Could this be the Worst fry up breakfast ?

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Could this be the worst fry up breakfast ? or is it me? Take a look to see if this could be your best or worst breakfast. with all good intentions I wanted it to be off the charts - however, this could be one of the worst.
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@Ed___1234 4 месяца назад

£15 for that should be a crime

@mummyd1990 4 месяца назад

We need Robin Hood back again,so he can steal from the rich and give back to the poor 😂😂😂😂😄😄😄😄😄

@CookingwithChefDai 4 месяца назад

Not really. If you’re looking at the same breakfast a few years ago, then yes. But these shop owners are paying significantly higher wages, costs of ingredients, utility bills, business rates, rent etc etc. A basic mark up model would see restaurants tripling their costs, which means that they have to create that dish using ingredients totalling £5.

@Ed___1234 4 месяца назад

@@CookingwithChefDai behave, you’ve got “chef” in your username, if that’s true you know there’s about 2 quids worth of produce there. Also if you’ve ever been to Kings Cross, which I regularly do. You would know there’s a hell of a lot more cafes with a better breakfast than that for a lot less money.

@CookingwithChefDai 4 месяца назад

@@Ed___1234 cafes maybe selling for cheaper in that area, but they’re probably the same owners that work their nuts off for not much in return. £2 of produce, you behave yourself.

@Ed___1234 4 месяца назад

@@CookingwithChefDai ah I know who you are now I’ve seen some of your videos, very surprised you’re defending these prices for that utter shite excuse for a breakfast regardless of what his rent is you can’t charge stupid prices for garbage.

@user-yf4kc8ti9r 4 месяца назад

The older I get the less tolerance I have for paying for something I'm not happy with.

@150rents 4 месяца назад

my thoughts the same

@markmc1375 4 месяца назад

£15 ? For that portion £8 tops !!

@MikePaton-Williams-yv9qo 4 месяца назад

Unbelievable. A chef who can't cook eggs, who can't plate up, who breaks an egg, who screws up the bubble.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

I call them cooks - chefs know what they are doing

@MikePaton-Williams-yv9qo 4 месяца назад

@@DJsFoodTravelsTotally agree mate. Problem is we don't have a word for cooks in France. 😘

@TessTickles00 2 месяца назад

@@MikePaton-Williams-yv9qo Mum!

@lynussss Месяц назад

@@DJsFoodTravelscRooks

@matthewharris9281 4 месяца назад

For £23.10 I would have walked out and not even tried breakfast.

@marcse7en 4 месяца назад

I would've made it myself at home! 🥚👍😋

@ianfranklin28 4 месяца назад

Sunny side but splash the oil until the yolk begins to turn white then dish asap

@garrick43 4 месяца назад

I don't mind sunny-side up eggs but they looked quite undercooked to me. No excuse to for the chef to plate up when all they needed to do was splash some more oil on the yolks for another 30 seconds or so.

@johngibson3837 4 месяца назад

Hey up mate didn't look like any oil splashing had been done

@ashman4357 4 месяца назад

£23 for slap dash on plate & snotty eggs, cook must of got out wrong side bed & customer got the end of it 😂

@BettyBoopey 4 месяца назад

Venue looks nice. If eggs aren't done as I've requested.....which is well cooked....then I'll ask for them to be cooked fresh again, which they should do quickly for you. especially for that price. Two sausages should be included in the Full English ...I think. Lizzie 🤗🥰

@palace1439 4 месяца назад

A couple of observations. The eggs were not glazed, I like sunny side up as long as they put some hot oil over them. Whoever plated the breakfast threw the food at the plate from about 10 feet away. A bit like the waitress who also threw it at the table. Never heard you use the word 'Okay' as much. Pretty much somed it up.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Tried to be as polite as possible

@jamesweber4938 4 месяца назад

@@DJsFoodTravels Being polite ultimately resulted in a bad review for the cafe.

@kevinbarker7915 4 месяца назад

Tea cup could do with a good wash as well 😢

@johncolton2859 4 месяца назад

I do hate it when you expect a nice meal and you get disappointed with what you’re served.

@paulhartley7459 4 месяца назад

This is why we love your reviews Darren honesty just saying it as you find it dont change mate .

