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15
Jan
12

Kinky Lizard, East Perth

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

Continuing the breakfast posts, this time it was time to meet and catch up with SC and MS. Keen on trying a new place in East Perth, we chose Kinky Lizard over Toast (even though I do love that joint!).

Hidden in a little corner along Royal Street, where a growing number of great cafés are starting to pop up, Kinky Lizard is not too easily missed because of its cute little sign on the outside of the café.

Arriving there first, I quickly got a table for us outside – who wants to be kept inside on a day when the sun is out! After talking a bit of nonsense, and reading through the menu, we decided on the following:

  • Chorizo Funghi (Grilled chorizo sausage on a Ciabatta Wedge with Field Mushroom & Poached Eggs)
  • Eggs Benedict
  • Build Your Breakfast (Poached egg, field mushroom, asparagus)
  • Usual coffees

The most special of the lot we ordered was probably the Chorizo Funghi – something not seen too often around the cafés around Perth. I was rather impressed with the serving of the Chorizos being rather generous. The combination of both mushrooms and chorizo is definitely a winner for me, though I think it would have gotten a bit heavy on the tummy towards the end.

 

The breakfast that I built was light, and I have to admit that when I said “Poached egg”, I thought there would be 2 in a serve. Having to pay $4 for one egg is a bit too much for my pocket. I know better next time for sure. The other items tasted alright – nothing too ‘wow’ about.

The eggs benedict looked alright – typical of what you would expect of any eggs benedict dish though the hollandaise sauce did look a little more diluted than expected. As to its taste, I didn’t actually taste this, so I will have to give ‘reviewing’ this a go.

The coffees were decent. Nothing to complain, nothing to grant too many kudos on either. Service here was pretty good but the service is really only restricted to the wait staff taking orders at the counter, and serving the main meals. They were friendly though – which is always a plus when dining at any café/restaurant. As they say, “A smile goes a long way”.

I don’t know if I would be back to this place – it was lovely while it lasted, but I think I’d go try some other places first before returning.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

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

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14
Jan
12

JACS, Applecross

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Website: http://jacsapplecross.com.au

Since departing (I rather call it retiring) from the STMC Saturday Choir, the pioneer group of ladies made another commitment – to catch up every 6 weeks or so for a brekkie or lunch session! And this was one of them. We deliberated on some cafés in Applecross as that was the suburb of choice for this meet up. Found one that was in the entertainment book only to be left disappointed by the lack of proper breakfast choices when we arrived (they specialised more in coffees).

So we walked around and found some empty tables at Jacs that was just directly opposite. We figured we might as well give this place a shot.

We found ourselves a table outside, and started deliberating the menu.

Hungry and eager to have some munching started, we ordered the following:

  • JACS Big Brekky (Eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, mushrooms, toast)
  • Salsa Poached Eggs (poached eggs, bacon, tomato & avocado salsa)
  • Eggs Atlantic + Avocado (poached eggs, Tasmanian smoked salmon, hollandaise, sourdough toast)
  • Latte
  • Flat White
  • Cappuccino
  • Pot of Tea
   

 

The big brekky was everything you would expect in a typical big brekky but being a real lover of hash browns, this was a real treat for me! The serving was nice and big, and being the hungry monkey I was, I managed to finish this up nicely and was rather satisfied. The one thing that I would say is I would have appreciated a bigger serving of the mushrooms… greedy much? :P

The salsa poached eggs that SC ordered turned out looking rather appetising, and apparently it was not too bad. I think this would be what I’d order the next time I head there – just for variety and because of the much loved rocket!

The eggs atlantic was ordered without the hollandaise sauce, and looked pretty good with the serving, especially with the avocado – great choice as an additional side AC! This is probably the typical dish you would order, and since we didn’t get to taste the hollandaise sauce, I would not be able to say too much more about this dish. (:

The coffees were average, nothing ‘wow’ about them.

I loved sitting out there and enjoying the fresh air, and because of its location, it almost feels as though you are in a little village away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Lovely. Service was neutral, but the ladies who did serve us were friendly and patient as we deliberated our orders.

Rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars

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

JACS
Telephone: (08) 9364 8687
Address: 45 Ardross Street, Applecross

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12
Jan
12

The Dizzy Witch Cafe, Northbridge

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

So SK and I missed out on catching up one Friday evening, and we figured perhaps we could do a relatively quick brekkie on Saturday morning before she had to go meet up with another friend. Onwards we went with urbanspoon and I stumbled across this place with pretty decent ratings called The Dizzy Witch. Sounds enticing enough! Did a bit more research into the menu, location and before I knew it, the time and place was set.

It is along Brisbane St in Northbridge, which already makes it more convenient than the usual suspects of Northbridge roads like “William St”, or “Roe St”, where parking can be a real hassle. We had absolutely no issues trying to find parking this rather sunny Saturday morning, and we made our way in and found ourselves a little spot in the corner to sit and peruse the menu (again for me).

In line with the witchy name of the café, the names of the dishes followed suit with “warlock”, “wizard” all making it into the menu. One of the first things I did notice too, about the menu, was the good variety of dishes they had available for order, which was great.

Anyway, onward we go, we ended up ordering the following between the two of us:

  • Eggs Benedict Griselda
  • Mushrooms on Toast Esmeralda
  • Skinny Cappuccino
  • Caramel Milkshake

Didn’t take too long before our drinks and food orders came through.

 

I had the eggs benedict, and it was lovely that they use free range eggs for all their dishes. Score! And I loved loved loved the fact that they had wilted spinach with the ham for eggs benedict – something you don’t usually get with benedicts (not in my mind at least).  The taste of this dish is quite typical. They did mention a spicy hollandaise sauce but it wasn’t all that spicy, really. The wholemeal bread did soak up all that hollandaise and egg yolk goodness (oh, those eggs were poached beautifully!). Good ham too.

The mushrooms on toast was the highlight for the morning. It came out looking so creamy, generous in serving, and just looked so good to eat! Smelt even better, so SK was pretty damn keen to get started on that dish. And lo and behold, it did taste as good as it looked! I had a bit of it too and it was marvellous. The fact that it was creamy, and fat, and together with the bread to give that additional character, lovely. I am almost definitely going to order that the next time I head there.

 

The caramel milkshake received pretty good reviews from SK, but my skinny cap was a bit disappointing. I am not sure if it is because of that heavy breakfast I had with the benedict, but it certainly tasted odd that morning. I am willing to give it another go, but the coffee that morning just did not taste right. Hmm.

With a casual, relaxing setting to this place, with a variety of seating arrangements (i.e. there is the sofa type chairs, the normal café chairs, etc.)… and such a lovely first experience, there is no reason why I wouldn’t go back there again sometime. Service was what you would expect in any café. I would give it a neutral.

Rating: 3.5 out of 5 stars

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

The Dizzy Witch Cafe
Telephone: (08) 9228 1501
Address: 199 Brisbane Street, Northbridge

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26
Dec
11

The Naked Fig, Swanbourne

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Website: http://www.thefig.com.au/Find/naked

We had a friend from Singapore visiting who used to be part of our choir at St Thomas More Chapel. We decided to have a catch up with breakfast. Having a real desire to try different breakfast places, we decided to finally try the Naked Fig… especially since we get to enjoy the beautiful (well we had hoped) of the ocean along Cottesloe beach!

When we got there about 10.30am-ish, the place was already packed out to the brim! So there goes our hope of getting that view of the ocean… we were quickly asked how many people, and after informing the wait staff, we were informed that we could wait outside the balcony area until we were going to be called. So we did that. Took some photos. Had some laughs and before long, we were told that we could sit around the function room where there was a big table with about 13-14 seats – which meant we would have  to share the table with others.

Hunger overpowered sharing. We took the inner corner of this function area.

