Hi Gary I came to England in September and went here based on this review. Absolutely loved the breakfast. I have followed a lot of your reviews since and I love what you do. Its up front and honest. It’s a winning recipe ! Don’t change what you do.
Hi everyone. Apologies for the red footage during the video. Unfortunately as it's so busy, we couldn't get a seat inside and the only place we could viably sit was here next to the heater! Tried another camera but it was still exactly the same so hopefully you can deal with it for a few minutes. Back to normal as of the next upload. All the best. 😀
Gary, I am so pleased see you keep to a dignified and reserved style of video; no obnoxious music, overediting, exaggerated delivery, etc. You have a wonderful demeanour and presentation that really compliments restaurant reviews. Wish you success with this.
Anna and Nev are nothing short of national treasures, as soon as I'm through the door I feel like I'm with old friends. Glad you managed to get some of Mama Maria's amazing bread and butter pudding
It's amazing.. first time I went in, I was like " do I know you?"...😂😂 Coming from east coast of Scotland we are a bit aloof and not used to people coming up and just chatting away 😂
The breakfast looked so delicious and a true English one at that. Thanks for the fab review. It looks like I know where I will be going next time I am in London.
An amazing place. My travelling compadré (my eleven year-old son) went there a couple of years ago, the breakfast absolutely blew my mind. My son had pancakes, which he still maintains are the finest he's ever had. We went back about a year later; the waitress (THE waitress) remembered exactly what we'd had...having only ever been there once before, a year prior. If you've not tried Terry's Café (Borough) - that's equally worth a go. I'd also recommend the café on the same block on the Bethnal Green Road; Café 338. As many seem to do, I went in there during a business trip last year as the queue at Pellicci's, combined with my meeting agenda for the day, didn't allow for a queue. 338 is a worthy shout.
Wow. Now that is incredible that the waitress remembered. The staff and the ambience is fantastic and they're a credit. Terry's was my first ever review, check it out!
You have inadvertently given us all a lesson in customer service here. Greet everyone like they are old friends and you've known them for years. How great would the world go round if this was the case everywhere. Decent looking breakfast and nice to watch review 😋
This is my favorite place to go when I’m home. The atmosphere is second to none. The family treat you like family and are the salt of the earth. The food is of high quality. One month till I’m there again and I’ll happily pay whatever price they charge!
That was a huge breakfast and looked so delicious. I’ve never had tomato’s prepared like that and ohhhh they look amazing. You are truly an honest person with your ratings and I so appreciate you! Thank you for suffering in the rain and cold to deliver another great video!! Hello camera man!
Hello Garry, I have been watching your vlogs for a couple of weeks now and am a subscriber. In my view you have ascended to the very peak of the food reviews for their honest no nonsence critiques. Above all you are fair in everything you say about the meal, whether it be good, bad or indiffetent. I can only feel for your cameraman who has to sit and watch you eat mostly top class grub. Gary, well done indeed because you have stormed into the You Tube communit😢y and within a short space of time made a very noticeable impact. Jim N
Jim. That’s incredible kind of you to say and I’m happy that you’re enjoying my videos and feeling very positive towards the content. Much appreciated and have a wonderful day 😊
I agree. Gary is a genuine lad. Trust him. And love his polite, upbeat but honest treatment. Really enjoy this vids. Add to that I live in France so Gary tastes a lot of the food I really miss. Here, croissant and a coffee anyway. Each to their own. But a FEB! It set’s you up for the day. But doing it yourself, hard work and lots of washing up. Thanks Gary.
Hi Gary mate! I’m a Dorset boy but when visiting the old smoke I love a Pellicci’s breakie the morning after a robust night out. Great review Gary and absolutely spot on. 👏👍
A really good English Breakfast can hold its head up in the company of any country's best. SUPERB ingredients, beatifully cooked. This is one of the best I've seen. I'll be paying them a visit.
The only gripe I would have is there was only one egg. I'd prefer half the beans and get the extra egg. Most cafes these days tend to use the beans as a cheap plate filler.
I've yet to go to a cafe that serves fresh English pork sausages, the kind you get from farms. Nowadays, most of it is from suppliers who sell those cheap Richmond-like sausages. I remember going to Uni in Portsmouth and there was a lovely cafe (which has now closed) near Fratton station and while it looked like in need of an update, most of the ingredients were sourced from local farms - and it tasted really good.
Ah Pellicci's in Bethnal Green always do a lovely breakfast with a lovely cup of tea - absolute heavenly experience - I love the venue and their staff are amazing - loved your video and review
Great video haven't been to England since early 80s living in NYC we have lots of Irish bfast around town but not many British restaurant except Tea and Sympathy in the village which does a good job
Just found your channel today. I'm absolutely loving your videos! Great content, straight to the point of what the food is like with a few nice facts about the places too! Brilliant!
Gary you bring everything to life, as if we were there enjoying the food with you. Love the cafe, Art Deco my favourite, what a breakfast. Oh the bread pudding looked delicious. Well done Gary, great show.
Keep finding videos that I’ve missed. Wow Gary that did look the goods. So nice to see a decent breakfast and they can keep up the quality of the cooking whilst obviously been flat out. Amazing a well deserved score of 10. Nice to see Thanks as always
Yet another treat of a video. Your talent lies in the simplicity and genuine warmth of the video Gary, simple. I actually want to get a flight from Dublin to sit in wet, rainy London in winter just to get warmed up with a huge plate of grub from Pellicis and a hot sweet cuppa rosie with my Italian missus. Fast becoming one of my fav YT channels. Made for binging💯💯
Thanks for the review, we will for sure give this a shot next time we are back in the UK 🇬🇧 Been trying to find a good quality Full English and that looked quality. Cheers!
Wow, that bacon looks delicious. I would love to try that breakfast. The place has some great London history, you are made to feel very welcome, which is always a very important consideration for me, and such good value considering the exceptional quality of ingredients. Fantastic!
As a son of Italian parents I say "Bravo Paesano". When my relatives came to England for my sister's wedding they loved a full English and Roast Sunday Dinners, beef was their favourite and of course Fish and Chips, so much for British food being tasteless. Mind saying that Italian food takes some beating, our neighbours loved my mom's lasagna and pizza as well as the pasta dishes.
