Up, make up done and on the tube by 8.30am on a Saturday? Not something I would do if it weren't for the promise of breakfast. As you well know, it's my favourite meal – I especially love going out to enjoy it – but I had heard of long queues for The Breakfast Club, and I knew I had to get there early.
I had wanted to go here for so long, and much like my visit to Bone Daddies the night before, it was worth the wait, and the very early start.
I met Iesha, my friend from university, just after 9 o'clock when London was still waking up. If you ever want to really see the city, it's early on a Saturday morning when the paths are clear and architecture is unobstructed. 
I found The Breakfast Club – just a short walk from London Bridge tube station – and was seated straight away. I soaked up the rare treat that is a Saturday spent in a new place with an old friend, enjoying good food and coffee.
I have a habit of knowing what I'm going to order before I properly consider everything on the menu, but Iesha took a bit longer deciding. In the end we both ordered the pancakes with bacon and maple syrup, and what came was the biggest stack of pancakes I had seen since I went to New York in 2009.
Four huge fluffy pancakes piled high, drenched in maple syrup and lots of crispy bacon on top with a dusting of icing sugar. The serving was undoubtedly generous, which was welcome considering we paid £8.50 each, and it filled us up, ready for the day. 
The only criticism I have is that the maple syrup wasn't served on the side – I like pouring it myself – and that the bacon was a little bit too crispy – hard, almost. Having said that, I wouldn't hesitate to go back here and try something else on the menu. There is an enormous amount to choose from and that's always a good thing in my books.
Have you been to The Breakfast Club? Where's your favourite place to go for breakfast?
There's a Breakfast Club just around the corner from me and I'd just love to try it out now! x
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THOSE PANCAKES look amazing I literally said the other day when I made some betty crocker shake in bottle ones that I want an american stack haha xxx
ReplyDeleteoh BC - i do love their pancakes. i'm glad you liked it! and i agree, the city at that time is so nice, very different from the usual manic mode. x
ReplyDeleteThat looks amazing! I'm off to London in a few weeks so I might try to make a stop off there haha
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I really enjoyed reading about your visit to The Breakfast Club London Bridge and those pancake stacks look amazing, especially with bacon and maple syrup. Your writing makes the whole experience sound warm and fun, and it’s the kind of place that gets me thinking about where I eat out versus what I could make at home while I’m comparing McAlister's menu prices and planning lunches. Thanks for sharing such a lovely breakfast story!
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