Le Traiteur

Update 27/1/2019: Le Traiteur is permanently closed.


24 November, 2011

I'm living a temporarily luxurious life whereby I basically receive got Wednesdays as well as Thursdays to produce equally I delight (which, hence far, has meant reading a whole bunch of books as well as watching an awful lot of Deadwood). Occasionally I convince Cindy to bring together me inwards a breakfast somewhere nearby on her means to work. Months agone Le Traiteur was recommended to us (most probable past times essjayeff) as well as nosotros endure decided to banking concern tally it out.

Le Traiteur is (as the cite suggests) a French-inspired lilliputian cafe, pumping out breakfasts as well as lunches for metropolis workers at the legal goal of town. We turned upward at close 8:30 as well as had no problem finding a tabular array - at that fourth dimension of twenty-four hr menstruation they seem to generally produce takeaway traffic. The breakfast card is non i for the vegans: savoury dishes are all eggy, as well as the sweets don't skimp on the dairy. The exclusively possible pick is the i that Cindy ordered: semolina porridge alongside quatre épices (a French spice mix of pepper, cloves, nutmeg as well as ginger) as well as poached fruit ($8.50).

This was equally proficient equally it looked - the semolina had the texture of semi-set polenta as well as was drowning inwards delicious poaching juices. The fruit was first-class equally good (although a lilliputian challenging to eat). Very impressive at the price.

I, equally always, ordered something savoury: poached eggs, silverbeet, plain mushrooms as well as bernaise on brioche ($15).

This was existent heart-attack material, which is non to nation it wasn't delicious - it merely all got a flake much past times the end. Given the bernaise as well as the eggs, I would receive got been happy to swap the brioche for approximately regular toast. Still, everything was cooked to perfection as well as it was a generous as well as filling foremost to the day.

Coffees were proficient as well as service was friendly as well as prompt, but I'm non certain we'll live hurrying dorsum - if exclusively because of the fairly express arrive at of vegetarian options. Although evidently the pastries are pretty good, which mightiness live plenty to lure me in.

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Le Traiteur
552 Lonsdale Street, Melbourne
9670 0039
breakfasts $5.50 - $15
www.letraiteur.com.au

Accessibility: Le Traiteur has a pocket-size pace on entry but is fairly spacious inside. Ordering happens at the tables, but nosotros paid at a high counter. We didn't banking concern tally out the toilets.