The Table in London, United Kingdom

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Telephone:	+44 20 7401 2760
Website:	www.thetablecafe.com
Address:	83 Southwark Street, London, United Kingdom, SE1 0HX Southwark
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:	420 ftLavington Street 430 ftTate Modern 770 ftGreat Guildford Street
Categories:	British Coffee & Tea Breakfast & Brunch

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Takes Reservations	Yes
Delivery	Yes
Take-out	Yes
Accepts Credit Cards	Yes
Accepts Apple Pay	No
Good For	Breakfast, Brunch
Parking	Street
Bike Parking	Yes
Wheelchair Accessible	Yes
Good for Kids	Yes
Good for Groups	Yes

Attire	Casual
Ambience	Casual
Noise Level	Average
Alcohol	Full Bar
Outdoor Seating	Yes
Wi-Fi	No
Has TV	No
Dogs Allowed	Yes
Waiter Service	Yes
Caters	Yes
Good for Working	Yes

Today

Today	7:30 am – 4:30 pm Closed now
Local time (London)	19:40 Thursday, 28 November 2024

Business hours

Monday	7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Tuesday	7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Wednesday	7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Thursday	7:30 am – 4:30 pm
Friday	7:30 am – 6:30 pm
Saturday	8:30 am – 4:00 pm
Sunday	8:30 am – 4:00 pm

Description

Specialties

Mainly we specialise in deliciousness.

The Table Café in Southwark is one of the hidden gems of the South Bank. Shaun Alpine-Crabtree, along with partners from architects practise Allies and Morrison, founded the restaurant seven years ago & has recently overseen its evolution.

A Modern British menu see’s Shaun take fish straight off day boats on the South Coast, meat from small farms around the country and a menu that changes weekly to reflect the ever-changing seasons. A ground-breaking collaboration with homeless charity St Mungo’s now sees The Table take herbs and vegetables on a daily basis, providing both revenue for the charity and an ongoing confidence boost for the workers in the allotments. A two star rating from the Sustainable Restaurant Association is proof of Shaun’s commitment to sustainable and ethical sourcing.

Weekend brunch is both award winning and a local favourite. This summer also see’s the launch of the restaurants new apple tree-lined terrace.

History

Established in 2005.

We are a Modern British restaurant serving fantastic food.

The Table is co-owned by Shaun Alpine-Crabtree and a few partners from the Allies and Morrison Architect practise. When the question of what should be done with their old bike shed came up, it seemed a good idea to transform it into a space that both staff and members of the public could enjoy.

And here we are.

Meet the Business Owner

Shaun C.

Business Owner

Hi I’m the co-owner of The Table, my partners are some of the architects from the architectural practise next door, Allies and Morrison. I’ve been involved with food for over 18 years now, and been here for seven years. My first job was commis chef at L’Odeon on Regents Street under Head Chef Bruno Loubet with his sous chef, Anthony Dimitri.

I’ve travelled the world with my profession and am deeply proud and committed to this wonderful business of food. The Table is in my heart and soul, the very floor boards tell my story. I’d love you to come round and say hi so I can tell you more about our lovely little local restaurant. I can be found here most days of the week, just ask for Shaun.

I can be contacted any time via email too; shaun@thetablecafe.com if you have any comments or queries.

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24 reviews of The Table

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Janelle L.

Place rating: 4
Cave Creek, AZ

I was in London a few weeks ago and we went for lunch. It was amazing. Claudio was so wonderful and made us feel so welcome. We then returned for dinner, I had the beef cheeks and pork belly which were amazing !! Again Claudio was there to make sure we were very well taken care of. I returned for drinks alone while my friends went to the theater, Mario and Claudio were there and made sure I was comfortable as usual. The food and atmosphere were wonderful.

Aj A.

Place rating: 4
Lake Bluff, IL

Long queue to get in. Once in, the service was prompt. The flat white is amazing, and so was the florentine and the veggie breakfast dish.

Johnny A.

Place rating: 4
South Amboy, NJ

I went out of my way to find my way here based on Unilocal and this place’s great reviews. Unfortunately, the menu had been updated so I what I wanted to eat wasn’t available.
The service was great and the food was pretty good as well. It’s unfortunate that they don’t serve black pudding with the full English breakfast, but it was still good.

Canny F.

