Snag and Brown

Post night shift breakfasts ahoy! I went here with Mr 2., and a straggler who invited them self along, a real shame cause I wanted to talk trash about them while we were at breakfast. Nothing worse than going to a meal with someone you dislike, it taints my food.

This cafe is located down Ekibin Road in Annerley, the end further away from Ipswich Road if that helps. Parking is alright I suppose, just crossing the road in the morning can take a little while.

Local feeds

Here is their menu. Below is their disclosure? Or rather, an explanation of their menu items.

Good to know

Here is their drinks menu!

I love different drink options

I got the bounty hot chocolate made on soy milk with a double shot of espresso added in. It had a great coconut flavour and small pieces of toasted coconut in the drink to add some texture. I dunno why but its surprisingly hard to find flavoured hot chocolate drinks that aren't at a dessert cafe, the only other brekkie place that I know always makes them is Cafe Wrapture in West End!

+_+ yesss flavoured hot chocolates

Mr 2 got the English breakfast. Why is the cup the same size as the teapot?

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This is the medley of mushroom with truss tomatoes, poached eggs, toast, leafy greens and weird polenta sausage.

Ehhh

I got the braised pork belly with black pudding, sweet potato and caramelised onion hash brown, poached eggs, popcorn crackling and an onion and apple puree. What is it with me and ordering braised pork belly and receiving this dry looking roast chunk? Wikipedia even says so! Braising is when you fry something on a high heat and then continue the rest of the cooking in a liquid, until it becomes so tender you can push it apart with a fork. I was expecting this gelatinous brown blob where the fat had rendered down into the meat, where if I looked at it threateningly, it would just collapse!

So as you can expect, I was already irritable when I saw this. I didn't like this meal, the black pudding was cut unevenly and just warmed, they didn't fry off the black pudding until it was crispy. The apple puree was pretty sweet, The crackling was pretty and crunchy but not salty in the least. The sweet potato hash was pretty good though, quite sweet from the caramelised onion and the sweet potato pieces had a good crispy edge. I was expecting a different appearance though, more like the usual potato hash browns or like a squished hash to be honest?

Wow, I didn't realise how much I disliked this meal until I began typing this :/, before I did this, I would have classed my annoyance as mild.

Uhhh

At least my egg popped?

Yay?

Mr 2 got the big breakfast, pork chipolatas, thick cut bacon, your choice of eggs, your choice of hash brown, mushrooms, roasted truss tomatoes, white bean, house relish and pork cassoulet and leafy greens. He decided to go with poached eggs and the sweet potato and caramelised onion hash brown that I got with my dish. His comment was that everything was okay, nothing great but he wouldn't go back here based off that. He also adds that he doesn't like 62C degree poached eggs, he finds them too runny for his liking.

Thick bacon!

Snag and Brown
Atmosphere: 7, pretty cute converted house!
Service: 7, pretty friendly service, more than happy to change my drink for me as well as explain the menu.
Food: 5, average food.

House of Hygge

Camdog is a devout Danish person. She is obnoxiously patriotic, she's the kind of person to proudly declare her Danish heritage at any possible moment. We received a container of those Danish butter cookies at work, she tells us they are made in Copenhagen from DANISH BUTTER.

DANISH

Number one restaurant in the world is Noma and its head chef!? Rene Redzepi FROM DENMARK.

Stolen from wiki

What does she also bring to work parties? My spinach dip you say? No, its RISALAMANDE, Danish rice pudding.

Stolen from Nordic Living

The Sydney Opera House? Designed by a DANISH PERSON.

Stolen from the Sydney Herald

So when I said there was a new Danish restaurant in town, she said she would go with me before she even knew what was on the menu or where it was. When I said it was near the West End vet, it was easy for us to get to. The other funny thing is that her parents and brother had all separately come to this cafe before she had even told them about it. Also there is a ton of street parking nearby, mostly up the hill.

*To be honest, Camdog only said the first bit about the butter cookies and some rando actor. She also told me some other facts but they turned out to be all incorrect when I was finding the photos.

Their coffee!

They are dog friendly!

