Rhubarbs Cafe & Tea Rooms sits alongside Church Road the main road A612 running through Burton Joyce close to the Church and just over the road from The Wheatsheaf pub.
It is a small space crammed with tables and always full of locals partaking of the freshly baked cakes and the most reasonably priced meals I have seen for some time.
We have popped in a few times for a slice of sponge and a cup of tea but today I was making a special trip over to check out their All Day Breakfasts.
BREAKFAST MENU
The most important detail on the Breakfast Menu at Rhubarb's Cafe & Tea Rooms is the statement at the top which reads "Served All Day". I love a breakfast and I want one whenever I choose so am always disappointed when I arrive somewhere and find that I missed out by not being there by 11 or 12. So knowing I could stroll up here well after lunch and still get a Brekkie had made my day.
Pricewise this place was excellent value offering a SMALL, a FULL, and a HUNGRY breakfast for £4.75, £6, and £7.25 respectively all of which cam with toast included.
I went down the middle ordering the FULL ENGLISH made up of "2 bacon, 2 sausages, 2 fried eggs, hash brown, tomatoes, mushrooms and Heinz baked beans with two slices of bread"
FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST
Ok so before we get started I know that the Rhubarb's take on what a Full English breakfast should contain might not be what the purists dictate, "no black pudding? no fried bread? and the hash brown is a brave call at the best of times as it should be bubble!" 🤣 but I say stuff the breakfast police and let them serve me whatever they want to.
I was happy it wasn't called a Medium breakfast as then my hands would have been tied and I would have been forced to order the Hungry breakfast just to save face.
Plating wise as per usual these days all the rules are broken, the eggs being used to separate the beans and the tomato instead of the sausages. I don't care though just bring it already.
So the good side of this plateful: The sausage were lovely and meaty with a good herb taste, cooking wise something had gone amiss as the skins were split but they were at least crisp and way above catering level. The bacon had a decent level of saltiness and was thick with the rind left on, so sure the fat could have been crispier but I liked it anyway.
The egg yolks were runny but it was hard to see what was going on and I did wonder if I should have taken up the option of having them scrambled instead. The hash brown was a bit soggy and the mushrooms a bit sparse but then again this is breakfast on a budget so you cant expect a massive pile.
Tomato from a tin is not really my thing but Heinz baked beans are, so sauce wise there were highs and lows here although both got mopped up with the well browned and buttered toast so no complaints here.
Overall for £6 I had plenty enough here to keep me fuelled for the non existent exertions of the remains of the day so I was happy enough. I will not pass judgement on the square plate other than to say that it fitted quite well on the table. 😎🧐
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Rhubarbs Cafe & Tea Room is located at 113-115 Church Road, Burton Joyce you can check them out on their Facebook Page
I found them to be a most welcoming place and I really liked that all the food was being cooked fresh and that they had a lot of tasty sounding daily specials on the board.
It seems to be a very busy place and we were lucky to get a table each time we have visited but somehow even when it looked rammed they managed to squeeze us in.
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