The Breakfast Club on D’Arblay Street is the original cafe in the independent group, opened in Soho on 22 August 2005. Founders Jonathan Arana Morton and Alison Rooney built the business from a friendship that began when they were children in Yorkshire. More than two decades later, this small yellow cafe remains at the address where the story started, tucked into a Soho side street close to the area’s shops, theatres and nightlife.
Breakfast and brunch are the main focus throughout the day. The Full Monty brings together bacon, sausage, potatoes, mushrooms, hash brown, black pudding, beans, tomatoes and egg, while The All American pairs pancakes with bacon, sausage, potatoes, eggs and maple syrup. Eggs Benedict, avocado toast and customisable plates provide further choices for guests who prefer a more traditional or lighter start.
Pancakes are one of the cafe’s defining specialities. Diners can choose stacks with cream, berries and maple syrup, blueberry versions, or more substantial combinations with bacon, eggs and savoury sides. The selection also reaches beyond classic breakfast plates with fried chicken and waffles, huevos rancheros, breakfast sandwiches, burgers and other comforting lunch dishes, alongside vegetarian and plant based alternatives.
The D’Arblay Street cafe retains an intimate, lively character that reflects its beginnings as a small independent Soho venue. Its colourful interior, closely set tables and familiar comfort food make it a popular choice for casual meals with friends or a relaxed morning in central London. The balance of British cafe classics, American influenced brunch dishes and playful modern combinations gives the restaurant a recognisable identity.
Address: 33 D’Arblay Street, Soho, London, England W1F 8EU, United Kingdom
The Breakfast Club Soho Menu
FLOOR FILLERS
Chicken Schnitzel
Panko breaded chicken schnitzel breast, rocket and lemon salad, fries and mojo picon sauce (a delicious red pepper sauce served on the side)
Mr Big Chicken
Fried chicken breast, smashed brown, American cheese, pickles, beef tomato, lettuce & a harissa mayo in a toasted brioche bun. Served with either fries or Caesar salad
Tacos (V available)
FRIED CHICKEN OR HALLOUMI OR CHORIZO Two soft tacos with your choice of fried chicken or hot honey halloumi or chorizo (veggie available). Served with avocado, pink pickled onions, pico de gallo, peri peri mayo, coriander and a side of homestyle potatoes or Caesar salad.
Smash Cheese Burger
A classic smashed cheeseburger, with beef tomato, red onion, chopped lettuce and burger sauce on a toasted brioche. Served with either fries or Caesar salad.
GUILTY PLEASURES
Chocolicious Pancake Balls
Mini doughnut style fried pancake balls, icing sugar, served with a warm, dark chocolate ganache
French Toast Fingers
Vanilla French toast fingers (eggy bread) with MAPLE SYRUP OR CHOCOLATE DIP.
SHARES
Fried Chicken Tenders
4 golden chicken tenders with your choice of two dips. Choose gravy, mojo picon, hot honey, cheese, chipotle and harissa mayo.
Hash Browns & dip
CHOOSE 3, 6 or 9 HASH BROWNS With 1, 2 or 3 dips. Choose – Cheese, mojo picon, chipotle ketchup, chipotle and harissa mayo, gravy (not V)
SIDES
Homestyle Potatoes
Fries
Caesar Side Salad
PANCAKE FILLED HOPE
The All American
The dish that made us famous (D-list celebrity famous). Pancakes, bacon, a ‘not so’ American proper British sausage, homestyle potatoes, sunny side up eggs & maple syrup. SWAP FOR TURKEY BACON & CHICKEN SAUSAGE +2.00
Pancakes Cream & Berries (V)
The OG TBC stack. Pancakes, vanilla cream, mixed berries, raspberry coulis and maple syrup. 20 years on, still the absolute GOAT.
The Big Stack
Triple stack pancakes, bacon, hash browns, sausage patty, cheese, caramelised onions & a sunny side up egg.
Bacon & Blueberry Pancakes
Fresh blueberry pancakes and 5 rashers of crispy bacon, with maple syrup and whipped butter SWAP FOR TURKEY BACON +2.00
I’m Blue (Da-ba-dee) (V)
Fresh blueberry pancakes with lashings of house blueberry compote and vanilla cream. If you don’t like blueberries, not for you.
