The Jam Tree is A cute little venue in the heart of Clapham Common- I can't seem to escape Clapham right now! Serving food throughout the day from big brunches and Bellinis, to home made BBQ pork ribs, The Jam Tree is the perfect local haunt. We chose to sit in the secret garden to enjoy our brunch and were certainly the smallest table there. One group of friends was so large they had to split over several tables! Not split themselves literally but sit in separate mini groups.
After a 10k run to actually arrive at The Jam Tree (this was NOT my idea), I was craving a huge breakfast. Luckily this is where The Jam Tree does not disappoint. Portions are on the large side and service (generally) came with a smile. I chose the shakshuka (spelled wrong on the menu), which arrived steaming hot and enticingly aromatic. Upon diving in I found that the eggs were sadly over done so no yolky yumminess for me. The sauce was well spiced however with strong notes of paprika and chilli. Along with the bread I could have eaten a bowl of the sauce with roasted peppers and tomatoes alone.Alex's dish of black pudding, apple and chutney (variety of which is still to be determined) on toast was very interesting. As I have been doing brunch reviews for a while I get excited when I see something really different on the menu. Although the dish had a nice flavour blending the sweet apple with the spicy black pudding, it had a very singular texture. The black pudding had no crisp which was such a shame; luckily we had ordered potato rostis on the side which definitely helped.
Would I head back to The Jam Tree? If I was in the Clapham area then yes but I think there are plenty of North London places I would chose first.
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