the Little Chef

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With a personal touch, Little Chef UK serves traditional British roadside comfort food. From filling all-day breakfasts and classic fish and chips to burgers, pies, and sweet pancakes, it’s the place to go for comforting, relaxed dining.

Soups

Sip and appetize yourselves in the most warm and comforting manner only with the rightly made Soups of ours!

Name & DetailPrice
Chicken and Sweetcorn Soup£4.40
Peking Hot and Sour Soup£4.80
Won Ton Soup£5.40
Won Ton Char Siu Noodle Soup£7.20
Chicken and Noodle Soup£5.80
Tom Yum Soup Chicken£5.80
Char Siu Noodle Soup£5.80
Won Ton Noodle Soup£6.20
Crab Meat and Sweetcorn Soup£4.40
Tom Yum Soup Prawns£6.20
Chicken and Fresh Mushroom Soup£4.40

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Spare Rib Dishes

In the most tantalizing twirl of flavours we bring you the wholesomeness of our Spare Rib Dishes that are utterly fulfilling!

Name & DetailPrice
BBQ Spare RibS£9.20
Salt and Chilli Pepper Spare Ribs£9.20
Spare Ribs in O.K. Sauce£9.20
Spare Ribs in Hot Peking Sauce£9.20
Thai Sweet Chilli Spare Ribs£9.20
Szechuan Spare Ribs£9.20

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Chicken Wing Dishes

Bite onto the most sizzling and crunchy Chicken Wing Dishes of all time tossed in your favourite array of flavours!

Name & DetailPrice
Salt and Chilli Pepper Chicken Wings£7.80
BBQ Chicken Wings£7.80
Thai Sweet Chilli Chicken Wings£7.80
Szechuan Chicken Wings£7.80

Appetisers and Dim Sum

Hop in for the perfect savoury start to your meal times only with our classic Appetisers and the steaming hot Dim Sum!

Name & DetailPrice
Seasame Prawn on Toast£7.10
6 Siu Mai£4.90
Prawn Crackers£2.60
6 Salt and Chilli Pepper Siu Mai£6.80
4 Duck Spring Rolls£4.90
4 Crispy Spring Rolls£4.90
Salt and Chilli Pepper Combo£15.50
Peking Aromatic Crispy Duck£11.50
The Little Chef's Combo£15.50
Char Siu Buns£4.20
Chop Suey Roll£3.50
Skewered Chicken in Satay Sauce£8.30
Har Gau£5.50
8 Salt and Chilli Pepper Chicken Balls£7.80
8 Deep Fried Crispy Won Ton£4.90
Chicken Gyoza£5.90
Salt and Chilli Pepper King Prawns£9.30
5 Thai Fish Cakes£4.70
Veggie Gyoza£5.50
Salt and Chilli Pepper Squid£8.90
Deep Fried Squid in Batter£8.60
6 Pan Fried Wor Tip£5.70
Salt and Chilli Pepper Cashew Nuts£7.10
Deep Fried Kings Prawns in Batter£9.30

Chef's Specials

The most blasting roll of flavours where you keep asking for more are made just for your special occasion only with Chef's Specials!

Name & DetailPrice
Crispy Shredded Chicken in Chilli Sauce£9.30
Salt and Chilli Pepper Chicken Pieces£9.10
Crispy Shredded Beef in Chilli Sauce£9.30
Sweet and Sour Chicken£9.10
Mixed Chicken£10.30
Sweet and Sour Pork£9.10
House Special in Sweet and Sour Sauce£9.60
Crispy Duck in Plum Sauce£9.50
Crispy Chicken in Lemon Sauce£9.10
Sweet and Sour King Prawns£9.50
Crispy Chicken in Orange Sauce£9.10
Crispy Chicken in Plum Sauce£9.10
Crispy Duck in Lemon Sauce£9.50
Crispy Duck in Orange Sauce£9.50

New Offers

Keep it exciting and funfilled with the most authentic range of flavours with our brillant New Offers there for the steal!

Name & DetailPrice
Spicy Honey Chilli Shredded Chicken£9.30
Seasame Honey Chilli Shredded Beef£9.30
Salt and Pepper Mini Vegetable Spring Roll£5.80
Honey Chilli Chicken Pieces£9.10
Deep Fried Seasame Chicken Pieces£9.10
Black Pepper Honey Ribs£9.20

Main Meals

Brace yourselves with the most hearty and chunky meals of all times with a simple dash of flavours to tempt your tastebuds only with our Mains!

