A relaxing weekend brunch and catch-up with a good friend: in my book, it doesn’t get much better than that. And Simplicity restaurant, near Rotherhithe tube station, is a perfect place for it.

I was there earlier today. It was just my second visit, but I think I’m going to be back more often as I’d forgotten just how good it is. (The photo here isn’t from the restaurant, unfortunately, but isn’t too far off what I had: a good, old-fashioned full English breakfast.)

How good was the food? Well, my breakfast platter included, amongst other things, a perfectly-cooked sausage, a nice, chunky half-tomato, and two thick slices of toast and marmalade. All very tasty! I was impressed, too, that, having asked not to have any black pudding, we were offered hash browns instead. That’s my kind of service.

All in all, I can highly recommend a weekend trip to Simplicity. I may even see you there!

Just came across this little gem of a tweet in the Surrey Quays Twitter feed:

Kid: ‘Can I be your assistant please?’ ‘Come in!’ replies kindly old ice cream van man. ‘Free ice cream all day’. A Surrey quays moment! chrisbeach (Chris Beach)

photo credit: C.K.H.