Before anyone had heard of Bill Granger, flat whites and sweetcorn fritters, Lantana was pioneering an Aussie approach to eating in London, first in Fitzrovia and then in Shoreditch and London Bridge. The trio of cafes is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner but it’s weekend brunch that has the most meal appeal, not least because Lantana has kept ahead of the antipodean brunch bunch by offering clever spins on the classics. Corn fritters come with halloumi, spinach and crème fraiche, smashed avocado on organic sourdough with poached egg, labneh and pistachio dukkah while the potato hash is made with slow-cooked beef brisket and bound together with sweet onions, pickled jalapeños and fried egg. If the clean-living, Bronte Beach vibe of it all somehow doesn’t appeal, there’s a bottomless brunch option, with as much Prosecco as one can neck in 90 minutes.
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