Name & DetailPrice
Curry – Main Meal£9.10
Sweet and Sour Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Satay Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Foo Yung – Main Meal£9.10
Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Black Pepper Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
O.K. Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Szechuan Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Garlic and Chilli Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Chop Suey – Main Meal£9.10
Hot Peking Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Kung Po Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Spring Onion in Garlic Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Tomatoes – Main Meal£9.10
Fresh Ginger and Spring Onion – Main Meal£9.10
Oyster Sauce – Main Meal£9.10
Beansprouts – Main Meal£9.10
Cashew Nuts – Main Meal£9.10
Fresh Mushrooms – Main Meal£9.10
Seasonal Vegetable – Main Meal£9.10

Chow Mein Dishes

Twirl in the most appetizing dance of flavours and the slippery slurp of our traditionally made Chow mein!

Name & DetailPrice
Chicken Chow Mein£9.10
House Special Chow Mein£9.70
Singapore Vermicelli£9.70
Beef Chow Mein£9.10
Singapore Chow Mein£9.70
King Prawn Chow Mein£9.70
Char Siu Chow Mein£9.10
Duck Chow Mein£9.70

Fried Rice Dishes

Fill in yourselves with the delightful and the hearty meals tossed in perfection and served with fried rice to keep you going!

Name & DetailPrice
Chicken Fried Rice£9.10
Chicken and Ham Fried Rice£9.10
House Special Fried Rice£9.60
Singapore Fried Rice£9.70
Char Siu Fried Rice£9.10
Duck Fried Rice£9.70
Ham Fried Rice£9.10
King Prawn Fried Rice£9.60
Yeung Chow Fried Rice£9.30
Beef Fried Rice£9.10
Shrimp Fried Rice£9.10

Japanese Udon

Appetizing and built to it's finest our Udon is straight outta the picturesque menu to your tables made with the right ingredients!

Name & DetailPrice
House Special Udon£10.20
Beef Udon£9.80
Chicken Udon£9.80
Char Siu Udon£9.80
Roast Duck Udon£10.20
King Prawn Udon£10.20

Thai Style Dishes

Explore the diverse and the most exotic range of flavours and taste only with our rightfully deserving Thai Style Dishes!

Name & DetailPrice
Chicken with Thai Green Curry£9.10
Char Siu with Thai Green Curry£9.10
House Special with Thai Green Curry£9.70
Chicken with Thai Red Curry£9.10
King Prawn with Thai Red Curry£9.70
King Prawn with Thai Green Curry£9.70
House Special with Thai Red Curry£9.70
Beef with Thai Green Curry£9.10
Beef with Thai Red Curry£9.10
Char Siu with Thai Red Curry£9.10
Mixed Vegetables with Thai Red Curry£8.10
Mixed Vegetables with Thai Green Curry£8.10
Beancurd with Thai Red Curry£8.10
Beancurd with Thai Green Curry£8.10

English Meals

Stir in, sip in and make the most of your regulars with our classic range built with style only with English Meals!

Name & DetailPrice
Char Siu Omelette£9.10
Spanish Omelette£9.70
Ham and Chicken Omelette£9.10
Ham and Mushroom Omelette£9.10
King Prawn Omelette£9.70
Chicken Omelette£9.10
Shrimp Omelette£9.10
Ham Omelette£9.10

Vegetarian Starters

Keep it hot, crispy, spicy and crunchy only with your style of flavours served in our Vegetarian Starters for the right ride!

Name & DetailPrice
Salt and Chilli Pepper Beancurd£7.50
Crispy Seaweed£5.50
4 Vegetarian Spring Rolls£4.80
Salt and Chilli Pepper Mushrooms£6.20
Vegetarian Peking Hot and Sour Soup£4.50
Sweetcorn Soup£4.10
Mixed Vegetable Soup£4.10
Egg Drop Tomatoes Soup£4.20

Vegetarian Dishes

Keep it more fun and exciting because we serve the best of the best made with the plant based ingredients for our Vegetarian Dishes!

