Bad Egg

Bad egg! I’m not sold. If I was realllllyyy hungover and had exercised twice a day for the past week then yeah maybe. But listen to the name and don’t listen to name: there is really no focus on eggs (except for in the burgers). And…
Its a burger/​hash/​mexi fusion/​greasy spoon café/​bar/​fooderie. There is not much in the way of veg unless you want potato, which less face it, doesn’t really count as a vegetable. If they called it big bad burger then I wouldn’t be so harsh.
We had some really awkward service and it took ages for us to get everything and they were really weirded out by us ordering bits at a time and sharing. I don’t think they are into the sharing thing. Or maybe we went in on a bad day.
Most of their sauce were sweetened or something and I love condiments but they went overboard. If they were not sweet I would feel different. It was all very american. That being said, their hot sauce was great.
Anyway, it’s fatty, it’s greasy and it’s going to put you in a food coma.

I’ve never had a burger with so much cheese. So much delicious, oozy, drippy, cheese.
We came quite late on a Sunday afternoon and were seated straight away even though the place looked completely packed out.
I ordered a bad egg burger while my friend ordered the chilaquiles and fries. I didn’t get to try her dish but mine was a cheesy pool of goodness although the flavours didn’t particularly knock me off my chair.
Service was amazing — checking up on us every 15 mins or so to check if we needed anything. And if you pay by the cake app you get £10 off!
Our whole meal including drinks came up to £10 each. Bargain!

Bad Egg… not far from my opinion of this place. For different people tried to seat us in four different locations, after which someone finally decided where we should go. That’s where the attention stopped, as it took 15 minutes for someone to come by to take our order. We were asked for drinks order only, and we said we preferred to order all at once — due to delays up to now, of course — which earned us a serious stink eye. Food was meh… pancakes dry and eggy with soft bacon, breakfast tacos overrun with annoying amounts of chipotle mayo, and kimche hash fusion dish was coated in far too much chilli oil instead of being a legit dish. Oh, and the coffee is burnt… must be a result of the hellish noise levels when this place gets full.
Give it a miss, head round the corner to the gastropub.

Burgers were good, beers were cold and the selection was nice. Service could be a bit more coordinated but we eventually got everything we ordered. Will definitely be going back to try the other burgers on the menu.

I bloody love eggs. I’m sure you can tell. I’ve written about them almost as much as I’ve warbled on about burgers — and that’s ALOT!
They’re just so versatile and delicious and healthy. But it’s not just me that thinks this — egg restaurants have been popping up all over London because chefs know they’re freakin’ great too.
You’ve got Egg Break in Notting Hill, Wing Eggs in Fulham, and Stoke Newington is soon to get The Good Egg. But i like my eggs like my MJ albums and that’s BADDDDD.
Previously heralded as the king of the BBQ, Neil Rankin opened Bad Egg in the shadow of Ropemaker Street, Moorgate last year.
Rankin built a menu of filthy egg dishes with both Korean and British influence and as of February 2015, he went one better by creating a bottomless brunch.
I love brunch. Maybe more than I love eggs — but not as much as I love prosecco. And that’s what they serve here, free-​flowing, at the weekends. (it’s actually Cava but whatevs)
For £32.50pp, you can chose three dishes from the menu and have your glass continuously topped up by the trendy and attentive waiters (hello v. drunk Saturday afternoons)
Tom and I went last weekend as a little anniversary treat. We arrived hungry and left very drunk — but also full from the delicious dishes on offer.
Breakfast tacos — wow. The mixture of the salsa, chipotle and guacamole was incredible. So much flavour and totally different to any way I’ve eaten eggs before.
The kimchi beans on toast was one of our favourite dishes. Essentially spicy beans, with pulled pork. on toast which would be epic for a hangover. I’m surprised they didn’t put a poached egg on this dish — one of the few dishes on the menu without an egg but for me the most obvious?
Nduja fries with fried egg were okay but nothing to sing about. The addition of the egg for me was a bit forced — I don’t think it adds anything and I’d rather of had more sauce as the spicy Nduja flavour felt lost.
With the cheeseburger hash you get everything from the Bad Egg burger sans le bun. Not a highlight for me but I really enjoyed the potato hash and the sauces Rankin uses have incredible flavour.
Finally the Korean rib tips, delicious fatty bites packed full of sticky ginger and gochujang flavour. We loved these but both thought they felt slightly out of place with the rest of the dishes. Probably works better on the full menu alongside other dishes with Korean influence.
Bad Egg was anything but bad for me. Portion sizes are fairly small, especially if you’re sharing so you won’t leave stuffed but if your waiter is as liberal with the cava as ours, you will leave drunk Plus you can’t really quibble with £30 for food and drink of this standard.
Brunch is served 10am-​7pm on Saturdays and 12−5pm on Sunday — and you’ll need to book.