Evening Gary. now what a breakfast fit for king. that bacon looked superb. i’m a big fan of the Cumberland sausage in a fry myself. top job. love the homely atmosphere in there. top job 👍👍
Every time i'm in London, there's two places which are a must for me to visit those are Pellicci's for brekkie and for pasta and Toffs of Muswell Hill for fish and chips. Two places i won't miss
Hi Gary 😊another delicious review thank you , that breakfast looked the business, funny how an Italian Cafe makes the best Full English, now I’m going too have too chain Mrs P too the oven until she can replicate that breakfast 🍳 properly.
Good job, Gary! I was on a trip to London for only a few days and E Pellicci's was one of the few restaurants I had time to go to. I will forever be grateful to them. Keep up the good work!
Outstanding breakfast review here with a very pleasant surprise about the history and the Kray twins 👌👌👌🙌☺️ Knew the first few seconds this was going to be great. The tomatoes were the tell tale sign,the charring. Breakfast is one of my favourites and in my top five favourite foods. I’d be happy.bustling location.. that’s it- got the smell and taste of this in my head. With such great footage,you won’t hear a grumble about the colour change.excellence overrides
I just discovered this channel yesterday and have binged about 20 videos as im off for a few days. What a wholesome guy you are Gary and the content is so good. Ive no doubt this channel is going to blow up!! Cant forget the camera work too as it compliments the video so well. Fantastic job!!
Hi Gary. Just wanted to comment on how much more relaxed you seem when presenting recently. I've watched from the beginning and glad you have grown in confidence. You actually look as though you enjoy it now. Just subscribed and looking forward to supporting your future content. Rich 😉
Hi Garry. I live abroad but I was in London for 3 weeks in October after an absence of 4 years! You’ve already ticked off 2 of the places I dined in - firstly, the Flat Iron (in my case, the one behind Spitalfields) and secondly, the crème-de-la-creme, Pellicci’s in Bethnal Green! I was fortunate enough to be sat at the ‘Kray’s’ table for my visit to Pellicci’s, and, like you, I was on my very best behaviour! Your scores do both venues justice - and I also came away with a complimentary slab of bread pudding! I was so stuffed after my superb breakfast, I have to confess that rather than waste the pudding, I gave it to one of many homeless persons in London! He was honestly so appreciative and it made me feel good for the rest of the day! Keep up the good work! 😊
That’s superb stuff mate. It’s always great to read comments saying that you’ve loved the place I’ve reviewed. You deserved that seat, have to be on best behaviour though 😊 that’s very kind of you to do that. All the best my friend 😊
Just had to watch this during a boring Teams Call and definitely the more enjoyable of the two!!! As someone who only does a Full English about once a month that has got the taste buds going, that is one MONSTER breakfast there Gary and looks amazing. I would even risk going there myself even in the place was packed with East End Villains.......Its Fammmmmiiiiillllllly Phil!!!
I follow a lot of food reviewers who have also visited this cafe, but dare I say it, your review was by far the best, even the camera man's talent has increased massively. I predicted 13.5k subs by Xmas but I think you will hit that by the end of this month 😮😅
Alright Chris, You may remember, I said only a fool would think otherwise of Gary not having 13.5k by Christmas, I can see it being 15k+ subscribers by Christmas day mate, new target 😂 All the best
I lived in Bethnal Green for about three years until 1994. I used to pop into Pellicci's on a Saturday to read the paper. This was before it got listed by English Heritage and, from memory, it was just an ordinary cafe with decent grub and friendly staff. I don't remember the hash browns or the huge portion option but I suppose they're new additions. I'm from the north of England so I wasn't aware of any history to the cafe. But a lot of guys, who looked like they could handle themselves, used to come in on a Saturday morning too with their training bags. I assumed they were boxers.
I was in there on Friday, we queued for an hour but the staff brought out trays of chips to keep us all going. Nev is my nephews neighbour, his 80 something year old mum makes that bread and butter pudding every day. His dad was born upstairs where they have a private picture gallery, there some interesting photographs ❤❤
@@GaryEats we went this.morning and were serenaded with the Time Warp as we are seeing Rocky Horror tomorrow. We told Nev it was you're recommendation and he was very complimentary about you.
Beans are not just beans.The taste, texture, sauce can vary enormously from brand to brand. I find the best beans are Branston Baked Beans.Lovely thick rich tomato sauce.So beans do vary. Nice breakfast you had there.
I would have swapped the prefabricated hash browns for the bubble-n-squeak and kept the mushrooms. I'd like to have seen a second egg, a second bit of toast, and less beans- I'm not a great fan of hot baked beans. Other than that, it looks great! A smashing feed that'll get you through most of the day.
OMG !!!!!! ❤ what a great review & recommendation. Definitely looks like the best cafe in London. That breakfast looked absolutely 💯 magnificent ! Each item cooked to perfection.
That breakfast was outstanding Gary. A really lovely setting for the cafe and the owners sound like really lovely people. Value for money and the ambiance was perfect. Enjoyed the video Gary and many thanks for sharing with us 👍👍👍
That cafe is on my bucket list Gary - i only ever hear great things. £18 for a fry up and a cuppa seems a tad steep, but the place is iconic and the quality is there. Also, you can pay £12 for fried tat in many places so overall its worth the spend. Your subs are going crazy - well done.
Same as that, every review says how good it is, and the family that own it really seem like good people. Trying to wangle a stop in there on the way back to Dorset after my next trip to the o2 .
Ur raised a good point ( about the price,I was surprised,inflation I suppose) but it's been there through thick & thin & has earned it's right to up it's prices!
Pellicci's was my local cafe growing up and I sort of took it for granted, assuming all cafes were that good. Since moving away I realise how wrong I was. Sensational.
you can really see the quality of the produce on the video, the black pudding and bacon looked superb... next time i'm in london i must try a breakfast here. great review, gary. :)
Delicious looking plate of food made even tastier by your description of every item. I particularly loved the look of Charing on the tomatoes. Yum. Great video mate. 👍
No question this is a fantastic cafe. I've been a couple of times and I wish it wasn't 120 miles away. Quality food and such friendly people. There is another Italian family run cafe opposite Putney Underground station which is well worth a look. The bubble is incredible
A sensational 😂😂 video once again. Only a few days ago I congratulated you on passing 10K subscribers now you've smashed the 12k just shows you what a great food reviewer you are. Well done Gary
Plum tomatoes instead of regular tom, 2 poached eggs, drop the hash browns and put the mushrooms back in and easy on the beans looked stunning. The breakfast of kings...cheers.
