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Santi’s, Nedlands

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Adding to an already impressive list of cafes and restaurants, Santi’s is situated at the hospital end of the infamous Hampden Road in Nedlands. Being a favourite haunt of mine when I was in university, I always return to this area with fond memories.

My first visit to Santi’s was not documented with photos, so this post is about my second visit, which is consistent with the first.

Meeting some colleagues and my soul mate MJ for brekkie, I made sure I booked a table earlier in the week so that we could secure a spot without too much hassle. To my surprise, I don’t think the lady actually took my booking down because the waitress appeared confused when I told them of my reservation upon arrival. Nevertheless, they found a spot quick enough and SJ, MJ, their little angel SJr and myself were comfortable seated and deliberated the simple menu.

Once BM arrived, it wasn’t long before we all went up to order. We had the following:

  • Long Black
  • Latte
  • Strawberry Milkshake
  • Big Breakfasts
  • Poached eggs on toast with side of mushroom
  • Scrambled eggs on toast (unbuttered)

The menu spanned the typical breakfast choices. Having been here before with a good experience to speak of, I had a benchmark that I hoped to match with this visit.

Long Black

I had taken a turn to drinking long black’s these days due to my slight lactose intolerance, and I must say it is becoming really enjoyable! This was my first long black, and I have to say it created a fairly good impression. The beans weren’t burnt, and whilst there wasn’t any real special flavour to speak of, the fact that it was enjoyable for a first cup of long black was good enough for me.

The strawberry milkshake was enjoyed by SJ and his little angel SJr (of course SJr had the first sip!).

Big Brekkie #1

Beans featured with Scrambled eggsThe big breakfasts were typical, with a tinge of Santi’s own style with homemade beans and chutney on the side. The beans were a massive favourite, and was really well received by SJ and BM who were the consumers of the biggie brekkie.

The scrambled eggs were ordered by MJ, who said that it was lovely, but a tad on the rich side. There was a generous serve of eggs with the toast. She enjoyed it.

Scrambled Eggs on Toast

My poached eggs were really well cooked with the runny yolk oozing out of its casing. The mushroom was plump, and juicy. An enjoyable brekkie.

Poached Eggs with Mushrooms

The service at Santi’s was brilliant, and made for the good experience even better. Overall, a good honest serve of breakfast with hearty service… Santi’s is definitely a place I will be back for some more precious moments along Hampden Road!

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

Rating by: S.T. a.k.a. Miss Egg

Santi’s
Telephone: (08) 9386 2020
Address: Corner Monash Avenue and Hampden Road, Nedlands

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Gusto Food, South Perth

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Gusto Food!Gusto Food is located on Angelo Street in South Perth where a few nice cafes (Secret Garden, Halo Espresso, Globe etc) congregate. I first heard of this place when a friend posted up some amazing looking breakfast dishes on her facebook page. “You must go try it”, she said – OK, off I went one Saturday morning with my sister.

It was early and the place was already jam packed! We waited 10 minutes or so for a table which was quite quick. I had a hard time choosing what to order as there were so many dishes I wanted to try! Just a note that order is placed and paid upfront at the counter.

CounterYummy ready made food in the cabinet

For drinks, we had:

  • Affogato ($4.60) – strong and creamy
  • Orange juice ($4) – this was 100% OJ, freshly pressed!    

Affogato100& OJ

I decided to order the House Made crumpets with pear & berries, peanut gravel and yoghurt ($14.50). I normally do not like to order something sweet for breakfast, well except for the one time at Hardware Societe in Melbourne, but the food there is almost on a different level. Anyways I thought I’ll be different this time….and it was the best choice I made!

The Crumpets were delicious! They were light and they were fluffy, but the most amazing component of this dish is the peanut gravel!  It brought back childhood memories of a Malaysian peanut snack that I loved. The combination of the sweet pear & berries, earthy peanut and sourish yoghurt on the crumpet made it one tastyyy plate! It surpassed the praises I had for the one at Hardware Societe. Go Gusto!

