The Hardware Société, Melbourne

Let’s just say I created quite the tantrum, somehow convincing my friends to visit Hardware 1-2 hours before our flight home. The long lines, taxi cab rides and constant hassling? No regrets.

I’ve heard the queues can get quite lengthy but we tried our luck at 11am on a monday mornin’ and godsend, the wait lasted no longer than 8 minutes. Lunch times are probably flocking with hungry office workers and students. To my delight, the poster in the window stated that they now had all-day breakfast since the 21/7/2013! When does that ever happen in a renowned Sydney cafe?

Baked eggs w chorizo sausage, piquillo pimientos sauce, crunch almonds, queso de cabra goats milk cheese $16
Rating: ☻☻☻☻☻

I felt like the flavours and the ingredients used were admirably complex to an extent as opposed to the usual baked eggs I’ve eaten (ingredients carelessly chucked into a pan), and most probably ignited my love for chorizo in baked eggs. It cooked nicely through in the pot progressively and the warmth went down well with my glass of freshly squeezed juice. Fried eggs w Jamon, manchego cheese and paprika oil $17
Rating: ☻☻☻☺☺

Cafe Morso; brunch by the Wharf

I am ALL for brunch and when the hype over Cafe Morso reached my horizons, reservations were in check on a migggghttyyyyy fine saturday. Situated on the Jones Bay Wharf, it resides tranquilly a few distances away from the bustlin’ and hustlin’ gambling headquarters (The Star..)!

Sauteed Wild mushrooms with truffled scrambled eggs on Sonoma sourdough $17.50
Rating: ☻☻☺☺☺
As always, I conduct my extensive research on a cafe/restaurant/eatery well ahead before I visit and this includes stalking hashtags/geotags on Instagram…. which is a peculiar habit of mine (I hope I’m not alone….). Admittedly, I thought the whole breakfast/brunch phase or anything to do with baked eggs, scrambled eggs or any type of eggs was done to death in my foodie adventures; but I COULD NOT resist anything truffled! Any food lover out there must agree! I was expecting silky, smooth and runny scrambled eggs and although, it may look that part, it quickly stiffened on the plate like a big mess. There weren’t any truffle shavings either, just the instillment of truffle oil. A fairly minimal dish, but it was just not executed well enough for me. The portions are satisfying for the tummy though!

Wagyu sandwich; rocket, onion relish, bacon, swiss cheese and hand cut chips $20
Rating: ☻☺☺☺☺
I only had a bite but they say first impressions are everything….. the wagyu meat was very chewy though it was thinly sliced, I thought wagyu meat was meant to be tender but it may not have been a high grade beef that I’m used to. It would have been better as a steak sandwich. Kudos for the hand cut chips though, they were readily crispy and thick just the way I like it (HEAVILY salted….).