Yay

Camdog was tickled pink when she heard of their name. She tried to explain what "hygge" meant, its kinda like a cosy feeling/relaxed vibe, like when you spend a rainy day indoors reading a book, or when you just relax with friends with a few brewskis late at night. According to her, its synonymous in Denmark for that feeling, you describe the situation as "hygge". Google says it means enjoying the good things in life and warm atmosphere so her descriptions were pretty spot on eh?

A description

Yay!

Here is their menu! Here is a legible version of the menu.

Camdog went absolutely nuts when she saw this chocolate. Its apparently a super thin chocolate spread that you can eat with bread. She bought home a box for her dad to eat.

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Flowers at every table

We got there a bit early to have their lunch which is what really wanted to eat since we wanted to have their smorrebrod and risalamonde combo, they had like four different toppings on their risalamande besides the traditional sour cherry and almond combo! Camdog is a fiend for remoulade to the extent that her family have been fined by Australian customs for attempting to sneak it back into the country.

Anyway, she got the smashed avocado, mushrooms and balsamic vinegar onto of a dense rye bread. She said the taste took her back to Denmark and her best friend Lara's mum's rye bread, the perfect start to the day. We both agreed that the best way to have avo on toast is if people presmash it for you, none of this fanned bullshit.

!!!

I wanted something a bit more substantial so I got the Monte Cristo toastie, shaved leg ham, seeded mustard, swiss and havarti cheese, sharp dill pickles on top of toasted Turkish bread. They apparently coated it in egg wash before frying it but I didn't realise notice any difference. I had in mine like a savoury French toast style toastie, which really sounds amazing doesn't it? Those crispy, frilly edges would have been amazing. The flavour combination reminds me exactly of what I do at home when I have toasties so I was very happy.

Mmm bread

House of Hygge
Atmosphere: 7, brightly light, small cafe. Probably higher if you're Danish, cause Camdog was estatic.
Service: 5, friendly but unwilling to part with their remoulade even when Camdog wanted to buy it.
Food: 8, portions are a touch on the small side but delicious anyway. Defs would go back to try some more of their food or to see what a snapshot of Denmark is like!

Ashton and Old

N., and I went to Ashton and Old as a quick lunch before work! We were entranced by the sounds of pork belly fried rice and so off we went! I really enjoy working with N., like me, she rarely has plans and if so it's planned so far in advance that she can easily join me in my random food adventures around Brisbane. We're both notorious in our work place for having lunches together and going to Korean fried chicken joints late after work ends haha.

Anyway, Ashton and Old is located on Old Cleveland Road, it has 1P parking in the front and some parking at the back if you're lucky! Just hope that you're on the right side of the road approaching, or you might have to leg it across busy traffic!

This place!

Here is their menu!

We went agesssss ago!

I like the set up of the cafe, but you know by now that I love open plan restaurants with an airy appearance. I like sunlit rooms!

I like succulents!

View from where we were sitting

Lots of seating space

Those photos are olden day Camp Hill!

I went there for their pulled pork eggs benedict, cause both those things massively appeal to me! I love the silky creaminess of this hollandaise sauce. I adored that doorstop wedge of bread that soaked up all the juices from my tender pulled pork and the yolk from my perfectly poached eggs. This meal was a dream come true and everything I expected and more, when it came to pulled pork eggs bene!

Yessss

This is the dish that made us come here in the first place! Sticky pork belly fried brown rice with fried egg, fresh Asian coleslaw and lots of crunchy deep fried onion garnishes. The pork belly was tender and cooked enough that the fat had rendered nicely but despite that we didn't really like the fried rice. N., noted that she felt like it was way too healthy for her with the inclusion of brown rice, we both felt like the plum sauce used in the fried rice made it way too sweet and made the rice clump together. It looked great but fell flat in execution.

Meh

We also got giant hand cut sweet potato chips to share, you can tell they are lovingly hand cut because one is the size of an entire sweet potato. They had a nice crunchy exterior and soft sweet fluffy interior. I love sweet potato chips. They also gave us a dish of garlic aioli to dip with!

