Can you book? No but it’s not necessary
Food: 8/10
Atmosphere: 8/10
Price paid per person: £8
Brunch
Parlour – Kensal Rise, London
Can you book? Yes
Food: 8/10
Atmosphere: 8/10
Price paid per person: £17
“Guys, help yourself to toast over on the bread table. Any spread you could imagine. Only £1.” Well if that isn’t a good start to a brunch I don’t know what is.
I just had a hearty breakfast at Parlour in Kensal Rise (next door to well known Paradise). I had smoked salmon with “that soda bread” to quote the menu, and side of mashed avocado. The soda bread did actually warrant its prefix; it was warm, crispy on the outside but fluffy on the inside and really tasty. The smoked salmon was good quality and the mashed avocado seasoned well. Continue reading
The Counter Cafe – Hackney Wick, London
Food or art? This poor fellow trapped in a skittles packet is an example of the artwork that greeted us as we entered the Stour Space gallery (home of The Counter Cafe). Going to The Counter Cafe is therefore a culturally enriching experience, as well as the brunch being great. Continue reading
The Good Egg (at Cortado) – De Beauvoir Town / Haggerston, London
It is difficult to put into words how much I enjoyed brunch at The Good Egg. Let me start with the surroundings…
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Caravan – King’s Cross, London
“She’s a bit late in the game, it’s been around for ages!” I hear you protesting. Yes. Yes it has, but I hadn’t been until this morning so for any other latecomers… Continue reading
Le Loir Dans la Theiere – Le Marais, Paris
Le Loir dans la Theiere means “the dormouse in the tea pot,” named after the unfortunate dormouse who gets dunked in the pot at the Mad Hatter’s tea party in Alice In Wonderland. Not being overly familiar with the book myself, the name doesn’t mean all that much to me but it’s pleasing to the ear and, despite what they say, why not judge a book by its cover. Continue reading
Daylesford – Notting Hill, London
I learnt a valuable life lesson this weekend. Don’t go to Portobello/Notting Hill hungry on a Saturday. At approximately 2pm yesterday there was a 45 minute queue at the four different places we tried to get into on Westbourne Grove. Continue reading
dinner with jo 