Im a sucker for new food

On Thursday morning I saw a new A-board outside Starbucks saying about their new breakfast range...

I got into work and eagerly looked at the website to see what goodies were on offer.

The buttermilk pancakes looked interesting as did the sausage and bacon butties (two separate things although Im pretty sure they would work well together).

So yesterday morning I was still unsure as to what I would try...

do I go for the pancakes or a butty? decisions decisions decisions!

I decided to go for the pancakes (decision made) then I was asked if I would like a topping to go with them? I thought that all I would have to do was chose the pancakes I didnt realise that I would still have to chose something else.

So I looked at the toppings on offer (they werent even free I might add) there was maple honey syrup, very berry compote or a mango compote...

arghhhhhh what do I go for? I was told that the berry one was nice so I went for that...

The pancakes were heated in their panini press (at least they werent hard and crispy around the edges like the ones on the cruise were), the very berry compote was ok but I dont think that I would get it again.

This morning I decided I wanted to try a buttie - next question do I go for the bacon or the sausage?

bacon or sausage, sausage or bacon?

I decided to go for sausage - as you cant beat a bit of sausage ;o)

They put the sausage buttie in the panini press and asked if I wanted any sauce - so I said that I didnt...

I eventually got my hot sausage bap buttie and the bottom (where it had been on the hot plate) was as stiff as cardboard and when I opened the buttie to have a look there were 3 halves of sausage and no butter (that I could see) now I dont like butter or margarine (so I was more than happy with their being no butter in there) but surely if something is called a buttie then it should have butter in it.

The sausages were Lincolnshire ones (not that I am a sausage connoisseur or anything).

And no I wont be having a buttie again either (or if I do I will make sure that I eat it cold).