@skid599 4 месяца назад

Tough one Darren. You did the right thing. I'm warming to your channel a bit more. Keep up the excellent content.

@londonman8688 4 месяца назад

breakfasts have got so expensive

@laurentaylor4933 4 месяца назад

Good Heavens, thats very expensive, even for London. It's a Cafe, not Claridges. I agree about snotty eggs, just lack of care. I admire the honesty.

@andrewgrimmett8363 4 месяца назад

£21.00 thats a joke

@gc9017 4 месяца назад

Presentation your right, broken egg and overloaded beans everywhere, hate it when they serve up like that and think it’s acceptable no matter the price mate.

@jimwulstan8592 4 месяца назад

1.5 stars, the secret to good eggs is a quick flip then on the plate.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Or as I did in my homemade fry up

@lynnthompson4363 4 месяца назад

I'm totally with you on this review DJ, snotty eggs are a definite no no for me. As for service charge its daylight robbery as I bet half the places don't give it to the staff ☹️

@QuarkTheMagnificent 4 месяца назад

I'm with you on eggs with slimy bits - very unappealing to the eye and the taste - doesn't a 'hat' over the eggs during cooking help with this problem - I know its much easier in the domestic kitchen - but surely a business should know this trick. Shame it wasn't up to scratch - next time maybe? That price - really? - scarcely with a tenner all in - good lord.

@_Kelly3125 4 месяца назад

I really like my eggs like that..... but the deal breaker for me was the beans slopped on top of everything making the hash brown and bubble all soggy. Great review DJ and I wish you didn't have to pay for that :( Hope you went for a good brekky after that!

@davidspear9790 4 месяца назад

They wanted to charge over 50% more for adding a tea and service charge!! What a rip off!. The extra sausage was a replacement for the tomato, so he paid £6.10 for bubble and squeak and tea.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

£3 for extra sausage

@jasonbrown2916 4 месяца назад

i really love your style n honesty

@JohnDoe-ji8dq 4 месяца назад

'bubble' must be brown & crispy (then do it again !), until there's a never ending sop for the egg !.

@David-ce1nh 4 месяца назад

You don't serve a broken egg that's sacrilege.

@peterdnreynolds777 4 месяца назад

it was a disappointment and an expensive one too. Thank you for your honesty . Would love to see a video on your camera equipment and film making if you've not done this already. Hope all is well, take care.

@shnboardman1 3 дня назад

Beans should always be in a seperate container

@juliethrower7920 4 месяца назад

Yuk. Those beans looked cheap/watery/nasty. Eggs 😢. Shame but theres gonna be a ‘ rogue meal’ now and again im sure. Its the way the cookie crumbles 😮

@wendalboy 4 месяца назад

I used to use that cafe a few years ago, dont remeber it being that steep and alway got a decent fry up

@neiloldfield8661 4 месяца назад

That price is ridiculous I wouldn’t live in London for all the tea in china No black pudding 😫😫 I agree it’s got to be tea with a brekkie

@uiscebeatha9476 2 месяца назад

There is no reason for the Sunnyside eggs to be runny, it only requires a tablespoon to ladle the oil on the egg for a few seconds.

@user-mh4hq7rg3z 4 месяца назад

Don’t forget to mention to the staff that the eggs were undercooked.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Watch it all

@a.f.m6737 4 месяца назад

I am with you Darren all slung on the plate. Sorry to see you didn’t like it.

@Paul_G_Eats 4 месяца назад

I will have to take you for a proper fry up when you get to Bangkok

@davehara1955 4 месяца назад

Eggs like that are dangerous

@vinnieleader 4 месяца назад

I don't paying extra for quality, but the local greasy spoon near me can do better for a third of the price.

@bigsteve777able 2 месяца назад

cant imagine why anyone would think serving an egg which is raw on the top is a good thing, it would never have left my pan when I had my place.

