Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 18 and Version 17 of St John Bread And Wine, E1 6LZ

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During the week they open at 9am for breakfast, switch to elevenses at 11am, and have the full menu available from midday, with occasional extra items appearing from 1pm. Bread is cooked on the premises and is available to takeaway.	During the week they open at 9 for breakfast, switch to an elevenses at 11, and have the full menu available from midday, with occasional extra items appearing from 1pm. Bread is cooked on the premises and is available to takeaway.
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Breakfast always has a bacon sandwich on the menu, with big homemade bread, lots of good bacon, and homemade ketchup. Other options as of September 2007 range from £2.50 for bread and honey up to £6ish for kippers, and consist of a variety of traditional breakfast foods including eggy bread and pikelets. (Note: a visitor called Denny tells us that as of August 2010 the bacon sandwich is now £5.40, and that on a Sunday morning visit half an hour before the end of breakfast service the only hot option left was the bacon sandwich.) Their coffee is Illy and it's all rather good. Service can be a bit slow when they open, but this seems to be due to them cooking everything fresh. Breakfast can fill up, but booking isn't always necessary — it is possible though.	Breakfast always has a bacon sandwich on the menu, which is definitely worth the £4.50 they charge with big home made bread, lots of good bacon and homemade ketchup. Other options range from £2.50 for bread and honey up to £6ish for kippers, and consist of a variety of traditional breakfast foods including eggy bread and pikelets. Their coffee is Illy and it's all rather good. Service can be a bit slow when they open, but this seems to be due to them cooking everything fresh. Breakfast can fill up, but booking isn't always necessary ” it is possible though.
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Similarly, you can normally get a table for lunch, although booking is recommended later in the week. The menu is made up of mainly smaller dishes that they recommend are ordered about two per person. Prices as of September 2009 start at about £5 per plate, going up to £10-15 for full main dishes and the menu varies each day. The food does follow the normal "Nose to Tail" eating idea, so expect crispy pigs ears and spleens alongside roast fowl, soups and vegetable dishes. They have a fairly big dessert menu, almost always including their famous Eccles cakes served with Lancashire cheese, and have Madeleines available, cooked fresh in about 15 minutes and sold by the 1/2 dozen for £3.60.	Similarly, you can normally get a table for lunch, although booking is recommended later in the week. The menu is made up of mainly smaller dishes that they recommend are ordered about two per person. Price start at about £5 per plate, going up to £10-15 for full main dishes and the menu varies each day. The food does follow the normal "Nose to Tail" eating idea, so expect crispy pigs ears and spleens alongside roast fowl, soups and vegetable dishes. They have a fairly big dessert menu, almost always including their famous Eccles cakes served with Lancashire cheese, and have Madeleines available, cooked fresh in about 15 minutes and sold by the 1/2 dozen for £3.60.
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[billy]] and Dave, 15 September 2009.</div>	<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[billy]], and Dave on September 15th, 2009</div> Comment added by Denny: Just visited here at 10:30am on a Sunday morning, 22 Aug 2010. Only food on offer (according to the blackboard menu indicated by the waiter) was the bacon sandwich. This now costs £5.40, and is served in bread which is visibly burnt black in places (judging by the tables around us). I left without eating.
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The Shoreditch branch of St John, EC1M 4AY, specialising in off sales of bread and wine, as well as a St John style traditional British menu, breakfasts and elevenses. The menu changes daily, with some options appearing more often than others.

During the week they open at 9 for breakfast, switch to an elevenses at 11, and have the full menu available from midday, with occasional extra items appearing from 1pm. Bread is cooked on the premises and is available to takeaway.

Breakfast always has a bacon sandwich on the menu, which is definitely worth the £4.50 they charge with big home made bread, lots of good bacon and homemade ketchup. Other options range from £2.50 for bread and honey up to £6ish for kippers, and consist of a variety of traditional breakfast foods including eggy bread and pikelets. Their coffee is Illy and it's all rather good. Service can be a bit slow when they open, but this seems to be due to them cooking everything fresh. Breakfast can fill up, but booking isn't always necessary ” it is possible though.

Similarly, you can normally get a table for lunch, although booking is recommended later in the week. The menu is made up of mainly smaller dishes that they recommend are ordered about two per person. Price start at about £5 per plate, going up to £10-15 for full main dishes and the menu varies each day. The food does follow the normal "Nose to Tail" eating idea, so expect crispy pigs ears and spleens alongside roast fowl, soups and vegetable dishes. They have a fairly big dessert menu, almost always including their famous Eccles cakes served with Lancashire cheese, and have Madeleines available, cooked fresh in about 15 minutes and sold by the 1/2 dozen for £3.60.

As the name suggests, they also do wine and have a good selection, almost all available by the glass. The wine drunk in the restaurant is also available to takeaway at the significantly lower price that you'd expect.

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Randomness Guide to London - Differences between Version 18 and Version 17 of St John Bread And Wine, E1 6LZ