Giant chip

N., got this fluffy strawberry, apple and orange juice drink.

Fluffy drink

I got this coffee frappe, without sugar syrup like a dummy. So it was just a fancy iced coffee really. Note to self, don't get it without sugar syrup.

Bleh needs sugar

Ashton and Old
Atmosphere: 7, I love the look of this little cafe.
Service: 5, not bad, nothing special.
Food: 7, pretty good! They have an inventive menu that constantly changes and I would go back to try some other stuff on their menu.

The Moray Cafe

I decided to go to the Moray Cafe after seeing delectable photos of fried chicken and waffles from Dolce Bunnie's blog. I have always wanted to try fried chicken and waffles so off I went, I know I dislike sweet and savoury dishes together but I'm always keen to try something new!

Watch out for this sign! Its right near the roundabout smack bang in the middle of Moray and Merthyr Road, ample street parking so have no fear!

Lovely place

It has both indoor and outdoor seating but I prefer the indoor seating a lot more due to the comfy couch side along the window and the bright light and little pot plants!

Like this!

And this!

Here is their menu! There is a copy of their drink menu below which isn't available online! My first pick was a soy flat white made with Reverend's Fine Coffee. It was delicious, no complaints!

Yasss coffee!

As planned, I got the fried chicken and sweet waffles which came with a strawberry and a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I found the sweet waffles to be an absolutely huge serving, it was crispy on the outside with fluffy insides, the perfect way that waffles should be. The fried chicken was crunchy and juicy but I felt like it could have done with more seasoning or undergo a short brine to get some more flavour into the meat. The ice cream was delicious with the hot waffles and melted all over my waffles very quickly.

Chicken!

I didn't finish my waffles at all and left defeated. I probably wouldn't get fried chicken and waffles again.

Sorry waffle ):

I went back about a week later with VGirl because I remembered they had an amazing vegetarian big breakfast that she wanted to try. We sat inside that time and I got this photo of the pretty little pot plant they have at the inside tables!

Cute!

VGirl picked the soy iced mocha and she said it was delicious, it had a very dark chocolate flavour which she enjoyed and the soy milk wasn't overpowering. I preferred her drink to mine and we were constantly swapping drinks during our meal.

Nothing between than sharing food!

I got the lychee and lime frappe, VGirl and I love lychee so we battled over who got to claim this as their primary drink. I got it because I was paying for our meal. As I said earlier, we ended up sharing drinks anyway because VGirl preferred my drink to hers and vice versa. It was a good balance between lychee and lime flavours with neither being overpowering.

Mmm frappes

On my second time here, I got the breakfast burrito, fried egg, bacon, tomato relish, rocket, lettuce, avocado and feta and potato cake. It was very filling, so filling that I only had about 2/3rds of it, I also got a bowl of chips with it but I digress. I think it could've done with the relish on the side so you dip at your leisure but the fillings went well together.

DEFEATED AGAIN

VGirl got the Moray Veggie Patch, roasted tomatoes, potato and feta cake, roasted pumpkin, haloumi, garlic mushrooms, two poached eggs and turkish bread. I think this is a seasonally changing dish as the ingredients have all changed on the menu listed but that just means its stays delicious all year around! 

VGirl said this was one of the best veggo breakfasts she's ever had, and commented that it was way too much for her and could have easily been shared between two people. The other thing that she was really happy about was that the haloumi wasn't the most delicious thing on the plate, she said the roasted pumpkin was amazing with its super sweet flavour and caramelised edges, not to mention the feta and potato cake as well as the mushrooms.

Dat pumpkin tho

I'm not sure why my breakfast burrito came with fries, but it did and it was carb overload heaven. We just barely finished the bowl of fries.

Chips are the best

Moray Cafe
Atmosphere: 7, warm and welcoming cafe. I like the interior the best.
Service: 7, quick and efficient, they took our orders very quickly, cleared away dishes and passed on our comments to the chef regarding the chicken.
Food: 7. SO MUCH FOOD, I would definitely go back for the Veggie Patch breakfast, the other dishes not so much so. The drinks are delicious though, keen for those.