It’s been a very long time since we’ve checked in on the Prague vegan scene! A lot has happened in the last three years, unsurprisingly. Some old staples have closed down, some like Moment, Chutnej, and Strecha have had a revamp, and a few of the old classics are still thriving, like Pastva and the Dim Sum Spot. And of course, there are new places aplenty to catch up on, with croissants, cheesesteak sandwiches, book-themed cocktails, and much more to come. But let’s start, as always, with breakfast.

It is always exciting to see a full English breakfast on a menu in Europe – but rare to find one without salad. These healthy Europeans can’t resist adding a handful of leaves, which totally flies in the face of what a proper full English is all about! So when I heard from a fellow Brit that there’s a salad-free vegan option in Prague now, I couldn’t wait to try.

And the rumours were true! I’m not sure about the little microgreens, but still, it’s a big step up from the usual version you get in this city. Oak is pretty central in Prague, and also quite small – they were almost fully booked when we visited, and we had to sit at the bar. It seems like they are generally not great at labelling the vegan options in their menu, but they do differentiate between meaty, vegetarian, and vegan full English breakfasts (though Dr HH was outraged to note that only the meaty version is available extra large – hook a greedy vegan up!).

There’s no vegan butter, so the two slices of toast are served with olive oil, which is not something I’ve personally ever put on toast – instead, we both decided to assemble avo toasts for ourselves, with pleasing results. The grilled tomato was unremarkable, as always, but it was at least hot which is not always the case (perhaps that’s another European twist on the classic). I am a huge fan of hash browns, and these were absolutely perfectly crisp on the outside and fluffy on the inside – a real winner. The mushrooms were cooked in white wine and you could taste it. They felt like more of an ‘evening’ mushroom to me than a breakfast one, where I’d prefer salt and pepper and maybe one herb if pushed. The sausages were good – we didn’t recognise the brand, but they looked a bit too uniform to be homemade. I did not try any of the brown sauce, but Dr HH enjoyed it. The beans were homemade rather than tinned, and they were a touch too sweet and fruity for me, but still pleasant. It might have been nice to have some tofu scramble on there, but this was a good plate nevertheless.

Despite my pickiness, this is probably the best full English I’ve had in Europe and it’s a really exciting addition to the Prague breakfast scene.

Do you have any controversial takes on the full English breakfast?