem netten, hilfsbereiten Koch. Er kennt sich in der Gegend aus und gibt auf Nachfrage wertvolle Ratschläge für die Reise. Sehr empfehlenswert.

Notre premier petit dej anglais et c'était vraiment très très bon ! Chef très sympa, petit dej plus que copieux pour un prix vraiment très correct. Je recommande vivement.

Great breakfast! Tasty homemade breakfast, really good prices and the cook is a really friendly person. I felt like at home.

We ordered omelettes and they are very nice. The chef is very friendly and gave us very warm service.

Tolles authentisches englisches Frühstück. Sehr nette Bedienung.

My first English breakfast and it was fantastic. Amal is a wonderful host, making you feel right at home. The food is stellar and I will definitely be coming back. Food that is made with love.

Muy buen sitio para desayunar, todo estaba muy bueno, el señor muy amable, recomendado!

Lovely small coffee shop with a nice affordable breakfast!

If you’re in the Waterloo area and want a good, cheap breakfast, this is a fabulous cafe! The cook was lovely, and the food was great! Wonderful experience overall.

Comida a buen precio y bueno. El trato bueno

Auf der Suche nach einem typisch englischen Frühstück sind wir, auch aufgrund der guten Bewertungen, hier gelandet. Was soll ich sagen....sie stimmen zu 100 %! Im Urlaub Land und Leute kennenzulernen, indem man isst wie sie und nicht wie Touristen, ist ja immer ein guter Plan, aber Mama's Cafe verbindet auf schönste Weise Londoner Art und lecker Frühstück und das zu gutem Preis! Wir waren (fast) jeden Morgen dort!

Lovely breakfast-great value for money

I hate the faceless rip off service from big chains so finding Mamas was a real treat. Great, traditional cafe food, service with a smile and amazing value for money. The extra tip was thoroughly well deserved.

Good coffee, good food, good vibes!

Kleines gemütliches Café, mit sehr gutem, preiswertem, typisch englischem Frühstück. Der nette Besitzer macht das Frühstück mit viel Mühe frisch in der Küche.

Liten og koselig cafe Vi gikk tilfeldigvis innom og entene opp med klassisk engelsk frokost med beste resultat vi kunne tenkt oss. Vegetarvennlig! Kokken var også veldig hyggelig.

Frühstücken wie ein Local - liebevoll zubereitet durch tollen Gastgeber! Aufgrund anderer positiven Bewertungen haben wir Mama's Cafe besucht. Von außen unscheinbar und spartanisch wären wir sonst womöglich nicht hierhin gegangen. Wir sind begeistert! Man hat die Möglichkeiten ganz nach seinen Bedürfnissen sowohl für den kleinen als auch für den größeren Hunger sein Frühstück zusammenzustellen. Alles wird liebevoll und doch ohne Schnickschnack zubereitet und schmeckt wirklich lecker. Während man dort sitzt, kann man großartig mit dem charmanten Gastgeber ins Plaudern kommen und verbringt so einfach eine gut Zeit dort. Definitiv für uns eines unserer Highlights in London, eben gerade weil es so unaufgeregt ist. Danke und wir freuen uns auf ein Wiedersehen irgendwann.

Aufgrund anderer positiven Bewertungen haben wir Mama's Cafe besucht. Von außen unscheinbar und spartanisch wären wir sonst womöglich nicht hierhin gegangen. Wir sind begeistert! Man hat die Möglichkeiten ganz nach seinen Bedürfnissen sowohl für den kleinen als auch für den größeren Hunger sein Frühstück zusammenzustellen. Alles wird liebevoll und doch ohne Schnickschnack zubereitet und schmeckt wirklich lecker. Während man dort sitzt, kann man großartig mit dem charmanten Gastgeber ins Plaudern kommen und verbringt so einfach eine gut Zeit dort. Definitiv für uns eines unserer Highlights in London, eben gerade weil es so unaufgeregt ist. Danke und wir freuen uns auf ein Wiedersehen irgendwann.

Lovely little find just 200m from the travelodge. Wish we'd found it the day before when we walked 2.5miles only to end up back at Waterloo in the Costa!! Very small though

Excelente lugar Muy amable y buen precio Comida deliciosa

Hand down the best breakfast I’ve had on my trip to London. Small place (slightly hole in the wall feel) but owner/cook was awesome and super friendly. Food tasted great!

If you are staying at the Travel Lodge you must skip their breakfast and walk a half block to Mama’s Cafe! Superb food, at a fraction of the price. I had an omelette and hash browns both were perfectly done and delicious! My husband had the big breakfast and cleared his plate.

The cutest little breakfast spot ever with amazing food and a chill vibe. The guy who runs the place is so nice and friendly and worked super fast to get everyone's food and tea ready.

Recomendable para desayunar, destacar el buen servicio. Buen precio.

Thank you very much for the freshly prepared breakfasts we had today. Well priced and friendly service. Feels good to support local business. Keep up the good work.

I had a lovely breakfast there. Reasonably cheap and great service too

Posto molto carino, cibo ottimo e proprietario simpatico e affabile

Best english breakfast I’ve had my entire life. Honestly, I would move to London just have breakfast here everyday. And not only this but the chef should have an award of best Londoner. Gonna miss a lot the great talks we had.

Our favorite place when visiting London. The breakfast was delicious, food that taste like home. The chef is an amazing person, I loved the chat that we had. I will recommend to any friends going to London.

Delicious food, been there everyday. Always friendly and clean environment

Great little spot! Inexpensive and delish. The gentlemen cook was very kind. Held great conversation with his patrons and that didn't take away from serving anyone else who came in.

Had a lovely breakfast and was given great customer service, cheap and cheerful lovely place would come back again any day

This is a wonderful breakfast place! We had our breakfast here every morning while staying in London. This place gave us one of the best memories during our three-week travel in Europe. The chef was very kind, personal, and professional. On the second day of our visit, he remembered our preferences on bread and coffee. We miss this place a lot!

Heerlijk ontbijt voor een eerlijke prijs. Zeker een aanrader! Top!

Prima plek voor een echt Engels ontbijtje. Onze eerste ochtend samen van dit weekendje London met mijn dochter hebben we om de hoek genoten van dit leuke zaakje. Zij wilde ook wel eens een echt Engels ontbijt en dat kan hier prima. Aardige man, prima menu met voor elk wat wils. Met liefde bereid en met plezier opgegeten. Een aanrader!

Had a no frills, good value cooked English breakfast here and it was good, quality ingredients and came with decent coffee and toast.

One of the best breakfasts in London!

Lovely service. They have a wide range of breakfast options. It would be even better if they had some vegan cheese so I could've had a nice mushroom toastie this morning. Will be back again for a nice quiet tea. :)

Good, honest cafe. Everything you'd expect and a decent standard. No complaints from me.

Great food and friendly service!

Delicious veggie panini great value !