(Only 2 more to go!)

I headed down to Bondi beach just in time for the last bit of brunch. The restaurant was empty. Then again, its Bondi and its a Thursday morning.

I wasn’t particularly impressed, although it was a pretty darn big brekky worth its $18. And it did make for a few pretty photos. I don’t think I ate lunch or dinner later in the day. So it was pretty filling. Its quite a classy looking establishment and probably does well at night.

Big Brekky.

Mmm, eggs…

Sobo
70a Campbell Parade, Bondi Beach, 9300 8898.

Maybe the coolest looking brekkie place so far. Danks Street Depot also had excellent service and pretty yellow menus. I guess that’s what you get for a restaurant in Waterloo with a celebrity (according to Gilly) chef. The dishes were a little pricey too.

Creamed Eggs with Roasted Mushroom and Truffle Oil

BBQ Asparagus and Poached Eggs

Poached Eggs with Hash

Danks Street Depot
1/2 Danks Street, Waterloo, 9698 2201.

Finally crossed the halfway mark. #6 out of 10. At the rate I’m going with breakfasts, this mission might have to spill over to ‘09!

Anyway, I tricked a whole bunch of friends to join me for lunch, but I picked off the all day breakfast menu. I did my research in advance and found they serve brekkie all day, but only on the weekend.

I decided I was over savoury eggs, so instead of getting the breakfast tagine of eggs and meat and breads, I went for the french toast. But I forgot the french toast came with bacon, double cream, syrup and caramelised figs. Out came a heart attack on a plate.

The waitress (great personality and patience) asked if I enjoyed my breakfast and I said it was great, to which she replied that she was ending her shift soon and will be having one of those. Except she was going to go to the gym after. And I was going to Adriano Zumbo to stuff my face with chocolate.

Kazbah on Darling
379 Darling Street, Balmain, 9555 7067.

I’ve always wanted to go here just because of the name. I brought my camera and was all prepared to take massively yummy shots of my food, but when it arrived, I was so hungry I tucked right in.

The scrambled eggs on turkish bread was good. We had 4 sides - mushrooms, baked beans, sausage and smoked salmon. The baked beans were homemade and quite tasty. The salmon however, ordinary and slightly tasteless. Also, they don’t have pancakes or french toast on their menu, which is quite disappointing.

They only serve breakfast on weekends and since their breakfast menu isn’t extensive, I doubt I’ll be back.

Strangers With Candy
96 Kepos Street (corner Phillip Street), East Redfern, 9698 6000.

All day breakfast cafes are my best friends. We headed there for lunch and there was a good crowd while we were there.

Ordered the Farmhouse Breakfast which was scrambled eggs with cheese, roasted mushrooms, fried potato, ham and spinach with homemade tomato chutney. The eggs were too cheesy for my liking, but all in all, it was huge portions and great taste for $16. Possibly their most expensive dish. I kind of wish I tried the poached eggs with hollandaise sauce as well as their pancakes. Round 2?

The bowl of hot chocolate was delish, although it filled me up quite well before our food arrived. Very yummy. Possibly better with marshmallows and cream, which I declined because it seemed too rich for the arvo.

Big Brekky Cafe
316 Stanmore Road, Petersham, 9569 8588.