Breakfast Breakfast BAM!

So this is the fine food drought part of the week for me. BUT don't worry I have some reserve eating experiences and photos to waffle on about! Also I know now that there are at least 4 people reading this regularly/semi-regularly so I owe it to you all to share my lovely food experiences.

A few weeks ago my family and I sought to have some breakfast at the famed Las Chicas eatery on Carlisle Street in Balaclava. I had been there once before with my wonderful friend Natasha. She frequents the place and said it had the best breakfast in Melbourne. Well before I went to Japan - I went to Las Chicas and had just that, one of the very best breakfasts I have ever put in my mouth. FYI if you were to catch the train there - you would catch the Sandringham line to Balaclava station and pretty much see the place to your right (maybe).

HOWEVER a few weeks ago when my family and I went to Balaclava with all the hopes of this famed Las Chicas breakfast - we found something preventing us and our hungry stomachs.

There was a fourty-five minute wait.

Ouch.

Yes no I don't wait in line for that long at an eatery. ESPECIALLY when I haven't eaten breakfast yet. It's practically suicide and possibly you'll be harming others with erratic behaviour.

So we were kind of at a loss.

Where do we go?

Well frankly I knew no where else in Balaclava. But with that said Carlisle Street is bursting with places to go. But the hard part was finding one that was good. They were all quite busy and you see - on a food street busy-ness is no indicator of quality. A lot of people go to these food precincts to be seen, to socialise, to drink, to escape, to commit to routine and also a lot of people of people don't know what really good food is.

SO we took a chance.

We walked past LAVA a few times and it was fairly busy but I could see a table at the back that would accommodate the five of us. Good, friendly service. ALSO very importantly efficient - but not robotically so.

Anyway I fancied quite a few things on the menu. But this mushroom breakfast caught my eye (not the real name). I can never resist mushrooms. We all know that.

So I ordered it. and this is what I got:

Well isn't that pleasing to look at! YES. Very good. Because if there is one thing I often notice when eating breakfast out - it is that the presentation is never great. Not that I care so much about presentation. BUT when its lovely looking like this, you really notice.

So we have two poached eggs on top (poached to perfection I must say) they were also organic and free range. The spinach and tomato were good touches in this as well. The tomato especially provided a nice tang to what is a breakfast of very understated yet rich flavours. The spinach acted well in terms of providing a break and softener in the richness. The mushrooms were glorious. FUCKING glorious. That is all I will say.

The toast was good sourdough and that is how I like it. ALSO I enjoy how it was just one piece. I like that because too much bread often fills you up in a breakfast - you should be having less of the stuff anyway. But that doesn't mean you shouldn't enjoy once in a while like in a fabulous meal like this.

Now finally the hollandaise sauce - it could either make or break the breakfast. Well it was well done I thought. To be honest it wasn't the thickest I've had. BUT the flavour was just lovely. It was creamy, had a slight tang and something more. It was very well done. ALSO they offered cracked pepper when the breakfasts arrived. ALWAYS a good thing.

Afterwards I felt satisfied, contented, wanting to come back again, not bloated, not feeling greasy, just feeling good. That is what a breakfast out should do for you!

NOW check it out sometime.

If you were to get off an Balaclava Station, turn right and walk down the street. You'll see it a few doors down from Las Chicas which is also good but prone to being packed. Just know that there are other options and it's always good to try new places.