1st January 2011. I woke up face-down on an airbed under a huge christmas tree in Amie's living room, after a night of New Year's Eve perfection (dinner, bubbly, london fireworks, extreme booze-fuelled boardgame competitiveness) with just one thought...an extreme desire for that classiest of hangover-busting breakfasts, EGGS BENEDICT.
Blindly reaching for my blackberry, I googled 'Eggs Benedict Oval London', found the Oval Lounge's website, and promptly fell back asleep (at this point, hours of sleep had totalled around 4, and there was no chance that my hangover addled brain would be able to develop any sort of plan to find a specific pre-planned breakfast venue).
Hours later, venturing outside and back home in state of dazed new year bafflement, myself and the boy decided the best plan of action was to head home and stop at any breakfast serving establishment that came our way. Realising we had a wait for our bus, we decided to walk round the corner of Oval station to see if there were any suitable breakfast places.
Seconds away from giving up when we passed place after shut place, I had a sign... Quite literally, a sandwich board sign. The boy hadn't yet spotted it, but like a woman on a breakfast mission, I power-walked towards it.
There's nothing quite like the unexpected joy of finding the exact type of venue you had in mind! The Oval Lounge was perfect. We made a bee line for the comfy sofas, and very much appreciated the chilled out music and relaxed atmosphere. The breakfast menu wasn't vast, yet boasted a healthy option, a full english option, a veggie option and, AN EGGS BENEDICT OPTION, served with toasted buttered english muffins, hollandaise sauce and a choice of ham, crispy bacon, or spinach.
What Joy! The eggs were perfect - soft and runny yolks with hot crispy, salty bacon and fluffy buttery muffins. Also served with divinely juicy mushrooms and respectable tomatoes and enjoyed with freshly squeezed orange-juice, I was convinced that 2011 was going to be a good one!
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