Brunch - where to go New Year's Day?

[Marmora Man]

Is there anywhere, in or within relatively easy reach of ED, that provide a truly great Brunch?

Bloody Marys, Eggs Benedict, bacon sarnies, fresh fruit salads, quiet & relaxed jazz in the background, soft lighting - to help friends generally enter the New Year with style and assuage any post New Year's Eve hangover?

[david_carnell]

http://www.joannas.uk.com/breakfast.php

If you don't mind heading to Crystal Palace, Joanna's would be a very civilised start to the New Year.

Bet they do a mean Bloody Mary too.

[Otta]

Have you asked at Franklin's? Sounds like their kind of thing.

[Sue]

Yeh, Franklins' brunch is legendary :)

And (just mentioning it as New Year's Day is a Sunday), they do a damn good roast too (had it for the first time on Sunday and won't be going anywhere else in ED for Sunday roast in a hurry).

And their home made coffee ice cream - yum ....

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david_carnell Wrote:

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> http://www.joannas.uk.com/breakfast.php

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> If you don't mind heading to Crystal Palace,

> Joanna's would be a very civilised start to the

> New Year.

> Bet they do a mean Bloody Mary too.

Best have one before you set out really... they have Clamato juice in DKH Sainsburys so for a change try a Bloody Caesar which I discovered in Fredericton, New Brunswick and became very quickly addicted to.

[ibilly99]

Heathrow and a plane to anywhere but here.

[Annette Curtain]

And a portmanteau to boot.

How very "Jolly"

NETTE:)

[ibilly99]

Actually I'm following my own advice and decamping to warmer climes for 2 months when I come back the recession will be over and the coalition will just be a bad dream and finally that unsightly advertising on Londis wall will be finally gone.

[katie1997]

yes sounds lovely ibilly, enjoy yourself up in Edinburgh won't you? lots of lovely new Gaelic signs at english taxpayers' expense.

Slainte :)-D

Back on topic, agree with Otta it sounds like Franklins is what you're looking for MM. Or perhaps you could ask at the Herne?