[Review] Breakfast at Farmlands Cafe

I don't know this area well but for greasy fry ups, the choices on google map were Farmlands Cafe, Cafe Willingdon and The Triangle Cafe.

Decided to try Farmlands Cafe because they had wifi.

According to google they close at 14:30 which is not up to date but luckily I was still able to get my breakfast when I got there.

The staff were friendly and the options were good, you can swap items on the breakfast like for like.

The breakfast was satisfying on a cold day finished with tea.

Also overheard that this cafe has been here for around 15 years but the owners changed earlier in Feb 2019.

[Review] Flawless Breakfast at Beatty Cafe

I don't know how long Beatty Cafe has been in Eastbourne but I am chuffed it is there.
If my friend from school hadn't told me I would have totally missed this gem.
Unfortunately the location is not in the centre of town so if you don't drive I don't know how you would get here.

Before I went, looked it up and the photos were promising so I just couldn't wait to go.

Went on the weekend with friends and the cafe was almost packed, there were queues while we were indulging on our breakfasts.

The breakfast sets include tea or coffee with a good few choices which make it hard to decide as all of them were good.

In the end I went for the Rise and Shine which had Bubble, egg, sausage, bacon, toast, tinned tomatoes and black pudding.

As a greasy fry up, you would expect it to be oily but there was not a drop of oil to be found so it was super impressive.

Every element in the breakfast was so damn good especially the bubble because it tasted like the one I had in London by Mr Gs in Stepney Green.
I liked the way the bubble was shaped into a rectangle with pieces of cabbage within the mashed potato.

The black pudding was also tasty unlike some other brands which look like a black pudding but lack flavour and the pork sausages they served were good quality in the sense that there was not much chewy bits found in the sausage.
The tinned tomatoes were comforting because they tasted like the ones at school!

Pancakes don't captivate me as much as their breakfast but I love the choices they offer like cherry pancakes and Hawaiian pancakes.

Overall it was so delicious that I regretted not getting the bigger breakfast which I will next time.

Beatty Cafe:
Beatty Road, BN23 6DG
Eastbourne

[Review] The Electric Cafe and its electrifying fry ups

If I had not taken the bus I would not have spotted this must try place for breakfast.
The Electric Cafe has this old charm as it has been here since the 1920s when it used to be called The Electric Rooms.

Went here another day purposely to try their fry ups.
I took the train to Tulse Hill as it would be quicker than the bus but went the wrong way after I got out the station which took me some time getting there.
Finally got there and was greeted by a really friendly guy behind the counter.

As you can imagine, an English breakfast is everything so it took me a while to decide what to order.
In the end, I had mushrooms, beans, black pudding, egg, bacon, chips and bubble.
Normally I don't order chips but the chips here are hand cut.

The breakfast was just flawless especially the fried egg which was silky, every element was good.
It turns out that they use St Nichols Baked beans which are smaller in size and not as sweet as the other brands so I loved it.

Close up of Bubble:

The decor at The Electric Cafe will take you back in time and I love the window veils at the front.

Strangely, this is a much raved about fry up featured on most London guides yet there are not many reviews on this cafe.
Overall, this place is a must go if you are in the area with friendly service.

[Review] Pieminister

Pieminister was on my list to go because of the way they present their pies.
It is pie served on top of mash with gravy, optional minted peas, cheese and crispy onions.

They started off making pies in Bristol and they are so popular that they have joints all over the place with a few in London.

Expect to find queues at the Farringdon Branch on Leather Lane.

As it was December, decisions were hard because they had Festive pies as well as the regular choices so I was spoilt for choice.

All the pies, mash, minted peas and gravy can be seen behind the cabinet.

In the end I ordered the Mistle Moo Pie (beef steak, port and bacon) and opted for Mothership which is pie, mash, minted mushy peas, Cheddar and shallots.
To my disappointment, they did not serve tea although they had water to offer but the tap for the water was severely broken and no staff were free to help so I had ask a diner for assistance.

The pie was just as good as expected, there were chunks of beef inside the pie in rich port gravy.
The cheddar, shallots and gravy all went well together so I can't wait to come back and try their other vegetable pies as they have some creative pies like the Heidi, Saag pie-neer and Kevin.

Pieminister:
https://pieminister.co.uk/

[Review] Eggslut in Nottinghill, Fitzrovia and Shoreditch

Eggslut is a famous joint from America which started in 2011 as street food.
Since then, they have made it internationally to Japan and UK.

There are mixed reactions for Eggslut in UK which I can understand because their scrambled egg is very different to the UK style scrambled egg and the way we have breakfast.
Obviously eggslut is an obsession to put eggs into everything just like chachanteng restaurants in Hong Kong which explains why there were quite a crowd of Asians because they can relate to the scrambled egg at eggslut.

Anyway, on the menu, the signature dish is the slut which is a coddled egg that I didn't try as I have had similar things in Hong Kong so I went for the Fairfax.
Gut instinct was to order the sausage, egg and cheese because they use Turkey in their sausages which is different from pork hence worth trying.
As for eggs, they use Clarence Court eggs which are famous for its rich yolked eggs.

The Fairfax looked more or less how the pictures showed and similar to those scrambled egg things in Hong Kong which are not really palatable.

Taking a bite, the scrambled eggs were light and fluffy so was the pillowly soft bun.
It was all in harmony with the chives, cheese and creamy sriracha mayo.
Definitely, the best scrambled egg bun I have had, but it was just hard to relate it with anything in the British breakfast, but comparing it to the Hong Kong's scrambled eggs from Hell, this is certainly Heaven.
The ones in Hong Kong taste like detergent laced with oil, artificial milk and butter substitutes in a nasty lifeless bun, one mouthful of would leave you bloated the whole day.

To be fair, I have to come back and try the turkey sausage because it is something that I can relate to more like a muffin and sunny egg runny yolk should complement the sausage nicely.

Eggslut:
185 Portobello Rd

Eggslut:
19 Percy St, London W1T 1DY
https://bit.ly/2tyCHWp

Eggslut:

94 Leonard St, London EC2A 4RH