A basic post about avocado toast

A basic post about basic avocado toast.

Generally I think I am fairly basic. In that, I do things that everyone does, despite all believing these things are unique quirks about themselves, i.e "no yah I actually gave up plastic straws I heard the turtles really hate that aesthetic in their ocean so yah defo trying to help them out". Luckily, I am highly aware that I'm a walking white middle class cliché, so may as well embrace this fact. For example, I love a latte with oat milk (dairy doesn't agree with this healthy bod), sage my room monthly to rid bad energies (namaste) and swear by making my bed each morning to start the day with a positive (seriously though I'm on track to changing the world https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U6OoCaGsz94).

Photo of a polaroid, evidence of my cringeworthy basicness but also eligibility for this review

On an even more basic level I blo*dy love avo toast (especially with a poached egg and smoked salmon if I'm feeling extra spicy or money-wastey). Sadly, this is an expensive taste and as a student it's important to know whether spending £7 on a such a luxury will be worth it, for the 'gram, the dollar and of course the taste. Fear not lads, I have painstakingly attempted to rate three whole avo toast spots in a bid to help us all. I know, I'm doing God's work, but hold your praise as the list is limited to Bristol alone. I know, you're gutted, I can of course extend this highly important research to other areas over time.

All dishes gained marks out of ten for: Taste, Aesthetic (vital), Value for money, Vibe (of the place not the avocado; both equally cringe however).

1. East Village Cafė, Clifton village.
This is my kind of cafe, tucked away in cute clifton village and covered in house plants and copper. The menu itself is very niché and therefore quite pricey, so obvs only somewhere you'd go with your mum when she comes to visit and offers to go take you to lunch. The menu is also vegetarian so if you want to be extra eco-friendly-trendy come here

East Village Café

Taste: 8

Aesthetic: 9 (we love the illuminati reference)

VfM: 5 (£7.50 without eggs, £10 with them, at least you get 3 slices I guess) 

Vibbbeeee: 7 (verging on being a parody of it's own aesthetic if you're not into the trendy millennial chill vibe #gogreen) 

2. Boston Tea Party, every street in Bristol I swear

Boston Tea Party is a chain which I don't think we have in Kent so I didn't recognise it. Nonetheless they are generally really lovely, bright stores with (sometimes overly, think Lush) friendly staff. Also great coffee if that's up your alley. The rest of their menu also caters to a variety of tastebuds and food intolerances etc. It's also generally good value, however no student discount which  contsistently upsets me.

Ignore creepy blurred person and peep avo toast bottom right

Taste: 8 (little bit spicy to add some eggcitement (sorry) but poached eggs sometimes a bit snotty if you get my drift)
Aesthetic: 9 (they know how to get the millennials to do their advertising)
Value: 9 (£6.50, very reasonable for the amount you get! minus 1pt for no discount though 😒)
Vibe: 8 

3. Bakesmiths, Whiteladies Road

Bakesmiths is half café, half bakery and all their bread and cakes etc. look amazing. The actual place is really lovely and open with a high ceilings and big windows - an obvious attempt to reverse any Seasonal Affective Disorders - smart and aestheticky

Taste: 9.5 (Smashed with homemade pesto with homemade sourdough- as a pesto addict this is my kind of meal)
Aesthetic: 9 (50 shades of green )
Value: 7 (decent size plus two poached eggs however £8.50 is still a stretch for a student who probably shouldn't be eating out anyway)
Vibe: 8 (only issue was draught from the front door)