Porgie Together With Mr Jones

September 24, 2011

Cindy in addition to I normally function along our breakfasting out pretty about home. Being car-less in addition to hungry agency that a long journeying for brekkie is probable to terminate inwards grumpiness in addition to impatience rather than repose in addition to contentment. This explains the iii years it has taken us to brand our way out to Hawthorn to endeavor out 1 of Melbourne's most raved well-nigh cafes: Porgie in addition to Mr Jones. Thankfully, the buzz has died downwardly a chip over that menstruation (in business office due to the ongoing expansion of the P&MJ empire), pregnant that nosotros didn't direct maintain to expect for a table, a fact that made me in addition to my caffeine addiction real happy indeed.

Porigie in addition to Mr Jones expands TARDIS-like from a fashionable front end expanse into 2 big dorsum rooms decked out inwards a to a greater extent than homely fashion, in addition to a courtyard beyond the kitchen.

The white tablecloths hand things a fancier experience than I yell upward they're going for, but the staff are relaxed in addition to friendly in addition to the full general vibe is pleasant. Coffee orders were taken similar a shot in addition to I was caffeinated quite before long subsequently nosotros sat down. Breakfast is a decent mix of eggy savouries in addition to a multifariousness of sweeter options - I was inwards the mood for baked beans of some description but they were a surprising carte omission. Still, at that spot was plenty to pick out from. Following our typical approach to breakfast, I leant towards savoury spell Cindy couldn't teach yesteryear the sweets.

My dish was something of a Jones-family staple turning upward on the carte at all iii of his establishments: Mr Jones' golden 'folded' scrambles alongside fresh herbs in addition to holy goats cheese on wholegrain toast ($12.90), alongside added avocado ($3.50).

These are real lightly scrambled eggs, falling pretty about omelette territory. Either way they were delicious, dotted alongside creamy chunks of goats cheese in addition to a scattering of fresh basil leaves. The avo was smashed to guacamole texture, but was at to the lowest degree ripe in addition to fresh in addition to the breadstuff reaffirmed my wishing to see Noisette 1 day. Not every bit good shabby at all.

Cindy went healthier: Fruits of the flavor alongside rosewater, Cleo's yoghurt, love in addition to oat crumble ($11.90).

The fruit in addition to yoghurt were splendid - it's overnice to run across a fruit salad that offers upward a practiced variety, but Cindy didn't teach the rosewater striking she was hoping for (a shame given her obsession alongside it) in addition to the crumble was real fine in addition to non specially oaty. It was all satisfactory but I yell upward she left alongside a vague sense of disappointment. This was somewhat alleviated when I grabbed an splendid brownie to takeaway alongside us every bit a process for the journeying home. It didn't live on long plenty to live photographed I'm afraid.

The carte in addition to the vibe of P & MJ are real similar to their sister-venue Friends of Mine and, unsurprisingly, our feelings well-nigh this brekkie were well-nigh the same every bit our thoughts on Friends of Mine - both direct maintain decent coffee, practiced nutrient in addition to friendly service, but neither wowed us plenty to teach us dorsum on an early on morn tram across town inwards the nigh future. Vegans aren't good catered to here, but coeliacs volition live happy alongside the offering of homemade gluten-free breadstuff ($1 extra).

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In contrast, the blogosphere is dizzy alongside P & MJ love - cheque out rave reviews from:Two Fat Buns, I'm So Hungreee, Melbourne Gastronome, Let Me Feed You Melbourne, Eat in addition to Be Merry for Tomorrow We Diet, Never Trust a Skinny Foody, Melbourne Dining Experiences, The Breakfast Blog, Kate in addition to Zoe, Home Sweet Home, Nouveau Potato, Eat Play Shop in addition to Let's Get Fat Together, Eat Almost Anything at Least Once was pretty disappointed.

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Porgie in addition to Mr Jones
291 Auburn Road, Hawthorn
9882 2955
Breakfasts: $5.00 - $18.90
http://porgiemrjones.com.au/

Accessibility: There's a small-scale mensuration upward into the fairly crowded front end room. There's a chip to a greater extent than infinite inwards the dorsum area, although there's some other mensuration to negotiate here. The identify is good lit in addition to payment takes identify at the relatively depression front end counter. Toilets are upward a flying of stairs.