BRUNCH REVIEW: Coin Laundry, Exmouth Market

Okay, okay.... it's another brunch review!

In my last breakfast post I said it was my last, but lucky for you readers I have a few more up my sleeve! Although these posts do not come under the 'Around London in 50 Breakfasts' series, they are equally as good and I hope to create a new series soon.

Today we visit Coin Laundry, a 1970s inspired pub-restaurant that serves up retro food through the morning, afternoon and into the night. We visited for a weekend brunch on a lazy Saturday several weeks ago and found the whole experience absolutely delightful! Enjoy this review. 

Where
Coin Laundry, Exmouth Market
When
Saturday morning, from 10:30am
What we ate
Chicken kiev with butter leaf salad; chips and curry sauce; onion bhaji and egg bap
What we drank

Bucks Fizz; cappuccino; flat white

Highlights

• Frankly the whole experience at Coin Laundry was a highlight. The space is massive and tastefully decorated in a 1970s style which was really fun.
• The waiting team at Coin Laundry are really lively and chatty, making plenty of recommendations and advising on each dish.
• I really enjoyed my egg and onion bhaji bap. The soft white roll was filled with a herby green sauce, perfectly fried egg and crispy onion bhaji that was not at all greasy. The bhaji was lightly spiced but the egg and bread flavour was much more prominent.
• Alex's dish of chicken kiev with butter leaf salad was MASSIVE. The kiev was pretty statement and took up most of the plate. The chicken was well cooked and moist whilst the rich, buttery garlic sauce offered a richness to the dish. The butter leaf salad was nice and fresh and made a nice break from the richness of the chicken.  

Lowlights

• I hate writing lowlights, but, there were two things that could have been a little better at Coin Laundry.
• Our shared side dish of chips and curry sauce was really tasty, but the curry sauce was very runny. I would have loved a thicker sauce, perhaps made with coconut milk, that would really coat the skinny chips rather than slip off.
• And finally, my fried egg could have been a little less cooked. The yolk was pretty set and I would have really loved a runny yolk to contrast the dry bread and soft onion bhaji.

Overall I absolutely loved my time at Coin Laundry! I cannot wait to revisit and try out the mushroom voule-a-vent benedict (how epic) and their banging cocktails on an evening.

Thank you to Coin Laundry for hosting this visit. All opinions are my own. 
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