Gauge | 77 Grey Street, SOUTH BRISBANE QLD 4101
Although located on a busy street, for those who don’t know what they
are looking for, Gauge can be easily missed. There is an easing presence about
the simple, sleek, almost industrial design of this space that caters for
twenty-something diners. We found out that the Head Chef, Ollie
Hansford whom was awarded the Brisbane Times Good Food Guide 2016 Young
Chef of the Year, has been hunted and is moving to Stokehouse Melbourne. Gauge
was immediately placed on the priority list.
Stepping inside this café, the first thing that you will notice is
the airy, open-plan kitchen. Minibun George got a friendly wave from the
chef which made us free extremely welcome. We found a table at the
corner of the café that’s a little more ‘tucked away’ and
ordered our morning necessity: caffeine. The cups of coffee arrived with
skillfully executed coffee art; I almost didn't want to sprinkle any sugar on
top to ruin the pattern. Underneath the thick, creamy froth, was solid, strong
coffee supplied by Coffee Supreme. That’ll wake you up!
If there is only one thing that you can order from Gauge, make
it the black garlic bread, brown
butter & burnt vanilla ($8). This amazing modified creation of
bread and butter is absolutely mind blowing. It’s the sweet, rich butter, it’s
the garlic taste, it’s the soft yet crumbly texture of the bread and it’s the
fact that I just couldn't stop shoving it down my throat. It’s so good.
You will also find creative items that are not on a regular
breakfast menu – items like warm
brioche pudding, date milk, poached pear & olive ($15) and ash sourdough, almond cream, raw beef w’
XO style sauce, soft egg & pickled green tomato ($19). Both
wonderfully presented dishes were as tasty as they looked, especially the
raw beef with XO style sauce. Covered with bright yellow runny egg yolk, the
already soft and tender beef was graced by the delightful balance of sweet and
salty flavours from the XO style sauce.
Wanna hashtag #finedining with your breakfast experience? Think Gauge.
Total Bunnie Dollars Spent: $50.50
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