@@victorymansionsMy Dad would have done fried potatoes with a touch of onion at home, mainly because his hash brown skills were sucky. Still, potatoes between the beans and tomatoes and mushrooms for me!
Hi Gary, I've literally started watching your vlogs in the past couple of weeks & I really like them, straightforward, honest & I deffo need to make a trip to Pellicci's now, that brekkie looks well lush xx
@@GaryEats you very welcome! Finally decided to come here on Easter Saturday & lemme tell ya I certainly wasn't disappointed! Lovely food & staff, Anna was simply amazing! She even gave us a free pudding after our brekkie, I already wanna go back!
Glad you enjoyed Pelliccis, me and my Husband went there when we visited London, loved the food and banter, we will need to go back next time when we are down, it's an over due visit, glad you enjoyed 👍
Hash browns are fine, but cannot be included in a Traditional English because they are an American invention. Well done Gary for an entertaining, informative clip!
I was born n bred in Bethnal Green and popped into Pelliccis on a regular basis. Where you was seated there is a sliding glass window where they served cold glasses of Sarsparilla which was always welcome on a Sunny day.
It is without doubt the best English breakfast I have ever had. The family are amazingly warm and welcoming. My two indicators of a good breakfast are ... are good eggs, white cooked runny yolk and quality black pudding NOT over cooked. The bacon is almost gammon. Perhaps a third is no hash browns, but each to his own. Finally the bubble and squeak is epic, as is the coffee.
British food is so bland embarrassing and depressing describing a Full English breakfast like it's some kind of gastronomic achievement! ha ha ha British cuisine consists of 4 dishes Fish and Chips Sunday roast Hotdogs and Mash ploughman's all rubbish! boring dishes! Cheers From Park City Utah!
Am I right in thinking your meal here was... sensational? 😄 I've seen the café reviewed regularly on various channels so knew you would be in for a treat. I'm not even too far from the area but not yet had the chance to go. Visually, it was obvious this would be the best Full English brekkie you had doing your reviews. They even had the beans nicely formed on the actual plate instead of in a separate bowl. The tomatoes looked perfectly grilled, the egg nice and yolky and everything else seemed perfectly cooked too. I look forward to you trying their Italian food next time.
Hello Gary another great video I really enjoy watching your videos as they are really well made and consistent. As for breakfasts I don't like beans so I always sub beans for an extra egg. Thanks again
That looked just what was needed on a day like that! It really did look a lovely plate of food and I could eat that all right now. The fact the staff made you feel so welcome compounds that this was a well recommended place to try out! Would have swapped the toast for fried slice myself though :) Your score was in line with a sensational plate of food. make sure you have your Xmas jumper on when you go there again next month! 😆
E Pellicci's cook everything sensational I have heard a lot praises about this fantastic Café on reviews online. They've seen 2 painful scary world wars n a scary global pandemic. Since 1900s generations have passed but they always make you feel at home. Lovely friendly generous wonderful people n greet customers as if theyve known em for months n years. They serve you everything invluding classic Italian meals steaks n Rich Brit Breakfast... I would just recommend them n say how about serving mix grills fried mutton kidney mashed potatoes (which they serve in the menu) veggies with garlic gravy sauce that's yum. Namaste from India
This is one fantastic café the owners make you so welcome and the food is absolutely fantastic, thank you very much for watching all the way from India
That breakfast looked extraordinary! I am really pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food, especially the sausages. I don’t eat meat from the pig but wouldn’t mind trying that. It is a shame you couldn’t have your bubble and squeak. I also really love hash browns but prefer mushrooms which I have noticed you don’t like. I also love to add a little cheese and an avocado if I can also. It is a shame you were soaked there. If has been dry on this end in the West of London. Thanks again for this wonderful review 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼!
Glad that it lived up to all the other reviews. Even though they mostly use quality ingredients, £16 does seem a bit expensive especially as it doesn't come with a drink and only 1 egg. What happened to the mushrooms and fried bread? Quality wise you'll struggle to get a better recommendation. Yes you will get bigger and cheaper, but it wont taste better. Glad you didn't make us wait until Christmas 👍
seems that these days fried bread has been replaced by hash browns, hash browns should never be on any full breakfast and totally agree mushies with any breakfast worth its salt
@@iainmorrison7501 I do enjoy a fried slice but its a rarity these days. Its a lot of bread if it comes with 2 pieces of toast/bread and a fried slice. Quite like a couple of hash browns tho.
£18 for an English breakfast...you were mugged off! That's a standard plate of food that you could buy for half the price in hundreds of cafes across the country. It's nowhere near the best breakfast, just the best promoted cafe in London. They're all over social media.
I didn't say it was the breakfast, I said it was the best cafe which in my opinion it is - Paolo's still holds the best breakfast for me. Plus, it was £16 to be fair and I missed off an extra which I should have added.
@@stevieb9490 I live near the centre of London (SW) and I have 4 cafes within a mile that serve a large breakfast for £7-8 standard. The idea that a breakfast should cost £18 in London is just distorting reality.
Not much more can be said, looked very good indeed, I would of liked two eggs, especially for the price, but that's because I like even numbers, agree about the hash browns as long as they are good like those looked, just not chips, which seems to be a thing these days! Look forward to your critique of the Italian menu. It's great you have has many views as subscribers, 12.5 k another 1000 added since yesterday, amazing sir. Keep 'em coming Gary!
Great English brekkie, especially at an Italian restaurant - I'm with you on the hash browns! I prefer streaky bacon over Canadian bacon. Great value. If you ever get a chance e.g. go to Mexico have Huevos Rancheros. 7 to 12 quid, depending on the decor/location. Includes: coffee/tea, fresh fruit juice, yogurt, rolls, tortillas, eggs, refried beans, guacamole and fresh fruit!
