I spotted on Twitter that Coffee Dogs was offering 10% off everything during their soft launch, so we went down at lunchtime yesterday to give them a try. There was a bit of a queue — in fact, some of my co-workers were just in front of us in line and not being all that patient given that this was Coffee Dogs' second day of business — and the ordering process wasn't too efficient. I was sympathetic, however: King's Cross is very busy at lunchtimes, and it just takes a few shifts to get everything running smoothly. This is why restaurants do soft launches.
We ordered a couple of British bull dog hot dogs (Cumberland pork sausage with fried onions and mustard), and some garlic fries, a vanilla milkshake and a dessert to share. Our food arrived pretty promptly and we made a beeline for a bench in the station square. The hot dog was really good — sometimes hot dogs can have a very synthetic texture, but these were really meaty and sausagey. The bun was a little bland, but no one really orders a hot dog for the bun, and the poppy seeds were a nice touch. The fries had a nice garlicky flavour but, in an ideal world, would have been slightly crispier. The milkshake was a little more disappointing: the texture was right but the flavour was a bit weak.
I had wanted to get a frozen custard — the King's Cross, with chocolate and vanilla frozen custard, Oreos, cookie dough, pecan nuts and toffee sauce sounded amazing — but I was worried it have melted by the time I was ready for pudding and I couldn't face queuing twice. However, the doughnuts (courtesy of Dum Dums) had already caught my eye and I decided it was high time that I finally tried a cronut. The oh-so-stripy zebra cronut was very tasty: the dark and white chocolate topping making a nice sweet contrast with the croissanty layers. Next time, I'm definitely trying the white chocolate and pistachio doughnut.
I didn't need any coffee today and a soft launch probably isn't the best time for a coffee snob to test out a macchiato, but Coffee Dogs' "art of good coffee" infographic bodes well.
Our little fast-food feast set us back about £14 (including the 10% discount). Not super-cheap, but not too expensive either. I am interested in finding out how good the burgers are because I'm not really a huge hot-dog fan and I'm always looking for new burger options in King's Cross. Hopefully, with a few more days' practice the kinks in the service will be ironed out and my minor quibbles with the fries and shakes will be fixed. The soft-launch period runs until Sunday 30 March.
Coffee Dogs. King's Cross Station Square, London, N1C 4AP (Tube: King's Cross). Website. Twitter.
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