House Made Crumpets!

My sister ordered the Potato hot cake with poached eggs, oak smoked salmon, avocado salsa and hollandaise sauce ($19.50). This dish was amazing to look at. It was packed, with two poached eggs, a layer of smoked salmon on top of a bed of salad and potato cake. I had a taste and the avocado salsa on the side stood out the most for me – very generous dish!

Potato Hot Cake

Service was good with friendly smiles and attentive staff even though they were so busy. This has now become one of my favourite place for breakfast – I still need to check out the Cinnamon French Toast with the bacon, the banana, maple berry compote and honeycomb! That looked amazing!

Rating:  4.5 out of 5 stars

Rating by: N.L.

Gusto Food
Telephone: 9367 3512
Address: 86 Angelon Street, South Perth
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Love Thy Neighbour, Northbridge

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Website: https://www.facebook.com/LTNespresso

From the corner insideDue for a catch up before her big day, I arranged for a brekkie at Love Thy Neighbour after seeing the rave reviews it had on Urbanspoon. It looked funky and pleasant for a morning catch up.

I personally didn’t have too much difficulty finding the place because I roughly knew where it resided from descriptions I found on the web, but to a person who doesn’t really travel to Northbridge much, it may become a challenge. The easiest way I would say to get there would be via the Wilson Carpark along Roe Street. Entering it, walking towards the arcade on the left would help you find it with relative ease.

IMG_3402Whilst waiting for MJ and SC to arrive, I found myself absorbing the cafe, and the funky do, with the funky waitresses too. The menu was simple, and it’s a refreshing change.

I ordered a skinny flat white to start off. SC came not too long after, to which she ordered a coffee too. Wasn’t too long before MJ joined us.

We ordered the following for brekkie:

  • Two cups of freshly squeezed juice (pear + pineapple, apple + carrot + ginger) – $4 each
  • Bacon and Egg on english muffin – $7.50
  • Wild mushrooms, herbs, fried egg, rye toast – $16.50

JuicesSkinny Flat White

The juices came out quickly as they were all pre-prepared, but they were indeed freshly squeezed, and the combination I had of the apple, carrot and ginger hit the spot nicely. The pear and pineapple that SC had was also a good combination.

bacon and egg

The bacon and egg on english muffin was my order, and whilst it may look like a Macca’s variant, it was fresh and really tasty. By the end of it, I wanted to get one more! It was simple, yet tasty – the way it should be.

Wild Mushrooms

Closeup wild mushSC and MJ both had the wild mushrooms. MJ had wanted some scrambled eggs but it was not possible with this cafe, so she stuck to the fried eggs. I found it strange that they did not do scrambled eggs, but I suppose different establishments, different mantra. I forgot to actually ask how the dish was, but it certainly looked tasty, with all kinds of different mushrooms cooked (as opposed to just having the field button mushrooms).

Another view

The coffees at Love Thy Neighbour were good, and the service lovely. They were friendly to the tee, and was really attentive with water levels, without being in your face – definitely a plus! I certainly wouldn’t mind heading back for a simple, tasty and chillaxing brekkie! They certainly did show some lovin’.

Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars

Rating by: S.T. a.k.a. Miss Egg

Love Thy Neighbour
Telephone: (08) 9227 6820
Address: 7/189 William Street, Northbridge

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Lemon Station Cafe, Cottesloe

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Website: http://www.lemoncafes.com.au/

SC was intending to celebrate her birthday with a good brekkie. After searching around, I came up with a couple of options, with the final decision to be Lemon Station in Cottesloe.

Having seen the high ratings on Urbanspoon, I was really looking forward to having this brekkie.

Upon arriving at Lemon Station, SC and I were the first of the party to arrive, but as it was the place was packed! The interesting thing that we noted though – was the ability to make bookings. So remember that if you are coming to Lemon Station with a fairly big group, it will be good to make a reservation for it.