Gary, I knew you would get to Pellicci's eventually. I have also "given it a go" at Pellicci's and enjoyed it immensely. Whilst there I had the whole lot but substituted bubble for hash browns based on personal preference. Added bonus was saying hello to Mama Maria, the lovely lady who cooks the Cafe's exceptional eats.
Gary you really have been given the VIP ticket to be allowed to visit and review this truly historic and worthy place but you are the man (Geezer!) for the job for sure
A cafe that busy and yet they make sure everything is cooked properly, especially those tomatoes which look incredible! Great video.
Thanks so much! 😊 It's a wonderful place to eat. The staff are excellent!
Best tomatoes I've ever seen on a plate of cooked food, the tasty charring. Brilliant as usual Gary 👏
Of course. They're taking people's money. They trade off a reputation.
That is bread and butter pudding not bread pudding which is alot lot darker but it still looked really good and tasty.
Thats actually ''black pudding'' comprised of pig blood , fat, cereal sat and onion @@MichaelCampin
Hi Gary
I came to England in September and went here based on this review. Absolutely loved the breakfast. I have followed a lot of your reviews since and I love what you do. Its up front and honest. It’s a winning recipe ! Don’t change what you do.
That is absolutely wonderful to hear. Thank you for supporting a local business.
Hi everyone.
Apologies for the red footage during the video. Unfortunately as it's so busy, we couldn't get a seat inside and the only place we could viably sit was here next to the heater!
Tried another camera but it was still exactly the same so hopefully you can deal with it for a few minutes. Back to normal as of the next upload.
All the best. 😀
Regardless, still another fantastic video. Keep up with the great work, Gary 👍🍺
Thank you my friend. Thanks for watching!
Looks like you might have had ready break for breakfast? As I used to glow like that.
Gary my friend this is not an apology thing, you and Mr Cameraman do your best and never fail to entertain.
Chris.
Frankly Gary, I don't think it was an issue I was to busy waiting for that dog to nick one of your sausages to notice😂👍
The staff, the family & the food, everything is top quality everytime.
SPot on!!
Gary, I am so pleased see you keep to a dignified and reserved style of video; no obnoxious music, overediting, exaggerated delivery, etc. You have a wonderful demeanour and presentation that really compliments restaurant reviews. Wish you success with this.
Thank you Charles. Means a lot and that's very kind of you!
Agree!
Couldn't have put it better; you're spot on. He's a breath of fresh air to YT.
Very professional; the Simon Calder of the food reviewers.
Anna and Nev are nothing short of national treasures, as soon as I'm through the door I feel like I'm with old friends. Glad you managed to get some of Mama Maria's amazing bread and butter pudding
Lovely atmosphere and food.
It's amazing.. first time I went in, I was like " do I know you?"...😂😂 Coming from east coast of Scotland we are a bit aloof and not used to people coming up and just chatting away 😂
Absolutely love this guys video, just subbed and now binge watching from Indonesia. East Londoner living abroad and loving these videos, thanks Gary!
Awesome! Thank you! Take care mate and how are you enjoying Indonesia?
The breakfast looked so delicious and a true English one at that. Thanks for the fab review. It looks like I know where I will be going next time I am in London.
This is well worth a visit but for the whole experience seat inside
Great no-nonsense review as per-usual! E Pellicci's is on my bucket list for 2024 hopefully!
Thank you Leon. Be prepared to queue!
An amazing place. My travelling compadré (my eleven year-old son) went there a couple of years ago, the breakfast absolutely blew my mind. My son had pancakes, which he still maintains are the finest he's ever had. We went back about a year later; the waitress (THE waitress) remembered exactly what we'd had...having only ever been there once before, a year prior.
If you've not tried Terry's Café (Borough) - that's equally worth a go. I'd also recommend the café on the same block on the Bethnal Green Road; Café 338. As many seem to do, I went in there during a business trip last year as the queue at Pellicci's, combined with my meeting agenda for the day, didn't allow for a queue. 338 is a worthy shout.
Wow. Now that is incredible that the waitress remembered. The staff and the ambience is fantastic and they're a credit. Terry's was my first ever review, check it out!
Cafe 338 is ok, shame they scrimp on the sausages, unfortunately they're cheap c~~~!
So nice to see delicius cooking from diffrent countrys here I live in europa must say bravo bravo Bravissimo☆☆☆☆☆☆☆☆
This one I really recommend and enjoyed
You have inadvertently given us all a lesson in customer service here. Greet everyone like they are old friends and you've known them for years. How great would the world go round if this was the case everywhere. Decent looking breakfast and nice to watch review 😋
Completely agree with you mate.
Hi Gary, yes another East London great cafe. Their Italian food is just as good as their breakfast. You will love it. Great video.
This is simply a wonderful café, Dave
This is my favorite place to go when I’m home. The atmosphere is second to none. The family treat you like family and are the salt of the earth. The food is of high quality. One month till I’m there again and I’ll happily pay whatever price they charge!
Spot on Gillian.
Smashing. I've heard so many good things about Pellicci's. Haven't been in the UK in years but when I'm back that's breakfast day 1
It's a lovely place but be prepared to queue.
That was a huge breakfast and looked so delicious. I’ve never had tomato’s prepared like that and ohhhh they look amazing. You are truly an honest person with your ratings and I so appreciate you! Thank you for suffering in the rain and cold to deliver another great video!! Hello camera man!
That’s very kind to say, Cindy. This is an excellent café and on this occasion, I didn’t mind the weather x
Hello Garry, I have been watching your vlogs for a couple of weeks now and am a subscriber. In my view you have ascended to the very peak of the food reviews for their honest no nonsence critiques. Above all you are fair in everything you say about the meal, whether it be good, bad or indiffetent. I can only feel for your cameraman who has to sit and watch you eat mostly top class grub. Gary, well done indeed because you have stormed into the You Tube communit😢y and within a short space of time made a very noticeable impact. Jim N
Jim. That’s incredible kind of you to say and I’m happy that you’re enjoying my videos and feeling very positive towards the content. Much appreciated and have a wonderful day 😊
Totally agree, very good fair and honest reviewer…
I agree. Gary is a genuine lad. Trust him. And love his polite, upbeat but honest treatment. Really enjoy this vids. Add to that I live in France so Gary tastes a lot of the food I really miss. Here, croissant and a coffee anyway. Each to their own. But a FEB! It set’s you up for the day. But doing it yourself, hard work and lots of washing up. Thanks Gary.
