I'm back with a bang!
After a promising start, then a three-year hiatus for this blog, I'm back.
The inspiration: a girly brunch at the Brunswick Flour Mill with my fabulous gal pals, Esmeralda and Cute A.
Cute A had bagged a table in the busy setting when I arrived - the bustle in this place was encouraging. I love a busy yet still-bag-a-table cafe on a Sunday.
It was nice that the staff did not bug us for our order even though we were still waiting on Esmeralda, but I would have liked to be asked if we wanted a coffee while we waited. My inner un-caffeinated monster was beckoning, yet I did not succumb to her grumblings...THIS time!
Esmeralda and I ordered the Vegetarian Breakfast (although I have recently become a certified meat-eater, after my 8 years of vegetarianism), and Cute A went for the chorizo omelet with slow roasted tomato haloumi and rocket.
Our coffees arrived first: One cappuccino, one strong soy latte, and one long black with milk on the side. My soy latte was creamy and smooth, nice and strong. Success! Cute A enjoyed her cappuccino ("I could drink buckets of this"), but Esme decided the long black was too bitter for her liking.
The food didn't take too long to arrive, in fact, it was a nice interlude between coffee finishing and food arriving. The size of the plates impressed! The vegetarian breakfasts, complete with eggs, mushrooms, grilled potatoes, sautéed spinach, grilled tomatoes & grilled halloumi were immense, and for $14.50, really good value.
My poached eggs had beautiful, vibrant yellow yolk and just the right amount of runny. There was a big field mushroom hiding under some sweet tomato, an intense slab of halloumi, very fresh, tasty spinach, and two generous slices of well toasted sourdough bread. The butter was in a little container on the side. The slices of potato were perfectly cooked and a nice addition to an already full meal. I had a minor moment when I didn't know what to eat first, then what to eat next, then what combination to put on my fork after that, but it was all delicious, and I think I managed to try every mouthful-combination at least once. Esmeralda asked Cute A at one point if she wanted to lick her plate clean! We all ate the large portions quite easily between chattering with our mouths full.
Esmeralda gave the food an 8/10 rating, and said it would have been a 10/10 if there was a vegetarian sausage in the mix as well. Cute A was also very happy with her omelet, her only suggestion was that the rocket was a little too bitter.
All up, we spent a leisurely 2 hours here, and the place was constantly busy with a good turnover. The lunch menu also looked very tempting, as did the varied loaves of bread and many sweet treats for sale behind the counter.
Brunswick Flour Mill, I will be back!
After a promising start, then a three-year hiatus for this blog, I'm back.
The inspiration: a girly brunch at the Brunswick Flour Mill with my fabulous gal pals, Esmeralda and Cute A.
Cute A had bagged a table in the busy setting when I arrived - the bustle in this place was encouraging. I love a busy yet still-bag-a-table cafe on a Sunday.
It was nice that the staff did not bug us for our order even though we were still waiting on Esmeralda, but I would have liked to be asked if we wanted a coffee while we waited. My inner un-caffeinated monster was beckoning, yet I did not succumb to her grumblings...THIS time!
Esmeralda and I ordered the Vegetarian Breakfast (although I have recently become a certified meat-eater, after my 8 years of vegetarianism), and Cute A went for the chorizo omelet with slow roasted tomato haloumi and rocket.
Our coffees arrived first: One cappuccino, one strong soy latte, and one long black with milk on the side. My soy latte was creamy and smooth, nice and strong. Success! Cute A enjoyed her cappuccino ("I could drink buckets of this"), but Esme decided the long black was too bitter for her liking.
The food didn't take too long to arrive, in fact, it was a nice interlude between coffee finishing and food arriving. The size of the plates impressed! The vegetarian breakfasts, complete with eggs, mushrooms, grilled potatoes, sautéed spinach, grilled tomatoes & grilled halloumi were immense, and for $14.50, really good value.
My poached eggs had beautiful, vibrant yellow yolk and just the right amount of runny. There was a big field mushroom hiding under some sweet tomato, an intense slab of halloumi, very fresh, tasty spinach, and two generous slices of well toasted sourdough bread. The butter was in a little container on the side. The slices of potato were perfectly cooked and a nice addition to an already full meal. I had a minor moment when I didn't know what to eat first, then what to eat next, then what combination to put on my fork after that, but it was all delicious, and I think I managed to try every mouthful-combination at least once. Esmeralda asked Cute A at one point if she wanted to lick her plate clean! We all ate the large portions quite easily between chattering with our mouths full.
Esmeralda gave the food an 8/10 rating, and said it would have been a 10/10 if there was a vegetarian sausage in the mix as well. Cute A was also very happy with her omelet, her only suggestion was that the rocket was a little too bitter.
All up, we spent a leisurely 2 hours here, and the place was constantly busy with a good turnover. The lunch menu also looked very tempting, as did the varied loaves of bread and many sweet treats for sale behind the counter.
Brunswick Flour Mill, I will be back!
8 out of 10 Sourdough slices!
Brunswick Flour Mill
341 Sydney Rd
Brunswick, 3056
Ph: (03) 9078 0497
http://www.flourmill.net.au
