The Eatery: Birdhouse, 123 St John's Hill, London, SW11 1SZ
The Site: http://www.birdhou.se/ (not a great one I have to admit)
The Companion: great for a cosy breakfast or light lunch with your bezzie
The Dolla: Around £10 for a breakfast plate and a coffee
I promise to blog about a non-Battersea eatery after this but couldn't resist writing about the little ray of sunshine that is; Birdhouse. Birdhouse, is a small un-assuming cafe on St John's Hill, easy to walk past without going in and that's what I'd done for the past year or so. Now I've tried it I'm converted to walking a little further from my flat and the madness of Northcote Road to this calm, cosy cafe with a menu that's a little different from the norm.
First things first, they get the drinks right. Fresh orange juice is surprisingly hard to get hold of these days - they ticked this box for me. The coffee was also top notch and served in cute yellow cups that made me smile.
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| Slow cooked eggs & Serrano ham on toast with polenta chips and red pepper mayo- with cheeky chorizo added as an extra! |
I liked the menu as it was something a little different to the standard cafe serving breakfast, loved the slow cooked eggs & Serrano ham and was impressed by the polenta chips as I've tried several unsuccesful attempts of these before!!
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| Baked eggs with a chorizo, mushroom, spinach & tomato sauce |
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The baked eggs served in a rustic ceramic saucepan with a woolly handle were warming, different and delicious.
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| The Chavo - smashed avocado with grilled Brindisa chroizo on toast | | |
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If you feel like something fractionally lighter then go for The Chavo; smashed avocado with delicious grilled Brindisa chorizo on toast. The avocado needed a little more flavour but the idea was right - might bring my own lime next time!
Lots more on the menu to try including the Bocaditos (the Cuban word for sandwiches) so I'll be heading back for those as breakfast at Birdhouse was definitely a happy way to start my day!
