Bad Egg - Merton

In my opinion, brunch is perhaps the best meal of the day, and the increasing number of restaurants that offer a brunch menu reinforces this belief. One of the first to fully embrace the concept of a bottomless brunch is Bad Egg in Moorgate. It is consistently listed as one of the best brunch spots in London, so I couldn't pass up the chance to visit for a friend's birthday celebration.

A popular brunch spot diner near Barbican. Definitely worth a visit for a weekend brunch with friends. Three courses, unlimited booze and okay service for £30. It doesn't blow your mind, but it's good. Pulled porked, beans, kimchi and sourdough would be my number 1 recommendation.

Bad Egg opened just before Christmas last year and is the latest venture from Scottish barbecue guru Neil Rankin, former head chef of Pitt Cue and John Salt. It is an all-day diner with a hipster bent (but ultimately probably aimed at City boys) – the menu is mostly composed of “dirty” meat dishes with a vague Korean theme (well, at least kimchi appears quite frequently on the menu). The menu is long and muddled: sub-genres are burgers, ribs, eggy things and (strangely) tacos; pricing is reasonable with the most expensive dish at £11. The set up is you would expect – they have the requisite craft beers on hand (from Beavertown, Fourpure and Camden breweries), the decor is...read more

Korean Pork Tacos Chaat Masala Hash House Burger Ironically, egg was not added onto every dishes that was ordered. So no Korean chicken wings and I still wanted some Korean flavour so came the Korean pork tacos which was a missed match of pulled pork and kimchi, probably not even made in house. Whoever fried the egg on our chaat masala hash, you made the egg looked very lifeless and the yolk was barely there as much as it was enjoyable with a crunch from the peanuts and puffed rice. The house burger was good, with bone marrow added to the juicy patty and served pink. The sauce on it somehow reminds me of the burger sauce you get at late night kebabs shop.

Bad Egg is no Smokehouse, and I must apologise to all those other Rankin enthusiasts in the I Heart Neil club, but I leave a little disappointed. I love eggs and I love Rankin, but I don’t love Bad Egg