CLUB CLASSICS
Fried Chicken, bacon & waffles
Freshly baked waffle, golden fried chicken breast, crispy bacon, sunny side up egg & gravy. SWAP FOR TURKEY BACON +2.00
Huevos Rancheros (V)
Sunny side up eggs, grilled quesadilla filled with Red Leicester cheese & topped with a chipotle & tomato sauce, black beans, avocado, sour cream, pico de gallo, roasted jalapeños & coriander. ADD CHORIZO 2.50 ADD VEGGIE CHORIZO 2.00 ADD HALLOUMI 3.00 ADD CHICKEN TENDERS 3.50 ADD BACON 2.50
Smoked Salmon, Avo & Eggs
Smoked salmon, rich yolk scrambled eggs, chopped avocado, pink pickled onions, pickled cucumber & nigella seeds on toasted sourdough bread. ADD HASH BROWNS 2.00 HOMESTYLE POTATOES 3.00
The Bad Boy Breakfast Burger
Double sausage patty, double bacon, double cheese and egg served in a brioche bun with HASH BROWNS OR HOMESTYLE POTATOES OR FRIES
Avo, Egg & Cheese Sandwich
Spring onion, chive snd cheddar omelette, with avocado, sundried tomatoes, pink pickled onions and chipotle mayonnaise served in brioche bun with HASH BROWNS OR HOMESTYLE POTATOES OR FRIES
Anvar’s Turkish Eggs
Poached eggs, garlicky Greek yoghurt, spiced aubergine, smoked chilli butter, coriander, spring onions, mint. Served with toasted sourdough. ADD CHORIZO 2.50 ADD HALLOUMI 3.00 ADD CHICKEN TENDERS 3.50
GOOD DAY PLATES
Double Trouble Pancakes
2 pancakes, 2 bacon, 2 eggs, with whipped butter and maple syrup. All the 2s, our lucky number. SWAP FOR TURKEY BACON 2.00 ADD HASH BROWNS 2.00 ADD HOMESTYLE POTATOES 3.00
Crispy Chilli & Feta Avo Toast
Avocado, feta, crispy chilli, fresh chillies, pink pickled onions and a slice of lime on thick cut sourdough toast.
French Toast Plate
Thick fluffy vanilla french toast with crispy bacon, whipped butter and maple syrup with a side of fruit salad. SWAP FOR TURKEY BACON +2.00 SWAP FOR VEGGIE SAUSAGE +1.00 ADD EGG 2.00
Marvellous Muffins
– Bacon, Egg and Cheese SWAP FOR TURKEY BACON 2.00 – Sausage Egg and Cheese SWAP FOR CHICKEN SAUSAGE 2.00 – Veggie Chorizo, egg, cheese and smashed brown All served in an English muffin with a hash brown on the side. ADD SMASHED BROWN IN YOUR SANDWICH 1.00
CAF CLASSICS
The Full Monty
Crispy bacon, sausage, homestyle potatoes, mushrooms, hash brown, black pudding, BC beans, roasted cherry vine tomatoes, sunny side up egg. You can leave your hat on! ADD TOAST & BUTTER 1.50 ADD AN EGG 2.00 SWAP OUT PORK PRODUCTS FOR TURKEY BACON AND CHICKEN SAUSAGE 2.00
The Greasy Spoon (V available)
2 x crispy bacon, 2 sausage, 2 hash browns, 2 eggs, beans. SWAP FOR TURKEY BACON & CHICKEN SAUSAGE 2.00 ADD TOAST & BUTTER 1.50 V WITH MUSHROOMS AND VEGGIE SAUSAGES FOR BACON AND PORK SAUSAGE
Eggs Benedict
Bacon, poached eggs, hollandaise on an English muffin, served with a choice of homestyle potatoes or hash browns or fruit salad. SWAP FOR TURKEY BACON +2.00 SWAP FOR SMOKED SALMON +3.00
IF YOU BUILD IT…
Eggs All Day
SUNNY SIDE UP, SCRAMBLED, POACHED OR SCRAMBLED TAHINI TOFU (PB) Rich yolk eggs on buttered thick sourdough toast including a choice of 2 OR 3 BREAKFAST SIDES (see below)
Smashed Avocado on Toast
Smashed avocado, mojo picon, pico de gallo & spring onion on thick cut sourdough toast including a choice of 1 OR 2 BREAKFAST SIDES (see below)
Short Stack Pancakes
3 fluffy pancakes, whipped butter and maple syrup including a choice of 2 OR 3 BREAKFAST SIDES/TOPPINGS (see below) PB pancakes available. THEY WILL COME
BREAKFAST SIDES/TOPPINGS
SAVOURY / SWEET