Greasy spoon cafe
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Coupe of my favourite greasy spoon cafes...
The Blue Bird on the waterfront at Lee on Solent, this morning, mega breakfast with extra black pudding, small breakfast, 2 mugs tea, 1 can coke, £14.
Upstairs in the bus depot on the hard at Portsmouth, right by Portsmouth harbour train station. Two teas, 2 bacon and egg sandwiches, 2 bowls chips. £9.
Any others I should try?
The Blue Bird on the waterfront at Lee on Solent, this morning, mega breakfast with extra black pudding, small breakfast, 2 mugs tea, 1 can coke, £14.
Upstairs in the bus depot on the hard at Portsmouth, right by Portsmouth harbour train station. Two teas, 2 bacon and egg sandwiches, 2 bowls chips. £9.
Any others I should try?
FGF at the car wash in Segensworth/Parkgate. Penguin is preferable to the Bluebird at Lee, IMHO. Toast in Littlehampton.
Chevy's in Hazel Road,Woolston. If you fancy a great tea van, try Route 66 on the top of Portsdown Hill, on the southwick roundabout. This is the one that looks like a 50s aluminium Airstream, not the run of the mill bigger one at the other end. They are on hols until the 17th though. Let me know if you need more!
Chevy's in Hazel Road,Woolston. If you fancy a great tea van, try Route 66 on the top of Portsdown Hill, on the southwick roundabout. This is the one that looks like a 50s aluminium Airstream, not the run of the mill bigger one at the other end. They are on hols until the 17th though. Let me know if you need more!
normalbloke said:
A decent local beats a chain anyday. The older I get, the more I prefer to support local indie business.
This. Wherever possible, I try to avoid chain restaurants, cafes, sandwich shops etc. Independants usually offer much better quality anyway. Chain places are definitely killing off Lymington High Street. It used to be a really interesting place, now it's the same boring generic high street found anywhere else. You need to venture onto the side streets to find the best places. Whilst we're on the subject, Steph's Kitchen at Fairweather's Garden Centre at Beaulieu does a very good breakfast, and a nice drive out too.
zed4 said:
doorman said:
Better still, can't beat a breakfast at Weatherspoons.
Respectfully, I disagree! But then they must be doing something right as they have a lot of custom. BIRMA said:
zed4 said:
doorman said:
Better still, can't beat a breakfast at Weatherspoons.
Respectfully, I disagree! But then they must be doing something right as they have a lot of custom. 
some from me,
Charlie's at Cosham, next to the reptile shop and Chives at Mengham, Hayling
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BIRMA said:
Speculatore said:
The Ex-Mermaid pub at Port Solent does 'All you Can Eat' fried breakfast for £5 from 0830 - 1100 everyday. Plus loads of free parking.
Do they do fried bread? if so is it good?
One thing a lot of places don't offer is black pudding, can't have a good breakfast without black pudding. Oh, and no grey tasteless cheap sausages either. They must be thick and meaty, not bland, grey and packed full of bread or other fillers!
zed4 said:
BIRMA said:
Speculatore said:
The Ex-Mermaid pub at Port Solent does 'All you Can Eat' fried breakfast for £5 from 0830 - 1100 everyday. Plus loads of free parking.
Do they do fried bread? if so is it good?One thing a lot of places don't offer is black pudding, can't have a good breakfast without black pudding. Oh, and no grey tasteless cheap sausages either. They must be thick and meaty, not bland, grey and packed full of bread or other fillers!
zed4 said:
BIRMA said:
Speculatore said:
The Ex-Mermaid pub at Port Solent does 'All you Can Eat' fried breakfast for £5 from 0830 - 1100 everyday. Plus loads of free parking.
Do they do fried bread? if so is it good?One thing a lot of places don't offer is black pudding, can't have a good breakfast without black pudding. Oh, and no grey tasteless cheap sausages either. They must be thick and meaty, not bland, grey and packed full of bread or other fillers!
I love an early Sunday morning blast followed by a nice breakfast.
I'm inclined to go for quality and damn the price, I like to relax in comfort but some of the cafes on this thread sound like they're worth an outing and I could do with a change.
My favourites for breakfast are:
Billy's On The Road just north of Billingshurst
The Cowdray Farm Shop at Easebourne
Both of these tie in with a good drive on the A272
Billy's On The Beach at Bracklesham Bay. Right on the beach; good views.
Goodwood Motor Circuit cafe - now in the old airfield control tower - it doesn't have to be breakfast club, they're always open.
The suggestion for an early Sunday hoon? Fab. Yes please.
I'm inclined to go for quality and damn the price, I like to relax in comfort but some of the cafes on this thread sound like they're worth an outing and I could do with a change.
My favourites for breakfast are:
Billy's On The Road just north of Billingshurst
The Cowdray Farm Shop at Easebourne
Both of these tie in with a good drive on the A272
Billy's On The Beach at Bracklesham Bay. Right on the beach; good views.
Goodwood Motor Circuit cafe - now in the old airfield control tower - it doesn't have to be breakfast club, they're always open.
The suggestion for an early Sunday hoon? Fab. Yes please.
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