Boxing Day -- wonderful to have our Day Off match a Day Off for the city...We ramble in on our regular double-decker, hopping off at Waterloo Bridge for the best views of London! We watch the preparation of the ice rink at Somerset House for another day of skating.We stroll up Drury Lane, past the shops filled with dance paraphenalia, heading to our favourite ECo Cafe. Alas, closed for the holiday. But we're in luck...the lights are on at nearby Verona Cafe. But that's where our luck stops.
Unfriendly, okay -- rude staff, hard-boiled yolks in our poached eggs, no hot milk given, and a charge of £2.20 ($3.50) for a refill of hot water poured over our used teabags add up to not a great breakfast experience. And the special deal advertised on the outside sandwich board is "not available today," and that comment right after a greeting of "Merry Christmas." Yes, the tea was hot, but not piping, and three times the cost of a usual mug. The expedition to the loo down the stairs in the middle of the room was the icing on the cake...or the cream on the scone....
No stars of approval for this place -- except, thankfully, the place is dead silent which means a peaceful background as we chew our hard eggs and dry toast. And after a complaint about the charge for the cup of hot water, the waiter reluctantly and with a snarl returns the £2.20.
Sorry Verona, but we will not be coming back.
Happy Boxing Day!
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