The Big Plate Cafe in London: photos, reviews

About

The Big Plate Cafe in London offers a comfortable and casual spot to grab a meal at any time of the day, whether you're flying solo or meeting up with friends. Known for its impressive food quality and decent portion sizes, this cafe provides a wide range of dishes from breakfast through to dinner. Enjoy classics like bacon and tea, or treat yourself with their selection of desserts and coffee. Perfect for those on a budget, this spot offers quick service with options for buffet dining, takeaway, or delivery. Whether you prefer to dine in or enjoy the outdoor seating, you'll appreciate the clean and appetizing presentation of the dishes. Friendly and active staff ensure your visit goes smoothly, while the overall cleanliness of the place makes it a welcoming experience. With a solid rating of 4.2 on Google, The Big Plate Cafe stands out as a reliable option for good food and great service.

Price

$$$$ 10 - 20 GBP

Meals

Breakfast, Branch, Lunch, Dinner

Cuisines

British

Services

Delivery, Takeaway, Outdoor seating, Dine-in

Offering

Serving desserts, Serving coffee

Payment

Payment by credit card, Payment in cash only, Payment by debit card, NFC payment

How to get here?

The nearest public transport options for your convenience.

Stratheden Road (Stop BH)

Bus stop 988 m walk

Charlton Road / Victoria Way

Bus stop 579 m walk

Weyman Road (Stop U)

Bus stop 72 m walk

Wishart Road

Bus stop 650 m walk

4.2

based on 355 reviews

Google

4.2/5 355 reviews

Leena Basukala

Food: 5
Service: 5
Atmosphere: 5

I was genuinely impressed with the quality of the food fresh ingredients, perfect seasoning, and great portion sizes. Every bite was full of flavor, and you can tell real care went into the preparation. The presentation was clean and appetizing, and the taste didn’t disappoint.

Ramazan Bal

Atmosphere: 5

Great food

David O

Food: 3
Atmosphere: 5

Good tasty cafe, but... I enjoyed the food of this cafe in Blackheath. They do the standard food breakfast, lunch and snacks like other cafes. You can eat in or takeaway. It seems to get busy. We came around 10am, and it later got slightly busy. I ordered the Set 1 English breakfast, bake beans was good and sausage was very nice. It comes with 4 toasted slices of thick bread, which they butter for you. Price of the food was decent, portion however was questionable. The decor and environment were clean, big space and the chairs were very comfortable. The staffs were nice and active, they take away your empty plates when you are done. They approach to take your order. You pay for your meal when done. Toilet was clean as well, compliment sweets or toothpick you can choose from till after you've paid for your meal. Your slice bread comes in a separate plate which is good. Instead of the bread coming with the meal that makes the bread soggy, as other cafe do. They also give a nice biscuit with your tea/coffee. Those were the good things, now for the bad. My mug for tea came in a chipped off mug. This may not be a big deal but if I am paying for a meal that is pricey, and if I go to another cafe, will they give me tea in a chipped off mug? I don't think so. Even if a waiter is used to drinking chipped cup from home, does it make it right to serve a paying customer drink in a chipped mug? Before we left, another customer approached the till to complain about her drink being served in a dirty chipped mug. If others can complain about this, it means my minor complain about chipped mug should be taken serious. Standard in this area needs to be improved. Also I noticed that my plate was smaller than everyone else. I don't see the purpose of set 1, because the bake beans filled half the plate. What I got doesn't really justify the price. If set 1 menu is a small portion, then I can understand why my place was small. When we were about to order, the menu says we can adjust only 1 item from a food menu. But when we requested the bread to be removed from the Turkish breakfast and be substituted for more salad, the waiter said they cannot do that but other item can be adjusted. Which I don't understand. But First Choice English menu baked beans was replaced with extra salad as we requested. But the salad portion was very small compared to bake bean size and other people's pictures! And finally the con I would give is the order of serving. Our drinks was served first. And then our bread came. Then our meal came 5 mins later after the bread. I would discourage them from doing this because the bread is not a Starter menu, it is part of the main dish. If the bread comes first, you have 2 choices to either, start eating or wait until the rest of your food arrives, which means your bread will start going lukewarm or getting cold. On Google it said there is parking available. But when I walked in to ask them, they said there is no parking, and the parking behin...