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The Shoreditch branch of [[St John, EC1M 4AY\|St John]], 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.	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.
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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. Service can be a bit slow when they open, but this seems to be due to them cooking everything fresh. Bread is baked on the premises and is available to takeaway.	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.
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Breakfast always has a bacon sandwich on the menu (£5.40 as of August 2010), with big homemade bread, lots of good bacon, and homemade ketchup. Other options as of September 2007 consist of a variety of traditional breakfast foods including eggy bread and pikelets, with prices ranging from £2.50 for bread and honey up to £6ish for kippers. Note that the hot options may run out as the morning goes on; when [[James]] visited in August 2010, the only hot option left half an hour before the end of breakfast service was the bacon sandwich. Their coffee is Illy, and it's all rather good. Breakfast can fill up, but booking isn't always necessary — it is possible though.	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.
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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, and the menu varies each day. Prices as of September 2009 start at about £5 per plate, going up to £10-15 for full main dishes. 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 half-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. 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.
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[[Kat]] and Rick visited early on a Monday evening in November 2013, having booked earlier on that day. Four sharing plates (goat curd and greens, blood cake with duck egg, Jerusalem artichoke and red onions, pig head stew) arrived sequentially: all were delicious, especially the stew, though we really should have asked for some more bread to mop up the sauces. These dishes, plus two puddings and two glasses of wine came to £60 excluding service (if paying by card, note that there's no automated option to add service to the bill - luckily we had enough cash for a tip). We thought this was extremely good value, given the quality of the food and service, and we will definitely return.	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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As the name suggests, they also do wine and have a good selection, almost all available by the glass. The wine served in the restaurant is also available to take away at the significantly lower price that you'd expect.	[[James]] visited with two friends on a Sunday morning in August 2010 and was fairly disappointed. The service was extremely slow (10 minutes to get lattes) and the bacon butties (now 5.40 each) never turned up (after 25 minutes). Upon complaint, the waitress cancelled our orders and shooed us out!
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Accessibility: A step to get in. Toilets are down a flight of stairs, which has a handrail on one side.
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* [https://www.flickr.com/photos/su-lin/191087594/ Su-Lin's photo of the interior] * [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2003/jul/19/foodanddrink.shopping1 The Guardian review] (Matthew Fort) * [https://www.theguardian.com/lifeandstyle/2003/aug/17/foodanddrink.shopping2 The Observer review] (Jay Rayner) * [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/st-john-bread-wine Time Out review] * [https://rwapplewannabe.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/st-john-bread-and-wine-spitalfields/ An American In London review] * [http://www.andyhayler.com/restaurant/st-john-bread-and-wine Andy Hayler's review] * [http://debbiedoesdining.typepad.com/debbie-does-dining/2010/05/st-john-bread-and-wine.html Debbie Does Dining review]	* [http://londonreviewofbreakfasts.blogspot.com/2006/04/st-john-bread-wine-spitalfields.html London Review of Breakfasts review] * [http://www.timeout.com/london/restaurants/reviews/4647.html Time Out review] * [http://observer.guardian.co.uk/magazine/story/0,,1019757,00.html Jay Rayner's review in the Observer] * [http://www.guardian.co.uk/weekend/story/0,,999890,00.html Matthew Fort's review in the Guardian] * [http://www.london-eating.co.uk/3596.htm London Eating comments] * [http://fatcc.blogspot.com/2008/03/st-john-bread-wine.html Gluttonous Sins review] * [http://www.londonelicious.com/dining/2008/09/st-john-bread-w.html Londonelicious review] * [http://newyorkerinlondon.blogspot.com/2008/10/restaurant-review-st-john-bread-and.html New Yorker In London review] * [http://www.andyhayler.com/show_restaurant.asp?id=307 Andy Hayler's review] * [http://suimai.blogspot.com/2008/09/st-john-bread-and-wine.html Sui Mai review] * [http://ptexpat.com/?p=329 PT Expat review]
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* [http://web.archive.org/web/20110901200901/http://www.eatingeast.co.uk/2010/10/14/st-john-bread-wine/ Eating East review] * [http://fatcc.blogspot.co.uk/2008/03/st-john-bread-wine.html Gluttonous Sins review] * [http://lizzieeatslondon.blogspot.co.uk/2017/01/st-john-bread-wine-spitalfields.html Hollow Legs review] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20120206042740/http://www.hownottodoafoodblog.com/2010/10/st-john-bread-and-wine.html How Not To Do A Food Blog review] * [http://itoeats.blogspot.co.uk/2009/08/st-john-bread-and-wine.html Ito Eats review] * [http://katieparla.com/st-john-bread-wine-london/ Katie Parla's review]	* [http://rwapplewannabe.wordpress.com/2009/09/28/st-john-bread-and-wine-spitalfields/ An American In London review] * [http://itoeats.blogspot.com/2009/08/st-john-bread-and-wine.html Ito Eats review] * [http://www.parlafood.com/st-john-bread-wine-london/ Parla Food review]
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* [http://londonreviewofbreakfasts.blogspot.co.uk/2006/04/st-john-bread-wine-spitalfields.html London Review of Breakfasts review] * [http://londonrobstuff.blogspot.co.uk/2010/06/st-john-bread-wine-e1.html London Stuff review] * [https://myannoyingopinions.com/2016/08/23/st-john-bread-and-wine/ My Annoying Opinions review] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20090408020319/http://newyorkerinlondon.blogspot.com/2008/10/restaurant-review-st-john-bread-and.html New Yorker In London review] * [http://ootfp.blogspot.co.uk/2012/02/warm-welcome-home-st-john-bread-wine.html Out Of The Frying Pan review] * [http://www.passportdelicious.com/2008/09/st-john-bread-w.html Passport Delicious review] * [http://web.archive.org/web/20120113181854/http://ptexpat.com/?p=329 PT Expat review] * [http://suimai.blogspot.co.uk/2008/09/st-john-bread-and-wine.html Sui Mai review]	* [http://debbiedoesdining.typepad.com/debbie-does-dining/2010/05/st-john-bread-and-wine.html Debbie Does Dining review] * [http://londonrobstuff.blogspot.com/2010/06/st-john-bread-wine-e1.html London Stuff review] * [http://flickr.com/photos/su-lin/191087594/ Flickrite su-lin's photo of the interior]
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<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[Kat]], November 2013.</div>	<div class="last_verified">Last visited by [[James]] and two friends, 22 August 2010.</div>
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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 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.

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.

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.

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.

James visited with two friends on a Sunday morning in August 2010 and was fairly disappointed. The service was extremely slow (10 minutes to get lattes) and the bacon butties (now 5.40 each) never turned up (after 25 minutes). Upon complaint, the waitress cancelled our orders and shooed us out!

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