M1LK & Pancakes. & Eggs, Smoothies, Bacon...

My favourite kind of breakfasts are the ones which revisit you in your daydreams for the rest of the week, over and over and over again.

Last week, ladies and gentlemen, I had one of those breakfasts.

I grabbed my Pops and headed to Balham to meet A and M. Spot the sister, eh?

We were ushered to our seats outside of a little place on the corner called M1LK.

(Don't believe everything you read, folks. Turns out 'Alma's' is a full on fib.)

We were handed menus on clipboards and seated side-by-side to a bunch of locals, regulars who had spent more afternoon's in M1LK than they wished to divulge.

I spotted fruit smoothies served in milk bottles and was naturally compelled to order one of each flavour. The Billie, a mangoey dream, was my absolute favourite. 

Slurpy juice in hand, I set off to see what we were working with.

I'd heard the M1LK chefs bake fresh cakes and cookies all day, every day.

Turns out I'd heard right. That right there is the Strawberry Milk Cake, fully equipped with crushed Party Ring rubble and strawberry butter cream icing.

And look at this! Pistachio cake with yuzu butter cream and oxalis petals. Stunning.

We helped ourselves to fruit infused water before returning to our seats.

And were greeted with tea, milk bottle smoothies and juices. Hand pressed, homemade and down right delicious.

Quite similarly to the grub.

First up, The Convict. A buttery muffin loaded with locally sourced sausage and bacon, eggs & cheese and topped with Hangover Sauce.

I genuinely need to know what is in that sauce.

Mouthwateringly good and a dream to photograph.

A went for Eggs Two Ways, an eggy, spicy sausage, crispy spinach and feta omelette tucked away below a creamy, gooey poached egg and sourdough slices.

And M chose Billie The Wild, honeycomb, goats cheese, sourdough and flowers. Simple, sweet, stunning to look at and really, really lovely to eat.

Just like the pancakes.

Oh the pancakes.

Light, fluffy cakes served with mascarpone, berries, brittle & sticky maple syrup. Sadly these beauties don't appear on the regular menu, but head down on a Saturday morning and you might just be lucky enough to find them on the specials board.

A beautiful combination of sweet and savory, my favourite.

If you find yourself in the area, you can find M1LK right here. I'd say it's well worth a visit, just be prepared to wait your turn to be seated and spend all of your pocket money on a slice of each cake. You won't be disapointed.

Caution: excess pancakes munching and smoothie slurpin' can result in leg malfunction and giggle overload when under the influence of a camera.



I hope you had a nice weekend - what did you get up to? Any memorable breakfasts to tell me about?