7 Brunch Places to Take the Guys To
Go out for brunch on any Saturday morning and you’re sure to see crowds of girls enjoying Prosecco and fluffy white eggs. No surprise: brunch is prime bonding time. But where are all the boys? Brunch is just about the best way you can spend your morning at the weekend but so many places focus on getting the menu right for avo and egg lovers, they end up excluding the those who have had enough avocado to last them a lifetime. Here are our favourite brunches, where meat is the order of the day instead of just bubbles and baked eggs.
Balans Soho Society
Gentlemanly Breakfast for Bon Vivants
Nurse your hangover in style at Balans Soho Society, the type of restaurant-bar that makes eating out feel classy again, no matter how crusty you feel. The galmorous Jazz Age decor is backed up by the menu, which is big on extravagance. The High Society Eggs Benedict adds lobster and avocado to the traditional brunch dish, and their interpretation of old favourite kedgeree is absolutely smashing. Wash it all down with The Morning After cocktail, including a dash of absinthe and ‘Balans House Recovery Syrup’, for the perfect start to the weekend.
Where: 60 - 62 Old Compton Street, Soho, W1D 4UG
Website: www.balans.co.uk
Polo Bar
Traditional British Cafe with a Modern Menu
Brunch might be a new trend, but Polo Bar have been serving up brekkie to Londoners since the ’50s. As well as some big-hitting fry ups, including the Polo Special at just £7, there are a couple of traditional dishes too – with a few tweaks, of course. Try the Bubble & Bacon, or Eggs Benedict with chorizo instead of ham. Or if traditional’s not doing it for you, go all American instead with some of Polo’s award winning pancakes.
Where: 176 Bishopsgate, City of London, EC2M 4NQ
Website: www.polo24hourbar.co.uk/#home
