Brunch has a curfew in London. Most kitchens stop serving eggs benedict by 3pm, pancakes vanish by mid-afternoon, and if the craving hits you at 11pm you’re apparently out of luck. Except you’re not — because one restaurant has been serving brunch around the clock since 1995.
Why should brunch stop at 3pm?
Nobody’s ever given us a good answer. Hollandaise doesn’t expire at teatime. So at VQ the entire brunch menu runs 24 hours a day at our Chelsea restaurant, and round the clock from Wednesday to Monday in Bloomsbury. Midnight eggs benedict is not a compromise here — it’s a house speciality.
What’s on the late night brunch menu?
- Eggs benedict — with ham, smoked salmon or spinach, hollandaise made properly.
- Fluffy pancake stacks — sweet or savoury, whatever the hour.
- Full English breakfast — the anytime classic, served 24 hours a day.
- Avocado & poached eggs — yes, even at 2am.
- Mimosas, espresso martinis and cocktails — the bar keeps brunch hours too, which is to say: all of them.
Who eats brunch at midnight?
More people than you’d think. Theatre-goers coming out of the West End wanting more than a bag of chips. Night-shift workers for whom midnight is lunchtime. Friends who started with “one drink” at 6pm and need ballast. Couples on late dates who’ve discovered that pancakes at midnight are more romantic than a nightcap. And tourists whose body clocks are somewhere over the Atlantic.
Two brunch spots that never really close
VQ Chelsea — 325 Fulham Road. Open 24/7. A Chelsea institution for thirty years.
VQ Bloomsbury — 111A Great Russell Street, two minutes from the British Museum and a short walk from Tottenham Court Road station. Open continuously from Wednesday 9am until Monday 5am.
Frequently asked questions
Where can I get brunch late at night in London?
VQ serves its full brunch menu 24 hours a day in Chelsea, and through the night Wednesday to Monday in Bloomsbury — eggs benedict, pancakes and mimosas included.
Do I need to book for late night brunch?
No — walk-ins are welcome at any hour. Booking is only really needed for weekend daytime peaks.
Is the late night menu smaller?
No. The full menu runs all night — that’s the whole point.
Brunch is a state of mind, not a time slot. See the full menu or just walk in — we’ll be open.