Salt

I haven't dined at Salt in Rosalie since before the 2011 Brisbane floods but this morning I found myself finally returning to the cafe which used to be one of my absolute favourite places for breakfast and coffee. I was catching up with a friend who suggested we meet at Salt and I was excited as I began reminiscing over all the great meals I had had there.

Arriving about 9am, Salt still had quite a few customers for a Wednesday morning but was nowhere near as busy as they get on a weekend. I had my choice of table and opted for an outside booth. One thing that has not changed about Salt is the way they structure their menu; offering additional lighter options for weekday breakfasts that are not available on weekends. Looking over the menu, it was substantially the same as I remember it with items incurring small changes based on the produce available. I wasn't much in the mood for a heavy breakfast even though the breakfasts I saw coming out of the kitchen looked amazing. I decided to order something smaller from the weekday menu and it being a warmer morning was immediately drawn to the bircher muesli as I remember it being quite good. I also ordered my standard skinny cappuccino and my friend who had already had breakfast opted for an iced coffee to cool down.

Weekday menu

Weekday & Weekend menu

The coffee's appeared with lightening speed and the muesli was quick to follow. The coffee was well made and had delicious froth and chocolate topping. The bircher muesli was amazingly presented and absolutely delicious. As I have mentioned in a previous post, Lure on Latrobe has my favourite breakfast muesli but I think Salt's has just over taken it. The marinated strawberries brought a nice sweetness to the yogurt and worked perfectly with the mango and raisins. I would definitely order this again. As all meals at Salt, the portion size was generous and I was left feeling extremely satisfied.

Iced Coffee

Skinny Cap

Bircher Muesli

I really enjoyed my breakfast and coffee at Salt and was reminded why I used to come here all the time. I can't believe it has taken me so long to come back but I definitely will not let another year go by again before returning!

Flute Food & Wine

I haven't had breakfast at Rosalie since before the January floods, so my family and I took the opportunity of a spontaneous weekend visit from my Sydney based brother to try out Flute Food & Wine's popular breakfast offerings. The Rosalie precinct is home to many of my favourite places to eat such as Mint's Vietnamese, Halim's Indian and Sing's Asian Kitchen but when it comes to breakfast the two major players are definitely Salt and Flute. Arriving at Rosalie just before 9am on a Sunday, Salt was already quite busy so we headed around the corner to find Flute a lightly quieter and decided we would eat here.



Menu



Menu



Upon being seated we were immediately asked if we would like drinks and placed an order for three skinny cappuccinos, two in a cup and one in a mug and an orange juice. The orange juice's arrival was near instantaneous and a single cappuccino in a cup followed suit but the remaining two coffees lingered a bit. They arrived at the table in more then adequate time after placing the drinks order but the staggered nature of deliver of the drinks was a little strange. The mug of cappuccino was an amazing serve, it was very large and resembled a small bowl rather then a mug! The coffee was Segafredo and was really really good, one of the better cups of coffee I have had in a while.

Orange Juice

Skinny cap (cup)

The menu at Flute changes with season and was completely new since my last visit. There were several options that appealed to me, the toasted oat muesli with yogurt and fresh fruit, the avocado and haloumi plate and the chocolate crepes. In the end I really liked the sound of the herbed potato & mozzarella cake with honeyed bacon, poached eggs and avocado. My mum decided she was after a traditional hot breakfast of honey roasted bacon and scrambled eggs with tomato jam and Turkish pide. My dad really liked the look of the beef bacon and cheese breakfast pie with poached eggs and my brother wanting to get something different to everyone ordered the savoury mince on sourdough toast with poached eggs.

Savoury mince w eggs

Potato & mozzarella cake w bacon

The food came out after approximately 10-15minutes which I consider light speed for a Sunday breakfast. The portions of all four meals were very generous and all plated to look extremely appealing. Fresh cracked pepper was offered and mum and I obliged. My breakfast was really delicious. Cutting into the eggs, the glossy yolk oozed out, signs of a perfectly poached egg. Looking across to the breakfast pie and savoury mince I noticed both sets of eggs were also perfectly done. My herbed potato and mozzarella cakes were well done, crispy on the outside and dense yet soft on the inside. The herb flavouring was quite strong and the mozzarella subtle but I could only manage to eat one of the two cakes. The bacon was nice and crispy and the avocado featured some sort of sweet sauce which I really enjoyed.  The breakfast pie was a massive hit, no better compliment then an empty plate. The savoury mince completely filled my brother and he couldn't quite finish it. I had a small taste of the mince and was surprised by how sweet it was, similar to the sweetness found in BBQ sauce. The scrambled eggs and bacon was also a massive serve that was thoroughly enjoyed. I love the toasted Turkish pide that was served with this breakfast and managed to sneak a piece for myself.

Bacon & scrambled eggs

Breakfast pie

 

Rosalie is a fantastic precinct and Sunday breakfast at Flute was a highly enjoyable experience. The food, venue and coffee are all fantastic and the service attentive. I will no doubt be back sooner rather then later and look forward to trying the muesli, fruit toast and chocolate crepes.