As we waited for the rest of the group to arrive, we were left feeling a little lost and did not know if we were going to be served, or if we were supposed to find a table ourselves. People started streaming in one by one, with some looking for tables like us, and some buying takeaway coffees.

We were then noticed by a lady who asked us if were after a table. Requesting one for 6 people, she then said that she could do one outside in about 10min, which we were only too happy to know.

By this time, we had already glanced through the menu (though not giving really careful considerations about it). As we were being seated, the sun was out and brightly shining and it was simply gorgeous!

As we deliberated on the menu, we finally decided:

  • The Station (1 egg poached, 1 egg fried, bacon, baked beans, chorizo, tomato & toast) – $20
  • The Station (2 eggs poached, bacon, baked beans, chorizo, tomato & toast) – $20
  • Green eggs and ham (free range eggs scrambled with basil pesto & parmesan, smoked ham and sour dough toast) + side of mushrooms – $14 + $4.50
  • Green eggs and ham (free range eggs scrambled with basil pesto & parmesan, smoked ham and sour dough toast) + side of Spanish beans – $14 + $4.50
  • Spanish beans baked with roast capsicum, chipotle chilli & Mozzarella, and Basil Oil – $18
  • Juices (Apple, Orange and Strawberry | Carrot, Orange and Ginger |Apple, Celery and Ginger)
  • Brownie (Miss Egg’s brownie expedition)
  • Coffee

Yes, we challenged the egg option with one of “The Station” breakfasts. Hehehehe.

I loved the juices. I had the carrot, orange and ginger which had a nice zing to my usual favourite. The other juices were awesome, with the apple, celery and ginger being surprisingly tasty! They were all a delight.

The breakfasts then came through, and we were all “ooh-ing” and ahh-ing” at the sight of those plates, which looked absolutely brilliant.

The Station looked like the wholesome meal that would totally fill one’s tummy up completely. I love how they added a bit of greens on the plate as well, giving the plate a good mixture of colours. The eggs were well cooked, with the fried egg’s yolk looking all glistening and awesome. This was much enjoyed by the people who ordered this.

My green eggs and ham with a side of mushrooms were a sheer delight. This is definitely a great dish and something different from the usual breakfast choices. The scrambled eggs were cooked so nicely (and this is from someone who doesn’t really eat scrambled eggs because of the ups and downs you get with the quality)… and with that touch of basil pesto and parmesan – AH! What a beauty. The mushrooms were atypical. Nice and juicy.

The Spanish beans were a great serve, and looked absolutely appetising. I had a bit of a taste, and loved it. The beans were cooked perfect, and the sauce tasty. This certainly made VA a happy girl with her choice of having beans as a side with her green eggs.

The brownie had a good taste, but it had the crumbly texture that I don’t usually associate with brownies.

The coffees were awesome, with a second order coming just before we ended our meal.

The service was prompt, and the wait staff obliging and attentive. Friendly too, serving with a smile and great enthusiasm. One of the better teams we have seen!

Lemon Station was a great breakfast experience, and I would gladly go back there in due time to have more of those green eggs and ham! Please don’t remove it from your menu!

Rating: 3.85 out of 5 stars

Rating by: S.T a.k.a. Miss Egg

Lemon Station Cafe
Telephone: (08) 9284 3808
Address: 7 Station Street, Cottesloe

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Piccos Kitchen, Maylands

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Website: https://www.facebook.com/PiccosKitchen

It was time for a catchup with PFJ and her partner A, and this time Miss L was able to join us, and we decided to try something a little different… so we settled on brekkie, and after doing a bit of research, I had suggested for us to go to Piccos Kitchen for brekkie because the four of us hadn’t been there before.

