This was my first day out with the Fat boys since March.
We had planned to meet up last week but Steve was away in his Camper visiting that far distant country that is Northumberland.
So we changed the date to the 22nd so all four of us could be there.
Sadly we were down to three by this morning as one of the gang had a bereavement and couldn’t make it..
So our morning out was tinged with a slight melancholy as we thought about our friend and his loss.
It was Petes turn to chose a venue and in his wisdom he went for Snack Attack a small almost hidden venue on the roundabout at the end of Coniston Rd, right next to the Polish shop.
Parking was a bit limited but if you go around the back there was plenty of ‘On Road’ parking and its only a short walk back to the Cafe, which is very small inside and painted in some pretty unusual colours for a Cafe. It looked more like a nail bar?
We found the only table that would seat four and examined the menu which was on a black board above the counter.
The large Breakfast (The Attack) at £7.50 obviously took our fancy, though Steve went for the medium, the (Full English )at £6.50. Both Included Toast and Tea or Coffee so they were good value for money.
We took our places back at the table and started to put the world to rights.
The Rail strike, Ukraine, Cost of Living, England Cricket Team. You know, all the usual stuff.
Before long the drinks arrived in nice big mugs. Steve has Black Tea and Pete has to have very strong Coffee so he took his back and they obliged by topping it up. The sugar was in little sachets by the door which meant getting up to collect it and then there was nowhere to put the paper once they had been ripped open.
There were two bottles of sauce on the table but they weren’t recognised brands so they tasted a bit vinegary. There were some sachets of sauce but I couldn’t be bothered opening them, they are too hard these days and usually, too messy.
The cutlery lived in a small wooden box on the table. It was mismatched and the forks seemed to be made for children? We were also one short but that was quickly replaced.
When the food arrived it was on a good size plate, reasonably well laid out but the 2 slices of Toast were balanced on top of the food.
Two commercial sausages, slightly under done. Two slices of non descript black pudding. Two portions of Hash Browns, deep fried but nice and crisp if a little bland tasting. Some fresh (?) Mushrooms which were tasty, plus two slices of Bacon. Then it sort of went down hill.
The Beans were OK but the Tomatoes were tinned and the two Eggs were over cooked and looked a bit dirty around the edges. The yolk was the consistency of pudding rather than fresh and runny.
So, this was a large fry up, with the emphasis on fried.
Sadly it was let down by the quality of the ingredients and the inconsistency of the cooking.
The egg’s were over done and the sausages under done. Most of the ingredients were commercial quality. But at that price, including Toast and Tea, what could you expect?
Whilst we were there a regular stream of customers came in and the small kitchen kept them all fed but this is a really small operation and probably couldn’t cater for large groups.
It was clean and the staff were friendly and helpful.
This wont be one of our ‘Go To’ venues but we enjoyed the experience just the same.
In search of a great Breakfast 