When we walked in, we immediately eyed this blueberry doughnut. It had a gooey blueberry centre and the dough was wonderfully sweet and soft. From memory they also had a lychee flavoured one.
C had seen photos and reviews raving about this dish, so we had to order it. It's the "Breakfast Ramen" - comprising a 62 degree egg (can't say no to that), bacon, shitake mushrooms, spring onions and a bacon dashi broth. The dish is subtle but the Japanese inspired flavours work well together and feels very soothing to enjoy. The bacon dashi broth is poured at the table for an added sensory experience and tasted great.
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| Breakfast Ramen |
Next up we had the corn and zucchini fritters with cumin spiced avocado mousse, manchego, tabasco jam, chilli, tomato and a poached egg. The fritters were a little dry but the spiced avocado mousse was quite a clever idea. Overall probably not the best dish we tried that day.
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| Corn and zucchini fritters |
Our Melbourne friend chose the healthy option but don't be fooled, healthy doesn't have to be boring! She picked the 5 grain porridge with coconut foam, mango and black sesame. Who would've thought porridge could taste this good? The coconut foam and acidity of the mango added a really special twist to the dish. And well isn't it just so pretty?
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| 5 grain porridge |
And on the recommendation of our friend, we picked an extra dish to share: the soft shell crab burger and boy are we glad we did! The crispiness of the fried crab legs combined with the softness of the crab flesh, juices, mayo and some sort of asian-inspired salsa makes it seriously one ammmaaazzzing burger.
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| Soft shell crab burger |
Overall, cafe worth visiting if you're in Melbourne - if just for the soft shell crab burger and nothing else! Just one tip: they don't seat you until everyone in your table has arrived so make sure you coordinate your arrival time!
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