The BIGGEST BREAKFAST I've Ever Reviewed! 

It brings back memories of when I lived in east London many years ago. I used to eat in a café run by an Irish lady and she would always serve huge portions. One day I asked her why such big portions. She told me that a lot of her customers may be struggling economically or even homeless, she never knew when some of her customers had last eaten and she said she wanted to make sure no one left her place hungry. She was a lovely lady, always remember her.

Well done for supporting local family run restaurants, so many people struggling at the moment

Maggie was amazing.Endless refills of tea and and toast, and loving hospitality. Her passing was was a real loss for people living in Lewisham. What a lady!

Brings back memories Maggie would always fill up your cuppa whether it needed it or not RIP Maggie big thanks to Gary for visiting South London

Your comment about not disturbing other diners is a perfect example of why I enjoy your content so much.

It’s so pleasing how you are always considerate not to disturb other diners.😊

I was one of the many who recommended Maggies, went there every week in the erly 90s, it was our sales breakfast meeting go to place (we all sold photocopiers at the time for Canon). Maggie was such a lovely woman, sorry she's passed, her "You'll be wanting another tea there lads" in her soft Irish accent I still remember to this day. Really pleased her family are still running it and the breakfasts are as good as they were 30 years ago. (As an aside, didn't they film Snatch nearby).

@8.10. You'll have the Ancestors squirming! We eat B&S in the North too. There are variations of the same dish all over the British isles. The dish is named after the sound it makes while cooking (bubblling & squeaking) while frying slowly in the pan.

And I thought we Americans eat huge portions. For what you got on your platter, £11.95 is a BARGAIN.

I actually remember Maggie opening the Cafe many years ago. It has always been the go to place and Maggie herself looked after you like family. Very sad to hear of her loss.

What a find! Despite the sausages being of the catering variety, everything else looked good and fresh. What really surprises me is the variation in prices, especially in and around London. After business rates, ground rent and staff costs, I honestly don’t know how Maggie’s can profitably offer such a massive breakfast at the price, it’s truly astonishing. And it surely raises the question whether many other establishments are ripping off customers by selling food at multiple times the price? I know from just doing my grocery shopping that many shops and retail establishments have used the cost of living crisis to unfairly raise prices. And your experience here proves this, in my opinion.. they are paying the same prices as everyone else for food in addition to the other costs I mentioned earlier. So bravo Maggie’s, you’re doing a great job in feeding your customers well for great prices. You deserve to succeed for another forty years and more! Another thought provoking and entertaining video, thank you. 🙏🏻

A Gary’s Eats uploads makes a rainy day seem to blow away, thanks for a great video as always, brilliantly entertaining as usual 😊

Dear Gary and Cameraman, today I was told I am going to be a Grandfather, I'm so happy, and love this vid. God speed into the future.😃

‘Like Noah’s Ark everything comes in twos’ you said with a deadpan delivery. Made me chuckle.

Hi Gary. That is some breakfast. It’s good to be supporting family restaurants. So glad you enjoyed it. Also a big thank you to the camera man appreciate it👍👍

Now that's what I call a big breakfast - wow! Great value for money too.

WOW, for the money, that is flipping amazing.

Any family business that's been around for over 40 years has to be doing something right. Quality review as always. Hope that everyone has a great weekend.

The most food humanly possible, plus unlimited hot drinks, for under 12 quid. That's flipping insanely cheap. They are total heroes, who ran that place. Thanks so much for this Gary. Excellent.

Amazing the value small businesses can provide when they (presumably) own thr building and dont have rental expense

You get more and more comfortable in your role,and it's fun to see.

Wow, that was definitely value for money. It just shows what small family run businesses like Maggie's can do. Well done them and well done you for bringing them to our attention.

