Elephant Rock Cafe

As it finally starts to feel like summer in Queensland I made the most of the warm weather and headed south to the Gold Coast for the weekend. A relaxed weekend isn't complete without Sunday brunch so it was off to Currumbin to see what we could find. There were several cafes on the beach front including The Beach Shack and Deck Cafe (which were both very busy) but on this occasion we were headed to Elephant Rock Cafe.

Breakfast Menu

View

Elephant Rock Cafe overlooks Currumbin beach and has two levels which is great for the busy Sunday breakfast/brunch crowds. On this particular Sunday the weather was perfect and the cafe was busy but we were able to immediately grab one of the last tables on the lower deck. Looking over the menu I was impressed with the selections available but decided to go with one of my favourite Sunday breakfast options of corn and zucchini fritters with bacon, mushrooms, tomato and cream fraiche. On this occasion I also added a side of avocado and ordered my standard skinny cappuccino. My Dad was drawn to the savoury pumpkin pie with leg ham, asparagus and tomato salsa but decided to try something a little different for him and went with the breakfast bruschetta (pesto covered ciabatta with tomato, haloumi, mushrooms, rocket and poached eggs) with a side of bacon. Mum on the other hand decided to stick a little closer to her favourite Sunday brunch order and went with the bacon and poached eggs with tomato but instead of thick cut toast opted for the toasted Turkish bread. Both also ordered their standard skinny cappuccinos.

Skinny Cap

Segafreda

The blend of coffee used at Elephant Rock is Segafredo and was made well. The only criticism I have was the coffee was a little slow to arrive. It reached the table after around a 15 minute wait and only a minute or so before the food (which was quite quick to arrive). The zucchini and corn fritters were delicious and bacon were both delicious and crisp and worked really well in contrast to the cool, refreshing avocado and creme fraiche. The only criticism of the meal was they forgot my mushrooms but lucky for me Dad didn't want his which worked out well for me. Both Mum and Dad really enjoyed their breakfast with Mum saying that it was up there with the top cafe breakfasts she has had, Dad agreed.

Corn & zucinni fritters

Breakfast brushcetta

Bacon and poached eggs

Elephant Rock Cafe is a fantastic cafe with great coffee, food, staff and views! I would definitely return again for breakfast and have heard they have amazing burgers at lunch which I would love to try.