Scallop, bacon & Stornoway black pudding roll with pub sauce (£17) - a nice twist on the usual bacon butty, the addition of the scallops was a great touch.
If there's a good reason to entice any Londoner away from their office (home or otherwise) into town first thing in the morning then the lure of a good breakfast is surely one. Last week we popped into Mayfair for a preview of a brand new breakfast menu in the upstairs dining room at The Barley Mow which is hoping to do just that.
Not only is this a lovely spot for breakfast (the pub's on a corner site so the room has loads of natural sunlight) but there's plenty on the new menu that's attractive whether you're after a classic breakfast or seeking something a bit different.
Head Chef Chris Fordham-Smith, who was previously at the Great Northern Hotel and The Westbury, has created a range of dishes based on the pub's close links with amazing suppliers like Northern Ireland's Peter Hannan and his famous sugar pit-cured bacon.
Here's what we tried to give you a flavour:
Oysters with Bloody Mary sauce (£25 for a half dozen)
Pub breakfast (£18) - pork sausage, sugar pit-cured bacon, confit tomato, Cacklebean eggs and homemade baked beans with added bubble and squeak.
Sourdough crumpet, poached Cacklebean eggs topped with brown crab hollandaise (£17) - we didn't have this ourselves but snapped a fellow diner's breakfast who said they were very, very good.
As for the drinks, well, this is a pub, so in addition to some good strong coffee and particularly good fresh juices there's also a range of what they're calling 'eye-openers' including a Bloody Caesar, Virgin Mary - and these two below.
Left to right: Breakfast Martini and Bloody Mary (both £13). Served from 10am.
All in all, this is a smart menu offering for breakfast and a good room to meet up with friends or do business in. We reckon it's worth getting out of the house (or office) for.
More about The Barley Mow breakfast
Where is it? 82 Duke St, London W1K 6JG
When? Breakfast is served Monday to Friday from 8am - 11am.
Find out more: Visit their website or follow them on Instagram @thebarleymowmayfair
Hot Dinners had breakfast as guests of The Barley Mow. Prices correct at time of publication.
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