After getting ourselves comfortable on the bar stools (yay for those with backrests!!)… we decided on the following:

  • Grizzly Bear Pancakes (traditional Canadian pancakes, bacon, eggs, gooey maple syrup)
  • Big Fig (free range eggs, free range bacon, breakfast sausage, field mushroom, tomato and thick cut toast)
  • Eggs on Fire (Eggs, bacon, spinach, spicy sundried tomato potato cake, avocado, corn relish)
  • Eggs Benedict (but with Salmon instead)
  • Zinger (Apple, ginger and carrot juice)
  • Pink Panther (Pink grapefruit, strawberry, watermelon)
  • Usual coffees

We had our juices served first, and being the sour person that I am, there is no guessing which one I went for. The Zinger was ordered by A.C. with which I had a taste of.

I loved, absolutely loved the pink panther! What an amazing combination. There was this tangy flavour that came from all those fruits, and the watermelon tamed it down a little. Lovely. The Zinger was quite amazingly gingery. Much more than we’d expected. Twas good.

The coffees were pretty average on the other hand (which explains my lack of photos?)… Also, I have no idea why here is an energizer battery in front of the Zinger. *hmm*

The juices were finished quite fast… I think I actually finished mine before the food came.

We ended up ordering more of the Pink Panther later into the meal too.

 

One of the variants to the usual breakfast choice we would have was Eggs on Fire, where there was a spicy sundried tomato potato cake (try saying that really quickly!), corn relish, etc. SC ordered this being the vegetable lover she is, and thought the spicy tomato potato cake wasn’t spicy at all… Did not hear too much raving about this, so I believe this was average.

The eggs benedict with smoked salmon was quite the dish you would expect anywhere.

 

The Big Fig was typical of what you’d find again in typical breakfast places, but they were quite generous with the mushrooms. Two big ones – I have actually seen places where they only give one mushroom of the size you’d find on this plate of Big Fig, quite disappointing to say the least! But this was good in that sense. I actually forgot to ask how the scrambled eggs was. =X Oops. My bad!

Now this is something you don’t see everyday in Perth too – a combination of sweet and salty on the same plate for breakfast. In USA, this is quite common, mainly with waffles and bacon (I’m guilty of being an absolute fan of this odd sweet-salty combination)…

So needless to say, I would have found this combination to be lovely. AC found the grizzly bear pancakes quite nice, and whilst it doesn’t look much on the plate, it actually was quite filing according to my Sound-of-Music partner-in-crime.

Overall, the food here in the Naked Fig is on the average side. Other than wanting that grizzly bear pancakes and pink panther, and possibly getting a great ocean view, I don’t think I’d be in a hurry to get back to this establishment.

The service here was good overall. They did forget a drink order of ours later into our meal, but they were very pleasant about getting that drink to us in haste, without hesitation.

Rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars

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

The Naked Fig Cafe
Telephone: (08) 9384 1222
Address: 278 Marine Parade, Swanbourne 6010

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24
Dec
11

Mrs. S, Maylands

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Mrs. S is located on the corner of Whatley Crescent and Eight Avenue in Maylands, near the train station and other eateries such as Milkd, Sherbet Bake Shop, etc.  I was quite excited to try out the food after hearing lots of great reviews about it!  So off we went one Saturday morning for breakkie (and also to celebrate a close friend’s belated birthday).  As we drove past trying to find parking, I spotted a queue already, with 2 – 3 groups standing around waiting for seats!  It was full house!

We had to wait approx 15mins or so before getting a table.  Initially there was a confusion with the  queue list, not knowing which group came first which was a bit of a hassle but luckily Mrs. S came and sort it out herself.  I like!

The cafe is very cozy and has a homely feel to it.  We were ushered in and seated down in the big wooden table right in the middle of the cafe, shared with the other patrons.  The way we were seated was not the best as we had to talk across the wide table and were sitting next to strangers.  Would have preferred a smaller, normal table.

Order is taken at the counter, with the drinks menu written on a board pinned to the wall.  The food menu meanwhile is clipped onto Golden books!  Mine turned out to be a storybook of Garfield, my favourite childhood character. Yay, it was so cool!  Before I start telling you about Garfield, let’s go back to the menu…it was a small menu but had different varieties of food in there. Not too shabby!  Besides the hot menu, there were also other goodies at the counter, croissants, cakes, tarts, macarons, muffins…yum yum!

