Historical version 4 of Fred's, SE4 2BY (view current version)
- 020 3802 3166
- 358 Brockley Road, SE4 2BY
- freds.cafe
- @Freds_London
- Monday-Friday: 8am-4pm; Saturday: 8.30am-4pm; Sunday: 9am-4pm
Modern cafe, various teas & coffees etc., pastries & cakes, smallish meals, with typical prices.
There are about 15 two-person tables (can be joined if needed), metal chairs, some colourful pictures on the walls. Picnic bench tables out in the back garden. Colour theme is a mixture of greys. No piped music.
Rowley Birkin QC visited on two weekday mornings in February 2019. It was fairly busy, with people coming and going for various periods of time. A few working on laptops (café urges laptop users to allow others to share table). Good WiFi (password is on sugar containers etc.; 20-40 Mbps down).
Accessibility: step to get in (10-15 cm?), otherwise all level and navigable. Toilet fairly spacious (possibly could accommodate a wheelchair).
Child friendliness: children’s menu; at least one high chair.; several children present during half term week in February 2019; also mums with babies. Looks like a baby changing table in the toilet.
Payment by card only (tip jar is cash).
Rowley Birkin QC reports: "I had poached eggs [£5.95] on toasted sourdough, and they were fine. However, something odd: when I ordered, I was directed to a particular table by a staff member. After finishing the food, I noticed there were egg fragments on the floor beneath my table, one or two tablespoons’ worth. I assumed I must have unwittingly dropped some of my poached eggs onto the floor, so when the staff member came through again I pointed it out, apologising for the mess. However, the staff member then said "oh no, it wasn’t you, it was already there." Now, this was the same staff member each time, so why had he told me to sit at a table where the floor was covered in food detritus? Other tables had been available. Anyway, I assume this was an aberration because the place looked clean and tidy otherwise."