Royal Cafe in Waltham Forest - Phone Number, Reservations, Reviews

Always a lovely breakfast - our go to place in Leyton! The staff are so kind and helpful x

£8 for 2 eggs 2 pieces of toast (one may be burnt) beans and a tea. Choose a restaurant instead people

Last of the London cafes where you get A lovely welcome, friendly service, good old fashioned full English breakfast & really good prices. A proper ‘greasy spoon’ but without the grease 👍

Popped in for, early lunch and was appalled. At least 5 of the tables were covered with dirty cup and plates. After waiting a good 15 minutes , my food arrived. My sausage was probably cooked hours before and reheated. My egg was both broken and over cooked, whilst the beans (which were poured over my chips) were congealed. The one star awarded, was for the young waitress who worked with a smile. Avoid this cafe at all costs.

Lovely owner and amazing food! Hope to visit again when in Leyton! 😊

The food is bad , very substandard & tasteless, you can tell they use cheap ingredients. A lot has really changed compared to the previous owner. Reviews very misleading. The meal is really not worth the price or they should hire new chefs.

Owners lovely but the food is not worth it at all. You can tell the cheapest ingredients have been used here and the portion sizes are laughable. I can't remember the last time I went out to a café and left hungry .... no idea what £30 was spent on between 4 people. Half of the menu items are unavailable and the owner insisted for a solid 5mins+ that a Veggie burger was a Bean burger. If you don't have an ingredient, just inform the customer beforehand so that they do not waste their time. The owner was very attentive, warm and kind but his food definitely is not up to scratch!

I think somethings's changed with this place recently, as all of these photos and older reviews are incredibly misleading compared to what you get. Food: I got cold, undercooked veg sausages, (which I suspect were cooked straight from frozen in a frying pan) a miniscule portion of rubbery overcooked mushrooms, and some very wet bubble n squeak. The baked beans were totally fine. Portions overall were definitely small, I got smth else from Sainsbury's on the way home... Service: Waitress greeted me by rolling her eyes at the previous customer's (admittedly poor) smalltalk and later flatly refused to add tomatoes to my breakfast order 20 secs after I placed it, because "the guy was already making it". It still took 20 mins to come out and there were only 3 other people in the caf... They forgot my cutlery and I'd about finished my meal when my toast finally came out. Significantly unenjoyable experience overall. Possibly (likely) the worst fry up brekkie I've ever had.

The waitress was. Beautiful the food was to die for come and get yo

I have never had an issue here. Friendly staff can't do enough for you always smiling and the food is great value and well made

Always satisfactory. Quality service and delicious food. Dishes made to order, crispy bacon, eggs at the right point. The traditional London breakfast, delicious!

False pictures false advertising , service to slow would advise against

Members of staff were very friendly, there was a lot of football memorabilia on the walls which was cool, the burger was excellent and the cost was very reasonable. It was £6.50 for a burger, chips and a drink. Highly recommended.

Lovely food at a decent price. Nice to see a variety of vegetarian options.

Great food on a rainy day!! Going to be back!!

Always a good option for breakfast anytime or day of the week

Be careful the staff will try and rip you off and charge you a different price to that on the menu. Very deceitful tactics and dishonest people. Will not visit again and do not recommend! Shocking and very disappointed!

Love this cafe. It’s my new go to for a full English. Great portion size and cooked to perfection. Very friendly staff. Highly recommended

Not sure what's happened here, used to be good a few months ago. Now gone really downhill, no atmosphere, quiet, food greasy and not enjoyable.

Super angielskie śniadanie, cena bardzo niska, jedzenia dużo, polecam :)

The staff are lovely and the food is amazing. I would highly recommend this little gem of a Cafe in Leyton..

Great cafe in Leyton. Good prices and food quality always consistent.

My favourite pre match haunt. Great mix of clientèle. Great friendly staff

Great cafe with a variety of options for breakfast, lunch and dinner and a top notch lovely owner. Highly recommend this place.

