Around London in 50 Breakfasts: Halva, Fulham Road

Halva, a super-cute bakery and patisserie on the Fulham Road, was the location for this weekend's brunch. As Alex has been out of town I have taken these last few weekends as opportunities to catch up with my girlfriends, especially those involved in the wedding. What's better than indulging in delicious pastries and discussing bridesmaid dresses? Nothing!!

'Halva', in Middle Eastern culture, means something sweet and Halva the bakery brings this sweet flavour to the Fulham Road. Closer to Parson's Green than it is to Fulham Broadway, Halva is ideally placed for local custom rather than the bustling main space of Fulham Broadway. Halva serves up warm and fragrant pastries all day alongside bespoke cakes, award-winning bread and hearty lunches. The cafe area serves fresh coffee, refreshing teas and even matcha lattes (much to my delight!). Enjoy today's very sweet review. 

Where
Halva, Fulham road

When

Saturday, 11 am onwards

What we ate

• 1 goats cheese and tomato croissant, 1 pain-aux-chocolat, 1 orange and cranberry Danish, 2 choquettes, 1 coconut and mango cake and 1 carrot cake slice

What we drank

• 1 matcha latte, 1 fresh summer fruit smoothie, 2 cappuccinos

Highlights

• The interior is lovely and cosy, with hanging lights and old wooden chairs- like a mix of modern and vintage which I love.
• There is an open kitchen out the back which is surrounded by floor to ceiling glass windows. As ever it is nice to see the chef at work!
• There are plenty of beautiful pastries on show and stunning cakes to tempt your paletee
• Our coffee was warming and fresh without the sharp, bitter kick which can put me off. The milk was perfectly frothed too.
• I adored the little choquettes - which are round pastries made from the same dough as eclairs, dotted with sugar cubes. Sweet, small and a lovely treat to kick off breakfast.
• I also loved the goats cheese and tomato croissant which was bursting with gorgeous French flavours. The salty goats cheese worked perfectly alongside the sweet tomato and the pastry was slightly soggy inside - which I loved.

• For 'dessert' we enjoyed a small coconut and mango cake and a single slice of carrot cake. These were both absolutely delicious with a stunning balance of sweet flavours with hints of savoury which helped to balance the palette. The coconut cake had a lovely soft texture with shredded coconut on the outside to give crunch. The disk of mango and white chocolate was also quite delicious. 

Lowlights

• Initially, no menu was provided but later I learned there is no menu! As a new guest at the restaurant, it would have been great to know what they serve for breakfast and brunch.
• The matcha latte was not very well mixed so I had little dots of powder throughout the drink which was not nice.
• I also found the orange flavour in the orange and cranberry Danish quite bitter and a little overwhelming - this may be a case of personal preference, though. 

Thank you to Halva for having us at this brunch.

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