Sunday 29 June 2014

On tour: Dulwich Pavillion Cafe

http://www.pavilioncafedulwich.co.uk/

This would look nice if it wasn't raining
Although not actually in Cambridge, most of the customers have just done Parkrun, and/or a few laps of the park on their moderately expensive yet unflashy road bikes. They may be taking their children to the gallery, or stables, afterwards. So it sort of counts.

Breakfast weighs in at £6.80 (£6.60 veggie), not including beverages, which I am going to claim is reasonable value, because it's quite good and for a few quid less you'd be in the cheapest-ingredients-we-could-find bracket:

Meaty

Veggie: that's a quorn sausage
The bread is thick doorstep. Yes it's pre-buttered. Brown=granary which can only be good. The tomato was noticeably tasty, and it's not often that happens. It had been lightly herbed. My carniverous associate assured me the bacon was good but under-crisped. Sausage looked high quality to me. Black pudding was two large discs so probably worth the £1.50 extra, if you like that kind of thing. Service gormless but fairly prompt and friendly. Think better-than-average National Trust.

It's also worth mentioning that there was an enticing display of cakes, including iced fingers and choc-orange bread and butter pudding in thick gloopy squares. Only a fear of order confusion prevented me getting some for later; come the afternoon, I bitterly regretted this decision.
  • Food     4
  • Value    4
  • Service  3
  • Ambience 3
  • Tea      3

1 comment:

  1. You mention black pudding, but I see none on the plate. The breakfast does look pretty good, except for the bean ocean.
    You need to get over your fear of order confusion and accept the fact that it will always happen with you. Especially if it's a young female.

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