London Challenge: Where can I get early morning grub?

[sammy72]

Please help! We've got a young one and are up and at 'em. Aubaine opens at 8-fine. Wolseley not until 9. Our locals, Ottolenghi and Tom's - again, not until 9. Electric is early but crap. We're looking for a delicious breakfast in the west end that starts early.

[An American Living in London]

Ottolenghi on Ledbury in Notting Hill opens early; I believe 8 a.m. on weekdays and Saturdays. Advise calling The Wolseley on Picadilly since it may be open for breakfast early.

Hotels like The Soho Hotel in Soho; open early for breakfast.

[BritishNancy]

It's not quite an answer to your question, so apologies for that, but this is a great place for breakfast lovers:

http://londonreviewofbreakfasts.blogs...

so you can have your sausage and eat it.

[fifi]

how about sam's brasserie, raoul's, paul or le pain quotodien?

[sammy72]

Don't know Sam's...where is that? Hate Raoul's, hate Paul (ok for bread but can't stomach the overabundance of butter smell) and Le Pain Quotidien is ok. Seems to be a side conversation going on about pub brekkie...anyone else have suggestions? Are you telling me there's no place to breakfast at 7.30 on a Saturday?

[Prawn Cocktail]

Sam's Brasserie is located in a little back alley off Chiswick High Road, just west of the Turnham Green area.

http://www.samsbrasserie.co.uk/

[Simon Majumdar]

The F&A used to be excellent. It got taken over by Nicholsons, I believe and became much more standard. I did not know it had closed though. I still see signs for it on Charterhouse St

The Cock is pretty good and I had a decent brekkie there in the Summer

http://majbros.blogspot.com/2006/07/l...

Friends have been telling me The New Market Tavern on the South side of Smithfield is pretty good too although I have not been

[Gav]

Fox & Anchor is out of business, you could try the Cock Tavern at the other end of Smithfield market.

[howler]

noooooooooooo.

when did that happen?!

now i really aint gonna miss the city one bit.

[howler]

fox and anchor, smithfields market - 10 minutes from the west end by cab at that time. opens at 7.00 .. and its the best breakfast in town.

http://www.pubs.com/pub_details.cfm?I...