Place rating: 3
Knoxville, TN

Traveled quite some distance to have breakfast here. What I wanted was not available so that was quite disappointing. Regardless, it was hard choosing one plate off the menu since some many pictures off Unilocal made it look so yummy! My friend ordered the cappuccino and the full English breakfast while I ordered the chocolate waffle. Warning — the waffle was an extremely heavy breakfast. If you love chocolate and can handle that much sugar in the morning, go for it.
The service was slow and the water service was even worse. This place tends to be packed.

Johanna P.

Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom

I already really enjoyed this brunch place when I checked it out for the first time in 2015. When I went back again a couple of weeks ago, it managed to totally outdo itself and firmly place itself in my top 3 brunch places in London list. My friend & I shared the Brioche French Toast (AMAZING!) and the Belle Helene Waffles. Both were so tasty that we were seriously considering ordering another plate (even though we were totally stuffed already). Can’t wait to go back there again.

Jillian M.

Place rating: 4
Atlanta, GA

The Table has been rated one of the better places to eat breakfast/brunch in London. While I don’t have much experience with breakfast/brunch in London, I would definitely go back here. Everything is farm to table and organic which is great. They had lots of menu options and it’s located not far from the Southwark tube station.
It was fairly crowded on a Saturday morning, but there didn’t seem to be much of a wait at any point. Everything was great and I would recommend it. Dog friendly too!

Jason W.

Place rating: 2
Amsterdam, The Netherlands

Another disappointing brunch. The Bloody Mary was downright boring and the food just average. The room was quite packed when we got there so the service had to suffer as well. Well, does it? Just unfortunate to travel down there and get this. The pictures make it look really good. To be fair the French toast was quite good. The beans and sauce on the other dishes was just bland though. The service was slow and confusing but fine in the end. Just wouldn’t recommend it or will be going back again.

Eileen C.

Place rating: 4
Paris, France

Delicious breakfasts! I was in London for a weekend and we came here for breakfast. The only reason they lose a star is because the service was not attentive at all. We had to plead for tap water. You have to wait to be seated and sometimes the servers are so busy that people just end up sitting, creating a big ol’ mess!!!
They offer boozey drinks, juices, smoothies, and coffees for beverages. We tried a smoothie and a latte. Latte was strong, smoothie was good.
For our meals we ordered the classic English breakfast which came with sausage, beans, a mushroom, bacon, two fried eggs, and toast. Our second meal was the peanut butter, cox out, chocolate, marshmallow waffle.
We were extremely full after our meal. I wish I had tried more plates like the bacon banana pancakes. From what we saw, the pancakes were small.
The place has an open kitchen and the chefs all look very serious. If you are on this side of the river, make sure you give them a try! You won’t regret it.

Sarah O.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

This is a really handy place almost next to where I work. If you’re a breakfast/brunch fiend you’ll love this place!
There’s a really good choice of sweet and savoury. Some firm favourites as well as more unusual combinations. There’s things on toast, pancakes, waffles and more so I found it hard to choose. I decided to go for something a little different as I like to try new things.
I went for the bacon, banana and maple syrup pancakes and I wasn’t disappointed, although a little bit of me wished I’d gone for the full english pancakes as in hindsight I think I wanted savoury! It was delicious and the food all looked really good. 6 of us had breakfast and the food all arrived together and although it was reasonably busy in there, it didn’t take too long (but long enough for it not to be suspicious that it’s been sat there for ages or put in a microwave!).
My colleague is a vegan and there wasn’t anything on the menu that catered for her but she asked for the avocado, bacon and egg on toast without the bacon and egg and with lots of avocado. They put a whole avocado on her toast instead of half and charged £2.50 less so that was really good.
It’s a little on the pricey side but nice for a treat and I’d go again for sure. There’s more on the menu I want to try out!

