A Little on the Side

A Little on the Side café is tucked away round the back of Cleveland Street (74 Ivy Street, Darlington) and annexed to an undistinguished serviced apartment complex. The owner, Brett (who, I realised on closer inspection of the photo, was sporting a Deus cap) is pictured below. Inside, it's bright and airy with friendly service; with only 30 minutes to go till public holiday closing time on a Monday lunchtime, they served up a steak sandwich on Turkish bread with onion jam and a Moroccan lamb burger (below), both dramatically improved by, in the case of the former, the onion jam, and the latter, the spicy sauce.