Hi Gary mate! I’m a Dorset boy but when visiting the old smoke I love a Pellicci’s breakie the morning after a robust night out. Great review Gary and absolutely spot on. 👏👍
That’s absolutely brilliant thank you
One more egg~ easy on the beans! Making me hungry… Like your style, just subscribed. 🍴
Thanks Robin. Glad you liked it!
A really good English Breakfast can hold its head up in the company of any country's best. SUPERB ingredients, beatifully cooked. This is one of the best I've seen. I'll be paying them a visit.
It’s really worth a visit Mark
The only gripe I would have is there was only one egg. I'd prefer half the beans and get the extra egg. Most cafes these days tend to use the beans as a cheap plate filler.
I understand your observations, thank you
AGREE ! 1 EGG ONLY! RIDICULOUS, MADE IT CHEAP, CHEAP, CHEAP !
Lovely looking breakfast - cooked perfectly........Absolutely love the cafe original interior
A stunning place!
I've yet to go to a cafe that serves fresh English pork sausages, the kind you get from farms. Nowadays, most of it is from suppliers who sell those cheap Richmond-like sausages. I remember going to Uni in Portsmouth and there was a lovely cafe (which has now closed) near Fratton station and while it looked like in need of an update, most of the ingredients were sourced from local farms - and it tasted really good.
Hard to find.
So hear you on Richmond sausages.. they are absolutely vile!!
Ah Pellicci's in Bethnal Green always do a lovely breakfast with a lovely cup of tea - absolute heavenly experience - I love the venue and their staff are amazing - loved your video and review
Thanks Patrick. Definitely superb!
Great video haven't been to England since early 80s living in NYC we have lots of Irish bfast around town but not many British restaurant except Tea and Sympathy in the village which does a good job
Thank you!!
Just found your channel today. I'm absolutely loving your videos! Great content, straight to the point of what the food is like with a few nice facts about the places too! Brilliant!
Thank you my friend. Really appreciate it!
So nice to see great service with great food and a great review yet again Gary!
Thank you Paul. A lovely place!
Gary you bring everything to life, as if we were there enjoying the food with you. Love the cafe, Art Deco my favourite, what a breakfast. Oh the bread pudding looked delicious. Well done Gary, great show.
Thanks so much mate. Means a lot that you think that and I’m glad you’re enjoying the videos. It was delicious!
100% agree ziggy. Was just thinking the same myself that its almost like we are there experiencing and tasting ourselves
£18 for a fry. You were robbed fella.
Keep finding videos that I’ve missed. Wow Gary that did look the goods. So nice to see a decent breakfast and they can keep up the quality of the cooking whilst obviously been flat out. Amazing a well deserved score of 10. Nice to see Thanks as always
Thank you, had a bit of a tan in this one lol
Yet another treat of a video. Your talent lies in the simplicity and genuine warmth of the video Gary, simple. I actually want to get a flight from Dublin to sit in wet, rainy London in winter just to get warmed up with a huge plate of grub from Pellicis and a hot sweet cuppa rosie with my Italian missus. Fast becoming one of my fav YT channels. Made for binging💯💯
Wow, thank you Anthony. I'm glad you're liking the videos but no bother, I will be coming over to Dublin very early next year for some videos!
@@GaryEats Maybe I can send you some recommendations from the vast array of outlets we have on offer. Keep up the great work
Of course you can. Feel free to email me.
Black pudding and baked beans together is a wonderful taste combination!
I agree with you, Michael
Great E Pellicci video, a fantastic breakfast but with great atmosphere too. Paolo will be my next London breakfast after your recommendation.
Give it a go. You will like it I assure you 👍🏼
No-one calls it E. Pelicci 😮
@@user-un3wp2kg5f Who said they did. It’s the written name however.
Gary, just been here for a birthday breakfast thank you for recommending it was brilliant.
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That is fantastic to hear thank you for letting me know
Thanks for the review, we will for sure give this a shot next time we are back in the UK 🇬🇧 Been trying to find a good quality Full English and that looked quality. Cheers!
I promise you, you will not be disappointed if you visit this café, you definitely need to sit inside as the atmosphere is outstanding
Every time I feel peckish, I replay this, my favourite breakfast video. Hope you and your son are well. Cheers.
Thank you so very much Christopher 👌
Wow, that bacon looks delicious. I would love to try that breakfast. The place has some great London history, you are made to feel very welcome, which is always a very important consideration for me, and such good value considering the exceptional quality of ingredients. Fantastic!
Hope you enjoy if you go Melanie! 😊
That bacon looks like ham with a nice trim of fat. ❤
As a son of Italian parents I say "Bravo Paesano".
When my relatives came to England for my sister's wedding they loved a full English and Roast Sunday Dinners, beef was their favourite and of course Fish and Chips, so much for British food being tasteless.
Mind saying that Italian food takes some beating, our neighbours loved my mom's lasagna and pizza as well as the pasta dishes.
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Evening Gary. now what a breakfast fit for king. that bacon looked superb. i’m a big fan of the Cumberland sausage in a fry myself. top job. love the homely atmosphere in there. top job 👍👍
Hope you enjoyed it Mark. It was superb!
Just look at that rain, huh? Beautiful wet weather. The breakfast does look wonderful.
So good.
Every time i'm in London, there's two places which are a must for me to visit those are Pellicci's for brekkie and for pasta and Toffs of Muswell Hill for fish and chips.
Two places i won't miss
Fantastic choices!
Italian restauranteer have passion 🔥 for their food, lets hope pellucci does not lose this passionate part of their heritage
Spot on!!
Hi Gary 😊another delicious review thank you , that breakfast looked the business, funny how an Italian Cafe makes the best Full English, now I’m going too have too chain Mrs P too the oven until she can replicate that breakfast 🍳 properly.
Thanks for watching my friend!
Good job, Gary! I was on a trip to London for only a few days and E Pellicci's was one of the few restaurants I had time to go to. I will forever be grateful to them. Keep up the good work!
