This year, I was unable to see the Spitalfields Great Pancake Day Race as I have done the past three years. You can see last year's post here, which also has links to the previous two years before that. I also was not around any venues where Pancake Day races take place, so I had to settle for having an afternoon pancake lunch. I must say that this really hit the spot. By the time I got to go out for my lunch break, I was pretty hungry.
The venue that I went to was Balan's Soho Society in Westfield Shopping Centre (Shepherd's Bush). This is a chain, and they did have a special pancake of the day which included caramel sauce and rum. I opted for the traditional classic - pancakes with maple syrup and bacon. I gobbled them up as they were so delicious and not too filling.
I also tried two of their cocktails. The Texan Fruit is a vodka-based cocktail with raspberries, cranberries and kiwi. It was easy to drink. The second was a new cocktail, which I thought tasted of medicine. I mentioned this to the staff on exit, and they agreed that they didn't like it either. It's so new that I cannot even locate it on the menu, but it contained tequila.
I enjoyed my pancake lunch and must give this restaurant a try in the future. Happy Pancake Day!
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