NI's Big Breakfast: Ulster Fry at the Errigle Inn

Breakfast is the most important meal of the day.

Well, that is until you get hungry again. Breakfast is the meal that sets you up for the day; it can make or break your mood. I have had many a cranky day due a pitiful half bowl of Cornflakes early on.

I love going out for breakfast and finding new places to go to. When I was invited to check out the new breakfast menu at The Errigle I was surprised. Pubs aren’t exactly known for having early morning breakfast menus (unless you’re that rather large British chain).

I went along with Laura, Jools, Shannon to see that the Errigle had to offer our taste buds.

As I was taking my seat, I was asked if I wanted to start with come coffee. That is the perfect beginning to any breakfast.

The menu is varied; the Ulster Fry comes in two sizes and there are lighter dishes if you don’t find your appetite until later in the day.

Obviously, I opted for the large fry. I keep saying I’ll have something different when I go out for breakfast but I find nothing comes close. The other girls had Eggs Benedict and pancakes with bacon.

The fry was large and it was exactly what I needed to set me up for the day. It was neither greasy nor dry and would keep anyone happy. I was especially delightyed as they didn’t break with Ulster Fry tradition and put (yucky) beans on the plate.

Going to the Errigle for breakfast was better than I expected. There is a cosy atmosphere, helped along by the fires playing on the television screens (it was too warm to have the real fire on!).

It was a great morning spending time talking with friends and eating good food (oh, the coffee goes down easily too). I predict it will not be too long before I make another visit…