I reached the age of 52 before finding out that bubble and squeak is a traditional part of a London fry up. When I visited my sister recently, she took me to a place called Crossways Cafe in Nunhead. It made me wonder why I'd never eaten it with bacon, eggs and all the trimmings before. It goes so well. I remember that my dad would always make it for tea on Monday from Sunday dinner leftovers when mum was working the evening shift. Thickly buttered doorstep bread, lashings of HP sauce- proper bloke cooking! I think its best slightly blackened on the outside. That thin layer of charcoal makes all the difference! It's great comfort food and part of happy childhood memories. It was delightful as a young boy to stand and watch over the pan and learn how the food got its name. I really like Crossways by the way. Maybe not a place to excite a gourmand's tastebuds but good, honest food well cooked. Very welcoming and friendly too, Also great value for money. It's vanishingly rare to hear a Northerner say that in our capital city!

I can’t believe you’re reviewing this place! It was my granddad’s, my dad’s and now my usual cafe. Bloody brilliant place, glad you did it justice in your honest review. Loved the video as always, thanks a lot 👍

I recommended Maggies in a previous video, and here you are. Great to see you listen to your viewer comments. Thanks Gary ❤❤❤

So nice to see a family run business with great value for money, doing so well. Another great video Gary.

What a terrific little place is Maggie's Cafe & Restaurant. Lovely staff and such fabulous value for money ! Fresh tomatoes for me by the way. The apple crumble is to die for ! A super start to your day Gary ! It's a 9.5/10 from me.

Maggie was a lovely eccentric Irish lady, a real character feature of the cafe. My nan would make the family eat here regularly, I was a vegetarian (and into spices) at the time which wasn't particularly their forte but the food was always good honest fare like a decent Sunday dinner cooked with love by your gran, generous portions, and cheap. It wasn't my thing, but I can see why it was popular. Good to see its still going strong years later.

Great to see you in maggies Gary used it a lot when I worked in Lewisham remember maggie and her sister well lovely ladies.

My dad always called that meal " a cowboy dinner" , it does make me smile.

I'd say the plan is to take a carrier bag and some serviettes and a paper bag, order loads, then take the bread plus any complimentary butter and one of any of the items (for example fried egg, sausage, bacon, ham, mushrooms) to make a sandwich later. Job's a good 'un!

Brings back memories not been to Maggie's in 20 years plus she was always in front of house thanks Gary,R I P Maggie so pleased it's still going.❤

Gary for £11.95 good lord you can't in any way complain about that.for that about of delicious breakfast wow that was a serious amount of food for that price brilliant! Thank you for another fabulous video! Positivity peace and love ♥️

At least the cameraman gets fed😂❣️❣️❣️😘🇿🇦

I've wanted to used his place a few times when I'm delivering in the area and I get a chance to stop. Thanks for reviewing this place Gary as it will inform my decision to try it. £11.95 for all that !!!! My local cafe is in Plumstead and it's £10 for half that much and tea and coffee is extra! Hash browns !!! 😶 Nice to see the black pudding is good and thick cut, and I love to see a fried slice with an egg on it. Eggs well cooked. That bubble looked really good! Plenty of crispyness. The beans have been cooked for a long time and that helps with the flavour. That is astonishing value for money. It's an 8 elevated to 9 for the value. I would have had the liver instead of hash browns.

Now that's what you call a proper breakfast and good value. Local business as well it's got to be a 9.

How lovely in this day and age to still find a family run business still packing in the customs quantity counts good food cooked well I will give that a 8 out of 10

That was definitely a breakfast fit for a king. If that king is Henry VIII! 😆

Another great review! I was stationed In Lewisham in the 70's, I wish it had been in the late 80's! 😀 My favourite 'bubble' was always on Boxing Day with all the Brussels Sprouts incorporated 🙂

Hi Gary, I'm sitting here at my desk in Sydney, sipping a Cointreau, watching your latest vid. That looks good. I know that Maggie's has been around since 1983, but I hope it doesn't go the way of the US franchise Red Lobster because of the free endless tea, and two of everything breakfast. 8/10, and definitely amazing value for money. For the starving hordes, Maggie's is the best ! Rest in peace, and God bless you, Maggie ! Hope you're enjoying the 'Loaves and fishes' upstairs ! Have a good week, Gary !

Two of everything apart from when you get 4 ha ha, what an absolute feast Gary! Brilliant value. I also like how considerate you are to other customers trying not to get them in shot where possible.

That looked like an insane amount of food for £11.95, my mouth was watering the whole way through 😂

The sound quality on your videos is exceptional ,better by far compared to the main broadcasters on location . Hats off..

