Huxleys, Terminal 5: nice place to sit, but at a price

13th March
En route to Barcelona.
I am trying out all of the breakfast places airside in Terminal 5, and this was the one I had not tried.
Seemingly average in what it offers, but quite attractive inside. The staff were immediately attentive, and other reviewers have commented very positively about the serving staff. That makes it strange, that on the little information that is available on the web about this embryonic chain, one of the pages is about staff gratuities, and makes for interesting reading.  http://www.huxleysbarkitchen.co.uk/index.php/servicecharge

There is nothing special about the menu, but the prices are slightly above average. I ordered scrambled eggs, toast and a two-cup cafetiere of coffee.

Can't fault them for presentation and the quality was fine, and it was probably a 7.5 on the CHOF scale. What was disappoint here was the quantities and the pricing. I know this is an airport, but they charged £9 approximately for this small offering. The two cups of coffee turned out to be very small cups from a cafetiere of the size I would normally use to make one mug of coffee. It was a nice place to sit, but they know how to charge. Back to Pret next time.

Incidentally don't count on getting much on your BA European flight in economy class. This is what was served that day.

Stoke up before you fly.