[Food] A Little Taste Of Sweden . . . In Horsham.

[Cowfold Seagull]

Johansson's Cafe.

Just back from an early morning shopping trip to Horsham. Before l braved Waitrose, and looking for somewhere to eat breakfast, l stumbled on the above establishment.

Hidden away from the main shopping areas at one end of the Bishopric, this little Swedish cafe was an unexpected delight. Arriving bang on 10am, just as the doors opened, (there was even a small queue forming), l was shown to a table and handed a menu.

I opted for the Swedish Breakfast, which basically was freshly scrambled eggs on rye bread, with a liberal covering of smoked salmon across the top, oh and dill, lots and lots of dill. Other Swedish staples were available too, admittedly there was no sign of a smorgasbord or gravadlax, but meatballs were certainly on the menu.

The staff were very efficient, three young Swedish girls all led by the very friendly Ms.Johansson, and the bill for my breakfast plus two cups of americano came to the grand total of £15. Absurd value for money l thought.

Oh and yes . . . Abba were playing softly in the background, as you might expect.

What do you think Swansman?

 

[Swansman]

Johansson's Cafe.

Just back from an early morning shopping trip to Horsham. Before l braved Waitrose, and looking for somewhere to eat breakfast, l stumbled on the above establishment.

Hidden away from the main shopping areas at one end of the Bishopric, this little Swedish cafe was an unexpected delight. Arriving bang on 10am, just as the doors opened, (there was even a small queue forming), l was shown to a table and handed a menu.

I opted for the Swedish Breakfast, which basically was freshly scrambled eggs on rye bread, with a liberal covering of smoked salmon across the top, oh and dill, lots and lots of dill. Other Swedish staples were available too, admittedly there was no sign of a smorgasbord or gravadlax, but meatballs were certainly on the menu.

The staff were very efficient, three young Swedish girls all led by the very friendly Ms.Johansson, and the bill for my breakfast plus two cups of americano came to the grand total of £15. Absurd value for money l thought.

Oh and yes . . . Abba were playing softly in the background, as you might expect.

What do you think Swansman?

Well, I don't like fish, not a massive fan of scrambled eggs (which I also believe is not that common as a breakfast thing here) and I'm definitely not a fan of ABBA... do they play ABBA every day? Seems a bit silly, we have some other internationally recognized bands/artists as well.

Generally speaking, I like niche cafés/restaurants though so it sounds quite nice.

 

[essbee1]

Johansson's Cafe.

Just back from an early morning shopping trip to Horsham. Before l braved Waitrose, and looking for somewhere to eat breakfast, l stumbled on the above establishment.

Hidden away from the main shopping areas at one end of the Bishopric, this little Swedish cafe was an unexpected delight. Arriving bang on 10am, just as the doors opened, (there was even a small queue forming), l was shown to a table and handed a menu.

I opted for the Swedish Breakfast, which basically was freshly scrambled eggs on rye bread, with a liberal covering of smoked salmon across the top, oh and dill, lots and lots of dill. Other Swedish staples were available too, admittedly there was no sign of a smorgasbord or gravadlax, but meatballs were certainly on the menu.

The staff were very efficient, three young Swedish girls all led by the very friendly Ms.Johansson, and the bill for my breakfast plus two cups of americano came to the grand total of £15. Absurd value for money l thought.

Oh and yes . . . Abba were playing softly in the background, as you might expect.

What do you think Swansman?

I was in the same place a while back. A couple in the corner were messing around with what looked like
chess pieces, but weren't. They were also raising one hand alternately at intervals. Fascinated, I strode up to
them and asked: "WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME?"

Disclaimer: At no point have I ever been to this cafe. I used it for jocular effect only.

 

[Bakero]

Johansson's Cafe.

Just back from an early morning shopping trip to Horsham. Before l braved Waitrose, and looking for somewhere to eat breakfast, l stumbled on the above establishment.

Hidden away from the main shopping areas at one end of the Bishopric, this little Swedish cafe was an unexpected delight. Arriving bang on 10am, just as the doors opened, (there was even a small queue forming), l was shown to a table and handed a menu.

I opted for the Swedish Breakfast, which basically was freshly scrambled eggs on rye bread, with a liberal covering of smoked salmon across the top, oh and dill, lots and lots of dill. Other Swedish staples were available too, admittedly there was no sign of a smorgasbord or gravadlax, but meatballs were certainly on the menu.

The staff were very efficient, three young Swedish girls all led by the very friendly Ms.Johansson, and the bill for my breakfast plus two cups of americano came to the grand total of £15. Absurd value for money l thought.

Oh and yes . . . Abba were playing softly in the background, as you might expect.

What do you think Swansman?