Absolutely no complaints here. What a breakfast. And what a great price 😮

Hey Gary, I’m from Geordieland and my mam used to always make bubble and squeak with the leftovers.

Wow Gary, for 11.95 and bottomless tea or coffee! That’s insane value, I’m deffo gonna go give that a go! I urge you try the lounge down at clacton and a bistro cafe Called “taste” £7.50 for a large breakfast including a drink of your choics

That is probably the best value for money i have seen in many years.Your last two reviews have featured places that deserve a massive amount of custom (this and the Italian) they are definately at different ends of the cost factor but both a credit to their owners and staff.Great review again Gary although it did seem cold to be sitting outside

Gary, that portion was outrageous and the variety of ingredients also outrageous, great review as always Gary

Give me one of these local, family run businesses over the big franchises eight days a week.

Looks superb value for money. Thanks for putting the place on our radar. Places like it giving great value for money deserve to prosper

Certainly looks value for money, nice to see local businesses thriving Gary, definitely an easy 9 !

actually stunned at the value for money, and then out comes the crumble, blooming hell

Biggest breakfast before extras I had was 3 fried eggs, scrambled eggs, 4 sausages, beans, mushrooms, fried onions, 4 hash browns, 4 bacon rashers, 2 black puds, 1 white pud, tomato, 4 slices of toast, cuppa. I ordered extra 4 sausages & rashers, then 2 extra black puds, 1 slice French toast too, was at a park near Trowbridge several yrs back

I'm impressed you finished it! Well done for not wasting food

With the cost of living it’s really really good to see real good value for money well done magpies and thank you Gary

That breakfast was worth every penny. Well done to you and the cameraman. Keep up with the great work you are doing.

(374) A real "gut-buster" as we say here in America. "Maggies" is going to be absolutely flooded with customers after this upload. Thanks SO much for this upload, Gary. Makes me yearn to be back in New Zealand; no black pudding to be had and the sausages are, um, "sub-par" to be kind here in America.

Exceptional value for money breakfast and cooked to perfection.

Tinned tomato for me all the time. Thanks Gary - I really love your channel.. I know it's been said before but I also appreciate your really honest and decent feedback. May you march forward to 1 million subscribers because you deserve it.

I'm on a weight-loss journey, Gary (3.5 stones lost so far). I can't be eating cooked breakfasts like that right now, so I am living vicariously through your videos. Keep 'em coming, buddy 😊

That was Value for Money & HUGE!! No wonder you had to waddle off 😂 Lovely to see another family business still thriving Well done Gary & Cameraman for taking another fantastic breakfast for the Team 😄 👍🏻

Ha! Nearly happened again with Gary "Giving it a Go..." by jogging straight into a Passer-By! Great video as always Gary. Thank you so much as always!

Was a regular customer at Maggie’s when stationed at Lewisham police station circa 2004 - 2012.. What a fantastic family run business with great food at a reasonable price and am pleased it is still thriving 👌👍👍

Hello Gary: Without a doubt, the most intimidating meal of any kind that I have ever seen. You are my hero for even attempting to eat what I am sure was enough food to feed a small army. Someday, if I've starved myself for a few days beforehand, I might try a breakfast that large but for now, I'm just going to have to sit here in the USA with my jaw hitting the floor in amazement. Well done, as always.

I joked about Greggs being the cure from a hellish hangover the other day....Greggs can sod off after seeing this....shame its in London 😂

Absolutely stupendous! True that it wasn't absolute top quality gourmet foodstuffs, but that's not the job they've chosen to do. They've chosen to do solid value and generous portions for a mostly local clientele. They can't be getting rich, so more kudos to them for maintaining their own standards and doing such a wonderful job of it. Honestly - we don't need magic every meal. Sometimes - even usually - a good, solid, tasty plate is what's needed. And it looks like that's what Maggie's will give you.

I might be visiting London soon, glad to see another breakfast spot, and it's only 53 minutes from the place I'll be staying at. :)

My son is 6 years of age and his new favourite thing before bed... Can we watch Gary eating delicious food. You've got a new fan there. Thank you for creating family friendly content and always being a pleasure to watch.