Glad you had a fantastic experience!
Outstanding breakfast review here with a very pleasant surprise about the history and the Kray twins 👌👌👌🙌☺️
Knew the first few seconds this was going to be great. The tomatoes were the tell tale sign,the charring. Breakfast is one of my favourites and in my top five favourite foods. I’d be happy.bustling location.. that’s it- got the smell and taste of this in my head. With such great footage,you won’t hear a grumble about the colour change.excellence overrides
Glad you enjoyed it Glenda. I thought the red footage would be slightly annoying to watch!
@@GaryEats decent intelligence would not be bothered.
It’s a one off.be different if it were a few hours of it. But,I dare say the critics will whinge
I just discovered this channel yesterday and have binged about 20 videos as im off for a few days. What a wholesome guy you are Gary and the content is so good. Ive no doubt this channel is going to blow up!! Cant forget the camera work too as it compliments the video so well. Fantastic job!!
Wow, thank you mate. Can't believe you've watched 20 videos of me. Are you not bored of my face yet? Haha thank you.
I'd just eaten lunch before I watched this ..... I'm absolutely starving now 😂 that just looked fab 👌 exactly what a cafe should be. Great video 😊
Thanks so much! 😊
That looks superb mate; definitely on my list to visit sooner rather than later!
Keep up the good work Gary, really enjoying the channel. 👍
You should mate. Thank you Danny!
Now that is a quality breakfast.What a find.Great video Gary and of course full appreciation to the camera man😊
This is a great café to go for the atmosphere, Rachel
Hi Gary. Just wanted to comment on how much more relaxed you seem when presenting recently. I've watched from the beginning and glad you have grown in confidence. You actually look as though you enjoy it now. Just subscribed and looking forward to supporting your future content. Rich
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Wow, thanks Richard. Getting used to much more, appreciate the support and you baring with me.
Hi Garry. I live abroad but I was in London for 3 weeks in October after an absence of 4 years! You’ve already ticked off 2 of the places I dined in - firstly, the Flat Iron (in my case, the one behind Spitalfields) and secondly, the crème-de-la-creme, Pellicci’s in Bethnal Green! I was fortunate enough to be sat at the ‘Kray’s’ table for my visit to Pellicci’s, and, like you, I was on my very best behaviour! Your scores do both venues justice - and I also came away with a complimentary slab of bread pudding! I was so stuffed after my superb breakfast, I have to confess that rather than waste the pudding, I gave it to one of many homeless persons in London! He was honestly so appreciative and it made me feel good for the rest of the day! Keep up the good work! 😊
That’s superb stuff mate. It’s always great to read comments saying that you’ve loved the place I’ve reviewed. You deserved that seat, have to be on best behaviour though 😊 that’s very kind of you to do that.
All the best my friend 😊
Yet another great video from Gary and his team if there was a Cafe like that in Camberwell We would go unfortunately there isnt
Sorry to hear that Ray. Thanks mate!
Just had to watch this during a boring Teams Call and definitely the more enjoyable of the two!!! As someone who only does a Full English about once a month that has got the taste buds going, that is one MONSTER breakfast there Gary and looks amazing. I would even risk going there myself even in the place was packed with East End Villains.......Its Fammmmmiiiiillllllly Phil!!!
Glad you enjoyed it more than your teams call David. Please do go mate - just be on your best behaviour lol.
Pellicci’s looks lovely and quite traditional. I’m VERY fussy where I eat but I’d definitely go there.
It's so good!
I remember going there when I was a lad, 50 years ago !!! apart from the awnings, it hasn't changed a bit.
It's a lovely establishment Robert!
I follow a lot of food reviewers who have also visited this cafe, but dare I say it, your review was by far the best, even the camera man's talent has increased massively.
I predicted 13.5k subs by Xmas but I think you will hit that by the end of this month 😮😅
Wow, thanks Chris. Big praise coming from you 😊
Alright Chris,
You may remember, I said only a fool would think otherwise of Gary not having 13.5k by Christmas, I can see it being 15k+ subscribers by Christmas day mate, new target 😂
All the best
@TelThePower Hi buddy, yep, I totally agree 15k by Xmas....oh hang on a second.15k plus . Keep well 🙏
@@chrisryanst It will be over 20k by Xmas
@@mrn13it'll easily be over 50 million by Xmas.
I lived in Bethnal Green for about three years until 1994. I used to pop into Pellicci's on a Saturday to read the paper. This was before it got listed by English Heritage and, from memory, it was just an ordinary cafe with decent grub and friendly staff. I don't remember the hash browns or the huge portion option but I suppose they're new additions. I'm from the north of England so I wasn't aware of any history to the cafe. But a lot of guys, who looked like they could handle themselves, used to come in on a Saturday morning too with their training bags. I assumed they were boxers.
Thanks for that info Robert. Yes, a nice cafe which has no doubt changed over the years but also kept to it's roots.
I was in there on Friday, we queued for an hour but the staff brought out trays of chips to keep us all going. Nev is my nephews neighbour, his 80 something year old mum makes that bread and butter pudding every day. His dad was born upstairs where they have a private picture gallery, there some interesting photographs ❤❤
It’s a lovely place! A real family atmosphere.
Thank you for this review. We are going to try this when we are in London next month for. My birthday breakfast 😊
You won’t be disappointed and defeat inside the atmosphere is amazing, let them know it’s your birthday 👌
@@GaryEats we went this.morning and were serenaded with the Time Warp as we are seeing Rocky Horror tomorrow. We told Nev it was you're recommendation and he was very complimentary about you.
Gary love your videos. We are heading to the UK in 2024 and your videos have helped us decide where to go. Thank you so much!
Thank you my friend. Enjoy!
Beans are not just beans.The taste, texture, sauce can vary enormously from brand to brand. I find the best beans are Branston Baked Beans.Lovely thick rich tomato sauce.So beans do vary. Nice breakfast you had there.
It was superb.
Also cooking them slow.
Branston here too 👍
I agree. Branston beans for me as well.👍🏻
Home cooked beans for me. It's easy to make something that's tastier and healthier than what you get from a can.
