Pablo

Pablo has been on my go to list for about three years. It has also been on H.,'s go to list forever. Know what that means? H., would kill me if I ever went without her and vice versa. So after three years, here we finally are!

DUN DUN DUNNNNNNNNN

This was their specials board the day we went. Just some soup :).

Specials

This is their very interesting menu, a bit more than the usual eggs and bacon for breakfast. They offer all day breakfast! If you're lazy like me, all day breakfast is a big deal haha.

Breakfast menu

Lunch!

Cold drinks

Cold drinks 2

Hot drinks!

They asked if we wanted drinks as soon as we got our menu. I ordered a flat white and H., ordered a soy latte as usual. Then we realised there was a very large drinks menu, H., went pelting after the waiter to order a pink grapefruit juice while I ummed and ahhed before not changing my order. I always feel a bit of a pain when I change my order, which doesn't help my indecisiveness. I really wanted to reorder to either a tin of the Oreo milkshake or the blueberry, strawberry, vanilla ice cream and milk smoothie. My flat white was smooth, strong and delicious. I downed it in pretty much one shot, they stock Genovese here.

My flat white

They have really cute vintage spoons. I have no idea how or why I get the impression that these spoons are vintage. I feel like I've seen very similar ones at like flea markets and op shops however.

Cute vintage spoons

H.,'s pink grapefruit juice was nice, slightly bitter, tart and sweet all at once. She really liked it. The juice looks really shiny because we sat outside and H., endured having the sun shine in her eyes for ten minutes before she hid on the shady side with me haha.

Shiny pink grapefruit juice

H., ended up getting the confit of portabella mushrooms with a feta and herb crumble, braised fennel, dill scrambled eggs, smoked tomato compote, crumbled feta, a lemon wedge and rye and caraway toast. That's a bit of a mouthful isn't it! Wait until you see that portabella mushroom! As you can guess, with a mushroom this size, the texture was very meaty and tender, it was bigger than the slice of bread beneath it! The herb and feta crumble was delicious, like the crunchy bread crumbs you get on top of a macaroni and cheese bake, so flavoursome and crispy. The feta was nice and salty, a good contrast to the rest of the dish. The roasted fennel was sweet with a mild aniseed flavour. The bread was also delicious! The dill scrambled eggs, were almost exactly how I make mine at home except a touch more set. A very good dish all in all. Good work H.,!

Phoar, what bread? Mushroom only!

On the other hand, I ordered smoked salmon, verjuice pickled apple and fennel salad, dill scrambled eggs, smoked tomato compote and seeded peasant toast. The smoked salmon was good, as smoked salmon always is. The pickles were odd, palate cleansing but odd. The eggs were just as good as H.,'s and I loved my butter soaked bread. I wasn't overly impressed with this dish to be honest. I wish I had gone with my conflicting choice of slow cooked mince.

Smoked salmon!

Pablo
Atmosphere: 8, the interior is lovely. I wish I had taken photos of it, but there were too many people floating around. Just like the outside tables, they were very well lit and just above us, was a little alcove where two guys were happily sitting. H., was quite jealous and was keen to come back and sit in that little sunny nook.
Service: 7, not bad. Nothing spectacular, and I don't recall anything besides, it wasn't bad. Prompt seating, menu arrival and water.
 Food: 8, I'd definitely go back here again. The food is very interesting for a breakfast menu and the flavour combinations were very solid.