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The Victoria Cafe is at the Queenstown Road end of Lavender Hill in Battersea. It’s basically your classic greasy spoon with the added bonus of some fantastic lunchtime specials. I’ve been a handful of times to this cafe, each time struggling to squeeze my newly rotund stomach out of the door as the portions are enourmous.

Most recently I had the liver and onions special with chips, two veg and a cup of tea. It was perfectly designed to replace some of the nutrients I’d lost on the beers the night before. As ever the amount of food was gargantuan and the quality was reasonable. I sometimes get reminded of my school dinners with the veg you get, but for the price (£3.95) you couldn’t expect more.

If I was to be ridiculously picky and try to pick out some bad points, I could only say that it’s way too smokey - but of course come 1st July and the smoking ban, this will no longer be a problem.

My overall feeling is this is a reasonable greasy spoon that offers a much broader menu than the standard fry-up. With everything from jacket potatoes, to home made lasagne, chicken pie and more. If you’re very very hungry and don’t have much money, this is a cheap eat you could comfortably fill up at. Don’t expect too much and you’ll definitely walk away a happy man (or woman).

6/10