I would have swapped the prefabricated hash browns for the bubble-n-squeak and kept the mushrooms. I'd like to have seen a second egg, a second bit of toast, and less beans- I'm not a great fan of hot baked beans.
Other than that, it looks great! A smashing feed that'll get you through most of the day.
That’s fair enough mate. I’m gutted that I forgot about the bubble!
Too many beans maybe because its the cheapest option, would have preferred another egg or sausage😊
Bacon and black pudding not crisp enough for me.
@@GaryEats The bubble would be great, and the beans served in a separate pot like in more posh places.
Looked so good. Everything looked perfect
It was excellent AJ. Thanks for watching!
OMG !!!!!! ❤ what a great review & recommendation. Definitely looks like the best cafe in London. That breakfast looked absolutely 💯 magnificent ! Each item cooked to perfection.
Thank you. Very kind of you!
That breakfast was outstanding Gary. A really lovely setting for the cafe and the owners sound like really lovely people. Value for money and the ambiance was perfect. Enjoyed the video Gary and many thanks for sharing with us 👍👍👍
Glad you enjoyed it Andreas. It's a super place to eat!
That cafe is on my bucket list Gary - i only ever hear great things. £18 for a fry up and a cuppa seems a tad steep, but the place is iconic and the quality is there. Also, you can pay £12 for fried tat in many places so overall its worth the spend. Your subs are going crazy - well done.
Thanks Rob. The quality and ambience is worth it!
Same as that, every review says how good it is, and the family that own it really seem like good people.
Trying to wangle a stop in there on the way back to Dorset after my next trip to the o2 .
Ur raised a good point ( about the price,I was surprised,inflation I suppose) but it's been there through thick & thin & has earned it's right to up it's prices!
Pellicci's was my local cafe growing up and I sort of took it for granted, assuming all cafes were that good. Since moving away I realise how wrong I was. Sensational.
Superb isn't it?
you can really see the quality of the produce on the video, the black pudding and bacon looked superb... next time i'm in london i must try a breakfast here. great review, gary. :)
Thank you!! Give it a go and let them know :)
Delicious looking plate of food made even tastier by your description of every item. I particularly loved the look of Charing on the tomatoes. Yum. Great video mate. 👍
Thank you so much 😊
No question this is a fantastic cafe. I've been a couple of times and I wish it wasn't 120 miles away.
Quality food and such friendly people.
There is another Italian family run cafe opposite Putney Underground station which is well worth a look. The bubble is incredible
Thanks Ian. I'll take a look - this was absolutely sensational!
A sensational 😂😂 video once again. Only a few days ago I congratulated you on passing 10K subscribers now you've smashed the 12k just shows you what a great food reviewer you are. Well done Gary
Thank you so much 😁 I’m as shocked as you are!
Plum tomatoes instead of regular tom, 2 poached eggs, drop the hash browns and put the mushrooms back in and easy on the beans looked stunning. The breakfast of kings...cheers.
More than welcome mate.
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@@victorymansionsMy Dad would have done fried potatoes with a touch of onion at home, mainly because his hash brown skills were sucky. Still, potatoes between the beans and tomatoes and mushrooms for me!
Hi Gary, I've literally started watching your vlogs in the past couple of weeks & I really like them, straightforward, honest & I deffo need to make a trip to Pellicci's now, that brekkie looks well lush xx
Thanks so much 👍
@@GaryEats you very welcome! Finally decided to come here on Easter Saturday & lemme tell ya I certainly wasn't disappointed! Lovely food & staff, Anna was simply amazing! She even gave us a free pudding after our brekkie, I already wanna go back!
Glad you enjoyed Pelliccis, me and my Husband went there when we visited London, loved the food and banter, we will need to go back next time when we are down, it's an over due visit, glad you enjoyed 👍
It was superb. Thank you!
i love how they created a border to keep the beans away from the egg which is a major thumbs up in my book
Good stuff.
A Full English Breakfast really is a thing of beauty
It’s lovely mate.
Yeah just be careful you don't have a heart attack 😂😂😂
@@ZubairGhanchi-wp2um Its Ok if its all grilled , its just like eating a salad
@@Battismore-Blue you wish
@notme1345 I want to see my grandkids ,😂😂😂😂😂
Hash browns are fine, but cannot be included in a Traditional English because they are an American invention. Well done Gary for an entertaining, informative clip!
Fair enough. Thanks for watching my friend!
Better get rid of the beans then! :)
Now that looks grand! Those tomatoes are perfectly grilled, you cannot beat the taste of grilled tomatoes!😊❤
£18 is pretty steep though!😮
Agreed.
I was born n bred in Bethnal Green and popped into Pelliccis on a regular basis. Where you was seated there is a sliding glass window where they served cold glasses of Sarsparilla which was always welcome on a Sunny day.
Wow. Need to go there in the summer!
Sometimes you have to open your Christmas gift a little early!
Absolutely!! I just wanted to save it for Christmas James. Haha. Thanks for watching!
It is without doubt the best English breakfast I have ever had. The family are amazingly warm and welcoming. My two indicators of a good breakfast are ... are good eggs, white cooked runny yolk and quality black pudding NOT over cooked. The bacon is almost gammon. Perhaps a third is no hash browns, but each to his own. Finally the bubble and squeak is epic, as is the coffee.
Without a doubt. It was absolutely superb and I’m glad you also enjoy it!
British food is so bland embarrassing and depressing describing a Full English breakfast like it's some kind of gastronomic achievement! ha ha ha British cuisine consists of 4 dishes Fish and Chips Sunday roast Hotdogs and Mash ploughman's all rubbish! boring dishes! Cheers From Park City Utah!
Am I right in thinking your meal here was... sensational? 😄
I've seen the café reviewed regularly on various channels so knew you would be in for a treat. I'm not even too far from the area but not yet had the chance to go. Visually, it was obvious this would be the best Full English brekkie you had doing your reviews. They even had the beans nicely formed on the actual plate instead of in a separate bowl. The tomatoes looked perfectly grilled, the egg nice and yolky and everything else seemed perfectly cooked too. I look forward to you trying their Italian food next time.
It was sensational! Haha. To look at and to to eat. I will be going there again next month :)
Hello Gary another great video I really enjoy watching your videos as they are really well made and consistent. As for breakfasts I don't like beans so I always sub beans for an extra egg. Thanks again
Cool, thanks Mark. All the best mate.
