The South Stack Kitchen is a lovely place, perched on a windswept cliffy hill above Holyhead. There's fine bird-watching all around, you can wonder down to South Stack lighthouse or just sit and marvel at the view.
Or you can just pop in here for a splendid and enormous fry-up.
I like the randomness of this one. The beans, especially, seem to have dropped from the ceiling onto the plate, but that adds to the appeal. A very nice quantity of tasty bacon, with just a little hint of crispy carbon. The chips are appealingly scattered too, you feel if you ran a special chip magnet under the table you might get them in alignment, but, sadly, there's no such thing as a chip magnet. The eggs are solid and generous and stable, sitting there nicely, holding all the randomness together. Sorry, that's a bit of a ramble isn't it? Anyway. Very tasty. Very nice.
All the condiments you could ever want.
It's a nice big place inside, very much a shelter from the windy elements. Like a cosy cave.
I liked it here a lot. An unexpected treat. You're expecting a bracing walk down to the lighthouse and then you find this magnificent cafe, friendly, generous, welcoming.
Fabulous - just the place after a bracing walk on the cliff. Makes me want to go to Anglesey. There's a castle there, too.
Joanna
joannasfood.blogspot.com
Posted by: Joanna | July 08, 2007 at 09:34 PM
The beans, especially, seem to have dropped from the ceiling onto the plate, but that adds to the appeal.
Lovely writing Russell.
Posted by: Charles Frith | July 08, 2007 at 09:59 PM
My only experience of Anglesey was getting locked in the Sea Zoo after closing. We could have done with one of those breakfasts after that experience!
Posted by: Chris | July 13, 2007 at 08:28 PM
I like the idea of a lovely cafe on the edge of a cliff.
Posted by: mills70 | July 14, 2007 at 08:23 PM
You should do a special caff with a view series. What could be better?
Posted by: Suse | July 25, 2007 at 11:00 AM
eating something like this I love to combine the different bits with every bite Heaven is made of this. Would prefer a big mug of dark Coffe to the tea though...
Posted by: Gaza | August 05, 2007 at 03:20 AM
Hi Russell,
Was just toying with the notion of buying your book from Amazon and clicked on your name. The book listed immediately below yours was 'The ABC of Heart Failure' which is surely whatever the opposite of serendipitous placement is called (sod's law?).
Posted by: Tess Alps | August 11, 2007 at 01:19 PM
just found your site.
it's brilliant, it actually made me hungry as a i was eating my indian takeaway supper.
superb, more power to ya elbow
Posted by: Bilbs | August 14, 2007 at 11:01 PM
hooray for Wales and scenic saturated fats! your blog is a breath of fresh air, quite literally in this post.
i applaud you sir. may your belly swell to a healthy paunch filled with delicious fry ups the land over!
Posted by: Gwilym | August 16, 2007 at 02:30 PM
One for you to try if you ever get to North London...
Dr Hunger Cafe, on the cornder of East End Road and Ossulton Way.
http://www.multimap.com/maps/#t=r&map=51.59145,-0.17892|17|4
Really close to the bottom of the M1 or near the North Circ if you're heading that way.
Great site
Posted by: DrKazza | August 16, 2007 at 04:00 PM
I know I am coming rather late to your blog and perhaps you have covered this topic already but I do wonder if you have considered the role of the sausage in these situations?
Has the Alan Partridge point about the sausage acting as a kind of barrier between the egg and the beans been taken on board?
Or perhaps you think there is no sausage role?
Posted by: douglas mcleod | September 04, 2007 at 03:26 PM
There *is* such a thing as a chip magnet. I am a chip magnet.
Posted by: Chris | September 18, 2007 at 02:59 PM
OK, this might be a dumb question, but what is the sauce I see on the chips sometimes?
Posted by: jimburnetto | August 14, 2008 at 10:05 PM