Nationwide hunt underway to find Britain’s best builders’ cafe – serving country’s top breakfast fry up
A NATIONWIDE hunt to find Britain's best builder's cafe is underway.
Eateries across the country are being nominated by punters to find the one best at delivering the classic fry up.
This competition was created after research found staggering 73 per cent of adults felt their local cafe is the lifeblood of their local community – and more should be done to celebrate the Great British institutions.
Fix Radio, a builder's radio station, will be crowning the winner based on a combination of public votes and trying the breakfast dishes themselves.
The winner will be crowned later this year, with stickers placed in the shopfront windows of the winners to celebrate their success.
A spokesperson for Fix Radio said: "We'll be leaving no stone unturned when it comes to finding the best builder’s cafe.
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“As our research shows, these institutions are highly valued by local people and provide such an important service.
“It’s only right we celebrate them and give back, as they have supported local communities across the country for decades.”
A huge 75 per cent said they wish they could visit their greasy spoon more often than they currently do to tuck into a fry-up.
On average, people are willing to travel as far as four miles to eat at their favourite cafe, according to the research of 2,000 adults.
Nearly half (44 per cent) said a Great British atmosphere was a crucial component for choosing an establishment, too.
Three-quarters of punters said price is a major factor when it comes choosing a cafe – and they’d be willing to fork out £9.15 for a fry-up at their establishment of choice.
Eggs (84 per cent), sausages (82 per cent) and bacon (80 per cent) are the top non-negotiables when it comes to essential components of the fry-up.
Also featuring highly on the list includes baked beans (67 per cent), hash browns (50 per cent) and grilled tomatoes (52 per cent).
Black pudding (29 per cent), chips (eight per cent) and white pudding (six per cent) languished towards the bottom as the least popular options.
And almost half (49 per cent) of adults dismissed the idea of an eating vegetarian or vegan version of the full English entirely, research by OnePoll found.
The British cup of tea reigned supreme (55 per cent) and ahead of coffee (43 per cent), followed by orange juice (39 per cent) and water (14 per cent) as the beverage of choice.
A Fix spokesperson added: “Builders and a fry up at their favourite cafe go hand-in-hand. Getting it spot-on is the best way of putting a greasy spoon's mettle to the test!"
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“If you want to find out how good a cafe is for the building trade, then you’ve got to try its fry up.
“Our favourite bit of a fry up? It has to be the bacon - done to perfection and powering the trade through a hard day on site."
