The Quarter, is one of the triumvirate of the 60 hope street group, and rumour has it the only really profitable of the three. I’m not sure what ‘really profitable’ means, but the Quarters success is hard to deny, always busy and very well thought of. This large cafe/restaurant also houses a modest deli, and serves all three meals of the day.

With the other two members of the 60 group, consistency has been a issue they haven’t been able to address. Through anecdotal evidence and my own experience, I find Host can vary from poor to excellent, and 60 hope street has a reputation I don’t feel it always lives up to. The Quarter, however, seems to easily attract very positive attention, its informal european influenced food served in relaxed surrounding, result in a consistently busy venue.

This morning, I took a long overdue trip to The Quarter, not to sample the full menu but for a substantial breakfast. The menu covers most of the breakfast bases, pastries, cured meats, muesli and various cooked breakfasts including eggs Benedict and Royal. For me, the full english (£7.95) was the only option to consider, what arrived was a large plate full of quality both in produce and cooking. Two eggs had soft and runny yolk and the bacon and sausage were both lovely, clearly well sourced meat, and not cheap watery and bland as so many breakfasts can be. My only real issues was the toast, which was of fairly poor quality bread and served dry. A single slice of quality bread served with plenty of butter would have far surpassed the two poor slices I had.

This was a good breakfast, I would happily go back again, and on the whole I was pleased with The Quarter. Its simple and informal approach is a lesson its biggest brother could certainly benefit from, it’s my favourite of the 60 group and I’ll try to get back there for a proper meal some time soon.