The Toads Mouth Too

We started moving in (properly) on Thursday.

This went on for some time.

Yesterday being Sunday, we (that is, JP and I) decided that the unpacking could wait long enough for us to go out and have some brunch. Normally we would've been more adventurous, explored further afield etc., but there was the rain to consider. Having started by visiting Browns Of Brockley a few weeks ago (a further visit, with documentation, will be forthcoming in the future), it seemed like a good idea to continue near the station and work our way outwards. Plus, we were hungry, and if it got any later we wouldn't have been able to justify ordering brunch.

So, the Toads Mouth Too it was. We hadn't really looked at online reviews (technically, we don't really have internet yet, though there are ways around that...) and so were very pleasantly surprised by the warren of little rooms below-stairs, immediately grabbing a table across from an attractive charcoal sketch of a nude figure.

The breakfast menu was promising - JP went for the "full toad", which consisted of eggs, bacon, mushrooms, tomatoes, beans (which he subbed for hash browns), and being very hungry, both Cumberland sausage and chorizo. I didn't trust my ability to consume that much in one sitting (rightly so, as it turned out - portions are very generous), and so ordered eggs and bacon with brown toast, and a fresh fruit salad. Both of us asked for black Americano coffees.

The coffee was very decent, and arrived very swiftly, as did the fruit salad. . The salad seemed to be a mix of melon, banana, pineapple, clemetine, grapes and strawberries - I was a little puzzled by the inclusion of strawberries, given that it's November, but the fruit was good, and evidently quite fresh (if well-travelled internationally).

The hot food was up before I'd made much a dent in the fruit, not that this was a problem. My eggs were fluffy, and there must've been at least three of them there from the quantity, and there were three nice meaty slices of lean bacon. The toast was evidently from a large round granary loaf (yay for artisinal bread!) and cut in true doorstop-fashion. Buttered liberally, it made for a lovely bacon sandwich. I'm not sure quite how I managed to eat all of that, but I did. Part of the fruit salad had to be donated to JP, who had cleaned his even more generously-laden plate before I did, appearing to enjoy it all immensely. We were finishing our coffee (and writing a shopping list out) just as the lunch rush seemed to begin, around 11.30.

So, the Toads Mouth Too seems like a keeper, for breakfast at least - perhaps a little pricey (we paid £25 for the two of us, including a tip, since the staff were so friendly and quick with everything), but worth the money for good, fresh and indulgent food. Plus, we probably saved money in the long run, since we didn't have another meal until 8pm that night. At some point, we'll have to try out their dinner offerings, which by popular repute, are both tasty and good value.