Alpino

Well worth a visit for the breakfast. Basic décor, good service and great breakfast and very nice coffee

Ideal breakfast, rolls and snack bar menu. Italian family run business. Best bacon egg roll in town…so far.

A rather surprisingly good greasy spoon tucked at the back of chapel street and offering a fantastic menu of breakfast and lunch options. The downside is that the place is a tad small and cramped and the staff can be a bit abrupt. That said i still go there when i want a filling and good value breakfast-check out their eggs benedict and close your eyes for a second and you could imagine you are back in New York…

Today I’m trying the Alpino chicken salad..and its really delicious! just added a star because the service and the menu has got even better.

Jacky likes this place. Good greasy spoon menu but some nice specials too although the overall menu is a bit lacking. Nice to have fresh sauteed potatoes when u ask coz I’m at war with the frozen chip. Very friendly old Italian couple own the place so Jacky happy!

This used to be a proper traditional caff until the current owners came in and ripped out all the antique features. Scandalous.

Nice little family run restaurant in Islington. They do lots of traditional Italian dishes, but I went in for breakfast as they’re open early.

It’s a very cozy place and everything was decked out for Christmas (and X-Factor -- they were showing their support for local girl Alexandra). My eggs were good, my bacon not so much, and the bubble had loads of veggies in it. It’s a pretty good find for vegetarians as they do a full vegetarian breakfast that might actually be larger than the full English.

I think what would bring me back, though, is the staff. The restaurant is run by a sweet older Italian lady that is the quintessential Italian grandmother. She was very cheerful and concerned that we enjoyed our food and keen to bring us a second round of everything. I am sorely tempted to go back for dinner. Plus the pastries is in the case looked really nice.