Awaken from hibernation! A recent trip to London, UK with mum to meet Panda, sis and Heiko. A short, sweet trip (considering I've not seen them for almost 1.5 years). We had a 'thing' for English breakfast and had them like 3 times during our short trip @__@. A trip to the UK is never complete if you've not at least had once this traditional UK cuisine. There are vegetarian options for non-meat eaters and practically everything can be customized. We did not search before hand for 'the best' breakfast and just randomly went in to restaurants serving breakfast (can be easily spotted). Both pub breakfast we had were on Earls Court Rd as we were staying nearby. English breakfast typically sets at approximately 5 to 8 pounds depending on restaurants / pubs. I don't really see much differences between English and Canadian breakfast but one thing I'm sure is that an English bacon and an American/Canadian bacon is not the same thing (the cut and cooking).
Garfunkel's Restaurant
An original British restaurant with franchises also in Bath and Edinburgh. The one we went to was just at the corner of Paddington station exit. Good for those who will arrive in London early in the morning and planning to take the Heathrow Express to Paddington station. Their hot breakfast are all priced at £5.95 with additional items added at £1.50.
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| Full English breakfast |
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| Mum's 'vegetarian breakfast' with an additional side of bacon (to skip the sausages..lols) |
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| Eggs Benedict |
Among those that we had, Garfunkel's offered a good portion breakfast with a lower price. Despite the majority of 'meh' reviews on this place, many are probably referring to their lunches and dinners. We generally thought their breakfast was good and though bacon was different from the one I usually have in Canada, it was just as addictive on top of it being juicier as well!
Address: 144 Praed St, Paddington UK
Prince of Teck
A pub on Earl's Court road serving quality English breakfast in the morning. Panda had the Eggs Royale which was Eggs Benedict with smoked salmon rather than ham. Brilliant combination and totally recommendable! Decided to skip meat and had the vege-breakfast which was pretty ok but personally felt that Garfunkel's was better. Seats are a little bit tight as there aren't many tables on the main floor (and upper floor was not open) but getting a table wasn't too difficult. Only one server running around but she was considerably good and worth tipping.
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| Eggs Royale £7.50 |
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| Vegetarian breakfast £6.30 |
Earls Court Tavern
Another traditional British pub on Earl's Court Rd. We had breakfast here before our flight back to Canada. This was by far, our least favourite among the three in terms of quality and waiting time. We however had to wait for a long time for food to be served although there were not that many patrons. I like the garlicky hollandaise sauce on the Eggs Benedict however, sauce was too little. Muffins were quite hard and would have been better if its toasted properly.
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| Eggs Benedict £5.49 |
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| Eggs and bacon with toast £5.49 |
Other places in London that you might be interested with:
Discovering the royal palace and Chinese food @ Middlesex, UK
Old-style trolley dim sum @ New World, London, UK
Noodles for everyone @ Wagamama, Earls Court, London, UK
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