Chicken rice boxes and egg pots instead of another fry‑up
Leon at Gatwick leans into “healthy fast food” in both North and South Terminal airside, and it’s where people end up when they cannot face a fifth full English. Expect rice boxes, salads and egg pots instead of burgers and chips. Pricing lands in the mid‑range for the airport: think £6–£9 for mains and £3–£4 for snacks, so not cheap, but not sit‑down money either.
Opening hours track the early waves of easyJet and BA departures, with shutters usually up around 4:30–5:00 a.m. and food running through the evening. Breakfast is egg pots, porridge and breakfast muffins; later in the day the chicken rice box gets most of the praise, especially from people trying to avoid a greasy pre‑flight meal. One Redditor said it “fills me up without the grease,” which sums up the menu logic.
Vegan and gluten‑free flyers like Leon because the menu boards and counter labels clearly mark plant‑based and GF dishes, which is not a given elsewhere at Gatwick North or South. That includes vegan rice boxes, salads and some breakfast options, which is why a Google reviewer called it “better than the burger places if you’re gluten‑free.” If you have allergies, still ask staff to read ingredients, as recipes do change.
Watch out for two things: queues and portion size. Multiple reviews mention a line snaking back into the concourse at peak breakfast windows, roughly 06:30–08:30, as the health‑conscious crowd heads straight here. Others grumble that rice boxes and salads feel small for the £8‑ish price point, so factor that in if you normally eat a big meal before a 10‑ or 11‑hour long‑haul.
Regulars play it differently: they order via the Leon app first, using it to check vegan options, then grab food to go and eat at their gate instead of fighting for a table in the cramped seating zone. Copy them and you’ll dodge both the slow queue and the seat hunt.