As I was making my way there, I realised that this spot is probably one popular with the locals rather than those who live away from Maylands. Settled in a small row of shops along a rather winding Peninsula Drive, I almost missed the turn into the carpark.

PFJ and A had arrived a couple of minutes before me and by that time it was already quite packed inside. The area is small with not many tables, but the décor was certainly attractive and rather inviting. We found ourselves a bit lost as to what we should do (wait to be seated or find our own table?). But we assumed the latter option and found ourselves a table quite quickly and sat down to view the menu.

Whilst waiting for Miss L to arrive, PFJ and A decided to order themselves some coffee, and A also ordered a muffin to start the ball rolling.

The muffin as described by A was that it was OK, and that she has had better muffins.

Miss L arrived shortly after and we deliberated the menu together further, and we were all rather confused as to what we should order.

We finally decided and made our way to the counter for our order of brekkie. We had the following:

  • Bacon, egg & brie butty, bbq sauce
  • Eggs on sourdough, home made beetroot relish (for three of us), variations include
    • Boiled eggs
    • Scrambled with sausage and spinach
    • Poached with house smoked salmon
    • Juice (don’t remember what there was inside now L)
    • Brownie

The bacon, egg & brie butty with bbq sauce came out looking so appetising, and looked like a brekkie for a hangover too. *winks* It came out steaming hot, which was nice for a semi-chilly morning.

PFJ had the first bite into it and found the combination to be really appetising… but by the end of it, it was just average. I’d say it was one of those meals where the first impression wasn’t too long lasting.

A, Miss L and myself ordered the eggs (in the same order as written above).

The serve of bread with the boiled eggs were cut into sticks, which assisted with dipping into the egg yolk. I believe the eggs were cooked alright, though I think from the looks of the eggs, they could have been made a little runnier so that the bread could soak in all that good yolkness!

Miss L’s scrambled eggs were a tad tasteless, with the sausage and spinach typical of what you would get in other breakfast places. A bit of a disappointment for her.

I had the poached eggs with house smoked salmon. The smoked salmon was tasty and unique since it was home made. I found it rather appealing and was glad I ordered the side to try with the eggs. The poached eggs were done alright. As with the boiled eggs, I would have preferred the yolk to be a little more runny but it was sufficiently good.

The juice was refreshing and I enjoyed it.

As for the brownie, I did enjoy it but it wasn’t the best I have tried around, as yet.

The service at this place was a bit of a hit and miss. Some of the wait staff were really nice, friendly and helpful, whilst others seem to be rather distracted.

Piccos Kitchen is overall a breakfast place that I wouldn’t mind going back again for its lovely ambiance, but would probably be waiting for a while before this happens.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Rating by: S.T a.k.a. Miss Egg

Piccos Kitchen
Telephone: (08) 9272 4491
Address: 38 Peninsula Road, Maylands

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Sayers Sister, Northbridge

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After a failed attempt to lunch at a Japanese restaurant with a Scoopon voucher I bought (no seats!), I decided to head to Sayers Sister in Northbridge for brunch.  They had just started trading a few days ago and it would be the first weekend since their opening, my excitement rose a notch as I drove there.  As expected the place was packed!  We had to sit on the outside area right under the sun.  Not too bad I supposed, but would have preferred the inside.  I spied a very modern fit out, similar in style to Sayers but much brighter.  Like!

The excitement stop short after I had a look at the menu.  Hmm not much on offer I thought, there seemed to be less variety than Sayers.  I tried to look for the savory dishes stated on the menu but couldn’t find the food on display.  Where are they?  I detected some cakes/muffins next to the counter, placed on the long table where the customers were seated.  Not a very good spot.  I couldn’t check them out as I didn’t want to hover too near others while they were eating.  Sigh, not a good start.

Then we found out also that you can’t pay by card. My sister and I had to scrummage through our wallet to come up with the cash.  Ergh.  At least we got a cute table tag for our meal.

