Picture of Bus, CR0 2BQ

Historical version 4 of Bus, CR0 2BQ (view current version)

  • 07804 484505
  • Faraday House, Gladstone Road, CR0 2BQ (streetmap) (osm) (gmap) (bingmap) (streetview)
  • Mon-Sat: 7am-5pm; Sun: closed (may open later in summer)

Greasy-spoon cafe in Croydon up towards Selhurst.

The main point of interest about this place is its location, in a double-decker bus permanently parked just off a back street near the railway line that runs between Croydon and Selhurst. The view from the upper decks takes in back gardens of houses as well as various car repair places, but the interior is quite nice. Vases of flowers and succulents in pots sit here and there, and the original bus seats have been rearranged to face each other across varnished wood tables. A decking area is just outside, under a canopy with a little shrubbery down the side.

Kake visited on a Thursday morning in April 2016. There were nine or ten other customers when I arrived a little after 11am, and more turned up while I was there. No music was playing.

I went for the breakfast muffin (£2) photo, which includes your choice of three fillings from bacon, egg, sausage, cheese, and mushrooms; I chose bacon, egg, and mushrooms. The mushrooms appeared to be tinned, and the muffin seemed to have been microwaved so was a bit soggy. The bacon was fine. The egg was cooked hard, which makes sense in a muffin eaten with one's hands. There was a nice little side salad, but no cutlery was provided. Overall, it was fine, and I'd not say no to ordering it again. Tea (£1) came with the teabag still in even though I asked for it very weak.

My order was taken at my table, and I paid at the till downstairs afterwards. No service charge was added.

Accessibility: A step onto the decking, and more steps into the bus. On our visit, they had one table on the flat ground next to the decking, but this wasn't under cover. The cafe doesn't have its own toilet, but until 5pm customers can use the toilet at a nearby motorbike shop.

See also:

Last visited by Kake, April 2016. Opening hours taken from menu, April 2016.
OS X co-ord: 532839 OS Y co-ord: 166735 (Latitude: 51.383599 Longitude: -0.090842)
This is version 4 (as of 2016-07-28 15:19:55). View current version. List all versions.