Had everything on the menu we were so hungry. I think I fell into a food coma I had so much. They are all good dishes. I think the egg burger was the best if I had to pick one.

I have been on the look out for Bottomless Brunches, because let’s be honest who doesn’t love free flowing cocktails during the days.
I’m not even sure how I found this place online, but boy am I glad I did.
The difficulty in taking my closest gf’s to brunch is finding things for a vegetarian who is also fructose intolerant, but Bad Egg definitely stepped up to the plate.
Upon arrival we were greeted with super friendly staff, you know the kind who are a little flirty without crossing the lines, making you feel super comfortable and like you’re long lost friends. All the staff here are exactly like that, and to each and every guest.
We ordered Mimosa’s of course, and our first course. Yep they offer you a 3 course brunch with your 2 hours of drinking, YAY. I started with french toast with chicken, banana and maple syrup. The food comes out pretty fast, and immediately you want to stuff your face with the deliciousness.
My second course was poached egg on toast with avocado, and then cheeseburger hash. Everything was amazing, and just the right amount of enough of each serving.
My vego-​no fructose friend managed to find things to order, and the staff were really helpful in advising her what she could have. They were all about what you CAN have not, what you CAN’T have, which is what you want in a good restaurant.
There was never a moment my glass didn’t have something in it. EXACTLY what you want in a 2hr bottomless brunch.
All in all another great place to spend an afternoon with some good friends.

Best to eat here, only when you are VERY VERY hungry! Evil food, damn tasty! Great service. Cheeseburger hash recommended.

Was very excited about trying out bad egg, however was slightly disappointed. I had the sambal telur, and being from malaysia (where the dish is supposed to originate), it was definitely not «sambal». It was spicy marinara sauce.
The waitstaff and host were extremely kind and polite, however it did take ages for our food to arrive.
The burgers looked good and wish i had had one of them instead.

Bad Egg was a last minute decision before seeing a play at the Barbican. It was a mixed experience, while the staff were very friendly and service was fairly quick some of the food and drink was dissapointing. It started with one of my party ordering a beer from their menu under a heading which said ‘bottled beer’ the resulting beer was delivered, not bottled, but in a can! At £5 a beer you don’t expect it to come in a can the size of a coke! The same person then ordered an all day brunch which he said was certainly not the best he’d had in London, not terrible just not great either! For a place that specialises in eggs the scrambled eggs were not that great.
On the other hand I ordered a burger and thoroughly enjoyed it. The cheese fondue sauce they put on it was amazing! The burger was well cooked and the bun was tasty. It was a little on the pricey side considering you order sides separately but I enjoyed it none the less and would rank among some of my favourite burgers in London! Overall a mixed experience, I wouldn’t rule out going again but it wouldn’t be top of my list!

Really dissapointing. This was another one of my bottomless brunch trials with my brunch ladies. Would not recommend.
Located lost in the middle of the city, the place is definitly cute (lovely ladies toilets actually!!) but thats it.
Not impressed by the food at all. They offer a choice of three course to pick from a selection of about 10 dishes (tiny meals, really not particularly generous. The pancakes is ONE pancake, the french toast is half a toast…). The best dish i had were the cheesy fries with a fried egg — whislt beind really tasty is not really why i go to brunch for! The rest was very average.
What could have saved the day would have been bottomless drinks… But no, disappointed again. Stuck to bloody marys all brunch, had 5. Should have been rolling on the floor drunk (im a particular light weight :)) but barely even had a buzz. They basically just served us tomato juice… Perhaps should have moved on the champagne, and if i ever was to come back id definitly stick to champagne at least then id know they were giving me alcohol…
One thing worth noting too — bottomless drink is limited to two hours and they are very strict with the two hours! Not one more second! Not a complaint but worth noting if you are going with a group and people are late!

