Went to The Bookbinder on Lark Lane for breakfast this morning with Jo and Sarah. Very long over due catch up as I think the last time the three of us were together was at the start of the first lockdown when we went for a bike ride. Which is mad because we used to see each other every day and do stuff all the time but covid really has changed everything for everyone. I have seen them both separately but we've not really done anything properly.
We got there for 10am so it was dead just the one table with a family in there and then a few more tables while we were there both inside and outside.
When we got there was only the one girl serving then another girl turned up. Service was slow it took ages for our food to come out, we were waiting over half an hour after we ordered before it eventually came. And for some reason there was a weird mix up over our food when there shouldn't have been.
Jo ordered the vegan breakfast with gluten free bread, then me and Sarah both ordered the avocado on toast. When the food eventually came Jo's vegan breakfast came with normal bread then they thought our avocado toast should have been gluten free and vegan but we didn't say that. So they brought Jo the gluten free bread separately. I got my avocado toast but Sarah had to wait ages for hers. I'd finished my food before Sarah's even came. Then they kept pressing the bell for service but the girls weren't serving they were too busy making drinks and it and we're sure it must have been Sarah's food because her poached eggs were well over done when she eventually got it.
I got a Matcha Latte - £3.50
Avocado Toast - Smashed avocado, poached eggs, toasted sourdough, crispy parsnips, breakfast radish vin cotto - £7.70
Jo's Full Vegan - vegan sausage, roasted mushroom, baked beans, confit tomatoes, avocado, hash brown, toasted sourdough - £10.20
This was with the normal sourdough - she got a plate of gluten free bread on the side.
Because our food took so long and the mix up they knocked 10% off our food bill which was good. It was nice in there as they have board games you can play, they do lunch, dinner and drinks later on in the day. Just the staff had no urgency which is really annoying for customers and I hate. I like a good speedy, efficient service none of this just pondering along. They just need to work on their service and it would be great.
Lark Lane was quiet but think it was still early when we left and the weather wasn't great today. Warmer than it looks but cloudy and a bit miserable for a bank holiday.
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