Central Cafe, 1 Station Approach, Selborne road, London, E17 7LP

Walthamstow is generally a pretty good place for food in my experience as it
is a racially diverse area and you don't get one nation's food dominating.
There are very few places to eat right near the main railway station
however. I was therefore quite pleased when I was introduced to this cafe
after doing an assessment and over all I would say it turned out to be quite
a find.

This is really your typical London cafe. It sells all the breakfast stuff
including bacon, sausage, black pudding, eggs, Bubble and Squeak etc. It
also does roast dinners with lamb chicken beef pork etc. and there are also
a few pasta dishes and the odd pie to be had. I chose a breakfast type of
meal consisting of sausage, egg, black pudding, Bubble and mushrooms with a
black tea and a diet coke. Quality of sausages is one of the things I look
for in a cafe. If the sausages are good then it is likely that other things
have been well taken care of. Here the sausages were better than many I
have had in local cafes. they had some meatiness about them and they
weren't just sponge. this being said they were by no means premium butcher
sausages either. They were probably at the top end of average, and in fact
they were better than many cafe offerings. The black pudding was quite
tasty and it again had some texture and spiciness to it. The mushrooms were
fresh and the egg was fried with a hard yoke which is how I prefer a fried
egg.

It was the bubble and squeak that really did stand out in this cafe. It was
clearly home made. The mash was smooth and creamy and there was plenty of
cabbage and peas in it. This is probably the nicest bubble I have had
anywhere in London and the cafe is worth a visit for this alone with the
rest of the food providing steady though not exceptional backup.

The staff behind the counter were generally helpful and I would certainly
revisit this cafe again if in the area. It is open quite long hours to,
from 6 AM until 7 PM every day accept Sunday when it does not open at all.

I give this cafe 6.5 out of 10 and would say that over all it is at the top
end of average with sensational bubble and squeak.