   

We had the following for breakfast:

  • Chai Latte ($3.50)
  • Long Macchiato ($4)
  • French Pink Lemonade ($5)

  

As usual I ordered the Long Macchiato and it was a great cup of coffee.  One of the better cup I have had!  The coffee is made from Crema beans from the Gold Coast.  Very nice!

  • Avocado, olive tapenade, roasted tomato + goat curd on rye ($15)
  • House-smoked salmon, scrambled eggs, onion jam + creme fraiche on ciabatta ($20)
  • Granny June’s cornbread, bacon, poached eggs + maple syrup ($16)

  

The dishes came out looking great (check out the pictures!).  I ordered the house smoked salmon with scrambled eggs on ciabatta, and wow, they were big slabs of salmon piled on top of the scrambled eggs.  The salmon tasted fresh, slightly smoked which was good for me as it wasn’t too overpowering.  Loving this combination with the moist scrambled egg.  Great dish!

I managed to taste the cornbread with bacon and poached eggs and it was awesome!  One of the better cornbread I have tasted as well, full of corn and slightly crumbly.  No wonder other food bloggers raved about it.  There were two of them in the dish too, very filling and a must try!  Did not try the avocado, olive tapenade on rye but my friend liked it.  Just the look of the avocado fanned over the rye makes you want to ravish the dish.

Another thing to mention is the great service, friendly and polite, they made sure we were ok with the food and drinks each time.  This compensated for the lack in seating arrangement.  Will be back for more of these high quality dishes!

Rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars

Rating by: N.L.

Mrs. S
Telephone: 08 9271 6690
Address: 178 Whatley Crescent, Maylands

Trading Hour

Tuesday – Friday: 7am – 4pm

Saturday – Sunday: 8am – 4pm

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23
Nov
11

The Attic, Fremantle

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Website: http://theatticfremantle.com.au

Having been wanting to find a good breakfast place, I went on a search in my trusty urbanspoon website, and came cross The Attic situated in Fremantle.

Receiving rave reviews, I decided that the next brekkie outing should be right there!

So off we went, us three, DAW, SK and me.

This place is actually quite easily missed if you don’t look out for it whilst driving because it is neatly tucked (and camouflaged might I add) into the brick building along Bannister Street. So make sure you have your eyes peeled open if you haven’t been before!

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They don’t boast a big space within the cafe, but I do love its rustic and amazingly cosy feel to their establishment. And aptly named the Attic, the main seating area, is really up on their attic (: So we made our way up, and though we arrived at about 10am, it was already packed out! Kerazzzzyyyy.

Anyhow, we managed to patiently wait for a smallish table that would allow three people to (quite) comfortably have their brekkie.

DAW and I arrived first, so we took our time deliberating their menu, which had a relatively small range to choose from (I see it as a good thing here).

Before we knew it, SK arrives and we were ready to order!

  • 3 x Shakshouka (free range eggs baked Tunisian style served with toasts)
  • 2 x juices (I believe they were some awesome mix but I don’t remember what it is! sigh. the memory)
  • 2  x Lattes

There are three different types of shakshoukas that one may wish to order:

  1. Traditional
  2. Chorizo
  3. Spinach

And once again, the memory fails as to what we ordered exactly, but I’m 90% sure that DAW ordered the Chorizo version.

 

 

So the shakshoukas were presented very prettily on wooden boards, with a nice iron pan, which hid the freshly baked eggs drowned with spinach. I have to say (from my rather faded memory) that DAW’s chorizo shakshouka was probably the best because it earned the most “oooooooo”. I personally wouldn’t say it is wowee awesome! But it was a nice change from the usual big breakfasts that we’d get in other cafes.

The juice was refreshingly awesome! I loved it so much I really wanted another glass, but I was just too much of a scrooge to spend that money on another juice and I really wanted to try the coffee.

