The Table Cafe, London {May 2014}
Our first morning in London was a sharp contrast to the weather we had arrived to the aftenoon before. Dreary, chilly, and pouring rain, it was a day more suited to staying inside wrapped in a blanket with a hot drink and a good book. But we only had two days to explore London before we were off to the next city in our whirlwind trip, so off into the rain we went.
![Waiting for the train at South Kensington station](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm4.staticflkr.com/3859/14292202619_3228330d28_z.jpg)
The London train system is wonderfully easy to get around. We were each able to pay £9 for an all-day ticket, and go wherever in London we liked.
![Waiting for the train at South Kensington station](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm6.staticflkr.com/5570/14475463061_60c62437e0_z.jpg)
For our first stop, we took the District line from South Kensington station (which is the one right next to the Ampersand Hotel) to Blackfriar station.
![Blackfriar Station](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm4.staticflkr.com/3911/14292388417_eb089c43f5_z.jpg)
From there, we braved the elements and made our way across one of the many bridges… only to look across the way and realize there was a covered walking bridge that connected the station we had been in to the other side of the River Thames.
Oops.
![Crossing the bridge in the pouring rain (we realized after the fact that there was a covered bridge we probably could have taken)](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm6.staticflkr.com/5524/14455734736_392e37caae_z.jpg)
![Rainy London](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm6.staticflkr.com/5490/14292251268_8b986d646a_z.jpg)
![Allison seeking shelter from the rain](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm4.staticflkr.com/3895/14292197739_4b3260765e_c.jpg)
![The underside of a bridge](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm6.staticflkr.com/5501/14292209380_d6950256f1_z.jpg)
![Rain, construction, and boats in the Thames](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm4.staticflkr.com/3896/14478828695_3c73742705_z.jpg)
Once we made it across the river, we wandered through an art school and a garden before finding our way to our goal.
![Allison walking through a garden](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm6.staticflkr.com/5471/14498961003_fe8837be7c_z.jpg)
![A drenched Allison at The Table Cafe](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm3.staticflkr.com/2902/14498959363_3ae8f78e64_z.jpg)
Son discovered this cute little cafe while searching online for places to eat (this was such a last-minute, whirlwind trip, we did minimal research beforehand).
Yes, we both look like wet dogs. We were soaked.
![Son at the Table Cafe](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm6.staticflkr.com/5531/14477546432_84da2a2271_z.jpg)
It was filled with young professionals grabbing breakfast with friends or coworkers before work.
![The inside of The Table Cafe](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm4.staticflkr.com/3876/14292380107_b361efb992_z.jpg)
Son’s typically a savory breakfast kind of person, and “The Stack” caught his eye.
![](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm6.staticflkr.com/5540/14477544152_44f170e614_z.jpg)
Layers of bagels, beans, chorizo, poached eggs, and hollandaise sauce.
![](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm4.staticflkr.com/3870/14292201700_d44a7233bb_c.jpg)
His breakfast was tasty, but mine was better – the best pancake I have ever had (fried until the edges were crispy!), with perfectly-cooked bacon, and caramelized bananas.
![Buttermilk pancakes with bacon and caramelized bananas](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm4.staticflkr.com/3883/14292242348_bf22919e2a_z.jpg)
The Table Cafe… do go visit if you’re ever in London, and definitely get the pancakes!
![The outside of The Table Cafe](http://img.fridgg.com/550w_18640000_75___farm4.staticflkr.com/3869/14498953933_1efae529bc_z.jpg)
The Table Cafe
83 Southwark Street
London, SE1 0HX
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Afya Njema 10/02/2016 at 01:53am
Looks to be a very nice place to be..the table cafe