Location: Between Stornoway and Ullapool
After an early start to check in for a pre-dawn ferry, it was a great start to the journey home to find a full Scottish breakfast available onboard. I will confess that there was some trepidation in sitting down for a meal considering the effect the weather looked to be going to have on the waters once we got into the open sea. Thankfully my fears were unfounded as there was little more than a good swell in the Minch. However you're not here to read about my crossing, you're here to read about my breakfast.
Six pounds each bought us a breakfast with our own selection of six items from the menu. While the food was undeniably cooked en-mass, it was still of a good standard. I chose egg, bacon, mushrooms, square sausage, potato scone and of course some fine Stornoway black pudding. A choice of white or brown toast was included as was a hot drink. Rather sneakily I noticed that HP sauce and ketchup were for sale at the checkout then available for free at the cutlery. Food was good, the extra filling nature of the brown toast was appreciated. The tea was not the largest and I felt the need for a second cup (60p) during the crossing, though at three hours, that's not unreasonable.
As in my previous review, the black pudding lived up to the reputation for this town's speciality. Egg was well cooked, far superior to those supplied in similar quantities from places like motorway services. Lorne sausage was a treat rarely found in England and the mushrooms were plentiful and well cooked without being overcooked,
Overall: What would be a good breakfast anywhere else is made all the more welcome (and an impressive work of logistics) considering that it's cooked and eaten at sea! 8.5/10
