Earlier this month, the bloke and I visited Duck & Waffle for brunch. Duck & Waffle is located on the 40th floor in the City of London at 110 Bishopsgate, and it is the highest restaurant and open at all hours. You may remember my post last June when we made our first visit to Duck & Waffle. The weather was not great, but I enjoyed my 'Full Elvis' waffles and have been wanting to return since.
We visited on a Sunday and were blessed with beautiful sunny weather this time, and this was one of the warmest days that we have had so far this year. You can see the amazing weather from the photograph above, but the downside to the sun and lovely weather is the heat coming through the windows. We both got very hot.
Again, we rode up in the lift with the glass sides open as we zipped up the skyscraper. I'm not a fan of heights unless it's on secure grounding. I don't feel too bad once inside the building with the proper floor below me.
The restaurant's bar has beautiful views to the south of the Thames and tiled floors.
Shoreditch High Street
Canary Wharf
We ordered orange juice, which tasted like it was freshly-squeezed. The bloke had the full breakfast, which is what he had last time. However, he dislikes eggs and just picks the items that he wishes to have from the list.
It was a tough call, but I really wanted to try the signature dish (duck & waffle), so I opted to give it a try instead of ordering the 'Full Elvis'.
The waffle was delicious, but the duck is a little fatty. It went well with the maple and mustard syrup. It also came with a duck egg. The sweet and savoury taste works well with this dish, but I prefer the combination with chicken instead of duck.
While we ate, we admired the lovely views.
Gherkin, Tower Bridge and Tower of London
Looking north on Bishopsgate
Spitalfields and the construction happening opposite the market, which was the site of a Ripper murder (behind the tall building)
Olympic Stadium and Orbit in the distance
Next up, I tried the brownie for dessert. This came with nuts and chunks of honeycomb and did taste pretty good and rich.
Looking over Aldgate
On the way out of the restaurant, we admired the view on the other side of the building. We caught a glimpse of St. Paul's Cathedral and Tower 42, which has a champagne bar at the top. You can read my review of that here: Champagne at Tower 42.
Tower42 and St. Paul's Cathedral
Leadenhall Building and Tower42
St. Paul's Cathedral
While I enjoyed my second visit to Duck & Waffle, I didn't care for the service on this visit. The service was much friendlier and chattier on my first visit. The server even offered for my partner to pick the items he wanted for his breakfast, which was cheaper than paying for the full breakfast and only ordering the few items that he wanted to eat; they also didn't allow substitutions. I also preferred the 'Full Elvis' to the duck and waffle. I'd love to return and try the drinks at the bar.
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