Mirage 2

Went for a cycle ride with my wife and little one today, and stopped in here for a late breakfast/early lunch, the décor looked good, and it was busy, which normally suggests the food will be decent.

I ordered a semi traditional English breakfast and my other half had fish and chips.

I'm pleased to announce that the Fish was well cooked, as were all of the chips (nice size, piping hot, crispy, etc).

Unfortunately for me...

Cheep sausages that were over cooked (at some point in time), and then partially reheated before being plated up (lukewarm on the outside, cold on the inside).
The black pudding was not cooked properly (still brown and cold on the underside).
Egg appeared odd, I don't know what they did to it.
Bacon was cold.
Plate was cold (compounding the fact that every thing else was already lukewarm at best).
When asking for some mayonnaise, the top of the squeezable container given to me was (in food terms) filthy.

When I spoke to the waitress about the sausages that were cold on the inside, there was no apology, simply an acknowledgement, and 5 minutes later she returned with equally over cooked cheap sausages that had been nuked in a microwave.

I will certainly not be going back.

Amazing value, great food, friendly service, lovely location. Try it - you will not be disappointed.
We had 2 meals and 2 drinks for £10. Cheap as chips literally!

Jacquie, my wife, and I LOVE this place! Ate breakfast, lunch and dinner at diners when I lived in NYC back in the 90s... I've searched for the same Diner atmosphere here in UK for years never found it till we stumbled across Mirage. Wonderful food, outstanding service, family-run, caring staff, impressive chefs and the perfect NYC Diner atmosphere - with booths. Everybody of all ages, class and gender eat here - teenagers with their friends, children with their families, the elderly, the rich, the middle class and the poor.. it's heaven on earth! STRONGLY recommended!!! Mark

Went for the first time and was impressed by the menu. The staff are very caring and friendly and I would thoroughly recommend the food

PS...apologies for the spelling mistakes and lack of punctuation...its 4 am!
They also take debit and credit cards which is not listed here.

This place really shook up the old Chestnut cafe brigade in Chislehurst which was overpriced and greasy. The decor is open and light with a very welcoming atmosphere. the staff are always super friendly.
The only downside is that they do not alway cooks their roast potatoes fully , but in general the food is excellent. You can get everything from Breakfast to Steak and roast dinners , salads and baked potatoes and the portions are generous.We had a Christmas dinner here and it was lovely with a whole trout on the menu as well as the regular Turkey dinner.
I like the way the seating areas are partly partitioned to give a bit of privacy and everything is kept very clean and tidy. The service is top notch.
Visitors to Chislehurst will have a good view of the famous pond and its wildlife from a window seat.
I believe they can be booked for catering too and also we saw a wedding breakfast there once.The clientelle is mainly early workers and business people and local families.
the childrens menu is good as well and they cater for alterations by my daughter! She recommends the milkshakes.
Alcohol can be served too and proper coffee.
I cannot recommend the Mirage 2 highly enough....we love the place.