The coffee was decent, and had no typical bitter after taste you may get with other types of coffees. So kudos to them for this!

We had to wait quite a while for the food as they were really busy, so I would suggest really going there as early as you can if you want to avoid the waiting time. But it would also be during the waiting time that you’d probably be catching up with your mates anyway, so either way!

The wait staff were generally friendly, but I have definitely seen better service around.

Overall a really cool little funky place for people to just meet for coffee, hang out and have a good catch up time!

Rating: 3.25 out of 5 stars

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

The Attic
Telephone: (08) 9385 6248
Address: 16 Bannister Street, Fremantle

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22
Oct
11

West End Deli, West Perth

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Website: www.westenddeli.net.au

West End Deli is located on Carr Street, the sleepy end of West Perth in terms of food and restaurant activity.  Surrounded mainly by houses, West End Deli seems to be the only cafe along this end of town.  A great location, as finding a parking spot is so much easier!  In fact, finding a parking spot is probably easier than getting a table in this cafe especially for a weekend breakfast/brunch.  Therefore get in there early to secure a table.  I’d been here twice in recent months and both times there was a 15 – 20 mins wait for table! (They only accept bookings from 12pm daily).

Stepping into the cafe, one is greeted with a warm and lively atmosphere.  With an open kitchen facing the door, one can also observe the chefs in action!  Great!

The cafe has a rustic appearance and outstanding decor, the most exceptional being the chairs hanging from the ceiling!  My first thought was, is that safe?!?  My “engineering brain” proceeded to analyse the situation, how many chains are holding up the chairs, how are they being tied etc.  I know…a bad habit, and it didn’t help as I was surrounded by ex-colleagues who are in the same profession as well!

  

 Anyways back to the topic of food, the menu contains a good selection of dishes with many special dishes on offer, not just the typical ones you find for breakfast.  I like!

We had the following for brunch:

  • Latte and Cappucino – coffee was nice! Deep flavours!
 
  • Eggs – Poached and Scrambled ($12 ea) – I ordered the Scrambled Eggs, highly recommended by my friend who frequented this place often and it was simply the best!  It came with pieces of freshly baked baguettes which was soft on the inside with a crunchy crust.  That, slabbed with butter and eggs was divine!  I ordered the exact same thing on my second visit as it was so good!  A ‘must order’!
 
  • Crepes, rhubarb, mascarpone & pistachios ($16) – only had a small bite but it tasted good!
  • Wholemeal pancakes, calvados cream, streaky bacon, maple syrup ($16) – thought it was slightly weird teaming bacon with pancakes and maple syrup but my friend liked this dish!
 
  • Corned beef hash, potato & fried egg ($24) – didn’t manage to try this but nice presentation.
  • Housed smoked salmon, brioche, creamed spinach, slow cooked egg & tobikko dressing ($24) – a few people on the table ordered this dish and their first reactions were, “You have to try this! It is so nice!”  I had a bite and was blown away.  It was truly a gourmet breakfast, I loved the flavours in the smoked salmon.  Combined this with the creamy spinach and running eggs on brioche was perfect.  I’m not a big smoked salmon fan but this did not have the overbearing taste that I dislike in smoked salmon.  Another ‘must order’!
  • Pork sausage ($23) – didn’t try this either, looked ordinary to me.
  

Service was ordinary but I didn’t mind too much as long as I get my food and drinks when they are ready.  It’s quite a casual cafe so I didn’t expect too much from them.  Overall, I was a very satisfied customer.  Although some of the dishes may be a bit pricey, as long as you pick the right dish, it was worth it.  My favourite Scrambled Eggs with Baguette was both awesome in price and taste!

To top it off, guess who I saw halfway through the meal?  Gary Mehigan and George Calombaris!!  That was at my first visit during the Good Food and Wine Festival!  *wahoo*  They were sitting behind us!

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

Rating by: N.L.