Bethany W.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

FINALLY. Ok, so I have been reading review after review about The Table and today I gave in and headed there to try it out and see what all the wonderful Unilocalers were talking about and no surprise — they were right!
We’d booked a table for 3 and were seated straight away on arrival. The place was PACKED and this was at 2pm on a Saturday. The rest of the area was basically empty so it was really cool actually to be a part of this buzzing and hustling atmosphere within The Table.
I ordered The Stack for 3 reasons: 1. Ham hock and chorizo beans (say what?!) 2. Poached eggs 3. Hollandaise sauce! All piled on top of a bagel — I mean this is basically my breakfast dream and then it arrived… Mmmmm. It was fantastic — such an inventive collection of flavours! The beans I LOVED, the eggs were perfectly cooked and the hollandaise sauce was creamy perfection without being over heavy. My only negative and this is tiny is that the chorizo was plentiful and in some places slightly over powering BUT if you like chorizo you’re in heaven and I still really enjoyed the dish overall.
I also had a side of halloumi. The halloumi pieces were HUGE chunks — it seemed slightly burned for me but this was only in places and it was still very enjoyable.
I must say my whole experience at The Table was a pleasure from start to finish and I would definitely recommend it.

Helena R.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

II absolutely love this place for brunch. It has become a staple part of my weekend since moving to the neighbourhood.
The food is great quality and staff are lovely. Order sausages on the side of everything — they are delicious. Its lovely to see the chefs working away at the big open kitchen. Their pancakes are some of the best in town. Tea is served in a thermos tea pot to stay warm. The menu is a mix of classic brunch dishes (eggs benny etc) and their own inventions (the stack). There is something for everyone. Big tables also make it a perfect place to meet a group of friends.
It’s all super affordable. Dishes are between £7 (pancakes) and £12.50 (full english) which is about what you would pay at The Diner or The Breakfast Club or Bill’s except this is MUCH better.
I would give this place 5 stars, the only downside is that when they are busy food takes a while to arrive, but it’s worth the wait, so they are forgiven :)

Jayne K.

Place rating: 4
Isleworth, United Kingdom

Perfect place for a Sunday brunch. I’ve only been once but I know this place has a loyal following as there was quite a queue outside even though the temperature was close to freezing!
I usually look at menus and often decide what I’ll order before arriving at a new place but on their website they have the weekday menu and the sweetcorn fritters I wanted weren’t on the weekend menu. I’ll have to go back during the week some time.
I ordered the eggs florentine and it was delicious. I asked for the Hollandaise on the side and they kindly obliged. I ordered mustard and it’s one of the best mustards I’ve ever tasted! I’ve tried to find it in supermarkets and online, but unfortunately I haven’t found it yet. My friend asked for the name of the brand –The Olive Tree? If anyone knows it, please let me know.

Angelique M.

Place rating: 4
Hants, United Kingdom

Book in advance!!!
Turned up for Sunday brunch, as did everyone else, and waited for a while until space came available.
Food was pretty slow (because there wasn’t a spare seat in the place probably), but I enjoyed it.
Love the outside area under the umbrellas and heaters. Massive fan of that indeed.
Also love that they use Valrhona chocolate. Hmmm…

Boon K.

Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom

This is definitely going into my hidden gems list of best brunch places in London. It’s not posh or a one-of-a-kind experience, but more of the i-will-come-back-often type.
Pancakes were delicious, nice and fluffy. Pumpkin one was especially good. Prices were very reasonable for food, slightly pricey for coffee and drinks.
What was amazing value were the extra off menu side dishes. We ordered extra mushrooms and scrambled eggs. They came as huge side portions, and for only £2.50 each. Definitely get extra sides if you’re hungry, or just want to pig out a bit.

Archana P.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

American pancake lovers and crispy bacon addicts rejoice! This place offers a little home away from home breakfast action. And not just during traditional breakfast/brunch hours either since they offer an all day every day breakfast menu. Legit breakfast for dinner? Score! Before you get too excited, you can only take advantage of breakfast for dinner on weekdays since they’re only open for brunch on weekends (til 4:30pm).
Came here for Sunday brunch at 1pm. Sunny and inviting space a few blocks from Southwark tube station. Didn’t have to wait for a table, which was good because they don’t have a bar area you can wait at.
They know how to do pancakes — massive, fluffy, fresh, warm, moist and decadent. I had the buttermilk pancake topped with crispy bacon, caramelised banana and Canadian maple syrup. Crispy bacon is hard to find round these parts so that sealed the deal for me. Haven’t found better pancakes or bacon yet in London (granted, I’ve only been here a month)
A downside to this spot is that they run out of certain items on the menu (both of our first choice options were no longer available) so you may be disappointed if you had your heart set on something specific.

Bec K.

Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom

I’ve been away from London for a little over 5 weeks, and decided to have a brunch catch up with the girls to gossip about the past few weeks. I did a quick google search for brunch just in london, haha we live fairly spread out, so are willing to travel up to 40mins.
The Table popped up, and we decided to meet there at 12pm on a Sunday. I had expected to wait in line to be seated, as with most places that don’t take bookings, you generally have to wait.
My friends arrived early and managed to be seated right away, WINNING!!!
Once i arrived, I was overwhelmed by the delicious looking food, and the amount of food on the menu. There was so much choice.
I settled on the breakfast bruschetta, the other ordered the corn fittas, and the pancake with meats. The food came out fairly quickly, and the serving sizes are quite generous for the prices.
Everything tasted amazing. I had food envy of the pancakes, and will definitely be back to order those.
The only negative was when we wanted to leave and pay the bill, it took quite a lot of time. However the staff did applogise, so I wasn’t too put off by it.

Ben D.

Place rating: 3
London, United Kingdom

The Table is a short walk from Tate Modern and is geared towards the brunch market — waffles, pancakes, eggs etc.
I had a vegetarian breakfast which included fresh and high quality ingredients, and also had some sweetcorn-based savoury cake which came with a tomato relish.
That was all great. Unfortunately it took too long to pay the bill at the end, hence the 3 stars.

Ellie K.

Place rating: 4
London, United Kingdom

I’ve wanted to try brunch at The Table for a LONG time, so when the opportunity presented itself I was up and out with a spring in my step!
We arrived just before 10.30, and only had to wait a couple of minutes for a table. It didn’t take long for a queue to start forming behind us though, so I would suggest getting there before 10.30 if you can.
We were greeted by a hip young man with a ridiculous moustache, who was only averagely polite. Once we were seated we had a great waitress who was fast and efficient, and we found the service to be like this throughout our visit. They certainly seemed to know what they were doing!
The interior is very simple, nothing to write home about, and it was quite busy/noisy but that was to be expected. They draw a crowd for a reason.
The coffees were good, but not quite as strong as I would have liked. However, my friend’s tea came in an ENORMOUS tall pot, and seemed almost endless! She was very happy indeed.
The food itself was pretty much flawless. I went for The Stack, the Jason Statham of brunches. How could I not? Beans mixed with chorizo and ham hock, layered between two halves of a muffin and topped with two velvety, perfectly poached eggs and hollandaise sauce. It was amazing. Super delicious, well considered and only a tiny bit too big so I didn’t feel too stuffed all day… The beans could have done with being just a touch saucier, and there could have been a slightly more generous dollop of hollandaise, but those little niggles aside, it was perfection. My friends had the full English and eggs florentine, and were both very pleased. The prices were fair. My stack was £11, the eggs were around £8-£9, which is all very standard for good brunch spots in London, and this is one of the tastiest.
My only negative comment would be to suggest that if a table is going to be placed right in front of the drinks fridges then they should have doors on and not be open, it was just a little bit chilly in our seats!
Overall, I left very content, as did my friends, and I would certainly go back if I had cause to be in the area again. If I’m staying North though, I’ll stick to the Shoe Shop…

Michelle T.

Place rating: 5
London, United Kingdom

Stumbled across this breakfast heaven while gallivanting our way to the Tate.
Brunch is my favourite genre of food, and I can confidently say that The Table wins best eggs benedict that I’ve had in the UK, AND best coffee I’ve had since moving to London from NZ.
The eggs, perfectly caramel in texture. The hollandaise moist and zingy. The bacon lay across the tender muffins like the goddess it is, all crispy and nonchalant.
My partner’s corn fitters were little parcels of joy, collaborated with a bunch of deliciousness.
Service was quick, fast and efficient, and as busy as it was we were well looked after so don’t be put off by the thought of having to wait — these guys know exactly what they’re doing!

Jeff S.

Place rating: 5
Chicago, IL

I’ve enjoyed 2 great meals at this location. The pancakes with scrambled eggs were delicious. The best eggs (not runny or dry… perfect) I have had in London thus far. They serve breakfast all day as well as some delicious looking lunch items. Check this little place out.

Rébecca S.

