AS someone who has written about new breakfast menus being launched in Hereford, and owing to the fact I like a good fry up, I thought it would be a good opportunity to try one out. 

Every Saturday, the Spread Eagle provides a bottomless breakfast where, for £10 for adults and £7 for under-10s, you can 'fill your boots'. 

Myself and my daughter were the first two people to try it out on on its first day. 

Craig Price and Leyanne Watkins, who run the King Street pub, told me that they weren't sure what to expect and how many people would turn up. However, they thought they'd try something new - and I was happy to try it out. 

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Each ingredient is laid out on a long table, and you just help yourself. We were supplied with small plates, which is a good tactic as it's easy to just fill your plate and not being able to finish it. 

Tomatoes and black pudding were only added to the menu following requests on Facebook; however, I decided to leave them off my plate. 

Mr Price told me that all of the ingrediants were locally sourced, with sausages supplied by Ogleby butchers.

I could not fault the breakfast - the bacon and eggs were particularly nice, although if I had one recommendation, I would add scrambled egg on to the menu. 

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From a personal perspective, I was pleased that I finished it, and I hope the Spread Gets enough custom to make it viable. 

Sadly, the Bridge 14 diner in Bridge Street decided to scrap its breakfast challenge after receiving a lot of online hate, which included death threats. 

It's a shame that people targeted a business in such a way, especially as the aim was just to try something different and 'to get its name out'.

Craig Price, who runs the Spread Eagle, also told me that the pub has received some negative comments on the back of launching its bottomless breakfast. 

He says you just have to 'rise above it' and 'carry on'. Hopefully, people will see that he too is just trying something different. I hear that the breakfast at the Rowing Club is also proving popular, and you've of course got the Bus Station Cafe, which has been serving people endless amounts of sausages and bacon for years. 

Is there any others I should try? Feel free to get in touch by emailing me at paul.rogers@herefordtimes.com

 

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