Beyond Bread

I had an english breakfast which is pretty awesome for a gluten free tourist, the bread wasn’t spectacular but the dish overall tasted above average! The staff seemed a bit impatient and not very keen on helping us. Got a stare when I had a hard time deciding which pastry to choose. Loved the taste of the pastries and will definitely try more when I’m in London again, but I’ll take it to go.

Had breakfast there twice already. Ordered the cinnamon roll, almond croissant, and honey cake. The cake and the croissant were great. The croissant was flakey, with an almond paste filling that's not too sweet. The cake with its creme fraiche layers had a lot of honey flavor without being too sweet either. The cinnamon roll, on the other hand, was a bit dry and had that xanthan gum slimy mouthfeel you often get with gluten free breads. Had a cappuccino as well, which was quite ok.

My girlfriend is coeliac so we thought we’d try beyond bread due to the positive reviews we’d read online. It’s safe to say it met the high praise received, we both had a dairy free flat white and almond croissant, and then I had the granola whilst she had a toastie which was all well made, fresh and tasty!

I liked this place. I tried the toasted banana bread with honey and natural yogurt (served aside), and a flat white. It definitely kick-started my day!! The combination of the sweet honey-and-banana-bread with the sour natural yogurt was heaven. Bread was soft and warm. Just perfect. Well, I am a super fan of everything that has bananas on it so perhaps I’m a little biased? But again, the combination was amazing. The coffee was very good too!! I was there on a Thursday morning, no queues, plenty of space to sit, and the staff was friendly. Will be coming back!! EDIT: just remember something I didn’t like: either the tables are too high, or chairs/couches are too short. Anyway, a bit uncomfortable to sit down.

Absolutely love the space and the menu. My friend is coeliac, and having a reasonably priced gluten free bakery was great. We had cappuccinos, French toast and poached egg sandwiches, and all of them were good. The lunch offerings were a bit less tasty though. Be warned- there is no bathroom here. You will have to walk down the street to a pub to use the restroom.