Our Story
How a little coffee house on Vincent Square came to keep an old-fashioned welcome in the middle of Westminster.
A table kept free for whoever walks in
Royal Cafe Westminster began the way most good cafés do — with a family who loved to feed people. We took the keys to a little corner shop on Vincent Square, scrubbed the floors, put the ovens in, and started baking before the sun was up.
Years on, the habit has not changed. The bread and cakes are still made here each morning, the tea still comes by the pot, and there is still a table kept free for whoever walks through the door — pram, dog, grandparents and all.
Three small promises
Baked by hand, here
Scones, sponges and loaves made on the premises every morning. If it is on the counter, it came out of our oven.
A welcome for every family
High chairs, room for prams, and all the time in the world. Children, grandparents and the dog are all regulars here.
No hurry, ever
Tea in a pot, not a paper cup. Stay for one cup or the whole afternoon — the table is yours for as long as you like.
Made the way we'd make it at home
Nothing here is complicated. It is simply the food and the welcome we would give at our own table — a proper fry in the morning, a cream tea in the afternoon, and a roast on Sunday that is worth the walk.
Most of our regulars found us by accident, wandering over to Vincent Square after seeing the Abbey. We hope you do too.
— The family of Royal Cafe Westminster
Come and say hello
We are a ten-minute walk from Westminster Abbey, with the kettle always on.