The Breakfast Club - Brighton
No Pancake Day round-up would be complete without mentioning The Breakfast Club. This year's limited edition line-up includes pizza pancakes, stacks that are every colour imaginable with Eton mess and popping candy, and ones that come topped with Bulleit whiskey infused pulled pork, cheese and pickles.
designmynight.com/brighton/restaurants/the-lanes/the-breakfast-club-brighton
Dirty Bones - London
Bored of the regular wafer thin crepes and skinny pancakes? Dirty Bones in London is serving up the Double Dutch pancake for £8 - a signature deep dish pancake topped with fresh clotted cream, blueberries, and a shot of maple syrup. And there's good news for sugar aficionados. The pancakes are now a regular on the restaurant's brunch menu - perfect if you can't make it down on Shrove Tuesday.
Blanchette - London
For a French twist on Pancake Day, head to Blanchette Soho or Blanchette Brick Lane in London, where chef director Tam Storrar will be whipping up fluffy crêpes and galettes in classics flavours and with Blanchette twists. Pancake fans will recognise the traditional Bayonne ham, gruyere cheese and egg, alongside a crispy confit duck with braised cabbage and juniper galette.
For those with a sweet tooth, there will also be a selection of Blanchette-inspired dessert crêpes, including chocolate sauce with hazelnut praline and beurre noisette ice cream, and of course the classic crêpes suzette.
blanchettelondon.co.uk
Buttermilk & Maple - Bristol
You'll often hear people draw attention to the 'simple things' in life; so, if you've got your mind on something a little less extravagant this Pancake Day, visit Buttermilk & Maple. This Bristol restaurant will be dishing out their signature buttermilk pancakes from 11am to 4pm, for a cheap and cheerful £1. You can add bacon or berries for an £1 each, depending on what takes your fancy.
designmynight.com/bristol/bars/buttermilk-maple?source=hellopancakeday
Polo Bar X Jude's - London
Now this is a Pancake Day creation that is NOT for the faint-hearted. Liverpool Street joint POLO BAR is collaborating with Jude's ice cream this year to whip up three mouth-watering specials for Shrove Tuesday. Feast on the red velvet stack, which comes with a slice of red velvet cake and cherry ripple ice cream.
Or take your taste buds to more exotic climes with the traditional American pancakes, topped with Jude's mango and passion fruit frozen yoghurt, fresh tropical fruit and pomegranate. Fans of classic vanilla pancakes can indulge in the apple crumble and custard stack, served with a slice of apple crumble.
polo24hourbar.co.uk and judes.co.uk
Mac & Wild - London
Mac & Wild have gone the whole nine yards for this year's Pancake Day. Visit their Fitzrovia or Devonshire restaurant in London and get your waistline ready for a monsterous stack of fluffy pancakes piled to the rafters with salted caramel ice cream, deep-fried Mars bar pieces and bacon bits, all smothered in a moreish whisky toffee sauce. Is it worth the calories? Most certainly.
designmynight.com/london/restaurants/fitzrovia/mac-and-wild?source=hellopancakeday
Aqua Shard - London
On a normal occasion you'd visit Aqua Shard for its incredible views of London. Not this month though. They've created a pancake wrap to celebrate Shrove Tuesday alongside a limited edition cocktail that comes garnished with mini pancakes and a tiny chocolate meringue. Stuffed with milk chocolate, orange ganache, caramelised bananas and vanilla ice cream, it's the definition of next level.
designmynight.com/london/bars/london-bridge/aqua-shard?source=hellopancakeday
The Diner - London
More commonly known for their red velvet pancakes, The Diner have expanded their pancake selection for the 13th to include no less than eight different options. Pick from the likes of Reese's Pieces, peanut butter and jelly, and American-style pancakes that are Oreo-inspired, topped with Marshmallow fluff, crushed Oreos, served with (bottomless) maple syrup.
designmynight.com/london/restaurants/soho/the-diner-soho?source=hellopancakeday
Mr Bao - London
Love pancakes but hate the sickly sweet toppings? Then head to Mr Bao in Peckham, south London. The Taiwanese joint will be serving up their house special on Pancake Day – a traditional spring onion pancake. The glutinous pancake, stuffed full of spring onions and sesame seeds, is fried until crispy before being topped with house-made kimchi, basil and a fried egg.
mrbao.co.uk