That does sound good but the price is a reminder of why I don't live in the UK. Yesterday I went out for lunch and between the 2 of us we had 6 beers, 2 little plates of black rice with squid, a slice grilled marlin, a few bits of fried cod, a prawn fritter and a bit of pork cheek. 17 euros, which I guess is about £15.

Oh and we went out for breakfast too. Toasted baguette with Serrano ham and tomato X 2, a coffee, an orange juice - 6 euros.

 

[Papak]

Johansson's Cafe.

Just back from an early morning shopping trip to Horsham. Before l braved Waitrose, and looking for somewhere to eat breakfast, l stumbled on the above establishment.

Hidden away from the main shopping areas at one end of the Bishopric, this little Swedish cafe was an unexpected delight. Arriving bang on 10am, just as the doors opened, (there was even a small queue forming), l was shown to a table and handed a menu.

I opted for the Swedish Breakfast, which basically was freshly scrambled eggs on rye bread, with a liberal covering of smoked salmon across the top, oh and dill, lots and lots of dill. Other Swedish staples were available too, admittedly there was no sign of a smorgasbord or gravadlax, but meatballs were certainly on the menu.

The staff were very efficient, three young Swedish girls all led by the very friendly Ms.Johansson, and the bill for my breakfast plus two cups of americano came to the grand total of £15. Absurd value for money l thought.

Oh and yes . . . Abba were playing softly in the background, as you might expect.

What do you think Swansman?

Waitrose shopping and a £15 brekkie in Horsham - the cost of living crisis hasn't reached us quite yet I'm glad to hear

EDIT - to add to that I just only thinking a few minutes ago as I drove past Waitrose that I haven't shopped there since the free newspaper deal stopped in February.

 

[Questions]

I was in the same place a while back. A couple in the corner were messing around with what looked like
chess pieces, but weren't. They were also raising one hand alternately at intervals. Fascinated, I strode up to
them and asked: "WHAT'S THE NAME OF THE GAME?"

Disclaimer: At no point have I ever been to this cafe. I used it for jocular effect only.

You see that’s as racist as the Kenyan pacemaker joke.

 

[GT49er]

Johansson's Cafe.

Just back from an early morning shopping trip to Horsham. Before l braved Waitrose, and looking for somewhere to eat breakfast, l stumbled on the above establishment.

Hidden away from the main shopping areas at one end of the Bishopric, this little Swedish cafe was an unexpected delight. Arriving bang on 10am, just as the doors opened, (there was even a small queue forming), l was shown to a table and handed a menu.

I opted for the Swedish Breakfast, which basically was freshly scrambled eggs on rye bread, with a liberal covering of smoked salmon across the top, oh and dill, lots and lots of dill. Other Swedish staples were available too, admittedly there was no sign of a smorgasbord or gravadlax, but meatballs were certainly on the menu.

The staff were very efficient, three young Swedish girls all led by the very friendly Ms.Johansson, and the bill for my breakfast plus two cups of americano came to the grand total of £15. Absurd value for money l thought.

Oh and yes . . . Abba were playing softly in the background, as you might expect.

What do you think Swansman?

Fifteen quid for a breakfast? Bloody hell! .......... and some people are moaning about the cost of living crisis!

 

[Papak]

Fifteen quid for a breakfast? Bloody hell! .......... and some people are moaning about the cost of living crisis!

He was about 100m from 'Spoons and could have had a full English and a pint of Stella and still got change out of a tenner!

 

[METALMICKY]

Johansson's Cafe.

Just back from an early morning shopping trip to Horsham. Before l braved Waitrose, and looking for somewhere to eat breakfast, l stumbled on the above establishment.

Hidden away from the main shopping areas at one end of the Bishopric, this little Swedish cafe was an unexpected delight. Arriving bang on 10am, just as the doors opened, (there was even a small queue forming), l was shown to a table and handed a menu.

I opted for the Swedish Breakfast, which basically was freshly scrambled eggs on rye bread, with a liberal covering of smoked salmon across the top, oh and dill, lots and lots of dill. Other Swedish staples were available too, admittedly there was no sign of a smorgasbord or gravadlax, but meatballs were certainly on the menu.

The staff were very efficient, three young Swedish girls all led by the very friendly Ms.Johansson, and the bill for my breakfast plus two cups of americano came to the grand total of £15. Absurd value for money l thought.

Oh and yes . . . Abba were playing softly in the background, as you might expect.

What do you think Swansman?

Three young Swedish girls? Sounds like the perfect breakfast!

 

[portlock seagull]

That does sound good but the price is a reminder of why I don't live in the UK. Yesterday I went out for lunch and between the 2 of us we had 6 beers, 2 little plates of black rice with squid, a slice grilled marlin, a few bits of fried cod, a prawn fritter and a bit of pork cheek. 17 euros, which I guess is about £15.