We ordered the following:

  • Hot Chocolate
  • Latte
  • Chicken Snitzel sandwich, aioli, bocconcini, fresh tomato & rocket ($19.90)
  • Coriander & cumin beans tagine, babaganoush, poached egg, toasted linseed ($15.50)

Same as Sayers, the drinks were superb.

The Chicken Snitzel came out looking very ordinary but tasted good, and not like your usual “fast food” type of snitzel.  Phew!  I would have expected so.  I ordered the Beans Tagine – it came out looking very impressive but I actually did not enjoy the dish that much.  It was like a thick bean soup.  There was only one piece of bread given with it so it got a bit overpowering at the end with nothing to eat it with.  Luckily there were a few spares from the Chicken Snitzel I could steal off.  I think it was not my kind of dish.  Funnily I was reading the inflight magazine on a Qantas flight last week and the author was fully raving about this dish.  That just goes to show how different one’s palate is!

All in all, I was disappointed with the brunch.  The service however was great, friendly and attentive.  It was their first weekend trading so hopefully things will get better further down the track!

Rating: 2.75 out of 5 stars

Rating by: N.L.

Sayers Sister
Telephone: 08 9227 7506
Address: 236 Lake Street, Northbridge

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Kinky Monkey, Burswood

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Website: http://www.facebook.com/kinkymonkeyperth

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I have a new favourite cafe, Kinky Monkey is its name.  It is located on the Plaza, amongst the Peninsula Apartments in the Circus, and had just opened 3 months ago.  We found this cafe in the trusty ol’ Entertainment Book. Not entirely convinced to lunch there in the first instance, I asked myself, “Would there really be a good cafe around that area?”.  We arrived and was totally blown away.  (It reminded me of never judging something until you have at least tried it!) The place looked awesome with its modern and colourful setting.  And my oh my, the ambience is totally amazing, you can sense the freshness in the air, the openness and the brightness. Walk out in the other direction and you are faced with a view of Perth city! Love it! I’d been back three times since :)

They have a great breakfast and lunch menu, and most importantly interesting selections as well.  For lighter meals, one can select the various salads, quiches, pies and not to forget desserts at the front counter.

We had the following for lunch:

  • Coffees – Flat White, Latte, Cappuccino, Mocha
  • Fillet Steak Burger ($17)
  • Chorizo Fungi ($19)
  • Kinky Burger ($17)
  • Corn Fritter Stack ($17)
  • Tandoori Quesadilla ($19)



The coffees were great!  For those interested, you can get one free coffee from the shop-a-docket voucher (click link here) Expires on 17 Sept 2012.  Bargain :)
The Fillet Steak Burger came with honey fillet steak, beetroot relish, tomato, baby spinach & wasabi mayo served with chips.  This burger is amazing!  The fillet steak was juicy and flavoursome and it made you wanting more with each bite.  Did I mention it was huge as well?  The chips hit another spot, crunchy and flavoured with some sort of spice (maybe paprika).  This won  me over to go back there again!
Chorizo Fungi consisted of the chorizo sausage on ciabatta with field mushrooms, caramelized onions, poached eggs and rocket.  Another great dish.  Huge serving, and what I like the most was the salsa on the side.  More of those please.
Kinky Burger consisted of black angus ground beef, swiss gruyere cheese, lettuce & tomato kasundi served with chips.  I must admit it paled in comparison with the Fillet Steak Burger but has its own merit as well.  Lots of chips on this plate.
The Corn Fritter Stack came with smoked salmon, rockets and a poached egg on top.  I only managed to have a small bite of this dish so could not really tell how good it was but great feedback from others.  Love the look of it too!
Tandoori Quesadilla consisted of chicken, red onion, avocado, tomato salsa & cheese served with raita.  Corn chips were served on the side as well.  The dish looked dry on the outset but actually had the right balance of sauce and fillings inside.  The raita was a most welcoming accompaniment to the dish!
All in all I was extremely satisfied.  The service was great, very friendly, informative and laid back, totally befitting the place.  A great cafe to visit for the yummy food or just to sit back and relax with a cup of coffee and cake and soak up the atmosphere!
I’m participating in a Walking Program at work and decided to walk there for coffee one day – 3.5km later…..tummy filled with the Orange and Poppy seed Muffin :)

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Rating by: N.L.

