REVIEW: Brunch at The Jam Tree, Chelsea

Today we revisit one of my favourite brunch spots in south London: The Jam Tree in Chelsea. Having previously visited the Clapham location I was really excited to try out the Chelsea location which did not disappoint. 

Where: The Jam Tree, Chelsea

When: Saturday afternoon, from 12 noon

What we ate:

• 1 cowboy breakfast
• 1 central American breakfast
• Sweet potato fries
• two soya cappuccinos
• one flat white
• one orange juice
• one organic apple juice

Highlights

• The overall service was fantastic but as things got busier naturally the service slowed down.
• The coffee was fresh and awakening. Similarly, I don't usually opt for a juice alongside coffee but both were lovely and fresh.
• Both breakfasts were well portioned - not too much and not too little.
• Both breakfasts were surprising and things we had not experienced for breakfast before which was really exciting.
• My black beans were packed with flavour and worked perfectly with the avocado.
• The scrambled eggs were lovely and creamy which worked nicely with the spicy black beans.

• Alex's meat filled dish was packed with plenty of different flavours and textures. The two meats had two different BBQ sauces - one spicy one sweet - which was a nice addition and brought added flavour to the dish. 
• The BBQ baked beans were sweet and sticky and the little bits of bacon brought added meatiness - like the dish needed it!
• The eggs were cooked well with the yolk providing more sauce.
• The sweet potato fries were absolutely DELICIOUS. Super crispy, super sweet and with a sprinkling of rosemary at the end. Wonderful. 

Lowlights

• With both dishes we felt that the tortilla could have been crisp to provide more texture, which was really needed in my veggie dish.
• The two dairy elements on my Central American breakfast of curd cheese and sour cream were a bit overwhelming and I would have like something a bit different.
• The bacon in Alex's dish could have been much crisper. The hashbrown was also only fried on one side which was a little disappointing. 

 Overall I really enjoyed visiting The Jam Tree in Chelsea. Sitting in the garden sunshine was wonderful and the exciting breakfasts were really unexpected. I would have liked a little more textured in my breakfast, but the high ratio of avocado to everything else was an absolute winner!

This meal was kindly paid for by The Jam Tree. All opinions are my own. 


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