Olive Kitchen & Deli
67 High St, Epping CM16 4BA, United Kingdom
4.6
43 reviews
8 comments
M4W5+M2 Epping, United Kingdom
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Monday: 7–15
Tuesday: 7–15
Wedneasday: 7–15
Thursday: 7–15
Friday: 7–15
Saturday: 7–15
Sunday: 9–15
Tuesday: 7–15
Wedneasday: 7–15
Thursday: 7–15
Friday: 7–15
Saturday: 7–15
Sunday: 9–15
Excellent value for money and very clean premises. We will definitely be going back for more. Epping you have a gem in your midst
The menu is very healthy as opposed to the 'traditional' greasy spoon but that's no bad thing. The coffee was good, a nice flavour with just a hint of bitterness although perhaps a little small in size.I also chose to have a healthy juice drink - I can't recall exactly what was in it but it was much better than I expected.
The main event was the fry up and I wasn't disappointed. I've had fry up's all over the world and while this wasn't the best - that award goes to a cafe in Banff Canada - it was far from shabby. The fried eggs were cooked to perfection, no runny white and the yolks with just a hint of firmness. The mushrooms were good too while the baked beans were just baked beans. The hash browns were crispy without being greasy or mushy. The sausage was the real highlight - a Cumberland style with enough pepperiness and a nice amount of porky salty fatness. And it was cooked just right so that the skin gave out that little ripping sound when cut. Lovely!
The negatives - not that they were really negative - were the bacon which didn't have much flavour or texture and the toast which was a pappy white bread. I would suggest a better quality bacon - maybe streaky - cooked a bit crisper and a perhaps more robust bread such as a seeded or crusty bloomer.
All in all, it was a decent breakfast priced at just £6.95. I honestly would have paid more especially with different bacon and bread. Well worth a visit and I shall return especially for the sausages.