I was one of a party of three for my trip to the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow (staying in Edinburgh), and all three of us were arriving from different starting points. I was first to arrive in the very early hours, and took my solo trip to Considerit.
The next arrival was Dr HH, whose train rolled in around midday. We immediately made the short walk to Holy Cow, a pleasant all vegan cafe in the city centre. There were a few burgers and other items on the menu, but we only had eyes for one: the full vegan breakfast. There are a few places in Prague that offer a variation on this dish, but they never live up to a proper British version. This is what I’d been waiting for!
There were two sausages, which is the appropriate number. It was a really nice meaty sausage. The menu said it was an Italian sausage. I’m not sure what the Italian aspect was, we didn’t notice any Italian herbs, but it was perfectly good!
The scramble portion was reasonably sized, but for us it needed more seasoning (ideally some black salt) and a bit less turmeric.
Tempeh bacon is a novelty for me on a cooked breakfast (at restaurants, anyway – it’s a staple in our home cooked version), so I was excited to see it here. This one had a nice flavour but the texture wasn’t perfect – it needed more crisping on the edges.
Another novelty was the potato scones, which were crispy and tasty like a fried potato pancake (to our Czech-influenced palates). This was perhaps the best component of the dish, we loved it.
Again we appreciated the generosity of the mushroom serving. They were nicely cooked and juicy, but needed a lick more salt for us (there was salt, pepper, and ketchup on the table).
The tomatoes were a bit disappointing, as usual for me. There were just a couple of cherry tomatoes. They’d kissed the grill at least, unlike the uncooked ones you sometimes get.
The beans seemed like regular tinned beans, nothing wild to report there – there’s a reason they’re a classic.
Unfortunately, the toast was hit and miss. The bread was lovely, but Dr HH’s serving was extremely under toasted (only one side out of four appeared toasted). Mine was fine, so maybe it was just a miscalculation in the kitchen – lord knows it’s difficult to serve up this many components at the same time. There was plenty of spread for the toast, which we appreciated.
Alas, I almost thought I’d stumbled back into Europe when I saw the small serving of rocket on the plate. Salad doesn’t belong on a breakfast plate! At least there wasn’t too much of it.
Of course, it’s hard to get every element of a multi-component dish like this to be absolutely top tier. We were really pleased with the overall quality of this dish and found it a really enjoyable meal, with salt and pepper at the table to make any necessary seasoning adjustments. Service was great, and there was a very enticing looking cake counter, which we were too full to explore, more’s the pity.
I’m already looking forward to my next opportunity for a big cooked breakfast!
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