#thegoodegg

A little bit ago, we went to The Good Egg in Soho and really enjoyed it (read about our last trip here).  I said at the time that I’d like to go back and try a few of the other things on the menu and so the other day, I managed to do just that!

We went for the aubergine and pistachio.  The aubergine was really nice and smoky and the pistachio as crunchy and fragrant.  It was all on a bed of tahini which made it perfect to go with some pitta bread.

The pitta breads were super fluffy pillows of dough.  They reminded me of the ones from The Palomar and along with the aubergine, tasted great!

This was the bacon and egg pitta.  The pitta in this wasn’t as fluffy but still good and had a nice char on it from where it had been on the grill.  The fillings were delicious with good quality bacon, well cooked eggs with runny yolks, some cress and a few pickles.  All the flavours worked really well together; this by itself would make a great little snack!

We decided that the eggs in the pitta weren’t enough so we ordered a couple of aleppo fried eggs.  I think I would’ve slightly preferred the yolks a tiny bit runnier but that’s just me being picky. 

Last up was the Boureka, a flaky pastry parcel filled with sweet potato, feta and dill.  The pastry was amazingly crisp and flaky and the filling was not too stodgy, as it sometimes can be.  It came with more eggs and pickles.  I really enjoyed this but I think my favourite was still the bacon and egg pitta.

This was another really enjoyable meal at The Good Egg Soho.  It’s turning out to be a bit of a favourite of mine for a brunch or quick lunch at the weekends around Carnaby Street.  If you’re in the area, we definitely recommend you give it a shot!

The Good Egg Soho, Ground Floor, Unit G9, Kingly Court, Kingly Street, Soho, W1B 5PW

There’s been a bit of a surge of middle eastern food in London now with places like Ottolenghi, the Palomar (read our review here) and a bunch of others.  A place I’ve been wanting to give a go was The Good Egg and now that they have a 2nd store after their original store in Stoke Newington in Kingly Court next to Carnaby St, it was easier than ever to go have brunch in! :)

We started with a tahini shake which is essentially tahini, banana and oat milk shaken over ice and topped with a date.  You could really taste the banana in this but there was still a strong sesame flavour.  It’s a pretty heavy drink but not bad!

This was a flatbread, drizzled in thyme honey.  It was flaky, buttery, sweet and sticky.  It was maybe a little too sweet but that’s me being picky.  I really liked this.

The flatbread went well with the pumpkin hummus that we ordered.  This was a za’atar roasted squash puree with a pumpkin seed and chilli relish.  The chilli in the relish did give the whole thing a bit of a kick which was tasty.  The squash was creamy and sweet; really good!

This was a challah that was fluffy, chewy, salty and sweet.  I really liked the texture of this and like the flatbread, it also went well with the pumpkin hummus.

This was a portion of crispy halloumi.  This also had za’atar seasoning on it and a drizzle of honey.  They were nice and crispy and pretty big chunks.  This unfortunately meant that they were a little tough.  They were best when they were hottest, it was when they cooled down a bit that they became a bit of a jaw workout.

This was the goat shawarma hash.  This was just a big cast iron bowl of potato chunks, roasted peppers, onion, shavings of goat meat, spicy mayo, all topped with a fried egg.  The goat had little chunks of fat on it and the potatoes were crispy.  The egg was a tiny bit overcooked for me but all mixed up, it made for one hell of a brunch dish. 

This was our brunch; really tasty.  I especially liked the flat bread and the hash.  There’s a bunch of other stuff on the menu that looked great as well so would definitely go back to give it a go!

The Good Egg, Ground floor, Kingly court, Kingly Street, W1B 5PW