Absolute banter of a place, super laid back (waitress was friendly) Food hits the spot, specially when you've got a hangover Chips were fresh and better than Figo ( next door ) Decent prices during these tough times 10/10 coming back soon with my girl again

Not sure what happened here. This used to be great - clean, huge portions, steaming hot and fresh, friendly service and value for money. However, when I met a friend for lunch recently the tables were dirty despite there being no more than half a dozen customers, I waited for my table to be cleaned but ended up cleaning it myself so my friend could sit down. My egg was small and overdone, the chip portions have dramatically shrunk and they didn't taste particularly fresh or hot. Perhaps worst of all, though was the woman serving who was shrieking with others so loudly we had to leave so that we could hear each other talk. Incredibly disappointing.

A nice clean friendly cafe...I like the back ground old days music...I grab a coffee from here most mornings 👍🏻 breakfast is nice but the sausage is abit roapy 😆

Best cafe in kyton, leytonstone by far!!! When you try it you'll see lol!

Have not bought anything just wanted to say that hours need to be updated, walked in on friday at 7.45 am and it was closed. And it was supposed to be open at 7 am according to their hours.

Staff extremly friendly, always welcome. Prices are affordable, good portion, perfect quality.

Great food with fair prices. Staff is lovely and is always ready to help with anything. Highly recommend!

Really nice food, coffee let it down as was like drinking hot milk, too stingy with the coffee

Proper quality cafe food at cheap affordable prices 👍👍

Always enjoy a breakfast here. Really friendly owner, great food. See you again soon!

Good food nice and clean staff are friendly and helpful and polite great place to eat before going to see the mighty O's.

The best full English breakfast in Town. Thanks guys

Ordered poached eggs, mushrooms, tomatoes and black pudding. The poached eggs were still swimming in the water as they didn’t wipe the water from the pan, so the plate was very watery where they just dumped the eggs on the plate. I had to use tissue paper to wipe the plate. Really really off putting, place has gone down Hill, will not be going back.

I love this place! I would definitely go again the gentleman there was absolutely amazing, the food was served piping hot and absolutely delicious, the place was clean and tidy and I couldn't have had a more delicious meal that day! thank you so much in you were absolutely wonderful! I needed to get back pretty sharpish. Next time I show up I'm leaving a tip!

My first visit for some time but, if I lived nearby I'd eat here all the time. On this occasion I had shepherd's pie and was pleased that they aren't one of those establishments that don't serve potatoes with it as it's already topped with mashed potato (& melted cheese - mmmm). They serve it with roasties & mixed veg (frozen, I believe, but very tasty). The music played was also excellent - vintage U.S. swing classics.

Cafe inglês super tradicional.. Excelente!! Recomendo a todos

Great food and love the music ;-)

Friendly staff and amazing food. Quick service

Great atmosphere. Owners are relaxed and friendly. Food is delicious and with large portions. Place is packed at lunch times, very welcoming. Has a strong family vibe. Extremely accommodating. Very reasonable prices. Nice to see places like this thriving.

Lovely coffee, friendly staff. Busy on match days but all day breakfast very tasty. Huge plate see for yourself.

Great Turkish sausage omelette!

Most importantly they clean. Friendly. Good portion size. Honestly cannot say anything bad about the place.

Good food well prepared and good value

Great food and fast friendly service. Perfectly cooked breakfasts.

Great place quick lunch good prices and pleasant owners and staff.

Really good food the boss is nice to talk to above all food is great esp homemade spahgetti bolognese

Friendly Good food Big portions Old school cafe Recommended

I really like this place - it's great to go there and be fed, chill out, watch the world go by, and the portions are generous and tasty. But please *change the music*! If I'm having my breakfast the last thing I want to hear is rap, R&B etc played at too loud a volume. Put it on Smooth radio for example and at a moderate volume. That would work so much better!

Love the food cooked nicely. I enjoy lunch an breakfast here, service is great, friendly nice staff 😉

Great little local cafe, staff are really friendly and funny. Had a wonderful English breakfast that was prepared with care tasted really good. Would really recommend to go there especially if your around make sure you try them out.

A decent fry up with friendly service and a big menu. I recommend the ham and cheese omelette.

Chilly, nice place. Friendly staff, have inner and outer sits. Coffe, sandwiches... Perfect for breakfast.