Oh and we went out for breakfast too. Toasted baguette with Serrano ham and tomato X 2, a coffee, an orange juice - 6 euros.

Yes, but you don’t live in the UK and I think we’ll leave it there.

 

[Cowfold Seagull]

He was about 100m from 'Spoons and could have had a full English and a pint of Stella and still got change out of a tenner!

How very chavish . . . l'm not that desperate, a pint of Stella at 10am!

 

[Goldstone1976]

Waitrose shopping and a £15 brekkie in Horsham - the cost of living crisis hasn't reached us quite yet I'm glad to hear

EDIT - to add to that I just only thinking a few minutes ago as I drove past Waitrose that I haven't shopped there since the free newspaper deal stopped in February.

They announced that the free newspaper deal was stopping, but in fact it hasn’t. I now get a voucher in the app that refunds the price of the paper every day. In the same app, I can choose two other vouchers a week giving cash off. Today, I got £7.50 off bog roll and tomatoes. Plus 20% off everything bought at the fresh meat, fish, and deli counters.

I reckon I’m £10-15 a shop better off than I was before they ‘removed’ the free newspaper. Odd.

 

[bhafc99]

Oh and dill, lots of dill…

The grand total of £15.

Would have been £10, if you’d followed the simple Swedish custom: Ask for the bill before you ask for the dill.

 

[Papak]

They announced that the free newspaper deal was stopping, but in fact it hasn’t. I now get a voucher in the app that refunds the price of the paper every day. In the same app, I can choose two other vouchers a week giving cash off. Today, I got £7.50 off bog roll and tomatoes. Plus 20% off everything bought at the fresh meat, fish, and deli counters.

I reckon I’m £10-15 a shop better off than I was before they ‘removed’ the free newspaper. Odd.

Thanks, I will investigate. I do miss my "free" Torygraph on a Saturday - lasts me a week and a chance to stock up on basics / offers.

Presumably there is a min. spend to qualify for the newspaper voucher?

 

[Goldstone1976]

Thanks, I will investigate. I do miss my "free" Torygraph on a Saturday - lasts me a week and a chance to stock up on basics / offers.

Presumably there is a min. spend to qualify for the newspaper voucher?

You’d think so, given it always used to be £10 minimum spend, but I’ve just read the T&Cs and can find no mention of a minimum spend.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Johansson's Cafe.

Just back from an early morning shopping trip to Horsham. Before l braved Waitrose, and looking for somewhere to eat breakfast, l stumbled on the above establishment.

Hidden away from the main shopping areas at one end of the Bishopric, this little Swedish cafe was an unexpected delight. Arriving bang on 10am, just as the doors opened, (there was even a small queue forming), l was shown to a table and handed a menu.

I opted for the Swedish Breakfast, which basically was freshly scrambled eggs on rye bread, with a liberal covering of smoked salmon across the top, oh and dill, lots and lots of dill. Other Swedish staples were available too, admittedly there was no sign of a smorgasbord or gravadlax, but meatballs were certainly on the menu.

The staff were very efficient, three young Swedish girls all led by the very friendly Ms.Johansson, and the bill for my breakfast plus two cups of americano came to the grand total of £15. Absurd value for money l thought.

Oh and yes . . . Abba were playing softly in the background, as you might expect.

What do you think Swansman?

I shall update my bucket list thread post.

 

[Justice]

Was Mr Johansson secretly plotting to kill you? Lucky to get out alive.

 

[CheeseRolls]

Well, I don't like fish, not a massive fan of scrambled eggs (which I also believe is not that common as a breakfast thing here) and I'm definitely not a fan of ABBA... do they play ABBA every day? Seems a bit silly, we have some other internationally recognized bands/artists as well.

Generally speaking, I like niche cafés/restaurants though so it sounds quite nice.

If you go on a Tuesday it is reindeer, lingonberries and the Viagra Boys.

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[Neville's Breakfast]

That does sound good but the price is a reminder of why I don't live in the UK. Yesterday I went out for lunch and between the 2 of us we had 6 beers, 2 little plates of black rice with squid, a slice grilled marlin, a few bits of fried cod, a prawn fritter and a bit of pork cheek. 17 euros, which I guess is about £15.

Oh and we went out for breakfast too. Toasted baguette with Serrano ham and tomato X 2, a coffee, an orange juice - 6 euros.

I was thinking similar and I don’t live abroad. 15 quid for smoked salmon and scrambled eggs on toast and coffee ! The cost of living crisis in Sussex just means one less glass of champers

 

[Dr Bandler]

If you go on a Tuesday it is reindeer, lingonberries and the Viagra Boys.

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I have actually had a reindeer sandwich in Helsinki (with mayo), followed by cloudberries with ice cream. Quite nice.