July 3, 2010: The Bell Jar

Proud Mary as well as feeling similar we're catching upwards to the zeitgeist a flake as well as thus a pile of trendy new places opened upwards up (I'm fully aware that the linked places accept all been opened upwards for ages, we're simply slow). So it was a relief for us to larn ourselves organised fairly rapidly to see the late opened as well as widely raved about Bell Jar inwards Clifton Hill.

It's a actually cute infinite - a bustling front-room, a laid-back communal tabular array tucked around the dorsum as well as a courtyard that would live perfect inwards summertime (minus the ii guys who were smoking similar chimneys on our visit). The communal table, where nosotros were seated was decorated amongst a rattling autumnal centrepiece (see above), which made the excellently made coffees (with Bonsoy!) that much to a greater extent than enjoyable.

For eats, Cindy strangely opted for savoury: mushrooms as well as rocket amongst Meredith feta as well as walnut pesto on sourdough ($12). Buried underneath all those greens was a thick piece of delicious toast, slathered amongst a wonderful pesto - simply the affair to complement the creamy feta as well as hearty mushrooms. This was a dandy breakfast.

I couldn't manage the vego potted poached eggs of the twenty-four hr menstruation (w/ beans), served amongst relish as well as toast ($13). The beany mush is underneath the eggs inwards the painting present inwards a higher house as well as was hearty as well as warming, amongst a sweetness oniony relish as well as perfectly poached eggs to smear all over the toast. My exclusively disappointment was the unmarried piece of toast - I could accept done amongst a second, although I belike would accept ended upwards overfull.

It's worth mentioning the service - the staff were all super friendly as well as attentive as well as apologetic for fifty-fifty the tiniest resultant (I had to facial expression a total xc seconds longer for my java than our brekkie companion!). The house was pretty total piece nosotros were there, thus it seems equally though discussion is spreading - The Bell Jar isn't actually going to larn many walk-ins at the industrial Clifton Hill terminate of Smith Street, but amongst great affordable food, a vivid atmosphere as well as super service, they should live able to last pretty comfortably.

Despite our impressive timeliness, Brian, Joyce, Hookturns as well as Vetti all got inwards as well as reviewed The Bell Jar earlier us.

Address: 656 Smith Street, Clifton Hill
Ph: 0410 336 019
Price: $5-$14
Website: http://www.thebelljar.com.au