The idea may be enough to put some people off their lunch,
but one savvy entrepreneur has decided to convert a Victorian men’s
public toilet into a fashionable new café.
The Attendant Café, on Foley Street, West London, has been
thoroughly cleaned and refurbished to make it comfortable for
customers to eat in.
The café, which opened on February 18, still features the
original Doulton & Co 1890s porcelain urinals which have been
converted into individual booths for people to sit at.
The refurbishment of the disused public toilet cost owner peter
Tomlinson £100,000 to pull off.
The entrepreneur came up with the idea and defends the café’s
hygiene.
He told the BBC: ‘Everything has been jet washed and the
soil stacks have been concreted and capped.
Customers are treated to gourmet sandwiches by a chef who
previously worked at Michelin-star restaurant Pollen Street
Social.
The cafe aims to give the best quility food with their
meticulously sourced produce including coffee
beans from Kings Cross' Caravan Roastery, and
milk from one of the 120 cows at the Ivy House Farm in
Somerset.
The cast-iron exterior of the property is set to attract
attention but the interior makes the most striking
impact.
The attendant’s office has been converted into a kitchen and
urinals are now table tops.
The idea takes advantage of London’s cheaper commercial
spaces, allowing the owner to avoid the capital’s rising property
prices.
It is open from 7.30am till 17.30pm Monday to
Friday.