Soho is a bit of a mixed bag of places. On one hand, you’ll find some of the best restaurants and cocktail bars in London. in some ways, it’s the definition of living in a big city, bursting with life and people. It makes you feel excited and alive. On the other hand, it’s chalk full of tourist traps, overpriced food, and congested with thousands of visitors. You just never know what you’re gonna get. However, you can still find plenty of hidden gems around Soho. On a recent quest to find a breakfast spot down in Soho, I ended up at the Mediterranean Cafe.

Despite being smack in the middle of Soho, with the sun shining and lack of crowds in the area, it almost felt like we were at a cafe off a quiet street in Lagos. The vibe definitely lives up to the Mediterranean name. They had a breakfast sandwich on the menu so this is where I tried the Bacon, Sausage, egg sandwich

The Sandwich

Overall: 5.1/10

The Good

The sandwich itself never tries to be something it’s not. It comes exactly as advertised with bacon, sausage, and egg on slices of buttered white bread. Per usual in the UK, the meat was the star. The classic Cumberland sausage, back bacon combo never disappoints and this sandwich did it well. The egg was a solid fried egg so no complaints there. A bit of a dark horse, the buttered white bread actually performed above expectations. At first glance the bread looks like your classic low quality white bread. Think Wonderbread. The more I ate though, the more I thought the bread was a very solid choice for the sandwich. It really added to the “basic and wholesome” feel the sandwich was going for.

The Bad

The real issue here was that it was too basic and too simple. It’s hard to give a high rating to a sandwich who’s main “extra” ingredient is that the bread was buttered. The integration was alright but there wasn’t really anything to integrate and while it wasn’t bad the processed white bread was… well processed white bread. Lastly, obviously there was no cheese which is always a minus. All in all, the base was sort of there but it needs more life and pizzaz to be anything more than average.