Name & DetailPrice
Sweet and Sour Beancurd£8.10
Mixed Vegetables Chow Mein£8.20
Vegetarian Singapore Chow Mein£8.30
Sweet and Sour Mixed Vegetables£8.70
Mixed Vegetables in Garlic and Chilli Sauce£8.70
Mixed Vegetables with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce£8.70
Mushroom Omelette with Chips£8.60
Mushroom Fried Rice£8.30
Mushroom Chow Mein£8.20
Mixed Vegetables Omelette with Chips£8.60
Mixed Vegetables Curry£8.70
Mixed Vegetables in Oyster Sauce£8.70
Mixed Vegetables in Satay Sauce£8.70
Mixed Vegetables in Garlic Sauce£8.70
Fried Beancurd with Seasonal Vegetables£8.70
Fried Beancurd with Green Pepper in Black Bean Sauce£8.10

All in One Special

Make the perfect swirl with our latest All in One Special to taste everything everywhere all at once in the right touch of flavours!

Name & DetailPrice
Salt and Pepper Chicken and Noodle£10.20
Duck in Hoi Sin Sauce and Noodle£10.20
Beef in Black Bean Sauce and Noodle£10.20
Sweet and Sour Chicken and Noodle£10.20

Side Dishes

Keep it wholesome and add the right sides to make your meals extra ordinary only with our crazy Side Dishes!

Name & DetailPrice
Plain Soft Noodles£5.50
Curry Sauce£2.50
Chips£3.40
Egg Fried Rice£4.00
Salt and Chilli Pepper Chips£4.60
Sausage£1.40
BBQ Sauce£2.50
8 Chicken Balls£7.50
1/2 Fried Rice and 1/2 Chips Sauce£5.50
Sweet and Sour Sauce£2.50
Satay Sauce£2.50
Chips and Sauce£4.90
Soft Noodles with Beansprouts£5.60
Boiled Rice£3.80
1/2 Boiled Rice and 1/2 Chips and Sauce£5.30
Black Bean Sauce£2.50
Gravy£2.50
Beansprouts£4.70
Stir Fried Mushrooms£4.70
Fried Onions£4.70

Beverages

Delicious flavours demind the right drink of choice to balance away the spices so make the most of our Beverages and set the meal tone right!

Name & DetailPrice
Coke Can£1.50
Bottle of Coke 1.5 Litre£3.60
Diet Coke Can£1.50
Bottle of Diet Coke 1.5 Litre£3.60
Rio Tropical Can£1.50
Mineral Water£1.40
Bottle of Tango 1.5 Litre£3.60
Tango Can£1.50
Bottle of Lemonado 1.5 Litre£3.60

Kids Meals

Let your kids explore the fun meal times with the most hearty meal of their lives made with love only with our Kids Meals!

Name & DetailPrice
Chicken Nuggets, Chips and Fruit Shoot£6.20
Chicken Fried Rice and Fruit Shoot£6.70
Sausage, Chips and Fruit Shoot£6.20
Fish Fingers, Chips and Fruit Shoot£6.20

Special Banquets

Holler up and make the meal more wholesome and grand just the way you like with our classic Special Banquets for the special occasion!

Name & DetailPrice
Banquet A for 2£33.00
Banquet C for 2£35.00
Banquet B for 3£45.00
Banquet D for 4£61.00

Noodle Boxes

Slippery and slurpy noodles offer you their warmth and comfort of flavours available only through our Noodle Boxes!

Name & DetailPrice
Combo Box£9.20
Satay Box£9.20
Hot Box£9.20
Sweet Chilli Sauce Box£9.20

H2: Popular Items at The Little Chef UK

The Little Chef was a classic UK roadside diner known for its all-day breakfasts, traditional British mains, burgers, pies, and comfort-style desserts. It became especially popular with travellers looking for quick, filling meals on motorways and A-roads. (Menu Spot)

  • The Olympic Breakfast was widely chosen for its large, filling mix of eggs, bacon, sausages, beans, and fried bread style components
  • The Early Starter Breakfast was popular for a lighter but still traditional full English-style option
  • Fish-based meals like Fish and Chips were often selected for a simple, classic British takeaway-style dish
  • Burger options such as Chicken Club Sandwich were commonly picked for a quick and filling meal on the go
  • Sweet dishes like pancakes with syrup or fruit were frequently ordered for a dessert-style finish

H2: Budget-Friendly Choices at The Little Chef UK

The Little Chef was known for affordable motorway dining, where value came from simple breakfasts, sandwiches, and basic hot meals rather than premium or speciality dishes. Most customers chose set-style meals for better portions at lower cost.

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The best value options were classic breakfasts, simple burgers, and fish-based meals, which offered filling portions without premium pricing.

