Nestled in the tranquil churchyard of St John at Hackney, Bad Manners serves up mouthwatering breakfast burritos and tacos crafted by the talented chef Rodrigo Cervantes.
"Open for: Breakfast and lunchPrice range: $Bad Manners — a breakfast and lunch kiosk, originally called Quarter Kitchen, which Max Fishman opened with chef Rodrigo Cervantes in a Hackney churchyard in summer 2022 — serves some of London’s best Mexican food. Originally from Mexico City and previously an employee of Smoking Goat, Koya, and Rita’s in London, Cervantes cooks a mighty fine breakfast. Options include two tortillas with hash browns, fried eggs, and smoked bacon glazed with maple syrup and sugar; breakfast burritos based on the American McDonald’s version (with sausage patties, American cheese, and chopped peppers); gorditas; tepache; tacos al pastor done on a small yakitori grill inside the kiosk; and the mess-making bright-red pambazo. Bad Manners also serves excellent coffee and features a range of espressos from some of Europe’s best roasters.Best for: Mexican and Mexican-American breakfast outdoors." - Adam Coghlan
"A churchyard isn’t a conventional brunch spot, but Bad Manners isn’t a conventional place. The Mexican kiosk, set among the gardens and gravestones of St John at Hackney church, slings excellent breakfast burritos, plus hearty egg, bacon, and hash brown tacos. The simple seating setup is alfresco and open to the elements. If it’s glorious out—great. Get in line with locals, order from the hatch, and find a table from which to people-watch. But if it’s grim outside, get your foil-wrapped breakfast to go." - jake missing, sinead cranna, daisy meager
"A churchyard isn’t a conventional place to eat, but Bad Manners isn’t a conventional place. The Mexican kiosk, set among the gardens and gravestones of St John at Hackney church, slings excellent breakfast burritos and changing specials like kimchi-topped chilaquiles. But the hearty egg, bacon, and hash brown taco is a menu standout. This stunning stack strikes all the sweet, savoury, and carby notes with a soft tortilla, sweet salsa roja, a golden hash brown, glossy fried egg, and candied bacon. It’s a dish we’d brave the outdoor-only seating in all weathers for. " - jake missing, rianne shlebak, daisy meager, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"A churchyard isn’t a conventional brunch spot, but Bad Manners isn’t a conventional place. The Mexican kiosk, round the back of St John at Hackney church, slings excellent breakfast burritos—tortilla-swaddled scrambled eggs, sausage, hash brown, american cheese, and salsa roja—plus hearty egg, bacon, and hash brown tacos. Look out for changing specials too, like kimchi-topped chilaquiles. One important thing to note about the simple seating setup is that it’s all alfresco and very much open to the elements. " - jake missing, daisy meager, sinead cranna, heidi lauth beasley
"If you’re going for a walk in the park you’re either in that blissful and safe stage of domesticity that’s all coffees and Sofia Coppola films at night, or you’re planning to wrench each others’ hearts apart and pray that dog walker wasn’t your sixth form history teacher. One disturbing alternative is to head to a graveyard instead. Hackney Church is quiet and secluded with plenty of benches and winding paths from which to gesticulate and look to the heavens. Even better is that it’s where you’ll find the Mexican kiosk, Bad Manners. Which may live up to its name if you’re spotted stuffing juicy birria tacos into your mouth just moments after being ‘heartbroken’." - jake missing, sinead cranna, rianne shlebak
