We visited this pancake house as part of my best foodie friend Ros’s birthday celebrations. You should all be very familiar with her by now so you’ll understand why this is a perfect celebration for Ros. Made even better by the fact that it was preceded by puppy yoga. So our Saturday went from being swarmed by tiny puppies to pancakes – I can confirm there is no better way to spend a Saturday. Where the pancakes are is in Southwark. The restaurant has loads of outdoor seating making it a great summer brunch spot, and the indoor area also feels very light and airy.

Before the food, I ordered a Spanish latte which is quickly becoming my favourite way to have coffee – a latte but sweetened with condensed milk (I would happily drink a tin of condensed milk). As usual, Ros & I couldn’t possibly just have 1 dish each – there was so much good stuff on the menu and we wanted to to try as much as possible. So we went for 2 dishes and shared – one sweet and one savoury.

First up savoury. We got the pulled beef pastrami – this dish consisted of 2 fluffy American pancakes, pulled beef, cheddar, sauerkraut, 1000 island sauce, kale slaw and pickles. This was absolutely insane, I’ve never had pancakes like this. Firstly, the pancakes themselves were incredible – so light and fluffy. The pancakes were the perfect vessel for the toppings – a little lighter than bread, but with more richness. Secondly, all the toppings were absolutely perfect – salty pastrami, rich cheddar, creamy sauce cut through by the pickles and sauerkraut. I never would’ve expected a pancake restaurant to make such amazing and tender pastrami – my only criticism would be that I wanted more pastrami! Ros & I are both savoury lovers, so we absolutely demolished this dish.

Next up for our sweet dish we got 2 American pancakes topped with poached pears, thyme caramel and whipped cream. I think this may have been taken off the menu as I can’t see it on their site which is such a shame because this dish was fantastic! It used the same pancakes as the pastrami one – so very light and fluffy American pancakes. As I said, Ros & I are definitely more savoury than sweet people but both absolutely loved this dish. It wasn’t too sweet at all, the caramel was thick and almost bitter rather than being overly sweet. Thee thyme added a herbal note to the dish. The sweet sharp pears worked perfectly and stopped this dish feeling too rich and sweet. All of that topped with some super light, fluffy whipped cream and toasted almonds – the perfect bite. This one we didn’t quite finish, but that had nothing to do with the dish and more to do with the fact that we were so full from the first dish.

Ros & I were both so impressed with everything we ate. The pancakes were perfect, but also so were the toppings. The flavours & textures were really well balanced and thought out. I’d love to go back and try more of the menu, including the dutch baby pancakes! I really recommend this place as a weekend brunch spot, there’s such a huge variety on the menu for a place that just serves pancakes. Let me know in the comments what you think if you go!