@lynussss Месяц назад

I feel he should stand up and pronounce the meal “Absolute shyte”

@66meikou 4 месяца назад

21 quid for a fry is outrageous. As for the eggs, i like sunny side up but I'd be pissed about a broken yolk. What I do is get the eggs and cut all the white bits off and eat them and then dump the yolks onto the spuds, the snottyness disappears. Soz you had an expensive average fry up

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Or just cook the eggs properly 🤷‍♂️🤷‍♂️

@roberthill6770 4 месяца назад

when all my family lived at home(6 of us) and i made anything with fried rggs.. if i burst one or however many i would put it in the dog bowl for him to have when it cooled... and i always cooked the yolk.. it was runny but never snotty

@southeastgasservices 2 дня назад

A bit pricey for sure. more like hotel prices..

@andrewgrimmett8363 4 месяца назад

I’m the same I hate when beans all over the plate , and eggs are not right , it’s weird you can tell straight away it’s not going to be great

@TessTickles00 2 месяца назад

In my opinion mate, that whole plate apart from the bangers looked pony. Then you say it was £23, that's an insult to a person's intelligence despite them knocking a couple of quid off for mistakes. I'm like you, I'm not sending it back to have the eggs flipped while the rest of my breakfast gets cold, also it always looks crap after they've done it. It should be right first time, especially when they're charging more than a score for a fried breakfast. I'm also with you that onions have no place in bubble, spuds, cabbage, sprouts and maybe even a bit of roast parsnip if it's left over from the sunday roast, but deffo no onions or even carrots should ever be involved. Great video content as usual Darren, keep up the good work in the capital of the world.

@ericramkeesoon8037 4 месяца назад

I like a turned egg in a toasted sandwich but sunnyside in a full EB just cover the pan to cook the top of the egg, simple 🙂

@Foot_Sandwich 4 месяца назад

You’ve got to splash the oil over the top of the eggs if you do sunny side up properly.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Sunny side up is in the name - no splashing

@LA7777777777 4 месяца назад

I was feeling a bit sorry for the place....Until I heard the price.

@stephenpark8133 4 месяца назад

Mr DJ . . . Snotty Eggs, haven't heard that for a long time.

@andrewlaw 4 месяца назад

That's a big no from me. It looks like the chef threw the breakfast at the plate from 10ft away. No care or attention to what they're serving. I'd be embarrassed if I sent food out like that.

@SteveW1985 4 месяца назад

If you want a really good breakfast.... Algar Lodge between Sandwich and Deal

@mikekaraoke 4 месяца назад

Love those parts of Kent, I'm in Kent as well right between Dartford/Bexley 😃

@kanereid4977 4 месяца назад

Dazza the last time I was in this cafe it was 2007 and Iv never been back lol but I do think airline cafe across from the ibis is still the worst cafe in London 😂 the fox bar used to do a decent breakfast near there 👍

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Agreed

@lonegunwomen 4 месяца назад

A disappointing breakfast on a number of levels. Not some where I would be returning in a hurry.

@andrewgrimmett8363 4 месяца назад

We don’t but should send it back

@huzzism 2 месяца назад

Can’t see you returning and I don’t blame you!

@chrisstronach5495 4 месяца назад

Many top chefs, when taking on kitchen staff, will ask them to try an egg. It's a basic, but important skill. Another 20 seconds and they would have been fine for me.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Agreed

@alastairmckain4623 4 месяца назад

Ouch! Even more of a disappointment when you have been before !

@countmurcielago9802 4 месяца назад

One of the best fried breakfasts I ever had was in stansted airport for £10. Long time ago 😊

@acheface 4 месяца назад

I'm with you on the snotty eggs. I love a runny yolk, not a runny white. Makes me gip just thinking about it. A good honest review though. As always.

@martinrogers8107 4 месяца назад

£21 for that,WOW!! I'm glad I live in the North. I can get a breakfast 10 times better than that for for under 13 quid.

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Me too

@martinsummers7347 4 месяца назад

DJ, bet you wished you had gone to Becks (Red Lion St.) or the other place you reviewed about a year ago end of Grays Inn Rd!!?? Would have cost c.£10-12. I use those 2 when in that area based on your recommendations. 😃

@karenclancey2557 4 месяца назад

Definitely not for me Darren ,but I would have had to ask to change them . I’m sure they would have for you . Your a great vlogger and your so honest.. Thank you.❤️🙏🏼😜🤩👍

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

It wasnt just about the eggs, they smothered the hash brown and bubble in beans. Its also the fact they served the food up like that, with a broken egg

@SteveW1985 4 месяца назад

❤ as always DJ

@MattWilliams482 4 месяца назад

Shame it was disappointing and makes it even worse that it was 15 quid. My local cafe does an absolute beast of a fry up for £5.95!