West End Deli
Telephone: 08 9328 3605
Address: 95 Carr Street, West Perth

Trading Hours

Sunday to Wednesday: 7am to 3pm

Thursday to Saturday: 7am – late (dinner from 630pm)
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04
May
11

Crumpet, Victoria Park

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After such a long wait, and seeing so many bloggers add their respective views of this place, it’s about time the PFE had some say too!

By now, many people would have gone to this beautiful little place – unassuming, always bustling with people looking around for a seat, and most of all, in a perfect location.

I first took notice of this place on a Saturday when I headed to Emma’s Seafood restaurant with Mom. When we came out from our very full dimsum lunch (what is new?!), I saw a crowd of people just standing outside this place and wondered what was alluring them to this place.

So SK, DP and myself decided to set ourselves a breakfast date!

It wasn’t too long before we started to deliberate and finally decide on our breakfast:

  • Stuffed Mushrooms (with an additional poached egg)
  • Serve of crumpets
  • Corn Fritters (with additional smoked salmon)
  • Huevos Rancheros (Toasted tortilla with cheese, spicy beans, fried eggs, guacamole and green chilli salsa)
  • Cappucino
  • Tea

Why call the shop Crumpet? because…

Their crumpets were absolutely DELICIOUS!!!! I used to have crumpets in college all the time (obviously those bought from the supermarket) and this was just mind-blowing.

It was toasted just nicely, and with the honey and butter melting as you bite through, that satisfaction…

ahhhhhh.

Please do not be fooled by how this dish looks, because the stuffed mushrooms was packed with nothing but all around good flavour. Think mushrooms, cheese, bacon all cooked together… their individual goody-salty flavours mixed together. What yumminess. And to top it all off? Healthiness with the spinach added too!!

The corn fritters were an absolute delight to munch through as well. Plenty of corn, which means generosity on the chef’s part, and there was a good amount of seasoning that prevented it from really overpowering the taste of the corn – the right thing to do! The smoked salmon were fresh, and topped with capers, how can one not be happy? I loved the combination, but it seems that they may not have this anymore, judging from their more updated menu. =(

 

I loved the way the Huevos Rancheros was presented. It was simple, and whilst I think the other two dishes were more substantial, this dish was still tasty anyway.

Of all the dishes, this probably paled in comparison, but it was definitely still enjoyable because DP finished it all! And with pure delight. And it seems this too, has been wiped off the menu! boo.

I might as well go right into the great service that we experienced that morning. There was a good bunch of people who were waiting for their order, and another good bunch awaiting to order their dishes. They were all done professionally with a patient guy standing at the counter taking the order, and also informing us on the wait for the orders, particularly the crumpets since they are made to order.

What I loved about this place is its casual form, yet its not-so-casual professional way of presenting the food, and the beautiful tastes behind that presentation too!

I did not really try the coffee, but the tea is the standard type of tea you’d expect from the cafe.

Overall, I would love to be back to have more of those scrumptious crumpets and perhaps their hangover breakfast!

Rating: 4 out of 5 stars

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

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26
Jan
11

Crepe Cherie, Claremont

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Website:  www.crepecherie.com.au

During the recent festive holidays, I found myself having more time to explore Perth’s numerous eateries and through a friend’s recommendation from the local newspaper, found the Crepe Cherie, located in Maude Jackson Lane in Claremont (opposite Bunnings and Lemon Cafe to be more precise).   

Crepe Cherie is a cafe with a Parisian Creperie concept and started trading in October 2010, almost brand spanking new.  As I walked past to meet a friend at the shops before heading there for breakkie, the aromatic smell of crepes wafting out nearly stopped me on my tracks.  It was hard to pull myself away but I managed to walk on with double the hunger pangs!  “The cafe was already full!  I hope we get seats later” – those were my thoughts.  

We came back 1/2 hour later and the crowd had thinned out slightly so we managed to get good seats.  I quite like the effort they put in the decor – simple yet stylish and I especially loved their Gondola attire!  A bit more special than other cafes :)  Orders are placed at the counter with the range of selection written on the board hung above the back wall.  Some non-crepe food are also on display in the glass cabinet.  Didn’t pay much attention to that though as I was going for gold!  For those who are so inclined, the crepe making process can be observed in detail as they are made in front of you!

