The Breakfast Club

I love breakfast. I honestly think a bit less of people if they tell me they never eat it, seriously how? I would have it for every meal if I could, and wherever I can use the typical breakfast foods for a meal, I do. 

So when in Shoreditch The Breakfast Club really was the only option when considering where to go for lunch! 

You know a place is good when it's a 12pm on a Friday and you have to queue out the door, but it was definitely worth the wait. 

When you walk in absolutely nothing matches. Not a chair, table or wall decoration and I loved it! When you go to a Nando's or a Pizza Express you could be in any location and the decoration is the exact same, it's boring! 

The menu is the absolute winner for this place. I'm sorry I was boring and just had a green tea (the drinks selection looked incredible), but after a morning of walking round London I was too thirsty! When I return (which I will) I'll be trying one of the smoothies, as they looked delicious. 

A few years ago I would always be the one to choose the sweet choice on the menu, but lately I've really grown to love a savoury brekkie. That being said I seem to have gotten into a trend of always opting for savoury, and on our quest to try new things I thought I'd go for a bit of both. Sweet pancakes, with maple syrup topped with crispy bacon. The other pancake option was mixed berries with maple syrup and cream. 

They were both absolutely delicious, the pancakes were exactly how they should be, thick and doughy and the portion sizes were overly generous! When I first saw the menu I thought that it was pretty pricey for what is was. Bills Restaurant was just next door, and seemed to offer similar food for much less. But when the pancakes were placed in front of us, and I watched the portion sizes the kitchen were dishing out, there was definitely a lot of value for money. 

In fact most of the people around us were unable to clear their plates (even I struggled and that never happens). If you love breakfast food, or even sandwiches, and you can handle a giant portion then this is definitely the place for you! But be warned, there are so many options that you'll want, you will be going back to try again. 

Emma x

Frieda's Tearoom - A Bournemouth Gem

Our whole first year of Uni we lived about ten steps away from one of the best tearooms we have been to, and had absolutely no idea. While this will haunt us forever, we have more than made up for it with countless visits in our second year. 

There is nothing we love more than lunch, making the student lifestyle of frozen bread and lack of cold meats is absolutely unbearable, so we need a little treat every now and then. 

One of the main pros of this place is that it is such a cosy escape, in an otherwise average surrounding. With students living all round the area, it's difficult to find places that don't appeal to the typical student (you know the type - kebabs, Whetherspoons and Subways on every corner). 

If there's one thing we could complain about it's the choice! Seriously, we are the most indecisive people you will ever meet, so when faced with a menu like this we really do struggle (obviously the only way to overcome this is through several visits to try everything, sorry budget!). 

The afternoon tea is absolutely delicious, and perfect for two people to share if you aren't really hungry, or just enough if you are quite peckish. It's traditional, everything that afternoon tea should be, and the cakes are a big mouthful and enough to give you a variety of sweet tastiness. The sandwiches take you right back to your childhood and offer a reasonable range of fillings. The scones have that homemade taste, and are a decent size to provide you with good value for money. 

The attention to detail throughout is lovely, and there's just so much to look at. As you would expect from a tearoom absolutely nothing matches, creating a unique vintage feel.  

There really is something for everyone, and it's the perfect balance of a treat with it's great taste and food that is homemade and locally sourced. 

The bread is homemade and you can taste it. The sandwiches are extremely generous, cut thickly and stuffed with filling well. They also come served with potato and vegetable crisps, and a beautifully dressed side salad. We can both never pick a sandwich filling so we ordered Chicken BLT and Ham, Cheese and Coleslaw and had half each (sounds weird, but we do this absolutely everywhere we go). 

And you know the hot chocolate is good when we love it, as we seem to have had one everywhere in Bournemouth. Seriously malteaser in hot chocolate is such a good touch (we did regret drinking it before our sandwiches came though, maybe order one after). 

This is an absolute must if you are in the local area. It's not just the good food and drink that makes this place such an enjoyable place to visit, the staff are friendly and it has a lovely welcoming atmosphere. 

Amazingly - no moans! 

Flirt Cafe Bar

One thing that really bugs us about the Blogger World is how generic it can be. There's only so many pictures of Starbucks and Costa you can see before it becomes a tad boring. 

We've lived in Bournemouth for a year and half now and although we have found some places that we absolutely love, we have a habit of revisiting these places instead of exploring new ones. So, we've set ourself the challenge of trying to find all of Bournemouth's best independent food places (any excuse to eat out eh?). 

Today the choice of location was Flirt, located in Bournemouth Square, acting as a cafe/bar. 

The outside really does catch your eye with it's disco effect wall, and just the name alone makes it look enticing. 

The choice of food then lives up to the high expectations that the outside sets, with everything you would want (and more) on offer at a reasonable price. We went in for lunch so were looking at the lighter bites, but both breakfast and dinner are served alongside an impressive selection of sweet treats, and goodies baked on site that day. 

We absolutely cannot resist a good Hot Choc and the ones that Flirt offer are far more than we have ever experienced. Ice Cream in a hot chocolate!? How can you say no? 

We went for Cadbury Caramel and Kinder Bueno and they definitely did not dissapoint! The perfect amount of the treats was added so that there was enough flavour, bit it wasn't too sickly. This picture does not do them justice, the 'Large cup £3.95' really is huge, and while it does seem a little pricey it was definitely worth it! We've also set the challenge that we are not allowed to have the same again so we get to try all the flavours (soon we will have to be rolled out, oops). 

We weren't too hungry so went for one of the lighter options on the menu (well we thought it was going to be light). The portions are very generous and with a panini comes salad, coleslaw and nachos. We chose the Chicken, Chorizo, Cheese and Tomato Salsa (£5.95), which was reasonably priced compared to the price of the packaged goods that you get in the mainstream coffee shops. It was delicious, and super filling and was served on patterned plastic plates making it feel like a picnic. 

While the food and treats were great what won us over was the wacky decor, and lively atmosphere. Absolutely nothing matched and some of the decorations were so odd that we barely spoke whilst eating (seriously, there's so much to look at). 

This was such a fab find and we will definitely be returning! 

Any recommendations for cafe's in Bournemouth? We would love to know, comment below x