You and Darren John are the best food reviewers on TH-cam. Merry Christmas 🎅🏻🎄⛄️☃️
Thank you and merry Christmas
That looked just what was needed on a day like that! It really did look a lovely plate of food and I could eat that all right now. The fact the staff made you feel so welcome compounds that this was a well recommended place to try out! Would have swapped the toast for fried slice myself though :) Your score was in line with a sensational plate of food. make sure you have your Xmas jumper on when you go there again next month! 😆
Thank you Joe. I'll have it on mate - hope you've got yours ready! 😋
@@GaryEats Purchased yesterday. The 1st one (and last) that I'll ever be seen wearing!
E Pellicci's cook everything sensational I have heard a lot praises about this fantastic Café on reviews online.
They've seen 2 painful scary world wars n a scary global pandemic. Since 1900s generations have passed but they always make you feel at home.
Lovely friendly generous wonderful people n greet customers as if theyve known em for months n years. They serve you everything invluding classic Italian meals steaks n Rich Brit Breakfast... I would just recommend them n say how about serving mix grills fried mutton kidney mashed potatoes (which they serve in the menu) veggies with garlic gravy sauce that's yum. Namaste from India
This is one fantastic café the owners make you so welcome and the food is absolutely fantastic, thank you very much for watching all the way from India
@GaryEats Your Welcome Gary. They're Amazing n lovely people. Saw very satisfying n positive reviews online of E Pellicci's.
That breakfast looked extraordinary! I am really pleasantly surprised by the quality of the food, especially the sausages. I don’t eat meat from the pig but wouldn’t mind trying that. It is a shame you couldn’t have your bubble and squeak. I also really love hash browns but prefer mushrooms which I have noticed you don’t like. I also love to add a little cheese and an avocado if I can also. It is a shame you were soaked there. If has been dry on this end in the West of London. Thanks again for this wonderful review 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼!
You are more than welcome Monica 😊
Glad that it lived up to all the other reviews. Even though they mostly use quality ingredients, £16 does seem a bit expensive especially as it doesn't come with a drink and only 1 egg. What happened to the mushrooms and fried bread?
Quality wise you'll struggle to get a better recommendation. Yes you will get bigger and cheaper, but it wont taste better.
Glad you didn't make us wait until Christmas 👍
Haha you’re welcome. I got the mushrooms taken off and forgot to order bubble. In all honesty, I had a bit of a mare.
Thanks mate.
seems that these days fried bread has been replaced by hash browns, hash browns should never be on any full breakfast and totally agree mushies with any breakfast worth its salt
@@iainmorrison7501 I do enjoy a fried slice but its a rarity these days. Its a lot of bread if it comes with 2 pieces of toast/bread and a fried slice. Quite like a couple of hash browns tho.
It is the best caf in London in my honest vision. Love the folks runnin it. From a dutch tourist...
Couldn't agree more but have you tried Paolo's?
@GaryEats Thanks for the tip!
Me thinks you enjoyed that Gary! Great review.
Thank you very much and loved it
£18 for an English breakfast...you were mugged off! That's a standard plate of food that you could buy for half the price in hundreds of cafes across the country. It's nowhere near the best breakfast, just the best promoted cafe in London. They're all over social media.
I didn't say it was the breakfast, I said it was the best cafe which in my opinion it is - Paolo's still holds the best breakfast for me. Plus, it was £16 to be fair and I missed off an extra which I should have added.
@@stevieb9490 this is expensive even for London! A typical large breakfast costs £7-8
@@GaryEats + the tea. Most cafes included a tea or coffee in the price of a breakfast.
@@stevieb9490 I live near the centre of London (SW) and I have 4 cafes within a mile that serve a large breakfast for £7-8 standard. The idea that a breakfast should cost £18 in London is just distorting reality.
@@stevieb9490Grow up dude
Not much more can be said, looked very good indeed, I would of liked two eggs, especially for the price, but that's because I like even numbers, agree about the hash browns as long as they are good like those looked, just not chips, which seems to be a thing these days! Look forward to your critique of the Italian menu. It's great you have has many views as subscribers, 12.5 k another 1000 added since yesterday, amazing sir. Keep 'em coming Gary!
Prefer the Hash browns to chips on a breakfast. Thank you very much Deadman and thanks for being part of the show since the earlier days!
As a once a month treat, awesome, my local cafe is £6:50 for a very decent everyday breakfast, there certainly is a place for both types 👍
Totally agree Mike!
Great English brekkie, especially at an Italian restaurant - I'm with you on the hash browns! I prefer streaky bacon over Canadian bacon. Great value. If you ever get a chance e.g. go to Mexico have Huevos Rancheros. 7 to 12 quid, depending on the decor/location. Includes: coffee/tea, fresh fruit juice, yogurt, rolls, tortillas, eggs, refried beans, guacamole and fresh fruit!
What really makes this café stand out? Is the atmosphere and service
Another great review Sir! looks like there was a whole can of Heinz Beans on the plate! I was drooling!!
Thanks Paul the cafe is the star in my eyes
How can you get exited about a breakfast my mum or me or anybody could cook these just as good lol
Precisely!
Make one for me then, I'm coming over tomorrow morning. 🫘 🍞 🍳 🍅 🥓
Wow that breakfast looked amazing, we do our big breakfast tomorrow. I can’t wait, this has made me hungry!
I hope you have a fantastic breakfast tomorrow
Gary, I knew you would get to Pellicci's eventually. I have also "given it a go" at Pellicci's and enjoyed it immensely. Whilst there I had the whole lot but substituted bubble for hash browns based on personal preference. Added bonus was saying hello to Mama Maria, the lovely lady who cooks the Cafe's exceptional eats.
It's superb there mate. They're a lovely family!
Gary you really have been given the VIP ticket to be allowed to visit and review this truly historic and worthy place but you are the man (Geezer!) for the job for sure
Thank you Mike!
Hi Gary
Like the E Pellici vids the other vids are good as well.
Thank you Sergio
That looked an absolutely amazing breakfast, looking forward to you trying out their Italian food.
Can't wait!