The Gunshop Cafe, West End

The Situation:
Mid week hum drum in much need of some livening up. A hump day breakfast is planned to take away the 'suicide tuesday hangover'. Added to the banality of a Wednesday is the fact that I woke up and thought it was Thursday. How disappointing...

Ordered:
Scottish Haddock with Indian Spiced potatoes, Spinach and Poached Egg / Long Black
Canadian Brioche French Toast with Bacon, Strawberries, Pecans and Maple Syrup/ Long Black

Total Cost - $42.40

Service - 8 out of 10
Atmosphere - 8 out of 10
Food - 7.5 out of 10
Value - 6 out of 10

Verdict: 7 out of 10… the Long Blacks were perfect, the egg was poached exactly as it should be, but spending over $20 on breakfast can't be ignored. While my haddock was tasty, it was missing something, and the french toast was delicious, but potentially over crispified.

The London Club, Teneriffe

The Situation: Saturday morning. Slightly delicate stomachs from the potentially dodgy Thai food the night before. Needed something to line the stomach.

After sampling much of their wine list and other delicacies in the evening, I was keen to see what they could dish up for Breakfast.

Ordered:

• Spiced Avocado on organic bread with tomatoes and rocket / english breakfast tea
• Roast Field Mushrooms on Turkish Bread with asparagus, poached eggs and Bearnaise sauce / Skinny Latte
  

Total Cost - $36.00 - 15% residents discount

Service - 7 out of 10
Atmosphere - 6 out of 10
Food - 8 out of 10
Value - 8 out of 10

Verdict: 8 out of 10… the eggs were perfect. I asked how it was possible and was told that the head chef had cooked my breakfast. If only every chef knew how to poach an egg.

Bada Bing, Westfield, Chermside

The Situation: Very hungover, didn't want to go very far for some kind of nutritious breakfast, with a little bit of grease thrown in for good measure.

Ordered:

• Eggs Benedict with Salmon on Turkish Breakfast / skinny flat white
• Corn and Bacon Fritters with Avocado and Spinach; - special request - sausages on the side / cappuccino

Total Cost - $35.50

Service - 5 out of 10

Atmosphere - 7 out of 10

Food - 5 out of 10

Value - 6 out of 10

Verdict: 5 out of 10... I had to ask for my Eggs Benedict to be done again because they made it and let it sit on the counter for 10 minutes. Once I complained though, the new eggs were done in 3 minutes and we got free coffee to make up for it.

In a Pickle, Martha St, Camp Hill

The Situation: Saturday morning. Grumbling stomachs. Needed a good coffee to rise above the wet weather that had been around all week.

After sampling one of their yummy cakes on the counter, it once again left us trying to decide whether its really so naughty to have dessert for breakfast. The food on the menu was temptation enough though. Pancakes, potatoes, poached eggs…oh my! In a Pickle never disappoints...

Ordered:

• Avocado and Mushrooms on Turkish Bread; - special request - mushrooms cooked in pesto butter / flat white
• Grilled herbed polenta; served with spinach, poached eggs and a chili relish / Skinny Hot Chocolate

Total Cost - $31.00

Service - 8.5 out of 10
Atmosphere - 6.5 out of 10
Food - 7 out of 10
Value - 9 out of 10

Verdict: 7 out of 10…its all about the sauces and the pesto butter here…although I'm sure the cakes would have been good too!

Sassafras Cafe - Latrobe Tce, Paddington

The Situation: One of us was in need of some hibernation inducing goodness and one was in need of some fuel to later embark on a Sunday afternoon shopping trip.

Although we were initially tempted by the copious amounts of delicacies glowing with goodness behind the counter, we obediently chose some breakfast fodder in order to adequately assess this eatery...

Ordered:

• Chili Corn Cakes; with hummus, spinach, crispy bacon & tomato relish / Earl Grey Tea
  
• Vegetarian Big Breakfast; scrambled tofu, toasted turkish bread, relish, avocado, grilled tomato, grilled haloumi, housemade baked beans & mushrooms / Skinny Chai Latte
  

Total Cost - $41.00

Service - 8 out of 10

Atmosphere - 9 out of 10

Food - 8 out of 10

Value - 8 out of 10

Verdict: 8 out of 10 and the scrambled tofu was deeeelicious!