Ordered via Deliveroo last night. Called me to say our food would be 10 mins late…
36 minutes later it turned up. That’s not including the actual placed order time. So I was waiting just over an hour.
If you know you’re going to have a busy service — just increase your buffer time to 45 mins.
Burgers were lukewarm. Portions questionable and fries like like they were from a regular chicken shop.
Sticking with Byron next time.

We came here for the Boozy Brunch! Bad Egg has a laid back American BBQ type of vibe.
The brunch is kind of unique because you choose 3 dishes from the menu. I had the Korean rib tips, poached egg and guacamole toast, and French toast with fried chicken and banana. Each dish was really delicious!
You also have a choice of Bloody Mary, cava, or mimosa. The nice thing is you can mix and match throughout the brunch.
I thought they were pretty good with keeping our glasses topped up, but they were very strict about the 2 hour time limit (nearly down to the minute!)
Overall — really delicious food and lots of free flowing drinks!

I’ve been dying to visit Bad Egg, so when I was in London recently, I was able to meet up with the Brunch Club and sample a few dishes! I love egg of all sorts, so this was pretty much right up my alley. On the weekends, you can order a la carte, or sample 3 brunch dishes with bottomless drinks (£22 for nonalcoholic drinks, or £32.50 for bloody marys, mimosas or cava). so naturally, we went for the bottomless boozy brunch.
My fiancé and I shared 6 (tiny) dishes between us:
Chilaquiles (nachos) — one of my favorite items, I liked the goat curd sauce
korean rib tips — to be honest, i don’t remember much about this one other than the piece I ate was a bit overcooked
sambal telur (deep fried egg) — tasty, but the yolk was a bit overdone
cheeseburger hash — I liked the idea of this, still fond of this dish but needs improvement. There were 2 little crumbles of minced meat, which was a bit dry and it was served lukewarm.
french toast with fried chicken banana and maple syrup — good, but chicken was a bit overdone
pulled pork with beans and kimchi on toast — probably my favorite item
Overall, I wasn’t too impressed because I’m still scratching my head at how this is all supposed to be filling for £32.50. I thought the food better be pretty damn good for 3 tiny dishes. But then of course, the unlimited drink.
I know this has been mentioned a few times in other reviews, but the service was pretty crappy that day. I know we were a large group, but if they are able to accept the reservation, they should be able to accommodate us, service-​wise. It did take forever for the first round of drinks to come out, and refills weren’t done often, we had to keep trying to flag them done. After talking to the server and manager, she did ask us what they can do to make us happy, and brought out a round of pickle backs.
Anyhow, looking back at the menu, I’d probably just come here and order off the regular menu (where you’d probably get a regular sized dish), and share with a few people.
I really don’t feel like their boozy brunch option offers you much, unless you’re really just in it to drink as much as you can. But I mean, there are lots of other decent boozy brunch places for the same price (but more food!), so I’d rather go there. I’ll come back, but only to try the regular stuff off their menu.

Popped in for a takeaway bite after a Unilocal event and wasn’t (altogether) disappointed! The service was super friendly, and the guy behind the counter recommended the puked pork burger or the spicy ribs. As is my silly way after asking for recommendations, I picked something else entirely and went for the cheeseburger hash. Good lord this messy treat is good! Unfortunately I’m a bit of a wuss when it comes to meat and I like it so cooked that there is no way it could stroll off my plate, so I did have to push my burger meat to the side as it was merely superficially tanned rather than being cooked through… But the potato, cheesy sauce, mustard, onions, pickles, soft fried egg and addition of supplied ketchup and mayo really satisfied my munchies, and I have no doubt that they would happily cook the meat more for me when I return… Which I definitely will do! Plus it was only £8.50 and all came in a cute bag with plastic cutlery. Next time, dessert as well (an icecream rice crispie treat sandwich with salted caramel?! Hell yeah!).

