Atomica | West End

In a rare Tour De France-inspired moment on Sunday morning, my friend and I hopped on our bikes and peddled around Southbank, West End and Dutton Park. It's basically the same as Fougères, Mûr-de-Bretagne and Saint-Jean-de-Maurienne.

Given that it has been 10 years since I last did any such peddling, we grew pretty hungry pretty quickly. 

We stopped off at West End's Atomica cafe, which again I hadn't been to for years but I remember eating some good noms there in the past.

How has it stood the test of time? Let's find out.

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To fuel our next cycling leg we went for:

• Atomica Breakfast: Bacon, Eggs, Lamb and Rosemary Sausage, Swiss Brown Mushrooms, Roasted Tomato, Bubble and Squeak, Tomato Jam, Toasted Sourdough

• Omelet (2 Eggs): With Roasted Cherry Tomatoes, Meredith Dairy Goat’s Cheese and Toasted Sourdough

The Atomica Breakfast was super tasty, with the crispy bubble and squeak adding a nice touch. The sausage wasn’t overly fatty and the mushroom and tomato were nice and fresh.

I absolutely loved the creamy Meredith Dairy goat cheese in the omelet, which also had whole cherry tomatoes in it. The sourdough was great, but I could have gone a bit more butter. I use that stuff like it's icing. 

For drinks I ordered an LSD. No it's not that kind of cafe... this was a Latte of Soy and Dandelion, which is a slightly bitter health-nut coffee alternative. You don't see it as an option at many cafes, but West End serves it up quite regularly so I was glad to take the opportunity here. It was lovely and nutty and not overpowering at all.

I also have it on good authority from my breaky partner that the coffee was nice and strong without being bitter.

Overall, the all-day breakfasts served up at Atomica will satisfy when hungry. The great ingredients used means you'll end up something fresh and tasty on your plate.

Cycling has never been so delicious- this beats a sachet of energy gel any day.