Place rating: 2
Londres, Royaume-Uni

Super déçue par cette adresse, sans doute parce que j’y ai mis trop d’espoirs pourtant ça commence bien…
Lorsque nous arrivons nous évitons la queue et sommes placés directement, pour un dimanche matin c’est une sacrée chance d’autant que si on était arrivés ⁵⁄₁₀ minutes après on aurait du attendre un sacré bout de temps.
Nous commençons par commander 2 smoothies (à près de 10 € le smoothie ça fait quand même mal mais on est là pour profiter…) qui s’avèrent franchement bons.
Ensuite commande des pancakes: pour moi pancake à la patate douce, noix de coco, amandes et chocolat et pour mon convive pancake aux bananes caramelisée et bacon.
Quand ils arrivent (très très très longtemps après la commande) je suis déçue parce que je né vois qu’un seul pancake dans l’assiette, certes plutôt grand mais à 13 € le pancake, Aîe à nouveau, ça fait mal !
Le mien est bon, c’est assez original que de faire un pancake à la patate douce plutôt qu’avec de la farine traditionnelle mais ce n’est pas un pancake.
Celui de mon convive non plus car il n’en a pas la texture, seulement l’allure. Il est très compact et n’est absolument pas souple donc nous avons été très déçus nous qui attendions de manger des pancakes depuis des semaines…
Comme il s’agit du brunch et qu’on a encore un peu de place nous décidons de commander le burger au magret de canard à se partager et là… C’est la catastrophe, c’est juste immonde, voilà !
La peau du canard n’est pas dorée et elle est laissée telle quelle dans le burger, perso je trouve ça juste immonde, grosse faute de goût !
J’ai trouvé un os dans le burger, si on né l’avait pas découpé en deux j’aurais pu me casser une dent avec ça car je né l’aurais pas vu avant de croquer à pleines dents dedans…
Le canard en lui même n’a aucun intérêt gustatif et il y a seulement un petit morceau de fromage et une sauce à peine perceptible dans le burger. Le bun n’est pas très moelleux… Bref je l’ai à peine touché, pour un prix encore une fois assez important ! Les frites sont banales mais archi salées.
Bref je suis sûre qu’il y a de quoi mieux bruncher à Londres (pour moins cher par contre je n’en suis pas sûre).

Floriane X.

Place rating: 5
Toulouse

Quelle bonne adresse pour un repas British!
Nous avions notre hotel juste a côté et c’est un peu par hasard que nous sommes allées bruncher ma maman et moi dans ce restaurant.
Accueil chaleureux, cadre agréable, des tables en bois avec des bancs et des petits coussins.
Une carte typique, nous avons goûté les œufs Bénédicte (tuerie!) et des œufs brouillés au s. Il restait de la place (en poussant un peu!!) pour l’enooooorme gaufre au sirop d’érable!
Un client a côté a opté pour un impressionnant pancake qui faisait la taille de sa grande assiette (il n’a mangé que la moitié… Petit joueur!) :)

Julia G.

Place rating: 5
Paris

J’adore the Table ! Je rédige mon avis après mon second passage, tout aussi satisfaisant que le premier.
Déjà j’aime le quartier, South Bank, aux environs de la Tate. C’est tranquille le weekend, avec une atmosphère qu’on trouve dans les quartiers réhabilités.
La formule «the Table» c’est des grandes tables en bois communes, une cuisine ouverte et une ambiance détendue un peu à la nordique.
Pour ce brunch, les oeufs benefict étaient à tomber, le jus d’orange bien frais et les frites croustillantes. Tout ce qu’on demande !
La fois précédente j’avais dévoré un poulet à l’italienne qui me laisse un très bon souvenir, accompagné d’un cocktail Bellini :)
Pensez à réserver pour le brunch (résa super facile via le site internet).

Schnor

Place rating: 5
Berlin

Da dieses Café /Restaurant in der Nähe unseres Hotels lag, haben wir hier während unseres Londonaufenthaltes jeden Tag gefrühstückt. Von Eiern Benedict über Bircher Müsli und frische Waffeln bis zum traditionellen englischen Frühstück wird hier alles geboten. Das Bestellte wird vor den Augen des Gastes in der offen Küche zubereitet. Egal was wir hier probierte habe, alles war hervorragend.
Der Service ist sehr nett und die Preise bewegen sich, für London, auf normalem Niveau. Unter der Woche sollte man unbedingt einen Tisch reservieren, da das Café auch von vielen Mitarbeiteten der umliegenden Büros gut besucht wird.