June 17, 2007: El Mirage

El Mirage. Though I didn't retrieve it at the time, the championship of her postal service must range got had an trial on me.

El Mirage has the typical terrace identify width of therefore many Melbourne cafes but it offers a surprisingly large together with opened upwardly infinite indoors (which nosotros needed on this wintery morning), with a construct clean retro-modern await that stands out alongside the trendy, cluttered together with grungy cafes nosotros therefore oftentimes uncovering ourselves at. We were real pleased that a tabular array for 2 was available correct away, though equally the clock drifted on towards noon, nosotros witnessed a few other people regretfully turned away.

The savoury options are egg dominated together with the suggested combinations range got a lot of meat going on. Michael inquired equally to whether he could guild the Gringo breakfast without bacon together with was refused permission - instead he built his ain of poached eggs, toast, mushrooms, beans together with dwelling identify fries for $1.30 to a greater extent than ($16.30 all up).

This was an enormous plate of nutrient - I volition pressure level Michael to guild solely ane or 2 extras with his eggs side past times side time! Michael loved the beans, together with the mushies together with dwelling identify fries (I tasted them) were therefore practiced that I idea I mightiness guild them side past times side fourth dimension nosotros watch (this disputation volition astound y'all inwards its high praise when y'all read below what I ordered). The solely drawback was overcooked eggs:

No slopping yolks unopen to for Michael. Meanwhile, I was served in all likelihood the best tea together with toast combo ever. Here's my soothing but cumbersome chai setup:

I'm certain a lot of people similar the ritual of all the petty cups together with jugs, but it does accept upwardly a large proportion of a petty cafe table. Anyway, here's what y'all actually ask to see, the Neapolitan ($7): chocolate together with sour cherry toast with mascarpone.

Now I've long been sceptical of the chocolate together with breadstuff thing, but this was fantastic. Rich together with moist similar a cake but with a bready crumb. The plump sour cherries within together with mascarpone on superlative were simply perfect. The solely foreign chemical cistron was the garnishing raspberries which were bitter together with non at all fruity to taste. But this didn't detract from my ultimate dessert toast.

After our real indulgent breakfasts, Michael together with I sought to brand amends with an hour-long walk through Brunswick together with and then home. We were lucky to relish the couplet of clear together with mild hours that Lord's Day gave us! I returned dwelling identify with a clear caput together with satisfied stomach. Despite a couplet of imperfections it should come upwardly equally no surprise that I'm non bad to provide to El Mirage: perchance side past times side fourth dimension I'll merchandise a plate of dwelling identify fries for making the trip past times bike.

Address: 349 Lygon St, Brunswick East
Ph: 9388 0966
Price: veg breakfasts $5-20