I love breakfast at any time of
the day and any day of the week. Weekend breakfasts and the additional time to
enjoy and think about what is being eaten is held by me and many in high esteem.
This weekend breakfast at Kopapa was wonderful. It was everything a weekend
breakfast should be.
Due to ordering indecision my
friend and I ordered 3 breakfasts, one each and one to share. As you do. My
'main' breakfast was a chorizo hash with fried eggs, rocket, sriracha chilli
sauce and crispy shallots. It was very good; hearty without being greasy,
generous chunks of chorizo, which flavoured the potatoes very nicely although
chorizo tends to do that to everything it touches. I particularly liked the
chilli sauce and the hint of Tabasco, which gave a kick of additional flavour
without the burn.
The shared breakfast of Ricotta
fritters / pancakes with avocado and grape salad and pistachio caramel sauce
was seriously sublime. I genuinely cannot stop thinking about them, The
fritters had a beautiful lemony tang, they were light, fluffy and indulgent. The
sauce was so good I chased it around the plate diligently. The salad made a
perfect contrast cutting through the richness of the pancakes. The sweetness of
the grapes working against the lemon, the avocado giving the whole dish a
creamy freshness. I actually felt I was eating something wholly good for
me.
My breakfast partner had Turkish
style poached eggs, with whipped garlicky yoghurt, chilli butter and toast. I
had a little taste and it was good. I was admittedly a bit full by then to
muster much enthusiasm for another man's food but I got a pang of food envy
despite this.
The service was amazing. I
dropped my fork and it was replaced within seconds. My coat slipped off the
back of the chair and the waiter put it back carefully so as not to disturb my
gluttony. Despite how busy it was the food arrived promptly and at the same
time and the staff were friendly, helpful and relaxed.
Excellent coffee.
If you have one breakfast and a
coffee, it will be around £12.00. Recommended. And weekends you should book
too, it gets very busy.
