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[[Kake]] has visited twice now, most recently in February 2020. Both times were on weekday mornings, arriving around 8:30am. There were three or four other sit-in customers both times, with several others in and out for takeaway coffees, and ambient music was playing, not too loud. |
[[Kake]] visited on a Thursday morning in March 2018. There were three other customers when I arrived around 8:30am, and a couple of others were in and out while I was there. Ambient music was playing, not too loud. |
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In March 2018 I had the Spanish breakfast (£8.40) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/26336254627/ photo]</small>. Poached eggs had properly runny yolks, but the whites were also a little runny in places, and one of them had taken on water which gushed out onto the plate when I cut into it. The figs and grapes were a little under-ripe, and some of the grilled courgettes were a little undercooked. The bread was good, and the crushed tomatoes on top were very nicely seasoned, but I did wish there had been more than one slice of it. The ham was good quality, and a generous serving. |
I went for the Spanish breakfast (£8.40) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/26336254627/ photo]</small> with a pot of Teapigs Earl Grey tea (£2.70). |
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In February 2020 I chose potato waffles with fried eggs and serrano ham (£7.20) <small>[https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49502280071/ photo]</small>. The waffles were nicely crispy. The ham was a little tough, but the eggs were very well executed, with runny yolks and crispy-round-the-edges whites. It all went together pretty well. |
Poached eggs had properly runny yolks, but the whites were also a little runny in places, and one of them had taken on water which gushed out onto the plate when I cut into it. The figs and grapes were a little under-ripe, and some of the grilled courgettes were a little undercooked. The bread was good, and the crushed tomatoes on top were very nicely seasoned, but I did wish there had been more than one slice of it. The ham was good quality, and a generous serving. |
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Earl Grey tea (£2.70 both times) was made with a Teapigs bag in a decent-sized but rather drippy teapot. The cup was pre-heated. |
Service was friendly and welcoming. A carafe of mint-containing tap water was placed on the table as I sat down, and when my tea arrived it came with a pre-heated cup. No service charge was added, and I couldn't see anywhere obvious to leave a tip. |
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Service was friendly and welcoming, and a carafe of mint-containing tap water was placed on the table as I sat down. No service charge was added, and I couldn't see anywhere obvious to leave a tip. They have WiFi (ask staff for the network name and password), and a couple of plug sockets. I wasn't the only person using a laptop. |
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Accessibility: A step to get in. No steps to the toilet, though it's a small space so a bit of a squeeze. |
Accessibility: A step to get in. Toilet not checked. |
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* Photos of the menu as of February 2020: [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49502280386/ eat-in], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49501774973/ takeaway], [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/49501775028/ drinks] |
* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/kake_pugh/26336255557/ Photo of the menu as of March 2018] |
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], February 2020. Opening hours taken from sign on door, March 2018.</div> |
<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kake]], March 2018. Opening hours taken from sign on door, March 2018.</div> |
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Coffee shop and brunch cafe in Beckenham.
It's a small space, in a single narrow shopfront just around the corner from Beckenham Junction Station. Seating is provided for around 16 people at half a dozen small slabby wooden tables plus a shelf with stools to one side. The wooden theme is continued on a feature wall and on the service counter at the back. A large window at the front provides a view onto Beckenham's car-choked High Street.
Kake visited on a Thursday morning in March 2018. There were three other customers when I arrived around 8:30am, and a couple of others were in and out while I was there. Ambient music was playing, not too loud.
I went for the Spanish breakfast (£8.40) photo with a pot of Teapigs Earl Grey tea (£2.70).
Poached eggs had properly runny yolks, but the whites were also a little runny in places, and one of them had taken on water which gushed out onto the plate when I cut into it. The figs and grapes were a little under-ripe, and some of the grilled courgettes were a little undercooked. The bread was good, and the crushed tomatoes on top were very nicely seasoned, but I did wish there had been more than one slice of it. The ham was good quality, and a generous serving.
Service was friendly and welcoming. A carafe of mint-containing tap water was placed on the table as I sat down, and when my tea arrived it came with a pre-heated cup. No service charge was added, and I couldn't see anywhere obvious to leave a tip.
Kake's verdict: Not all the details were quite right, but overall I thought it very promising. I'd come back if I was in the area.
Accessibility: A step to get in. Toilet not checked.
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