Monday, 5 January 2015

Cambridge Annual Breakfast Awards 2014


Thank you to all those who provided nominations and votes. The votes have been counted and the results are in. Congratulations to the following winners of the Cambridge Annual Breakfast Awards 2014.


Best Cambridge Breakfast
The best all-round Cambridge breakfast experience. The one you’d most like to revisit every week.

Nominations: Browns, Côte, Joy

Winner: Joy


Best Value Breakfast
Pound for pound, the best value fry-up we found in Cambridge.

Nominations: Browns (with a 2-4-1), CôteJoy, The Tivoli 

Winner: The Tivoli


Best Service
Where the waiting staff make breakfast that bit more special.

Nominations: Côte, Browns, Hitit

Winner: Côte

Best Non Standard Breakfast
Sometimes (not often) you don’t just want sausage, bacon, eggs, mushrooms, tomato and toast on a plate.

Nominations: Afternoon Tease “Bacon and Banana”, Carluccio's "it's pancetta daaahling", Urban Shed “Breakfast in a box”

Winner: Carluccio's


Best Al Fresco Breakfast
There's something nice about breakfast on the pavement in a bustling city centre.

Nominations: Michaelhouse Café, Don Pasquale, Browns

Winner: Don Pasquale


Best Out Of Town Breakfast
Because breakfast can still be important on the occasional countryside excursion.

Nominations: Café Mocha, La Hogue Farm Shop, Lazy Dayz Café.

Winnner: Cafe Mocha


Most Disappointing Breakfast
Over-priced, over-hyped and not coming through with the goods.

Nominations: Patisserie Valerie, Café Carringtons, Frankie and Benny's

Winner: Patisserie Valerie


Most Hipster Breakfast
Poncey food for tight-trousered, fixie-riding, beard-sporting dickheads.

Nominations: Afternoon Tease, Urban Shed

Winner: Black Cat Café - Okay, so we didn't review this place but we did eat there, and trust us, it's a massive hipster shithole.


Worst Breakfast in Cambridge
Let’s not beat around the bush. This was shite.

Nominations: Café Carringtons, Frankie and Benny’s, Patisserie Valerie

Winner(Loser): Frankie and Benny's.