A very long breakfast post...
This
festive silly season has made the other travel bunnie and I nothing
but lazy (or what I would like to call, extremely chilled). Our days
usually involve watching James Bond movies at home, ordering take
away food and subsequently eating it at home and whenever I feel up
to it, I would use one of my Christmas presents from the other travel
bunnie, a KitchenAid platinum stand mixer in the eye-catching colour
of Raspberry Ice to make chocolate ganache cake, ice cream and lots
and lots of cookies.
On
some mornings, when our pantry and fridge are empty, we'd drive out
hunting for breakfast.
A
few recent places that we visited are Peel Street Kitchen, Little
Brew and Buzz Gasworks. Although I don't intend on going into lots of
details about these visits, I would still like to give you some of my
thoughts.
Peel
Street Kitchen
Our
early morning visit to this establishment located in South Brisbane
scored us a parking spot in their underground parking lot. It was
extremely quite. At one stage, we were the only customers. I didn't
mind it.
A
Breakfast Platter ($25 for 2
people) was shared
between the two of us. The platter came with poached free-range eggs,
sourdough toast, roasted tomato, mushrooms, smoked bacon &
country styled chipolate & potato hash. I asked for scrambled
eggs instead and they turned out to be some of the creamiest and
yummiest I've had in a long long time!
I
think the platter is really good value for money, it has just the
right amount of food to provide a satisfactory breakfast.
We
were told by the waitress that their dinner service is extremely
popular and a reservation is a must. Having seen their dinner menu, I
think a return visit is a must.
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $35 (or thereabouts)
Little
Brew
A while ago when the
other travel bunnie and I were on our way to the Paddington Antiques
Centre, we spotted Little Brew. Being a long-time fan of Brew, I
asked the other travel bunnie to take me there for breakfast.
We found a table towards
the back of the Queenslander-turned-cafe and waited for ten minutes
before the menu was brought to us and another fifteen before our
orders were taken. To be honest, I wasn't that thrilled with the
menu, although reasonably priced, none of the items seemed really
appealing to me.
We
settled on their creamed ricotta and nutella brioche
sandwich w' white balsamic strawberries ($12)
and halloumi and zucchini fritters, cress, baked field
mushrooms, poached egg and tomato relish ($14.50).
Thirty minutes later, our
breakfast arrived at our table. The brioche was soggy and the
fritters were uncooked in the middle. I'm usually not picky with my
breakfast, but left half of my breakfast untouched and I think that
says a lot.
At $6.50 each, the
freshly squeezed juices were overpriced as half of the glasses were
full of ice.
Unfortunately, Little
Brew wasn't the right brew for me.
Total Bunnie Dollars
Spent: $39.50
Buzz
- Gasworks
After a rather uneventful
breakfast at Little Brew, I still had cravings for a traditional
bacon and eggs breakfast. I scoured the internet for a breakfast spot
to satisfy my hunger and Buzz at the Gasworks came to mind.
The place was buzzing
with people but we were lucky enough to snatch up the last table
inside the cafe.
I like the simple yet
sleek design of this joint, but what I like the most about Buzz is
the counter ordering system, meaning that you don't have to wait for
the waitress to come to you. Simply order and pay at the counter.
Voilà !
Breakfast
was perfect. My
scrambled eggs with truffle tapenade, field mushrooms, buttered toast
and rocket ($16)
with a side of double
smoked chriberg bacon ($5)
was simple, traditional and delicious. In fact, it was just what I
was after.
According
to the other travel bunnie, his Buzz
eggs benedict with spinach and house made hollandaise w' bacon
($18) was nothing but exceptional too.
Total Bunnie Dollars
Spent: $47
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