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Hard to believe now, but only last month Mrs WEST4URANTS was bored of W4. Today we're so desperate to go out we'd be up at 6 to be first in the queue for Costa Coffee.
We've still got at least 50 places to go in Chiswick, and there are new ones springing up all the time. We haven't been to The Post Room yet, or Waft Coffee. Covid-19 permitting there's a Five Guys coming, The Silver Birch is planning to take over the old Brew site and D Grande is hoping to become the first Tex-Mex in W4 since the Indian Chief left his reservation on the Terrace.
I'm in the 'does what it says on the tin' school for the blog, Mrs West4 is in the 'why limit ourselves to the tin' camp. So we've compromised again, and we're going to extend to places that Chiswick residents can get to easily (when they're allowed out again).
The Elder Press is only a few hundred yards outside W4, so near that many people assume it's inside, to the obvious irritation of W6 correspondents on ChiswickW4.com ("it's actually in Hammersmith").
The Elder Press is the brain child of Lindsay Elder, who previously ran Skittle Alley coffee at the Black Lion pub across the road. The name is a nod to the rich printing legacy of the neighbourhood, which is marked by a number of blue plaques nearby. (If you're interested in fonts and printing, there's an interesting tale of the Doves Type font on the website, but it's not to everyone's taste, so we'll leave the font blog until month four of the lockdown).
Lindsay is highly qualified, having been a pastry chef and worked in numerous high-end restaurants. The cafe serves a range of delicious breakfast, brunch and lunch options, as well as bread and cakes to eat in or take away. Upstairs is a studio space, and there's a regular programme of yoga workshops and other wellness events.
We pass the cafe regularly on the weekend dog walk, and have often stopped for a coffee in the courtyard, where dogs are welcome. It wasn't really courtyard weather when we stopped off for brunch with the older two 'children' a few months back.
I had the grilled cheese (on toast) with tomatoes, which is served with a gem leaf salad. It's every bit as simple as it sounds, great comfort food. Miss West4 had the mushrooms on toast with cavolo nero cooked in a garlic thyme butter, with a poached egg on top and the meat eater had the day's special, a bacon & egg croissant with spicy homemade tomato sauce.
Mrs West4 had the kimchi pancakes, which she thought were delicious. It's fair to say that kimchi divides opinion in our house, just as fat did in the residence of Mr & Mrs Jack Sprat. She swears that all things k - kombucha, kefir, kimchi, kvass - are good for the gut. Whereas my golden rule is never to eat anything beginning with ki: kimchi, kippers, kidneys (KitKat being the obvious exception that proves the rule).
Food (for 4): £38.50
Drink: £6.40
Total: £44.90
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