Option TypeWhat to ExpectSmart Choice Example
Value mealsFull breakfast setsEarly Starter Breakfast
Light mealsSimple sandwiches or snacksChicken sandwich
Saver dealsBasic hot mealsFish and Chips
Everyday picksAffordable breakfast combosOlympic Breakfast
  • Choosing the Early Starter Breakfast instead of premium meals helped keep costs lower
  • Basic fish and chips were one of the most reliable budget-friendly hot meals
  • Breakfast sets were usually the best value for filling portions

H2: What to Order at The Little Chef UK Based on Your Needs

The Little Chef focused on simple British comfort food, so your best choice depended on whether you wanted breakfast, a quick bite, or a filling roadside meal.

  • For solo meals: The Early Starter Breakfast was a balanced and filling option
  • For big appetites: The Olympic Breakfast was preferred for a full, hearty meal
  • For classic meals: Fish and Chips was commonly chosen for a traditional UK dish
  • For quick takeaway-style eating: Sandwiches like the Chicken Club were easy and convenient
  • For lighter options: Simple breakfast items or smaller portions were often selected

If you preferred something lighter, sandwiches and smaller breakfast plates were easier than full fried breakfast meals.


H2: What to Know Before Ordering from The Little Chef UK

The Little Chef was designed as a roadside diner, so meals were simple, filling, and focused on speed and convenience for travellers.

  • Portion sizes were generally large, especially breakfast meals
  • Breakfast was available all day at most locations
  • Set meals offered better value than ordering items separately
  • Fish and chips and breakfasts were the most commonly ordered categories
  • The chain is now fully closed in the UK, so this menu is historical

H2: Is The Little Chef UK Halal, Vegan, or Vegetarian Friendly?

The Little Chef offered limited vegetarian options such as omelettes and breakfast variations, but halal and vegan availability was not widely structured compared to modern restaurant chains.

CategoryAvailability
HalalNot standard across menu
VegetarianSome breakfast and egg-based options available
VeganVery limited compared to modern menus

H2: Alternatives to The Little Chef UK

If you are looking for similar UK roadside or casual dining experiences today, there are a few modern alternatives that offer comparable comfort food and breakfast-style meals.

  • Greggs is commonly chosen for quick breakfast and snack options
  • Roadside service stations (like Moto or Welcome Break cafés) are often used for similar travel meals
  • Wetherspoon pubs are frequently preferred for affordable all-day breakfasts and classic UK meals

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ’s)

1. What type of food is served?
The menu features British diner-style dishes, including all-day breakfasts, burgers, fish and chips, pies, and desserts.

2. Is breakfast served all day?
Yes, the famous all-day breakfast is available throughout opening hours.

3. Do they offer vegetarian options?
Yes, there are vegetarian breakfasts, omelettes, jacket potatoes, and meat-free mains.

4. Are vegan dishes available?
Some vegan-friendly options are available, though menus vary by location.

5. Do they provide gluten-free meals?
Yes, selected dishes are prepared without gluten — check with staff for details.

6. Can I order takeaway?
Yes, many items are available for takeaway, including breakfasts and hot drinks.

7. Do they serve kids’ meals?
Yes, children’s menus with smaller portions of popular dishes are available.

8. Do they serve desserts?
Yes, desserts include sundaes, apple pie, and classic puddings.

9. Do they cater for families and groups?
Yes, the restaurants are family-friendly with seating for groups.

10. What are the usual opening hours?
Typical hours are from morning until early evening, though some branches open later.

1. How much is a full English breakfast?
An all-day breakfast usually costs £7.00 to £10.00 depending on size.

2. How much is a small breakfast?
A smaller breakfast option is typically £5.00 to £7.00.

3. How much are burgers?
Burgers are generally £7.00 to £10.50 with fries.

4. How much is fish and chips?
Fish and chips usually cost £8.00 to £11.00.

5. How much are pies or traditional mains?
Pies and hot meals are priced between £7.50 and £11.00.

6. How much is a kids’ meal?
Children’s meals are normally £4.50 to £6.00.

7. How much are desserts?
Desserts range from £3.00 to £5.50.

8. How much are hot drinks?
Tea and coffee are usually £2.00 to £3.00.

9. How much are cold drinks or milkshakes?
Soft drinks and shakes are typically £2.50 to £4.00.

10. Do meal deals offer good value?
Yes, set menus and breakfast deals provide better value than ordering items separately.