We were off to Café Mint when a last minute suggestion saw us head over to Waterloo. Having heard many a good thing, I was certainly keen to give it a try.

Quite a large space, much larger than I was expecting – for what reason I do not know. An old warehouse converted in a spartan fashion with dark brown perhaps black plywood panels affixed to one side of the room with an interlocking pattern of Carrick bends cut out from it with an open kitchen up one end.

The breakfast menu was quite simplistic, a lot more basic than I thought it might have been. With not a lot taking my fancy I chose the slow cooked broccoli served on scrambled eggs and toast with fetta and parsley, whilst K plumped for the sour cherry toast with a selection of jams and the breakfast grains with mango, honey and sheep’s milk yoghurt. The sour cherry toast was quite subdued in flavour but the orange and walnut marmalade was wonderfully tart. The breakfast grains it was more a case of yoghurt with grains and fruit with a large amount of honey and mint – this was certainly no issue and was by far the best item we ordered. The broccoli on scrambled eggs was solid (in fact the broccoli was reminiscent of the way the broccoli is cooked in this dish) , the fetta adding a wonderful saltiness.

Served was friendly and helpful, however it did take 15 minutes to get some water. The coffee whilst decent was certainly not brilliant. Be warned that breakfast finishes at 11am.

Returnability: Yes, and I’d certainly like to try lunch or dinner here. Some great variety here and at these prices it’s hard to beat. Note - check what the in season house preserves are - you might find yourself simply ordering toast as they are some of the best.

Score: 13/20
Breakfast $4.5 to $15.5. Coffee $3.0
Fully licensed
1/2 Danks Street, Waterloo