That breakfast is fantastic value. Another cracking review Gary. 😋😋

Great value. The only problem is you do get people who will have everything just because they can, and then you throw half away which is a great waste

I remember seeing another RU-vidr at Maggies for the giant breakfast. He loved it but got a £130 parking ticket for parking in a loading bay 😂. Trust you were more careful Gary.

Another good review and always nice that you make a point of saying when the staff are good, that's a big breakfast I think even I might struggle with that.

Thanks as always - You are very productive these days, Gary!

Well done Gary Well done Maggie's COME ON ENGLAND 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

Absolutely fabulous to watch……polite, thorough, concise and beautifully descriptive…..many thanks Gary

Great value, that really is a generous portion! Fantastic video as always, Gary, all the best.

So good to see you again too, Gary.

Bubble is/was called bubble and squeak in Leicester. Looks like the same thing, not had it since the early ‘60s 😄. Nice review Gary 👍

What fantastic value and another excellent review, calmly and eloquently delivered making it a pleasure to watch. Your calm confidence is what makes you a cut above the other reviewers Gary😊x

Gary this was one of your funniest videos to date😊. You genuinely looked overwhelmed by the amount of food on the plate and rightly so, it was a huge portion. Such amazing value for money and fabulous customer service. Maggie's deserves to continue trading for many years to come.

Premier Inn breakfast £10.99 all you can eat and 2 kids eat free! Great treat for the kids and the one near me is really good. Never had a bad one.

Hi Gary..hello from 'back of beyond' up north..😯..of course we have bubble'n'sqeak..perhaps not on a breakfast..but I've eaten many a plateful.. usually on a Monday..as you mentioned after the Sunday dinner..😋🤣

Great show as always! I never thought I would have a good reason to revisit London... Now what I do!!!

Been to Maggies on several occasions, you got to go here to believe just how good it is.❤️😀👍

I live 10 minutes walk away but have only eaten here once. I think I should definitely visit soon.

Blimey, what a brilliant deal!! I've got a good friend who lives in Lewisham, I think I need to invite myself over for Sunday brunch ASAP! Like you, I love the occasional fried slice too. 😊

Geez, thats enough food to feed a family of 4 (2 adults, 2 kids)! I love how English breakfasts normally come with mushrooms and beans! I need to try it one day...great vid Gary!

Anna and I are watching from Vietnam. Love your enthusiasm and energy. Keep going, keep it up Gary. Love every video.

Very large English breakfast oh my goodness! Well done for tackling it Gary! Such good value for money!

Saw another “takeaway” reviewer at this restaurant. Your review was much calmer and had less “eccentric locals” interrupting. The plate looked solid, esp that Fried Slice?!

So glad to see you do Maggies. My favourite memory of her was a time I was in there when a woman demanded to speak to the manager. Maggie appeared and listened politely to the customer complaining about the bad language used by one of the waitresses. After the woman had made her complaint, Maggie summoned the waitress to her side. 'Now I hear you've been using bad language and that is unacceptable. She effing hates bad language and, if I hear you effing using it in front of this lady, I'll effing sack you'.

Such a happy and entertaining episode. Wonderful!❤

Woo hoo, I've just put my tea on the plate, great timing 😄

Oh Gary why do you do this to me.? Another great review I can tell you I am the size of a small apartment now but by the time I have finished eating at all these wonderful places I will be the size of Longleat.

Good honest value from a family run business, you love to see it.

My word, that looked superb, and I don't even eat breakfast. Fabulous value. What a fantastic local business! Thanks for the upload 👍

My Grandmother was Irish and she always relayed that you couldn't buy a healthy appetite. Supplying a good palte of food was the essence of a good home. This is seen here as an expansion of the warmth of heart of this establishment. Not being able to finish your plate shows that the host has supplied more than you can manage. In some cultures, if you finish your plate they will immediately refill it.

1:29 Its like a ferry channel crossing with that table!

Going through hard time at the minute in life but ur videos shines the light gary, keep up the good work your a gentleman 🫡

Great to see this channel grow. Gary is such a gentleman.