Bad Egg (City of London)

• The man behind Smokehouse in Islington was opening an eggy concept diner I was indeed looking forward to it
• I've not been to Smokehouse since anywhere beyond zone 1 is a mission for me to get to
• I found a menu on Instagram but except it was missing the Korean fried chicken wings on the day on the menu
• Eggs does play a prominent part on the menu with egg based dishes from around the world alongside burgers
• 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
• It felt like there was something missing
• 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 buffalo sauce is just all wrong on the fried rib
• The som tam fruit salad was a disaster
• There are some fruits that you can pair with fish sauce and spiciness
• Overall I think it is a stretch too far
• With many items on the menu are equally enjoyable without the runny yolk
• Before teaming up with Noble Inns to launch the outstanding Smokehouse in Islington
• Let's get one thing straight this is not an egg trend
• Neither Joel Braham's The Good Egg nor Neil Rankin's Bad Egg are eggy concept eateries they just have a fondness for the versatile little blighters
• Let's start with the booze first though
• Misplaced American Arrogance is a must with Ilegal Mezcal
• Fried Egg Fries full on food porn here with a bit of Heston style science thrown in to create that gooey Nduja Cheese
• There are three per portion so this is an easy one to share
• Kimchi Hash with gochujang and a fried egg
• So you may want to mix it up with some other dishes rather than take it on by yourself
• The hash portion sizes are generous for the £
• Dill Salad was better than your average
• Apple Slaw was refreshing and worked well with the full flavoured ribs and hash dishes
• The home made cheese fondue with Raclette &
• If our tasters of a Cornflake Milkshake prototype are anything to go by
• Don't forget it is open for breakfast from 8am
• A big shout out to the outstanding service across the board there was a real sense of fun and Chris in particular brought the menu to life
• The hashes and the tacos are the must tries
• All the potato cubes were perfectly crispy and soft and topped with a fried egg with a runny yolk
• The chicken fried fish tacos may sound odd but are sensational
• Bad Egg opened just before Christmas last year and is the latest venture from Scottish barbecue guru Neil Rankin
• It is an all day diner with a hipster bent (but ultimately probably aimed at City boys) &ndash
• Meat dishes with a vague Korean theme (well
• Pricing is reasonable with the most expensive dish at £
• The set up is you would expect &ndash
• The mustard here is very overpowering
• My Dulce de Leche Milkshake was a slight letdown though
• The flavour was far too subtle
• Also pretty enjoyable was this rice krispie ice cream sandwich with salted caramel ice cram and a caramel sauce
• I shared with my friend as we were both stuffed but it was so good I probably could have made room for the whole thing
• The service was a little slow (had to wait for a menu and took a while to take my order)
• The food was disappointing and so were the servings
• We ordered breakfast tacos which had 3 small (really small) tortillas with a bit of salsa
• We also ordered bad ass nacos which simply had nachos served in a plate with a little bit of cheese toppled over and fried egg kept on top
• Wings were yummy but are served with the weirdest sauce

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