The Wolseley

As the last to arrive at our brunch perhaps it is fitting that I round off the reviews with the fifth perspective on the Wolseley.

I arrived rather late and very flustered (thank you London Underground 'improvement' works), and caught sight of the other girls sitting high up in a mezzanine above the main restaurant floor. The mini-mezzanine was shared with only one (or two?) other tables and was definitely the best location for getting cosy while enjoying the surroundings.

View from the mezzanine

I was absolutely starving so after quickly scanning the menu I ordered eggs royale (it had had some other name) in large and joined the others in munching through the mixed bread basket. My food arrived quickly (big thumbs up).

The meal itself was good - a generous helping of smooth, creamy smoked salmon and well-poached eggs that retained a runny yolk. My first gripe: the hollandaise sauce was a little too sharp and acrid for my liking. A further gripe is that the large was rather too large... the portion size of the small was one muffin which would not have been enough for me, but did they really need to double it in size for the large?! Ideally there should be something in-between for the intermediately greedy among us.

The large eggs royale

To accompany my main I ordered the house English breakfast tea, which came in a nice silver-plated set complete with teapot and strainer. I recall it was a good breakfast tea, but nothing sensational.

All in all, it was a good place to catch up with the girls but there are better alternatives whatever you may be looking for at similar or lower price points. If you want delicious food there are much better breakfast places (e.g. The Breakfast Club), if you want opulent surroundings there are more impressive venues (e.g. Apsleys). However, we have now ticked the Wolseley box and I look forward to our next culinary outing :).