   

Menus are also found on the table – they have a whole range of savoury (all $12.50) and sweet (all $11.50) crepes on offer!

 

We had the following that day:

  • Iced Coffee @ $4.00
  • Crepe Jean-Pierre - chargrilled chicken, cheese, marinated mushrooms and mayonnaise
  • Crepe Olivier – Angel Bay minced beef, spinach, potato mash, marinated mushrooms and tomato onion jam
  • Crepe Julien – marinated mushrooms, spinach, potato mash and cheese
  • Side Salad @ $3.50

   

I ordered the Crepe Jean-Pierre and loved it! The crepe was paper thin and was filled with lots of ingredients – I like the combination taste of the mushroom with the mayonnaise as well.  Yum!  Not sure what type of marinate went into the mushrooms but they were good.  My friend thought the Crepe Olivier was good too but not as good as mine.  She would order mine the next time she visits again was her comment. 

Crepe Julien was similar in ingredients to the Olivier but had the white sauce – a vegetarian version.  I almost ordered this earlier but the thought of having no meat in my dish didn’t sit well with me.  I need the energy!  The only disappointing item I found that morning was the Side Salad!  It was measly for the price of $3.50, not worth it at all.  The Iced Coffees were also average, I didn’t get my coffee buzz out of it, the lightness of the drink says it all, maybe I’ll have to get a double shot next time.

Overall, I really liked the crepes and will go back again to try out the sweet versions next time round.  I like the open aired atmosphere of the cafe as well!  Drop by if you are in the area for a try-out!

Rating: 3.75 out of 5 stars

Rating by: N.L.   

Crepe Cherie
Telephone: 08 9383 1880
Address: Shop 6G/303 Stirling Highway, Claremont

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 On a site note, crepes are very popular in Japan especially the dessert type.  This is where I first heard of this type of food.  A photo of a crepe stall in Harajuku seen below – there are heaps of these kind of stalls everywhere! Yum!

31
Dec
10

Pronto, Claremont

By natashalam Leave a Comment
Categories: Breakfast and Italian
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Pronto is an Italian restaurant located at the top end of bustling Bayview Terrace in Claremont.  It was a bright sunny morning when we arrived for breakfast one weekend.  The restaurant was barely open with only a few tables taken which were lucky for us.  I’d read reviews where people have to queue up for seats!  Maybe that was more for the lunch session.

We were greeted warmly by the waitstaff as we approached the counter and found the spot that we wanted quite easily – at the front of the restaurant looking out onto the street.  Rays of sunshine were beaming through the windows onto our table, a great dose of vitamin D for our skin (bonus!).  The interior of the restaurant is modern and had a homely atmosphere about it.  It was nice.

 

The breakfast menu was quite short, with approximately 11 – 12 items on the list.  The food on offered were quite simple, like the usual omelette, toast, eggs benedict etc.  For breakfast we had:

  • Iced Coffee and Orange Juice
  • Eggs on Toast ($15) with extra mushrooms
  • Eggs Florentine ($19)

  

I had the Eggs Florentine that morning which were poached eggs served with sauteed spinach and hollandaise sauce on Italian bread.  The dish was average for me as the hollandaise sauce was too creamy and didn’t have much taste to it.  My friend had the Scrambled Eggs on Toast and thought it was average as well.  The dish was big though.  I’d also noticed in the menu that they offer half serves of the dish for $11.  That will probably come in handy for those with a smaller stomach although the price is only $4 less.

Service was excellent that morning with the same friendly waitstaff that greeted us at the start attending our table the whole way through, and did a marvellous job.  The only drawback is the food,  they were pricey and didn’t satisfy the tastebud.  I might try the other restaurants around the area first before heading back there for breakfast the second time round.

Rating: 3 out of 5 stars

Rating by: N.L.   

Pronto
Telephone: 08 9284 6090
Address: 16 Bayview Terrace, Claremont

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