Priced at £4.50, it’s hard to argue with what gets set in front of you
The Chantilly Beatles Cafe’s £4.50 breakfast(Image: )
Tucked inside a historic shopping mall, a cosy city-centre café is serving up what it boldly claims is Liverpool’s cheapest all-day breakfast. The Chantilly Beatles Café has been a fixture of the city for decades, long before I ever crossed the Irish Sea to call Liverpool home.
Opening in 1993, the venue has survived decades longer than the band which inspired its name, and forms an important part of Liverpool’s famous Cavern Quarter, keeping the legacy of the Fab Four alive in the heart of their hometown.
You might be wondering at this point why I’m harping on about its history, and that’s because the café very much lives in the past – especially when it comes to its prices.
Handing over a fiver for a meal and getting back change in this day and age is very rare, especially within a city centre. However, if you were to head to this quaint eatery, you would find yourself in this exact situation.
The Chantilly Beatles Cafe located in Cavern Walks(Image: )
For £4.50, you can bag yourself a six-item breakfast—sausage, bacon, black pudding, beans, toast and an egg so runny that Usain Bolt would be jealous.
Serving everything you’d expect from a classic English café, the menu spans jacket potatoes, cheesy toasties, salads, beef burgers with chunky chips and onion rings, and pasta bakes, to name just a few.
But when the place is plastered with old-school, handwritten signs practically ranting and raving about its all-day breakfast, you can forgive yourself for having your mind made up for you.
After placing my order, the all-day breakfast arrived in front of me in no more than five minutes — albeit I was the only customer at the time.
The Chantilly Beatles Cafe’s £4.50 breakfast signs are plastered all over(Image: )
Nowhere could I find what the meal actually entailed, but given the price tag, I had an inkling that no curveballs were going to land on my lap. I was right: it was a bog-standard breakfast, and I don’t mean that derogatorily.
Served on a canteen-style white plate, the breakfast is ideal for anyone looking for a quick pick-me-up during a morning shopping spree. And for an extra £1.80, you can add a tea to wash it all down.
Thankfully, the beans arrived in a separate tub, meaning nothing was soggy and allowing the crunch of the bacon to be heard throughout the echoing alleyway.
The butter lay on top of the thin slices of toast before melting into its nooks and crannies. A simple meal, but done properly. I had it hoovered in minutes. No frills, no fuss — just good.
The £4.50 all-day breakfast alongside the £1.80 tea(Image: )
During a busy period, you would definitely struggle for space inside the café. I opted to pull up a chair outside and, despite the light drizzle dampening my mood, it was amply sheltered.
This month alone, the ECHO has reported on many establishments — from shops to clubs and bars — shutting down, all feeling the pressures of a new year.
So, if you take anything from this review, let it be this: give this independent Liverpool café a chance. If it’s not for you, for the sake of £4.50, you can hardly complain.