Morty & Bob’s is the perfect King’s Cross spot for a quick pastry, brunch, lunch, dinner, bar snacks, coffee, fresh juice, cocktails, wine, or a pint. That’s right, it’s all in one place. The restaurant’s vibe is welcoming, and the menu focuses on comfort food and great drinks. The menus flavours are drawn from American and European influences, so the hearty menu is full of love – as you’d expect.
Bar snacks and small plates include hot potato crisps with soy, garlic and dill, fried halloumi in chilli and aioli, and Italian meatballs with a rich tomato sauce and sourdough. For your main dish, enjoy a chicken Caesar salad with streaky bacon, marinated chicken, baby gem and romaine lettuce, kale, parmesan, Caesar dressing and sourdough croutons. Butter beans and leeks on toast is a big hit, with smoked cheddar, wholegrain mustard, tarragon and sourdough. The HG Walter dry-aged flat iron steak frites come with skin on fries, a side salad, and your choice of garlic butter or chimichurri. For dessert, you can enjoy French toast with biscoff, berry compote and almonds, a boozy Baileys tiramisu or simple Hackney gelato in flavours of chocolate or vanilla.
If you're visiting for brunch, begin with the love juice, which contains beets, orange, celery, apple, ginger and mint – refreshing! Breakfast includes house granola, crispy fried eggs with sage and chilli butter, and a brioche brunch bun with soft scrambled eggs, streaky bacon, parmesan and harissa aioli. There are a few more dishes that run until 4pm, including a smoked salmon bagel platter and avocado toast with crispy kale, toasted seeds, smashed avocado, radish, chilli and lime. At lunchtime, try the double smash burger or chicken schnitzel with grilled broccoli, a fried egg and caper and herb butter.