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The Ginger Dog

Our final stop through the Gingerman Group was sadly disappointing. Pros are a very nice setting, and some excellent main courses – steak especially good. Let down by £8.50 desserts which were deeply average (would have been fine for £5.95 but at that price you expect more) and a £7 petit fours that looked like five things out of a box. Most of all, deeply uninterested service; there weren’t many diners to staff but they were hard to get and food all took ages. Hilariously, three normal desserts came and had to wait for petit fours, which, as noted, clearly came out of a container somewhere.

Verdict: Don’t go

Location: 12 College Place

http://thegingerdog.com

Egg and Spoon

Friendly, actually quite spacious cafe with quite honestly incredible food at very reasonable prices. Went twice in one day for breakfast and lunch; scrambled eggs delicious, waffles with bacon and maple syrup hands down the best ever. I keep thinking about them!

Verdict: Awesome

Location: 107-108 St George’s Road

http://eggandspoon.net

Cosy Cottage

Classic “caff” with loads of sandwiches, omelettes, breakfasts etc etc. Nice interior and a busy place, but I think really just average all round – ok food, not expensive but not cheap, that sort of thing.

Verdict: Ok

Location: 35 London Road

http://cosycottagecafe.co.uk

Rojo’s

Sandwich bar type place with a big menu to choose from which they make on the bread of your choice. Really nice people in there though and really excellent food – I had a chicken, bacon and avocado on “tiger” baguette type thing and they grilled up the bacon then and there. Delicious and a lot of value for £3.50. Also do breakfast rolls!

Verdict: Awesome

Location: 1B Montefiore Road

Can’t find a website

The Shakespeare’s Head

Brilliant little pub with lots of outside seating on two sides, cosy feeling furnishings and pints for well under £4. Didn’t try the sausage and mash but you choose a sausage type, a mash and a gravy and it looks amazing.

Verdict: Awesome

Location: 1 Chatham Place

http://shakespeareshead.pub

Food Haven (?)

New bakery type place on Dyke Road, no name yet but they say their name is Food Haven. Breads and pastries, had a bacon and cheese wrap for £2.65 I think which is steep but a classic case of getting what you pay for – real crispy bacon and a huge pastry!

Verdict: Awesome

Location 149 (?) Dyke Road

Can’t find a website

Pizzaface

Super cool independent pizza place with delivery thanks to Deliveroo. Cool menu – we had a Funghi with field, shiitake, chestnut and oyster mushrooms with garlic, parmesan, thyme and truffle oil, and a Jakub with chorizo, pork and wild boar salami, caramelised onion, dollops of mascarpone, dried chilli flakes and oregano. Even the menu is well considered and it translates to very delicious pizza.

Verdict: Awesome

Location: 35 St George’s Road

http://pizzafacepizza.co.uk

Flour Pot Bakery Seven Dials

Apparently the Flour Pot’s latest store, with a bunch of fairly pricey artisan bread, pastries and sandwiches. And it’s just as great, but the place itself has very little room to sit, and what it has isn’t particularly comfortable. If you can grab one of the outside tables you’re ok, but otherwise take your deliciousness elsewhere.

Verdict: Awesome

Location: 141 Dyke Road

http://flour-pot.co.uk