@brianf4843 4 месяца назад

Admire your honesty. Yes like yourself I like eggs more cooked. But the beans just "thrown" is a disaster. But you can't win them all.

@philipbourne3427 4 месяца назад

It's so easy to cook a good egg, fried or poached, such a shame that one thing along with presentation can ruin a meal/breakfast especially when you're paying good dollar🤔😩 keep up with the fantastic vids as always Mr Darren John 👍🏻👍🏻 take care👍🏻

@Tee-B 3 месяца назад

You should try.. Sandwich Street Kitchen Sinclair House, 6 Hastings St London WC1H 9PZ 10 minutes walk from this place. Great place with a growing following!

@johngreen6191 18 часов назад

Just need to put a couple of spoons of hot oil over the eggs. I like tomatoes, I love them. That is a poor show.

@pauljennings8432 4 месяца назад

Its a shame that it didn't live up to expectations. A good food review as ever.

@seanmcnally7333 4 месяца назад

First look at those eggs made me think yuk straight away. I understand why you did not complain about the eggs as they should have been cooked properly in the first place.

@popcornboxing369 4 месяца назад

Would you ever ask for eggs cooked through? I always like mine cooked through. I got laughed at once by a bartender for ordering that, which I thought was pretty rude!

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Obviously the bar tender hadn't a clue about cuisine

@liampoole238 3 месяца назад

Good man Darren.

@neilloveitt6233 4 месяца назад

Coddled eggs for breakfast with that would be a change , and a splash of worcestershire sauce over the top YUM

@tunnodule5166 4 месяца назад

I despise runny eggs. gross! DJ your the man! Cheers from Minneapolis!

@peterbalding1470 4 месяца назад

That's one off the list. I appreciate it's kings cross but that's crazy price. Near the Eurostar at st pancreas catch the euro traveler.

@KimiMD 4 месяца назад

Just put a pan lid over the eggs for 1 minute and no more snotty eggs. Even drop a tablespoon of water before you put on the lid.

@raymondmyles7594 4 месяца назад

My eggs must be easy over or they go back as I tell them on ordering

@r12004rewy 4 месяца назад

I appreciate it's London but that breakfast was way too expensive, understand how disappointed you must have been especially as you have been there before.

@PaulJames-uz5yl 4 месяца назад

way overpriced.....thanks for the heads up....one place to avoid for breakfast for sure!

@emmarogerson 4 месяца назад

Well DJ I was gonna say it was a mixed bag but I don’t think it was as good as even that! Shame but it is what it is. Simple tweaks and it could have been great! And I’m with you on covering crispy things up with baked beans! Nooooooo! But onto the next one DJ! Maybe another good roast? Always fab to watch! Great vid as always! 🥓🍳🫘🍞🍽️🫖

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Love a good roast 🙏🏼🙏🏼

@toopoos 4 месяца назад

The food was served up better when I watched Shawshank Redemption.

@jonathanmaybury5698 3 месяца назад

It should have been bacon, eggs, beans, sausages, tomatoes, fried bread, (not bloody toast) and mushrooms. You can keep the black pudding, I don't want pigs' blood and guts.

@racingspoon 4 месяца назад

I don’t mind eggs like that to be honest. I always skip beans and those looked really cheap.

@robcoles8493 4 месяца назад

Well played you DJ for being honest and measured. No one, least of all you, likes giving a beating to what is likely a family run place. But, that breakfast was sub par and thats the end of it. The eggs looked grim and id like the option of eating the beans where i want rather than them being poured over the other items. As for the "why didnt you send them back" - i have kicked up in numerous restaurants over the years but there are times when youve come out for a breakfast and not a stand up row and i cant be bothered. As for £23, im relaxed at London prices - we know they are high - but they have to dish out the quality at that price. A fair review id say DJ.

