with all of that, the traditional british cafe is struggling. do you think it holds a future? absolutely i think bringing people together, serving up the nice warm grub that everybody enjoys. i think with any business, they need to adapt, providing full english, vegetarian or vegan options. i don t think there needs to be anything like an avocado toast on there, because they re known for what they re known for. do you think people will be sad to see them go? do you think they will be missed? most definitely. i think they re kind of part of the backbone of some of these communities, and they re an institution. you have no idea how much i am looking forward to eating this fry up. i ve gone past 20 times a day, and it is a lot of food. i will try my hardest. so with places like pellicci s still going strong, i don t
the traditional british cafe serving fried all day breakfasts has been a fixture of the country s cuisine and culture for generations. but over the years, their numbers have dwindled and thousands are now closing right across the country. pellicci s in the east end of london has been serving up amazing full english breakfasts for over 120 years. i wanted to know what s behind their lasting success and whether even iconic caffs like this are under threat. hey, you must be nev! hey, lucy! hello. nice to meet you. how are you? i m good. how are you? i m good, thank you. this caff is a true family affair, and it s been passed down between generations since 1900. my dad was born upstairs in 1925 along with his brothers and sisters. we used to come in here before school, we d come in here after school. it s part of our lives. there s a really nice vibe in here as well. yeah, we like to keep a good little vibe. it s like when you. like i said to you, it s like a second home for us. it s part
and then you re just going to come off that grid. well, it s no surprise that covid put a stop to lucy s travel plans, and also 0lga s, who is now enjoying retirement at home alongside lucy s assistance dog, molly, who will hopefully be going through the same flight training programme sometime soon. let s hope she passes the test with flying colours. the traditional british cafe, serving fried all day breakfasts, has been a fixture of the country s cuisine and culture for generations. but over the years their numbers have dwindled, with thousands now closing right across the country. pellicci s in the east end of london has been serving up amazing full english breakfasts for over 120 years.
do you think it holds a place in the future in british food culture? 0h, absolutely. i think they bring people together, serving up that nice warm grub that everybody enjoys. i think with any business, they need to adapt, providing a full english vegetarian or vegan option. i don t think that there needs to be anything like an avocado toast on there because they are known for they re known for. so do you think it would be really sad to see them go? do you think they ll be missed? most definitely. i think they are kind of part of the backbone of, like, some of these, like, communities and, you know, they re an institution. you have no idea how much i m looking forward to eating this fry up. i ve seen it come past me a few times a day. bring it all, bring it all. this is a lot of food! i m going to try my hardest. so with places like pellicci s still going strong, i don t doubt for a second that the great british fry up and the traditional british
do you think it holds a place in the future in british food culture? oh, absolutely. i think they bring people together, serving up that nice warm grub that everybody enjoys. i think with any business, they need to adapt, providing a full english vegetarian or vegan option. i don t think that there needs to be anything like an avocado toast on there because they are known for they re known for. so do you think it would be really sad to see them go? do you think they ll be missed? most definitely. i think they are kind of part of the backbone of, like, some of these, like, communities and, you know, they re an institution. you have no idea how much i m looking forward to eating this fry up. i ve seen it come past me a few times a day. bring it all, bring it all. this is a lot of food! i m going to try my hardest. so if places like pellicci s still going strong, i don t doubt for a second that the great british fry up and the traditional british