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A small, mostly vegetarian cafe with some vegan and pescetarian options in Crystal Palace.

Bec and Steve visited for breakfast on New Year's day. Bec opted for the "build your own" with chips and chilli sauce (£3.50), beans(£1.05), and vegan bacon(£2.15). The chips were excellent - generously cut and very crispy and the sauce had a flavoursome degree of heat. Steve had scrambled eggs with smoked salmon & dill on 2 slices of brown toast (£6.95). The eggs were well cooked and a good colour. We both ordered large cappuccinos (soya milk available for no extra charge).

I've become a regular for weekend brunches and have sampled one of the blackboard mains - linguine with herbed tomato sauce and roasted butternut squash which comes with a soft drink or selected cocktail for £8.90 - a generous but not overwhelming portion featuring excellent fresh pasta. The weekly blackboard specials change slightly but always include a pasta dish, a pieminster "Heidi" pie (goat’s cheese, sweet potato, spinach and shallot) with mash and onion gravy, burger with chips and salad, and a curry dish (sometimes featuring fish). When I don't have a build-your-own cooked breakfast, I usually have a sandwich on their thickly sliced granary bread - the HBLT (humous, bacon, lettuce and tomato - £5) is my particular favourite.

Bec's verdict: Excellent value for money in a welcoming and relaxing environment; I try to visit for vegan brunch at least once a month.

Accessibility: Toilets up a large flight of stairs.

Child-friendliness: There was a large stack of highchairs and many children of varying ages present.

See also:

• London Eating comments
• Time Out review
• Yelp comments