I’ve been driving past Full English for a couple of months now. It’s located behind a convenience store/gas station on Manchaca, very close to Tex-Guns (official purveyor of arms to WCD). However, I hadn’t had a chance to stop in until today.
How was it? A little rough around the edges, but I liked it more than Lucky J’s Chicken and Waffles. Some notes:
- I’d love to see a real menu. They’ve got a printed all day breakfast menu. It looks like they have some pastries and cakes, that they do high tea, and apparently they serve bangers and mash (at least on Friday night). I’d love to be able to find out what else they offer, or even if they do offer other stuff.
- I can’t tell until I know what they do offer if they need to expand their menu. I’d love to find someplace that does good fish and chips, for example, or meat pies. It looks like they’re trying for at least a beer and wine license; I have hopes that maybe we’ll see some traditional pub grub added.
- The bangers and back bacon were quite good. The pork is locally sourced, and the sausages are apparently made in house.
- I recommend against ordering coffee. I’d probably get a soda instead. (They have Mexican Coke, if you’re in the area and want a pure cane sugar fix.)
- There’s a bit of a slacker vibe to the place, but nowhere near as bad as Lucky J’s. Their music choices were much less obtrusive.
- Damn, but I want one of those “You Are Now Leaving The American Sector” posters. (The Checkpoint Charlie museum doesn’t seem to have an online shop set up, and Google is no help in finding other sources.)
Would I go back? I want to see these folks make a go of it. I’d have to be in a specific mood to get the English breakfast again, but I’d like to try some of their sandwiches and perhaps pastries as well.