Happy Cup Day, Melbournites!
Today was a lazy lie in day and the weather made it easy to do so. After slowly waking up and finally getting out of bed around 10, Brad and I decided to mosey on down to Balaclava for something to eat.
After a bit of research on the interwebs, we decided to try Lava in Balaclava on Carlisle Street.
Walking in to the restaurant, we were greeted with smiles and sat down at a cozy little table. It was pretty crowded for a Tuesday morning but I guess, it IS a public holiday after all.
Feeling a little bit ambitious (in hindsight, slightly OVER ambitious), I ordered the Lava Big Breakfast and Brad got the smoked salmon bagel.
So, after waiting about 15 minutes or so for our food to come... it came! And I was very happy to see all the right ingredients on the plate in abundance.
Brad's bagel was apparently very nice so maybe it was just an off day for the big breakfast. I'm willing to give it another shot as there was a large crowd and by the amount of lengthy conversations happening between the staff and customers, there are a lot of regulars.
A place with that many fans must be good at something.
Lava in Balaclava
219, Carlisle St, Balaclava 3183
http://www.lavainbalaclava.com.au/index.html
Taste: 6/10
Price: 5/10 ($35 for both of us)
Location/Ambience: 8/10
Final verdict? 7/10
And that's it for my FIRST ever food blog post! Hope you enjoyed reading it and come back for seconds... and thirds... and dessert. :)
Peace, love and nomnoms,
Jo
Today was a lazy lie in day and the weather made it easy to do so. After slowly waking up and finally getting out of bed around 10, Brad and I decided to mosey on down to Balaclava for something to eat.
After a bit of research on the interwebs, we decided to try Lava in Balaclava on Carlisle Street.
Walking in to the restaurant, we were greeted with smiles and sat down at a cozy little table. It was pretty crowded for a Tuesday morning but I guess, it IS a public holiday after all.
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They have WINE!... and a nice view of Carlisle St passing by.
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| Brad with his long black. Ignore him, look at all that WINE! |
So, after waiting about 15 minutes or so for our food to come... it came! And I was very happy to see all the right ingredients on the plate in abundance.
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| Poached eggs on sourdough multigrain toast, avocado, mushrooms, bacon, roasted tomatoes and a side of hollondaise sauce. |
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| Close up of my favourite bit of the meal; bacon |
Unfortunately, I found the meal to rather average. The mushrooms tasted like they were out of a can, the avocado was very hard and the hollondaise sauce tasted like runny butter.
The only good part about the meal was my bacon and eggs and for a much cheaper price, I could have just got... well, bacon and eggs.Brad's bagel was apparently very nice so maybe it was just an off day for the big breakfast. I'm willing to give it another shot as there was a large crowd and by the amount of lengthy conversations happening between the staff and customers, there are a lot of regulars.
A place with that many fans must be good at something.
Lava in Balaclava
219, Carlisle St, Balaclava 3183
http://www.lavainbalaclava.com.au/index.html
Taste: 6/10
Price: 5/10 ($35 for both of us)
Location/Ambience: 8/10
Final verdict? 7/10
And that's it for my FIRST ever food blog post! Hope you enjoyed reading it and come back for seconds... and thirds... and dessert. :)
Peace, love and nomnoms,
Jo
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