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Greasy spoon cafe on London Road in Croydon, near West Croydon Station.

It's quite nice inside, with booth-like seating covered in interesting colours including light purple. They have a few highchairs for children too. Orders are taken at the table, and you pay at the register before leaving, though we got the impression that they'd be happy to let you pay your bill at the table if you want.

Like most greasy spoons, they have a number of set breakfasts but also let you construct your own from individually-priced components. They do pancakes too (though we haven't tried these yet).

Kake visited twice in December 2011, once in the company of Alice and once in the company of bob. Heart radio was playing during our visits, not overly loud. We tried the fried breakfasts photo both times.

On our first visit, Kake's fried egg had a completely set yolk, which was disappointing, but on our second, the fried eggs on bob's plate had nicely runny yolks (we weren't asked either time how we'd prefer them). Mushrooms were nicely done on both occasions; not soggy at all, and with a nice amount of browning photo.

Black pudding was better than average. Sausages weren't quite to our taste; bob suspected they may have been made from beef rather than pork. (Kake actually wanted a veggie sausage, but they didn't have any on the menu, though they did have veggie burgers.)

A cup of tea ordered as "very weak tea" arrived with the teabag still concealed in the bottom of the mug, which wasn't quite what we'd asked for. A bottle of still water came with an ice-filled glass and a straw, which was a nice touch.

Accessibility: A small step (kerb-height) to get in, then a shallow ramp. Haven't checked the toilets yet. The tables are not fixed, but are a little heavy to move if you need more room.

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Last visited by Kake and bob, December 2011. Opening hours taken from menu, December 2011.
OS X co-ord: 532105 OS Y co-ord: 166117 (Latitude: 51.378216 Longitude: -0.101615)
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