English breakfast in Northern Scotland

OK - sorry but i cannot remember where is this place!!!! I only know it is in the northern part of Scotland, after Ullapool.

We were driving along the coastal road when we came across this little place serving food - so we stopped there for lunch. It was a 'strange' lunch!!!! We had English breakfast at Scotland for lunch! But is was so so good!

Typical English breakfast - bacon, egg, fried bread, sausages, a fried tomato and black pudding! Black pudding? We din know wat it was when we ate it but we loved it, being typical Chinese! If you dun know wat it is, check it out here.

Japanese @ Misato, Chinatown (London)

Just walk Wardour Street from Wong Kei and you come across this small unassuming eating joint:-

You would prolly just walk pass by, not paying much attention to it. Not very attractive from the front - but come during meal times and yr attention will be drawn towards it. For you would notice a long steady line outside!!!!

Yes, people queue up and wait for long periods of time (even during freezing winter) just to get a seat in this place.

But once you are in, you may still be surprised at what is the big deal. It serves pretty ordinary sounding Japanese food.

But it is goooooood!!! The portions are HUGE and the price is sooooo affordable! So no wonder you'll see a lot of asian students eating there. You'll prolly end up sitting next to another Malaysian the next time you are there!

I had this grilled salmon bento set the first time i was there

But most people will go for the rice with meat options - the prok or chicken katsu, curried, or the delicious beef! The mountain of rice in the pic above is covering a generous portion of pork katsu!

Seafood @ The Company Shed, Mersea

It was a plan long made, thought to never happem not forgotten and eventually fulfilled. I've been planning to go for seafood at Mersea for most of the time i was studying at Colchester. I left with my Masters but without the seafood experience... until i returned half a year later!

We took the bus to Mersea on a lovely summer day. Our destination - "The Company Shed".

A popular choice, no doubt, seeing the number of people eating there. We had to wait outside for a place.

But the wait was worth it! First up - butter garlic mussels!

And then, the main course - mixed seafood dish made up of 3 different sizes of shrimps, crabs, more mussels, clams. No sauce, no gravy - just the tasty freshness of the seafood! Yum!

Kebab @ Rose Burger & Kebab Centre

I'll be posting food from the UK for the rest of this month - since i can't go there. i can at least talk about the place!!!! =)

I love kebab! Tried many places in the UK - but to me, this was the best i've ever had!

This was recommended by a colleague at a Chinese restaurant where i used to work at. I decided to try it out and have been going back there each time i'm back at Colchester!

The meat is so tender and juicy.

So if you're at Colchester, drop by at Rose Burger & Kebab Centre - 4 Barrack Street, Colchester, Essex CO1 2LJ.

English breakfast @ Hotel Ibis, Reading

I love English breakfast! I love bacon!!!!! Enuf said.

I was at Reading last year for work and stayed at Hotel Ibis. Nothing spectacular but it was strategically located and the place was clean. Loved the place.

The icing on the cake was the breakfast - it was buffet style and i would be there early every morning, reading the newspapers and watching the news on the TV while enjoying my food.

They have bacon, eggs, sausages, cereal, fruits etc. I would go for a few rounds, ending off with more and more bacon. It was really good - not overcooked till it was hard and crispy but it was nice and tender.

Surely one of the highlights of my trip! =)