Use to be the best Coffee Shop in Leyton.

Really nice, friendly cafe. Ideal for meals, snacks and drinks before or after Leyton Orient matches.

Service and Food excellent at a reasonable price. Exactly what you want in a Cafe.

This is an awesome reasonably priced café that does an great breakfast fry up. I visit from time to time and have never had a bad experience.

Food seems to be bland and doesn't have much taste. Presentation is good that's no substitute for the poor tasting food.

Massive portions, cheap, fast and tasty

Sehr freundliches Personal, leckeres typisches „english breakfast“, günstig

Sehr nett, günstig, große Portionen - volle Empfehlung

Feels like at home.Prices are cheaper than other coffee shops and portions are the biggest ones eveytime. Staffs are always caring and smiling to us. Delicious foods and coffees. Definitely I will come to eat there again.

The most horrible breakfasts ever chef not even know cook a decent eggs. Really disappointed

Only people in there an it was jank hard eggs tea was unbelievably disappointing

This is a good cafe. Right close to LOFC hubby used it on match dsys. Polite and happy people

Pre match meal, excellent food, great service at a very reasonable price!

Lovely little cafe! Friendly staff who always give a welcome with a smile! Good food and decently priced for a "london" cafe! Also: it's a Proper cafe! Not an uptown swanky coffee joint claiming to be one! Nothing beats a good old fashioned egg and bacon roll!! 🤤👌🏻

Long wait, wrong orders given out. Food is sub standard.

Seems to have gone down a bit since last visit but food ok

Lovely food, HUGE portions and really cheap. Now I'm a regular customer 🤩

Not the best, breakfasts are decent but other meals seem to come from the microwave

Banging grub for a morning fry up.

I've been there a couple of times.Great food !!! Moderate portions though.One thing that is really striking is the impeccable neatness. It is always spot clean despite the numbers.Thumbs up👍

Great place for breakfast in Leyton

Staff isn't friendly at all and coffee and tea is automatically served with milk unless you say otherwise but food is cheap and cheerful.

Best food in Leyton, opposite the park by the football ground,great staff

What more do you want from a greasy spoon, great customer service.

Best place for all day long english breakfast, rated 5* for cleanliness, fast and good service, great quality and tasting food.

Excellent service,huge portions. Very busy when The Orient are playing.

Greasy spoon near Orient and welcomes all with plentiful food & cheap prices

Muy buena cafeteria para desayunar de forma consistente. El precio y la atención es buena y los platos que sirven son de raciones grandes.

Mediterranean breakfast was great

My breakfast was great egg bacon tinned tomatoes 2 toast & tea very well cooked and nicely presented

Superb! A classic English 'greasy spoon' this is a place with an extensive menu, keen prices and large portions. Perfect for a cyclist with an unusually large appetite, this place saved my bacon the other day, when I arrived for a late lunch after a long walk with a sick bike. Long story short, I'd had to push the thing a long way, and I was even hungrier than usual when I arrived after the lunchtime rush. There was no problem substituting mushrooms for the baked beans on my choice of set breakfast and my meal arrived promptly - just as well, given my appetite!

Cheap as chips - clean and friendly

Tasty food and pleasent atmosphere !!!

Friendly service, clean, all day breakfast, good for a relaxed brunch in nice atmosphere with all Leyton Orient stuff on the wall.

Nice basic fry up options, just what you need in the morning.

Got hungry during a trip to visit a relative and decide to go to this place for quick breakfast and it is very clean and friendly staff, food is lovely and the mushroom tasty really nice and has a tv to watch abit of news too.

Excellent food, good price, nice beer and friendly staff!

I come here a lot on Saturday mornings, staff are friendly and it's good value for money. Would give 5 stars except I wish they would use higher quality sausages for their set breakfast meals .

Good fresh cooked food, value for money, fresh coffee and milkshakes

Go there 4 days a week for lunch the staff are always smiling and very helpful

Lovely staff, the food is very nice and value for money

We went here for a greasy spoon fry up and it was exactly what we wanted.

Great variety of high quality breakfast

Friendly, cheap, clean and great food