Kinky Monkey
Telephone: 08 9472 0633
Address: 23 The Circus, Burswood

Trading Hours

Tuesday: 7am – 3pm

Wednesday to Sunday: 7am – 10pm

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The Tuckshop, Northbridge

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It was the day where I would take some pre-wedding shots (as part of my photography venture Megzography – check it out!) for a dear friend and his partner. I suggested heading to The Tuckshop after hearing such awesome reviews of the place. I was excited. Being aware that new and popular establishments like this would probably be packed out, I suggested a time of 9.30am. I wasn’t early enough in my specification because when I got there at about 9.15am, the whole place was already packed out! Hidden in a little corner between Newcastle and Money Street in Northbridge, one would drive across not really noticing it, but the crowds this morning did make a statement.

I was greeted by the wait staff who told me it would be about a half an hour wait, which was fine by me, since I was early anyway. Whilst waiting, I saw plenty of regulars coming through and a variety of people (young and old, elegant and eclectic, etc.) going in and out.

Anyway, SJ, his partner and SC arrived, and it wasn’t too long before we were shown to our table, which was pretty much close to the middle of the café. There was a nice vibe to the place.

It was time to scan the menu, and it was such a great list of food to choose from! I loved how they went for the non-traditional breakfast choices, and even had food that we would be having for lunch as a breakfast option.

We came to our decision (not easily):

  • Ciabatta with Tasmanian smoked salmon, lemon ricotta, asparagus and fennel salad
  • Baked beans with smoked ham, poached egg (changed to fried + one extra), parmesan toast
  • Scrambled eggs on toast
  • Corn fritters with ham, asparagus, poached egg, tomato salsa (hash brown on the side)
  • Usual coffees

It was quite a long wait for the food, and probably because they were fully packed out, and from where I was sitting, there were only about 2-3 cooks in the kitchen preparing the food. But I’d really rather wait for a good meal, than to be served quickly with food that were less than par.

 

We sipped and finished our coffee, and I was personally deliberating on another one when the food arrived. And the food coming through completely smashed all thoughts of having another coffee because they all looked so appetising!

The ciabatta with Tasmanian smoked salmon looked fresh and delectable. The serve was generous, and I think SC probably spent a tad more time taking photos of this dish than actually eating them! Kidding. (: I had a little taste, and it was delish. I would probably find myself debating over ordering this dish the next time I visit.

 

SJ had the baked beans, and it was served piping hot, which was awesome. Served in a nice little pot, with some onion rings on the top (kudos!), we were given the onion rings because SJ doesn’t really fancy them. Or well, until he tried these ones, and perhaps, he did regret giving his other ones away! He enjoyed the dish immensely, and looking at his parmesan toast… yummo! Cleaned out the pot completely.

MH had the scrambled eggs on toast, and although it looked simple, she was really impressed by how tasty it is, and the generous serving of the eggs filled her up completely. MH also mentioned the fact that she loved how it was sourdough bread that accompanied the eggs. Nice work!

I had the corn fritters. I love corn, and having been to Bills in Sydney, I was hoping this could come close or surpass the one I had at Bills! It was really tasty, with plenty of corn being mixed into the batter, and a nice tomato salsa to match (although I would have loved a little bit more of that salsa because the saucy person that I am, with no pun intended!). The hash brown, was to my surprise, home made, and whilst it was a tad hard on the jaw (over-fried it I think), it was tasty, and certainly worth ordering again!

