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LadyLucinda · 04-06-2014 12:43AM #1

When out for breakfast do you ever get anything bar the full Irish or some form of a fry?

dee_mc · 04-06-2014 12:46AM

Poached eggs, whole grain waffles, fruit and yogurt, just toast... I very very rarely want a full Irish, but it's still nice to have something a bit different without preparing it myself!

LadyLucinda · 04-06-2014 12:48AM

dee_mc wrote: »

Poached eggs, whole grain waffles, fruit and yogurt, just toast... I very very rarely want a full Irish, but it's still nice to have something a bit different without preparing it myself!

you don't usually see that on a menu though?

Bigus · 04-06-2014 12:49AM

I got a lovely warm bacon and poached egg salad in letterkenny , great substitute for a fry up , cafe blend I think.

LadyLucinda · 04-06-2014 12:50AM

Bigus wrote: »

I got a lovely warm bacon and poached egg salad in letterkenny , great substitute for a fry up , cafe blend I think.

Letterkenny has some great spots to eat

GotTheTshirt · 04-06-2014 12:52AM

Eggs Benedict done properly is magnificent but tricky to find even on brunch menus.

HugsiePie · 04-06-2014 12:53AM

Egg and soldiers

OR PANCAKES

tobsey · 04-06-2014 12:53AM

French toast, two sausages and some maple syrup.

dee_mc · 04-06-2014 12:53AM

LadyLucinda wrote: »

you don't usually see that on a menu though?

Hotel menus mostly, and nicer cafes I suppose.

PizzamanIRL · 04-06-2014 12:54AM

No it doesn't fit into my €50 per week food budget

LadyLucinda · 04-06-2014 12:54AM

If something is not on the menu do you ask for what you want? Any place I ever go into it just seems to be a fry in a few different forms

LadyLucinda · 04-06-2014 12:55AM

PizzamanIRL wrote: »

No it doesn't fit into my €50 per week food budget

u wud feed a king on 50 a week in lidl

Sir Arthur Daley · 04-06-2014 12:55AM

I often have a carvery in the morning, get a clean run of the day.

The Backwards Man · 04-06-2014 12:56AM

Toast and bananas!

debabyjesus · 04-06-2014 12:56AM

French toast with rashers and maple syrup. The hungarian place on bolton street dublin does this very well.

dee_mc · 04-06-2014 12:58AM

LadyLucinda wrote: »

If something is not on the menu do you ask for what you want? Any place I ever go into it just seems to be a fry in a few different forms

I never order off menu, too many memories of total as$holes asking for stuff that wasn't even related to the actual menu when I was waitressing - one particularly memorable lady asked for eggs benedict and a side of exotic fruit salad. Sounds lovely, except it was a dodgy enough, small town greasy spoon with a choice of full breakfast or mini breakfast

BetterThanThou · 04-06-2014 01:01AM

A fry up is the king of breakfasts in my opinion, it's hard to beat. McDonalds and Burger King's breakfast menus come close, though, I'd barely consider what Burger King sells a breakfast food, though it is delicious. I remember once ordering a "Continental Breakfast", and no exaggeration, I got some ham and cheese on a plate, I'm not sure if that's what a continental breakfast is supposed to be, but I'll never be ordering one again. I went to Cyprus on holiday a few years ago, all the places served an item called a "Cypriot Breakfast", which was pretty much a regular Irish/English breakfast, but with an omlette instead of fried eggs and a slice of grilled halloumi cheese. Halloumi cheese is delicious, really added to the fry up, I wish the stuff wasn't so expensive here.

LadyLucinda · 04-06-2014 01:01AM

Surely all reasonable requests could be provided? The customer is always right after all!!

dee_mc · 04-06-2014 01:09AM

LadyLucinda wrote: »

Surely all reasonable requests could be provided? The customer is always right after all!!

Ah yea, I can imagine the chef now, run up to supervalu there for some mangoes and whatever goes into hollandaise!
There's 'no mushrooms' reasonable and then there's '4 star hotel quality breakfast in greasy spoon' reasonable!

Choodefat · 04-06-2014 01:24AM

Poached eggs on spinach - lightly boiled from frozen - and garlic bread...pretty tasty!

Or a full irish including the above hah.

pandaboy · 04-06-2014 01:26AM

Crack. Definitely crack.

Super-Rush · 04-06-2014 01:27AM

When are you opening up your cafe?

LadyLucinda · 04-06-2014 01:28AM

Super-Rush wrote: »

When are you opening up your cafe?

there would be a super rush to it!! How funny am I?

Super-Rush · 04-06-2014 01:32AM

LadyLucinda wrote: »

there would be a super rush to it!! How funny am I?

That will be €500 please.

KungPao · 04-06-2014 01:44AM

You cant beat a load of sausages and puddin' with fried eggs n ****, washed down with really strong tea. Amazing. Truly amazing.

Choodefat · 04-06-2014 02:00AM

Was passing a small cafe in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, years ago, on the way back to the motel about 5am. The queue was mad so I hit the hay and came back later. There was still a bit of a queue near midday, so I stood in line and noticed all were ordering the same coffee.
I asked for it before ordering food, but the guy said twas a special only available with the 'All day breakfast'...
Went for that - and soon felt pretty grand all over - and so did everyone else by the looks of them...
You had to pay for a coffee refill - which was unusual in the U.S - at least then, anyway...but it was gorgeous stuff...
Went back every day for nearly a week, until I heard the Columbian owner was shut down and arrested..!

04-06-2014 02:01AM

Hungover, full fry up. Not hungover, pho noodle soup. Before work, coffee and a smoke.

SusieBlue · 04-06-2014 02:35AM

I love natural yoghurt with sweet granola and different kinds of berries (my favourites are strawberries, raspberries, cherries, & blueberries) and honey. Occasionally have a spoon of peanut butter mixed into the yoghurt too. My favourite regular breakfast by a mile!

biko · 04-06-2014 02:35AM

Bubble and squeak.

full_irish · 04-06-2014 02:37AM

Well this is awkward...

Choodefat · 04-06-2014 02:41AM

Uh huh...

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