Workman's Cafe in Islington

This is a proper cafe serving a wide range of food.The service was first class the staff were really nice and frienfly and the prices were good.

Been going to this cafe for many years since I was small with my dad to now being an adult and still choosing workman's cafe as my No.1 spot. Great portion sizes, provides great customer service and a place where you can go solo or with family/friends. Have recommended to others and will continue to come here... keep it up & never close .. pleaseee

The guys work hard here, it’s a real workman’s cafe. Great selection of food and drinks, amazing service and super polite staff. I will always come back

I've been going to this Cafe for about 10 years for breakfast and I think it's great. The plates here are HUGE. It's not called the Workmans for nothing ! This little lady gets the same sized portion as all the bus drivers and builders that frequent this cafe. No discrimination there. It's clean and I'm totally comfy coming here on my own (unlike some other hipster cafes that have opened in the area). And they make a great cuppa. When it was being refurbished over lockdown I was aghast that I might lose my favourite breakfast haunt.. Thankfully not!

Muy limpio, muy buena comida con un personal agradable y una excelente camarera, el chef es muy buen cocinero y muy profesional.

A few months ago we had one of our worst breakfast experiences here ever. Server was incredibly rude, mixing up orders, trying to give us someone else's food, and after waiting for an hour for a fry up breakfast after my girIfriend had eaten her bacon sandwich, I saw it get delivered to the table next to us who had just arrived. We decided we couldn't wait over an hour, particularly considering how rude the server had been. I walked up to leave and offered to pay for the coffees and sandwich and the owner told us we didn't need to pay. Today I returned to get a takeaway coffee (during isolation) and the owner said they were no longer serving me as he had "checked the CCTV" and seen me eating my food! This is a complete lie and to suggest I would scam him out of a 5 pound fry up breakfast is an absolute joke. If he had checked his CCTV he would have seen an absolute travesty of a service and a very hungry man. I live a 25 second walk from this place but can say with certainty I will never be going here again and cant recommend that anyone else does either, at least under current ownership.

I hadnt been in the U.K. in 3 years,visiting family in London, we really "needed" a full English, great food, fast and friendly, 2 full English with bread and tea, £11 inc tip

The rat cafe stinks The work mans cafe smelly 🤬 🤢 food disgusting sick for 7 days or more 💯 sickly

Been going here for a while for a quick bite, it has recently been refurbished and looks a lot better. Food has always been very nice and good value for money. The staff are really nice too.

Good fresh food. Sparsely furnished. Very friendly. Friday good seafood. Good portion. Very clean. Not expensive.

Unassuming, this eatery looks a bit like a fast food place when you enter with fixed tables and chairs in a bright environment. It is scrupulously clean with friendly staff and a selection of newspapers available. Food is delivered to your table and for £5 I had great cheese on toast accompanied by coffee. Certainly worth visiting if you are passing.

Our daughter just moved into area so wanted to try somewhere local for breakfast. Wasn't sure what to expect but what a great breakfast. Generous portions, nice staff. Will definitely return on our next visit in the area.

This is a great little cafe with a really good variety of food at extremely good prices especially for inner London. Warm and friendly service, well worth a visit.

That fish and chips was yummy 😋!!!! I can't wait to go again next Friday. As you can have many more dishes.... Like chicken kebab... Lamb curry...lasagna ( probably the best lasagna in the area)

This cafe may not look very impressive with its fixed table and chairs but it is clean and bright. Although run by people who are not native born Anglo-Saxons, the food is very traditional British. The extensive menu had a colour photo of almost every dish. After six weeks travelling around the UK I was fed up up with fancy, arty food and pub food. It was a delight to have roast chicken with roast potatoes, cabbage, broccoli, peas, cauliflower, carrot and a jug of lovely gravy on the side - all for just £6.40. There was so much food on the plate I could not eat it all -and it tasted very good. The next evening I came back with my wife and this time I had lamb chops with vegetables - I think there were six small chops. Again I could not eat it all and the price was £7.20. The service was friendly. I am surprised that this cafe was not already on TripAdvisor but it is obviously just one of thousands of small cafes in the UK mainly patronised by local people. I doubt you would find a better value cafe in he UK. It gets my vote for food quality, quantity, value and service. Highly recommended. If you are staying at Premier Inn, London Archway, the cafe is about a 400 metre walk.