Black Cat café
Bohemian, volunteer-run fully vegan community cafe on Clarence Road, Lower Clapton (4.7, 935 reviews) — budget-priced big breakfasts and Welsh rarebit by day, plus creative supper-club dinners like roasted cabbage with vanilla miso.
Why it's listed: Black Cat cafe (Clarence Rd, E5) is a fully vegan, volunteer-run community cafe per its editorial summary and Vegan Restaurant primary type (4.7, 935 reviews).
Profile last updated 11 July 2026.
The business claims it
Structured facts from the listing and website.
- Cuisine style
- Vegan cafe cooking — big cooked breakfasts, Welsh rarebit, cakes and matcha by day; creative multi-course supper-club menus by night“Bohemian, volunteer-run vegan cafe with banquette, sofas and mismatched tables.”
— editorialSummary - Kitchen-wide dietary regime
- vegan — Google's primary type is Vegan Restaurant and the editorial summary calls it a vegan cafe“vegan_restaurant; editorial: 'volunteer-run vegan cafe'”
— primaryType - Ownership / staffing model
- Volunteer-run community cafe“Bohemian, volunteer-run vegan cafe”
— editorialSummary - Service modes offered
- dine in“vegan cafe with banquette, sofas and mismatched tables”
— editorialSummary - Price band
- budget — Google price level 'inexpensive', echoed by value-for-money reviews“PRICE_LEVEL_INEXPENSIVE”
— priceLevel
We're holding 1 question for the owner — classes, workshops & events — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.
Customers reveal it
Recurring signal mined from real reviews — with receipts.
- Occasions customers use it for
- cheap generous vegan breakfast/brunch · supper-club evenings · lingering with books and art in a community space“I appreciate the art and book shelves there too! / Had an amazing night at the Black Cat Cafe Supper Club.”
— reviews - Dishes customers name repeatedly
- Cat breakfast (large vegan full English) · Kitten breakfast (smaller version) · Welsh rarebit · supper-club dishes (roasted cabbage with vanilla miso; sultana, olive and caraway bread roll; pineapple upside-down cake) · matcha · cakes“The roasted cabbage with vanilla miso… was delicious, the pineapple upside down was the best I've ever tasted! / Had Welsh rarebit for lunch one day and the Cat breakfast the next.”
— reviews - Recurring caveats in reviews
- food is cooked to order and can take a while“The preparation takes a bit of time, so take it into account.”
— reviews - Service character as customers describe it
- Welcoming, friendly and accommodating — consistent across breakfast service and supper-club nights“The staff were very friendly and accommodating… / Staff very welcoming.”
— reviews - Value for money as customers see it
- Strong value — large portions at low prices; the big Cat breakfast leaves people 'pretty stuffed'“portion size is large! … thought it was great value for money!”
— reviews
Only the owner knows it
Questions we hold for the kitchen itself. Unanswered until they answer.
We're holding 9 questions for the owner — families & kids, best occasions & the vibe, vegan, coeliac & allergy options, why choose you, groups, private hire & catering, booking or walk-in?, good to know before you visit, must-order dishes, made in-house & sourcing — and will publish the answers here once confirmed.