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This was our biggest outing so far, a morning-after-the-night-before extended family breakfast, with all five of us, plus best friends, girlfriends and god-parents. Fittingly for Father's Day, there were two Dads among us.
It's almost exactly 10 years since Soho House came to Chiswick, replacing the much-loved Foubert's on Chiswick High Road. Local residents Ant and Dec took Nick Jones to the old Cellar Bar, and he liked it so much he bought the whole property. There's a hotel, brasserie with outside terrace, private members club (if you want to spend £600 a year to avoid the great unwashed on the ground floor) and a Cowshed shop. And, of course, it's all very cool, with a hint of art-deco. Fewer hipsters than Shoreditch House or 76 Dean Street, but more yummy mummies. In a stylish nod to the locals, the wallpaper has been commissioned from local designer Marthe Armitage.
There really is something for everyone at the ground floor High Road Brasserie. It's open for breakfast and brunch and there's an all-day menu that lives up to that promise - it keeps going until midnight. If you just want a (pretty good) cup of coffee you can sit outside and watch the local kids scoot past or sit and read the newspaper at the vintage bar.
The avocado and poached eggs on toast was the most popular choice, but our dishes ranged from the healthier end of the spectrum (yoghurt with seasonal fruits, quinoa and almonds and the hot smoked salmon with sweet potato, barley and egg) through smoked salmon with scrambled eggs and eggs benedict to crepes with lemon and sugar.
Between us we pretty much ran through the breakfast menu. An orange juice and a carrot juice to start, and a couple from the Smoothies (£5.50) menu - kiwi, mint & cucumber and carrot, cucumber & basil - which passed muster with our resident nutritionist.
This may not be the best breakfast in Chiswick but it can't be far off and there's no doubt that it lives up to Square Meal's description of it as "the complete neighbourhood package".
Food (for 9): £86.00
Drink: £47.50
Total: £150.19
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