Comments on: So Long, Baldacci’s Of Petticoat Lane

By: Rakesh Kotecha

Rakesh Kotecha — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 12:29:17 +0000

Very old post but I was reminiscing about MBs recently. In its place is now a very nice Indian street food joint called tifinbox but I remember in mid 2000’s (circa 2005-07) going to MBs almost daily for a bacon sarnie and the occasional cooked breakfast. They used to make the scrambled eggs using the steamer /frother wand!

Always great customer service – if I ever went there on a Friday (where all the ‘part time bacon sandwich eaters would have big office orders) they would just make my sandwich and hand it over to me so I didn’t get stuck behind a queue of orders!

Another testament to their good food and great service was the number of ‘regulars’ they had .

Hard to get a decent , non fancy but freshly cooked bacon sandwich in the city these days … probably better for my diet but I miss MBs!

By: Tony Skelton

Tony Skelton — Sun, 14 Jun 2020 07:03:03 +0000

Such sad news too read this, I worked for Matt and Peter at mbs for many years had some great times hope you and your family are all well , miss life in that great working atmosphere, always remember you both , tony

By: Matt

Matt — Mon, 09 Mar 2015 15:58:08 +0000

I used to eat here regularly through the 1990’s and Matt and Peter were great hosts who made the best breakfast around. It’s a shame that they are getting crushed by the big wheels of corporate London but I’m sure they will find new customers to treat with their fantastic food and friendly service.

All the best guys and thanks for the best full English that money can buy.

By: Kiah Teves

Kiah Teves — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:37:52 +0000

As a frequent visitor to London for 35 years I have noticed more and more of the city’s important history, along with its people, being replaced by big corporations with no real history, no personality and no interest in humankind besides emptying the pockets of those who have to come in. And I say have to because when one is busy, going from here to there and needs a refreshment or meal, all one can find is the big chains. It makes me sick.
London has changed so much in the short 35 years I have visited. I am very sad to hear this and wish them the best. I hope they can pick up and put together something meaningful and successful, although we all know full well it will not be the same.

By: Charlotte Frost

Charlotte Frost — Sun, 01 Mar 2015 11:42:29 +0000

I discovered Baldicci’s only recently, and enjoyed a plate of filling, tasty, healthy grub for the same price as a packet of posh franchise sandwiches. I hope the family opens up somewhere else. Do let us know.

By: david green

david green — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 20:21:20 +0000

Good luck to the Baldacci’s for the future. The London I grew up in has been ruined by the greed of the very people the Mayor of London represents.
I notice a mention of Time Out. Are they still supporting the IRA these days?

By: Gary Arber

Gary Arber — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 17:41:36 +0000

This is just one more example of how the capitalists are stamping on the small trader, they have the power and the money, they control the country by making the rules and if somehow the small man got past them all he ends up facing Boris.
Why am I thinking of Orwell’s “Animal Farm”?
Gary

By: Robert G. Redford

Robert G. Redford — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 14:55:57 +0000

What a very sad week for the City of my birth. First the Gun and now this. Who wil end up living in London? Only those with very deep pockets I suspect. Shame that all the character and more important Characters are fast disappearing especially places offering more than the Corporate non tax paying organisations like Starbucks and the like. When will people start to rebel against the things that they don’t want which are increasingly being forced upon them. What is the Mayor of London for ??

By: Adele

Adele — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 14:08:27 +0000

Saddened to hear this. I agree with Vicky above, I know from personal experience that this is a beloved meeting place for elderly neighbors. What is happening to London? If you get rid of much more of its character (first The Gun, now this) Spitalfields will just be a memory.

By: Sara Waterson

Sara Waterson — Sat, 28 Feb 2015 13:45:15 +0000

Petticoat Lane, Soho, Tin Pan Alley, Borough – all over London its quirky corners and individual businesses are being destroyed, so a few people can get rich. Soon nobody but bankers and foreigners will be able to afford to live in the city. I’m glad I lived there when it was still rich in unexplored corners redolent of history, and family enterprises such as this one, the hub of their communities; I weep for what it is becoming.

Londoners do not want this wholesale destruction, nor the ‘cleansing’ and homogenisation of their environment. What is to be done?