The Tower is one of those huge places you only get at the seaside - designed to extract maximum custom from rainy days and a short summer. It's on the main drag in Skeggy - honoured seaside town of childhood. (If you're from Derby you have to go to Skegness for your holidays.) And it's just across from the Aroma Coffee Bar - also worth a visit.
The ebcb is superb - complimented by the quality crockery you get at the Tower. The very generous bean allocation masks some gorgeous seaside chips and nice pink bacon. And look at that funny egg - it looks a little like an alien seed pod has popped out just a few seconds earlier.
They've gone for that rustic / slightly ski-lodge feeling. Lots of wood and candle-like lights. But they've gone a bit further than most would - with antlers and stuffed birds scattered around the place. And it's huge - seating for 160. Imagine 160 people chomping down on knickerbocker glories and banana splits. That's the glory of the seaside.
Pay your bill or be cursed by The Eagle of The Tower.
Gents is the perfect cafe word. 'Gentlemen' is too formal - too posh. 'Men' is too unfriendly and matter of fact. But 'Gents' is just right. The right mix of friendliness and respect.
I think as far as the heartily breakfast goes, this has to be up there with the best of them.
As mentioned, not only do you get a fair portion of chips, but they appear to be of the "seaside" standard that you wouldn't expect to see outside of a "fish & chip" establishment.
One thing that you failed to mention, which you, and others may not consider to be an important oversight, is how the generous portion of baked beans are piled on top of the chips, this is most defiantly a positive point gained for “Tower restaurant”.
It allows the flavour from the baked beans to mingle and soak into the chips, and also soften the chips.
(Top Tip Ladies and Gents) I find that in some of the poorer quality cafes, with the French fry style chips, you have to scoop your beans on top of the "chips" and leave for a few minutes, to allow the juices to soak through to the "chips", this way they soften up nicely, and you can at least pretend that you have some traditional soggy real chips on your plate.
Regarding the Bacon and Egg, i dont feel i need to add anything, they are present, and looking of an equally excellent standard as the Chips and Beans do.
I've not visited the place myself, however, i can assure you that once the weather picks up (Who am i kidding, the weathers always lousy in Skeg!) i shall be making a visit.
Posted by: Anthony | March 13, 2006 at 10:58 AM