So Yummy's stylish chamfered tiling and Scandi-chic chairs make it not only trendy, but also easier to keep necessarily hygienic.
With booth-style seating and large screens between tables rather comfortingly constructed from cough-limiting plastic sheeting, we had a degree of safety and privacy. Our view of the neighbouring tables was delightfully wibbly, like staring into the bottom of a water-filled bucket.
As are the rules, this week at least, we had table service. Matt, entirely true to form, ordered the hearty breakfast.
Cat chose a croque or French rarebit, as it is a 'rare' thing to find on a menu.
The madame version of this dish is so called because it is accessorised with eggs, which supposedly resemble a woman's hat. Keen titfer-wearer Cat has many berets, fedoras and even a bowler with integrated cat ears, although none of her headgear resembles the perfectly soft-poached egg she gleefully punctured at So Yummy.
The croque madame came with not one but two eggs. Their golden yolks oozed delightfully over the tangy cheese rarebit and went some small way to softening the crunchy sourdough toast under the layer of lean ham. A salad garnish was a sweet twiddle of pea shoots and jewel-like baby plum tomatoes, all generously drizzled with a concentrated balsamic glaze. An excellent brunch.
Cat's croque madame.
Matt's 'hearty' breakfast (pictured top) was great. Two big, herby sausages set high standards, and a pile of sauté potatoes set this apart from the full English elsewhere. Three thick slices of smoky bacon and two grilled tomato halves were both done to a turn, and the whole thing was topped off with good, liquid-yolked fried eggs.
Included in the price — commendably — was toast and a choice of hot drinks. Matt had a pot of good strong tea which stretched to three cups without a refill. This was proper cafe food, done well.
Our coffee and tea both came with biscuits; pleasingly different ones curated for each cuppa. A Lotus biscoff for Cat, and Matt was given a finger.
The cafe was quiet; reassuring from a Covid-19 safety point of view, but a place as charming as this deserves to be busier. With chatty and considerate service, a superior fry-up and good contemporary breakfast alternatives for artsy-fartsies like Cat, we are happy to recommend So Yummy. So go there.
Matt and Cat's bill
Croque madame £6.50
Big hearty breakfast £10
Americano coffee £2
Total: £18.50
RATING: Four stars: very good indeed, well worth seeking out.
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