Very quiet evening at the restaurant, although to be fair it was a Tuesday night and is located in a work area. We shared the vegetarian eggs with tacos and the Korean pork kimchi eggs — the korean pork kimchi eggs were definitely the highlight — lots of flavour with a nice level of spice to it! Would come back with a larger group on a Thurs/​Fri night for a better vibe

Now this review is based on a free breakfast so has to get a high rating however the breakfast was great!
Bad Egg has been open for a few months now but after one or 2 months they did a stunt (spotted in timeout) where they offered a free breakfast bun to the first 100 customers each day for a week
Bf and I work nearby so went for it. We arrived at 7.50 thinking there’d be a massive queue however it was empty! We were 5thish in the queue however just past 8 it got pretty hectic
The service was quick and they were so friendly even tho it was all free
We both got pbj and fried chicken bun which was sooo good!
I’ve been dying to go back for dinner and plan to in the next month and then also on my list for a brunch as well!
Menu looks great!

This place was okay. When I splurge my stomach space on greasy food, it better be worth the pain the next day.
We ordered the Huevos Rancheros which was a creamy amalgam of eggs, chorizo, guac, and salsa. I love huevors rancheros and this version was a bit underwhelming but at least better than the Shakshouka. The Shakshouka tasted more like salsa, lacking a punch of flavor and topped with undercooked poached eggs. The Korean tacos were lackluster as well but the Buffalo Pork Rib was the best of the bunch, with a crispy exterior and tender meat. It’s half bone, so it’s less scary of a feat to finish than you think.
Rice Crispy sandwich with Dulce de Leche ice cream was an interesting concept but didn’t work too well when executed. The rice crispy was a bit tough and the ice cream barely softened it up.
Overall it’s an ambitious setting but there were quite a few disappointments.

This place is basically really good food that is bad for you. Ordering was very difficult as there were so many choices, but the general gist is that they do burgers, these really good double fried pork belly ribs and lots of interesting egg dishes. There is also a bit of an Asian theme to many of the dishes.
Service was fantastic. friendly and fast and they have a full bar. Try the pickle backs!

The first time I tried Bad Egg, it was a few weeks ago at a meeting. Someone had gone out to pick up some take-​out and bring it back and they brought Bad Egg Burgers for all. Now, I had a call to take, so my burger had been sitting on a table for about 10 minutes, growing cooler, waiting to be eaten.
And I want you to understand this when I say it: even when I got to it, as it was colder and far from the kitchen it was made… it was still one of the best burgers I have had in London.
My god.
And so we had to go back for a real meal, and go back we did.
This is the newest spot from Neil Rankin of Smokehouse, another amazing spot ih London. It’s set-​up for the lunch time crowd, which is why it’s tucked away in the middle of nowhere in Citypoint. If you can find it (it’s right near the Pret and the Notes Coffee), sit down. Sit down right now.
Bad Egg has a BBQ style atmosphere, with dark wood and a small blinking neon sign to announce you’re in the right place. The food though, is all it’s own. I cannot understate the deliciousness of the Bad Egg Burger, with it’s perfect meat, soft bread and delicious cheese. They then coat it in this mustard cause which is tangy and perfect. It’s almost unnecessary though because the meat is so good.
The rest of the items were almost as good. The beef tacos, which were a little small for a main (with three small tacos on the plate) exploded with flavour and had this hollandaise-​like sauce that just killed it… in a good way, of course. The sides we had were refreshing, the fennel and apple slaw and the house made pickles, and had a nice bite to them. Really, the only disappointing bits were the fries, which were well made but kind of… meh. Even the pulled pork and kimchi fries we had didn’t wow. Tasty, but didn’t wow.
Still, a small complaint for such an amazing meal.
It’s an expensive burger, no doubt. The Bad Egg is £11 and that’s without any sides. But you get what you pay for, and what you pay for here? I’ll say it again… My god.