@jonathanbowles2577 4 месяца назад

Good Evening DJ. Thank you very much for being so very Honest. Even i could see those Eggs were not cooked at all perfectly. I would totally agree with you about the Bubble and squeek with the Baked Beans on top, no you do not do that. For such a Lovely Cafe and very nice people. It is a real shame about the Eggs. You DJ, as a Chef know how Eggs should be cooked. I would have complained and asked for my money back. I do not want to get Food Poisoning. The Breakfast was not good. No score at all. Thank you very DJ, for being yourself and really Honest with your Viewers. You are Great Human Being.

@user-nf9wq4kn8f 4 месяца назад

£23.10 should of had a mask on presentation shocking and it didn’t live up too your egg spectations

@andrewmcgregor9915 4 месяца назад

thanks for being honest darren.👏👏😎

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Always

@jefferymoran6788 4 месяца назад

I agree about the eggs Darren I couldn’t have ate them and the price wow 🤮🤢👍💜

@user-li9qs8zi8i 4 месяца назад

Hi Darren you look good the breakfast well what can I say should had gone to the food bank and said bye bye keep smilling 😅👌👍

@donfranktv 4 месяца назад

Presentation was awful - charging over £15 with a broken egg is literally criminal. Enjoyed the vid though DJ

@ronniemckeown3916 4 месяца назад

DJ try the airport cafe at sellindge neat Ashford. Just near port lymph . Proper food and plenty of room . Outside seating and plenty of bikers visit it.

@jonathankent8411 4 месяца назад

Good service is a pre requisite. The style of those eggs is perfect for me, I like them baveuse. The issue I have is the broken egg (no biggy) and placing wet beans on top of crispy items. That's quite sloppy. £15-£20 for breakfast is fine, but it comes with expectation. It has to be a killer breakfast and that looked average across all items. Sausages looked decent. Bread looked decent. Bacon may have been OK. Together it just didn't look appetising though. For that money there's alot of choice and much better places to go. Great video as always. Love your style DJ! 👌

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Appreciate it, thank you

@frankmlchaelglasscock6539 4 месяца назад

To be honest when I first saw it it was a no no and for that price it is a rip off but that is me

@garypayne6233 4 месяца назад

21 quid wow and I get that about the eggs you wouldn't take it back too late just like finding a hair damage done

@jasondyer811 4 месяца назад

The most expensive brekkie I've seen in a long time and they wanted a service charge ?? You could get 3 big breakfasts in Tenerife for that Darren and get a sun tan at the same time .😁😁😄😄👍👍

@lesmac007 4 месяца назад

Agree, Agree, Agree,! They seemed happy to throw it on a plate willy nilly without a thought for the person eating it, and charge London prices for the honour....?

@LouiseMiddlebrook 4 месяца назад

Hi Darren, its really sad the breakfast spoilt your day . Hope you have better ones in the future 😊🥹

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Thank you! You too!

@WildBoreWoodWind 4 месяца назад

I was underwhelmed by your breakfast - a broken yoke was a bad start and the rest, it looked like it had been flung at the plate.🤔23 quid for that was a bit rich, even if the eggs were alright.😮‍💨

@qlight2008 4 месяца назад

Being honest is very hard to do and you do it perfectly. It gives you creditably and people will believe you always. I have never doubted your vlogs ever, which Is why I enjoy your content. Completely off topic, I have noticed you are getting more thumbs up that some that have many more subscribers. The one that will not be mentioned is getting desperate for views, it is almost embarrassing to watch!

@DJsFoodTravels 4 месяца назад

Well said!

@geebee6737 4 месяца назад

Horrible , bubble and hash browns don't belong on a full English and there were no tomatoes or black pudding ? Expensive manky breakfast.

@hootie203 4 месяца назад

Presentation is everything ✨0/10❗️It looked like they’d dropped your food on the floor and scooped it back onto your plate 🤣

@linz347 4 месяца назад

Shame the eggs and bubble let the breakfast down, those eggs did not look cooked at all and onion definitely does not belong in bubble. I agree re the presentation it looked almost slopped on.