East Avenue Bakehouse

Steak trencher was great. Perfectly cooked steak and amazing mushrooms. The winter platter was very average and not worth the cash. Great coffee. From what I saw the breakfast dishes were all winners. I had jealousy of other tables.

East Avenue Bakehouse quite simply blew me away on my last trip to Liverpool. Being with my mum and friend as opposed to the other half meant I wasn’t looking for the usual brand of deep fried delights but rather somewhere calm, relaxing and where we could spend a happy few hours. And we sure found it.
We booked online which was a simple process, and always refreshing to find somewhere you can book for 3 people. Sheltering from the wind and rain during this particular weekend, we were warmly welcome and shown to a table at the back of the restaurant. It’s a long, bright space, with lots of clean lines and the strong smell of vanilla.
The menu is small and packed with seasonal produce. There’s a range of small plates, sharer platters, and then larger dishes such as steak. I think it’s fair to say it took us a long time to decide what to have but we got there eventually — special thanks to our delightful waitress who helped with the decision process!
A lamb sharer, feast platter and potato wedges soon found their way to our table and I have to say that everything was simply delicious. The lamb was especially excellent, served pink on a salad of crunch vegetables and a wedge of focaccia bread, drizzled with some minty yogurt dressing. The feast platter was an array of meats, including fall off the bone ribs and crunchy pork scratchings, but the the melt in your mouth pink steak was the true stand out. Wedges helped make this all a feast for 3.
True to form, I couldn’t resist dessert; a milk chocolate tart, which was served warm, with chocolate ice cream. The sliver of tart was excellent and the perfect serving portion, the pastry being almost shortbread like — very rich — in consistency and flavour.
Add 2 bottles of white wine and a Liverpool gin & tonic to the mix and you have the perfect pre-​birthday meal.

Sometimes you just happen lucky and you find the right place for the people you are with. So a pre-​birthday celebration with THE daughter and best friend took place in the East Avenue Bakehouse this weekend. We spotted the menu as we took in the many temptations along Bold Street and were pleased to find we could book online. The menu offers a clever mix of sharing platters and ‘hands off’ choices. We went for the meats platter, lamb sharing plate, wedges and a salad… plus a bottle (or two!) of house white. What great flavours and contrasts. We enjoyed every mouthful. Puddings of warm chocolate tart, crème brûlée and a Liverpool gin and tonic were equally splendid.
We loved our evening and the friendly service and the delicious food.
A success!

The rarebit is amazing and very morish. The rest of the breakfast grub is worth checking out too. Service is great as well.