[image by Joan S.]
Bread & Porridge has neither organic nor fair trade coffee, though you can pick from a small or large French press. But Lag2 mentioned free wifi, so I dropped in and just had a slighly limp grilled salmon salad in the dining section.
Perhaps their breakfast fare’s better — Despite my mediocre meal experience, the place is clearly popular with the Santa Monica lunch crowd. All tables are filled, and there’s even a small wait going. The waiters are sweet.
Now, I’ve moved to the cafe section of Bread & Porridge, which has wifi, a bunch of comfy couches, but no tables. The cafe menu seems rather bare — a basic coffee menu plus orange juice, iced tea, and lemonade.
What I’m curious about — The restaurant menu offers wine. Can I order wine in the cafe? I’m a little afraid to ask, partly because wine’s clearly not listed on the cafe menu, partly because everyone’s drinking coffee and not wine at 12:55 pm on Friday, and partly because I’m trying not to start any new bad habits.
I have, however, just noticed that an unsecured wifi connection’s showing up for O’Brien’s — the Irish bar across the street. I’m tempted to walk over and drink and blog for the rest of the afternoon –
Not sure I’ll be back at Bread & Porridge, due to complete lack of organic options, but I may hang out for a few hours today –
Bread and Porridge. 2315 Wilshire Blvd. Santa Monica. 310.453.4941. 7 am – 9 pm daily.
Nope. Bread and Porridge has always been just OK.
Comment by jimmy — May 19, 2007 @ 10:29 pm
I’ve had good breakfasts there–particularly the sausage. I have learned, though, that it’s best to make reservations on weekends, even for brunch. Especially for brunch on, say, Father’s Day.
Comment by Kate — May 20, 2007 @ 8:46 am
But I don’t eat sausage…. Maybe it’s a better option for meat eaters who aren’t all that picky ’bout where their meat comes from. I can definitely see the place getting busy on the weekends –
Comment by Siel — May 20, 2007 @ 11:11 pm
Well, we’re not all at the same stage at the same time. Sausage isn’t the only thing on the menu–but then it’s already been established that the food isn’t organic anyhow.
Comment by Kate — May 22, 2007 @ 5:38 pm