Whoever wrote the New York Times article on “17
things that you must do in Brisbane
Being
the foodie that I am, when I recently discovered this hip café, I immediately
told the other travel bunnie to put it on our list.
So
instead of heading to the Gold Coast for the weekend, we stayed in Brisbane
Located
on a quite industrial street and hidden between newly developed apartments and
a number of car dealers, the location of Shucked is just as out of the ordinary
as its décor.
The
place was literally packed when we arrived just a little before ten
o’clock. We waited for roughly around 10
minutes before getting a table in the garage turned funky dining space. ‘This
place is full of hipsters, Anthony Bourdain would hate it’ the other travel
bunnie said. I laughed and nodded my head. But I love this place. It’s quirky
and unique, and it feels so alive.
The
wait staff were all under the pump and the other travel bunnie and I wasted no
time in ordering our meals. One salted
caramel milkshake ($6.50) and a Nutella
latte ($4) later, there was still no sign of our food. Minutes went by and
all I could hear was the tick tocks of my watch and my growling stomach. My
mood went from bubbly to grumpy. I ordered a pot of French Earl Grey ($4) to calm my nerves.
A
while later, one of the waitresses came over and apologised for the delay and
reassured us that our food wouldn’t take too much longer.
One
hour went past and when the family of four sitting next to us finally got their
meals, my eyes beamed with joy as I knew there was hope for us and our meals
were close by.
It
took us less than ten minutes to finish all of our food when it finally arrived
sometime after eleven-thirty. My French
Kiss – eggy brioche w’ bacon, caramelised banana, maple syrup and toffeed nuts
($18) was nice but the brioche was a little too soggy for my liking. As usual,
I found the other travel bunnie’s Cactus
Jack – savoury mince w’ poached eggs, pita chips, lemon, sour cream and
coriander ($17) more flavoursome.
There
is so much to love about this place, funky décor, friendly service and an
awesome atmosphere. To be honest, Shucked probably does really good food too,
but I find it difficult to justify waiting for more than an hour for breakfast
while drinking out of a chipped tea cup. Then I remembered, waiting for hours
is common in New York as I discovered on our
recent trip to the USA
I
would love to visit Shucked again on a quitter day and really enjoy the
experience.
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $49.50
Agree completely. I liked the food and funky decor (I had the savory mince too and really enjoyed that) but the wait was painful.
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