LONDON — A retiree who has been eating a full English breakfast at the same café for 30 years may be Britain’s most devoted patron. Since discovering Poppins Café in Worcester in the early 1990s, Don Gilbert, 82, has frequented the eatery on a regular basis.
The historian and author started coming by the café on his way to the library every Wednesday. He has become a staple in the area and hasn’t missed a meal at his favourite restaurant in more than three decades. The same ‘Favourite Five’ fried breakfast, washed down with a cup of tea, is what Don orders every morning at 10:30 am when he sits down for breakfast – bacon, sausage, a fried egg, and toast with beans or tomatoes are included in the £4.49 breakfast.
