The Table Cafe occupies part of the ground floor of architect's Allies and Morrison's studio building on Southwark Street. The cafe exploits its location, facing not only the busy Southwark Street but also Farnham Place at the rear. The cafe is designed to facilitate a range of activities, from breakfast time to the evening, but at all of these times the space is background for the food: cooking, serving and eating. An open kitchen and a food table in the main window make the activity of the place part of the life of the street.