Breakfast at Fortnum & Mason

The weekend before Christmas my mum and I always make a trip to Fortnum & Mason to buy one or two treats for the holiday, this year we decided to treat ourselves to breakfast too. Despite the best efforts of the Jubilee line to delay our arrival we were finally seated at our table in The Fountain Restaurant perusing the menu.


Soon enough our small corner table (perfectly situated to watch all the comings and goings as my mum likes) was covered in coffee and teapots, juice and water glasses. I chose the Colombia Guayata which was the best coffee I've ever had and the perfect accompaniment to my full english breakfast


There was not a drop of grease in sight and the eggs were cooked to perfection. After dabbling between ordering boiled eggs or an omelette I'm glad I made the right choice. This breakfast was perfect to set me up for the day and some serious shopping.

As one would expect this isn't the cheapest of meals and certainly a treat that you couldn't have to often but if you're ever visiting the Piccadilly store do try and book at table. As we were visiting on a Sunday we timed our booking for the hour before Fortnum & Mason opened which worked well compared to the other shoppers waiting outside in the cold, noses pressed against the windows.