I was going to take some of their famous pies away (this is after hearing such awesome words about it from my colleague AH), but decided not to because of the day out. We took away some more coffees because their coffeeswere actually really quite awesome (so says the one who is not really the coffee connoisseur! I don’t usually have two coffees in one morning, but this was good enough to warrant that.

 

I left my big name on a waitress’s order pad after she asked what I was going to do with the photos I was so diligently taking. I said I was going to put it on my blog, and she was quite excited by it. Miss Egg has left an imprint (although temporary) in The Tuckshop, and they have certainly left awesome deep-imprinted foodprints in my soul after this lovely experience.

This is one awesome breakfast place that I have been waiting for in a while to be established in Perth, and I dare say that I will be back!

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Rating by: S.T. a.k.a. Miss Egg

The Tuckshop
Telephone: (08) 9227 1659
Address: 178 Newcastle Street, Northbridge

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fortysevenkirwanstreet, Floreat

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I stumbled on this place through my good friends at Urbanspoon, and saw pretty good reviews, so I thought, “this should be the next brekkie location”. It so happened that SC, AC and myself were due for a catch up, so the plan was to have brekkie there and head to The Classroom for a visit if we could fit things in. Quite the ambitious goal!

Anyhoo, I picked AC along the way and when we found the place, we ran into a little bit of a challenge trying to find ourselves a parking space… but if you made a turn straight after seeing the joint, then there will be a school and a little car park in front of it… we parked there, and it is a nice convenient area too – little tip for those who might be thinking of visiting for the first time!

 

The look of the place from the outside was really cool, and with this place being animal/pet friendly, we saw plenty of people who brought their dogs along with them and sat outside. We made ourselves known to one of the waitresses who made note of our need for a table for three. This place was crazily packed! And it was only about 9.30am.

It wasn’t too bad of a wait for us since we needed to wait for SC anyway, who only ended up coming after we had our table given to us and ordered our coffee! That is what I call fashionably late. (-.-)

The name of the place is actually the address, and I thought that it was such a brilliant idea. A little long but hey, it’s easy to tell someone where to meet isn’t it? *wink*

  

When SC came by, she didn’t waste any form of time, and quickly deliberated through the rather concise menu… and we ended up with the following orders:

  • Shakshuka (north African style eggs baked in a ceramic dish with feta and roast peppers served with crusty bread) – $18.90
  • Ellah’s eggs on toast, with side of bacon and mushrooms – $11.90 + $4 + $4
  • The Paddock (Toast, eggs, bacon, chipolatas, potato cake, spinach) – $21.90
  • Usual coffees

It wasn’t long before our food came to whet our appetite even more than our hunger was doing so. I found myself slightly regretting the order of the paddock because of how massive it was in size.

 

AC’s shakshuka looked the most tasty, and truly it was. I had a taste of it, and though I haven’t had too many, this was definitely some tasty dish! Loved the fact that they weren’t stinge with the tomatoes. AC enjoyed this dish thoroughly, cleaned it!

SC’s simple breakfast of eggs on toast with her favourite sides of mushrooms and bacon was the average brekkie you’d get any a breakfast joint. I personally thought the bacon could have done a little bit better cooking, but SC enjoyed it.

 

 

My paddock was a nice mixture of items, giving me my carbs through the bread and potato cake, the fibre through the spinach, protein through the eggs, etc. It was a full meal. I wasn’t the greatest fan of the chipolatas. Definitely had better ones in this lifetime. The fried eggs were done quite nicely, but not as well as the one I witnessed at Cranked fairly recently. Overall an OK meal for me.

The coffees were atypical. Nothing too wow about it.

 

The service here was great. They were attentive, friendly and generally helpful. They were quick to react to people getting their attention, which is always a plus.

When we went up to make our payment, we noticed several pastries and cakes and sweets at the front counter – damn! We should have known. *sheepish grin*

Overall, this meal was fairly decent, but nothing wow at all, unfortunately.

Rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars

Rating by: S.T. a.k.a. Miss Egg

Fortysevenkirwanstreet
Telephone: (08) 9287 2819
Address: 47 Kirwan Street, Floreat

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Louis Baxter, Subiaco

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Website: http://www.louisbaxters.com.au/

A breakfast that was quite a long time coming, SC and I decided to go try Louis Baxter. I hadn’t realise this was the name of the café that swimmer Eamon Sullivan had opened (slow, much?), but was quite excited once I did learn of it.

We invited VA to come along to, which she agreed, so we had a nice group of 3 for the breakfast. AC wasn’t in town, otherwise it would have been the perfect church choir reunion!!

Anyhoo, VA and I arrived, to find the place quite packed out, and whilst we were waiting, we tried to look for a table for three, but it was tough. Being in a tight little space, you had to either be very vigilant and wait for a table, or just buy the coffee and go.

We found ourselves a table, and was lacking a chair, with which, I realised how heavy it was only after I tried dragging it from one area to our table. Eek. But hey, they make for good paper weights (?). As we waited for SC to arrive, I quickly snapped photos of the interior, which was nice, contemporary, modern and had a nice feel to it. Although the café was small, they did make good use of the space. It did mean that you had to do a little bit of dancing to get around though.

 

While waiting, I spotted a nice brownie in the fridge, and decided to get one before SC arrived (I was somewhat starving). Then she came! Perfect timing. Anyway. I went back to the table to have a seat, and then we deliberated on our orders, which finally were:

  • 2 x 60min slow poached egg (with new Norcia toast, grilled asparagus, peas, parmesan & truffle oil) – $15
  • Spanish Eggs (spicy tomato & chorizo sauce, fetta, almonds and parsley with baked eggs and served with New Norcia toast) – $15
  • Brownie from the Fridge
  • Coffees

As we waited for our breakfast, we tucked into the brownie. Having a very cookie dough taste to it, I wasn’t the biggest fan, but it was rich, and had a good serve of chocolate in it. Oddly enough, I found myself digging into it more and more. Don’t know whether it was the hunger, or if it was the fact that it was nice.

The coffees were made with the infamous Campos beans, and not being the coffee connoisseur, I don’t think I can really judge, but I did not find anything too outstanding with the coffee this morning. It had a bit of a strange aftertaste too, so I was left a tad confused. But like I said, I am no expert on coffee. It just wasn’t to my taste.

 

 

We got served with our breakfasts, but there was little room to move on our table! So we had to play a little bit of musical chairs on the table, moving the dishes and cups and plates around to make space for our breakfasts.

 

The 60min slow poached eggs were served in a rather pretty fashion, with the single egg sitting within a ‘forest’ of asparagus. I’m not usually one to eat peas, but I made a compromise on this occasion given that this was meant to be one of the café’s signature dishes. I would suppose the egg was cooked perfect, and it had indeed a nice texture to it, but I wasn’t particularly wow-ed by it. The asparagus was cooked very nicely, and so were the peas. The combination of the parmesan and truffle oil was good, but I don’t know if it did go with the eggs. Overall, an average dish for me.

 

The Spanish eggs were served nice and piping hot. I had a taste of this, and found it rather tasty, and had a nice lingering spicy taste too. I wish they had served more bread because there was so much sauce/gravy to soak the bread into! I personally preferred this dish over the eggs, but I’m one who’s big on big tastes. Perhaps I should have ordered this dish *wink* In saying that, Tiger Tiger’s in the city does a swell Spanish eggs too.

Service in this joint was average. The wait staff who served us this morning were friendly, and were generally helpful.

Overall, a little disappointed with the food, or maybe I had set my expectations a tad too high for this place, but if we never try, we’ll never know, yes?

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Rating by: S.T. a.k.a. Miss Egg

Louis Baxter
Telephone: (08) 9380 4203
Address: Shop 2, Subiaco Square

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