The Connaught Ilford

Hidden gem in Ilford which serves great breakfast options. We ordered the hot chocolate, The American (comes with mini buttermilk pancakes) and the Classic Breakfast. Decent prices and has a bit of everything to suit everyone’s taste. The buttermilk pancakes were perfect - not too sweet at all. We came on a weekday after 11am and were seated pretty quickly. If you do come on a weekday, be prepared to wait as it is quite small inside but worth the wait in my opinion. The side roads have free parking through the Ringo app which is a plus.

Amazing halal brunch/breakfast spot. The steak and eggs were amazing (the only negative was that they were a little cold when they came out of the kitchen), the pancakes and the royale florentine were great as well. They have virgin cocktails and iced coffee as well. The staff were super busy but lovely. Definitely a great place to try in Ilford. I would recommend booking in advance as they have limited seats.

I visited this place on the launch day and I have to be honest I did have low expectations as it's a steakhouse and on launch day. However, we were surprised and we loved the food and left the shop very satisfied. The decor of the place is nicely done and the shop is clean, the staff were often cleaning the floors and tables and making sure the shop was spotless. The staff were friendly, but we did have to wait around 35 mins for food, but the staff apologised for the delay and this can be expected for a launch day. We ordered the Jose burger, which is similar to smash burgers but with green chillies, this was a really good burger and would recommend getting it. This came with their house fries, which I have to say is one of the better fries I've had, they were crispy but not too much and had a nice seasoning to it. We also got the buffalo cheesy burger, this was the weakest item we got, which was still nice and the chicken was nice and soft, but found it slightly Tangier than normal. Which some people would prefer. And finally we got the chicken steak with peppercorn sauce, this was the star item. The chicken was cooked perfectly and it was juicy and had great flavour and with the peppercorn sauce made it one of the best chicken steaks I've had. This was really nice. I do hope to try the meat steaks next time, but I am confident that they will also deliver. The presentation of the food was also great. Overall, we loved this place and can easily recommend it and will be coming here again.