Breakfast to go in the Sydney CBD!

#BREAKFAST!

Something a bit different... I work in the City and so every morning I don't have time to grab breakfast so I usually like to buy breakfast for those longggg days ahead. Bacon and Egg rolls are my to-go breakfasts on the go (or if I'm sitting in, I like to get Eggs Benedict or Big breakfast =D) Anyways, I've been to a fair share of cafes which are open early in the City and I've compiled a short list of cafe's I've been to and it's just a brief quickie on what I think about each place. Enjoy! =D

Ps: I only have photos of the Bacon and Egg rolls of 2 cafes, I'll try and upload new photos for the other cafes! =)

Liquidz Cafe + Small bar - cnr Bathurst & Kent st

#Ratemebaby!

Bacon: Crispy and Delicious!

Egg: Oozey and Crispy rims!

Bun: Soft and Fresh!

Price: $5.50 (or with coffee $6.50)

++ Overall: 3.5 nomnoms out of 5!

The ratings aren't as good as what it potentially can be because they're not very consistent with their food. I am not exaggerating, I got a bacon and egg roll and about 5 minutes after I ordered another one for a friend (I swear it was for a friend!) and mine came out perfect (as shown above) whilst his one had a flat focaccia bun and the egg was slightly overcooked and that's happened to me before where I get crappy ones and then I have days when its really good! You know me and my yearning for consistencies with food places, it really makes a big difference with the quality and it's embarassing if you go to a place to eat and the food is AWESOME and nekminit when you bring a friend with you another day, the food tastes like crap D: soo embarassing (happened to me sooo many timess!)

CQ Cafe - Alfred St, Circular Quay

#Ratemebaby!

Bacon: Slightly Dry and Fried!

Egg: Slightly oozey - 90% cooked through!

Bun:  Small, Fresh and toasted!

Price: $6.00 

++ Overall: 3 nomnoms out of 5!

As you would know by now, the ratings aren't that good for here because the food isn't made fresh when ordered. The food is usually pre-made and left on display in the hot food place and then when people order it, they put it into the toastie and heat it uppp! Which is totally fine especially if you're on the go. When you do go there, don't expect too much from the people serving you, their attitudes aren't exactly the best (if you see other reviews on them, you'll understand) but its a get-in-get-out type of place so don't dwell on it too much haha. They also have fruit juice here which is ahh-mazing because you cant find any fruit juice places around the Circular Quay area. 

TIP: Get Mango, Watermelon and Apple Juice! It's sooo niceee and refreshing!   

Farma  - Townhall Square

#Ratemebaby!

Bacon: Chopped up... Normal Pan Fried Bacon!
Egg: Oozey... 75% cooked through..
Bun: Big and Fresh LOL!

Price: $6.50 (for the B&E roll, extra $3 for spinach)

++ Overall: 2.8 nomnoms out of 5!

They have a similar takeaway system where they have the food pre-made and then they toast it back up for you when you order it! The customer service here isn't exactly friendly, maybe its cause its early morning and they aren't morning people... The girl who served me, broke my egg and I saw the egg oozing out as she was making my roll because she was so aggressive LOL Felt like she stabbed my heart with a stake. The roll itself is really BIG and really filling so you'll be expecting a late lunch! I got spinach thinking it was going to be fresh spinach (just to lighten my breakfast abit) and it turned out to be hardcore oily stir-fried spinach which is okay... but it tastes like asian stir fried salty msg filled veges and I don't want that for breakfast =( #sadlife. Yeahh... so I paid $9.50 for the bacon and egg roll (as shown above) and it was really intense...  

Bakers Oven Cafe  - George St, The Rocks

#Ratemebaby!

Bacon: 2 layers of bacon with fried egg inbetweeen.... *droool*

Egg: Pan fried the st*t out of it LOL but theres 2 layers of egg!

Bun: Fresh Foccacia bread BEST BREAD EVAAAR! *i love bread =)*

Price: $6.50

++ Overall: 3.5 nomnoms out of 5!

This little cafe is pretty good overall. I don't like it how they over cook the egg and also how they have 2 layers of bacon and egg ( I know! The more the merrier but not for breakfast!) BUT! I keep coming back for the bread because it's so fresh and delicious and I can't get enough of it! They have GREAT customer service and they always great you with a smile and always really friendly and they have a great memory for their customers (I guess the rocks isn't really that big to begin with haha). They are a bit slow with service which is fine, they do get quite busy in the morning and obviously they do coffee as well so that's something you can look into as well when you go!

Sydney, Darling Harbour - Bona Fides Cafe Restaurant

Photo: Bona Fides Cafe Restaurant 

Front: Poached Eggs Benedict with Bacon drizzled with homemade hollandaise sauce

Back: Bacon and Scrambled Egg with Toast

Quality: 2 nomnoms out of 5!

Service: 3.5 nomnoms out of 5!

Pricing: $$ (drinks are $-$$) 

THE NOMNOMGRAM!

• I came here for breakfast and the Quality of the food here really top notch and fresh! The poached eggs are perfectly cooked with the oozing yolk and the focaccia bread is freshly toasted. The biggest let down for me was the sauce on the Eggs Benedict because it had an acidic taste and really just ruined the whole meal for me and acidic food in the morning really isn't really a good idea haha. We also ordered a nutella french pancake (which really was a crepe) and the sauce tasted strange and a bit off so... maybe their sauces aren't their forte.  

• The Customer Service here is really really good! There's always someone around if you need assistance and they're very friendly. Very Helpful staff and they are always on the ball to remove unnecessary plates and cutlery on your table! We walked by looking at the menu and they had a waitress standing there talking to us and somewhat convincing us to eat in (which is perfectly normal! Fish gotta swim People gotta eat right? =))

• The Pricing here is quiteeeee expensive considering the proportions of the meals. The Eggs Benedict was $17 (honestly ripped a hole in a heart because it wasn't as delicious as what I hoped it would be!) and breakfast in general was an average of $16 or so. I haven't been there for Lunch or Dinner so.... We'll see how that goes =)

• The Quanity of the food is pretty small... as you can tell from the photos above. But the Quality of the food is pretty good so I guess it balances out some what =P

**Side Notes 

Bona Fides have been quite popular lately, 

which I think it's becuase they have coupon 

deals available online so I've had quite a few 

people pop into the information centre

asking where the cafe restaurant is located. 

They are at a great location just around the 

waterfront, about 5 minutes walk from the 

IMAX theatre (which you cannot miss, hahah)

but the only downside is that the building

itself have 3 different names! 

Theres Home Bar, Tokio Hotel and Bona Fides 

Cafe. I think Home bar is the function room (also 

nightclub upstairs) and the building in general, 

Tokio Hotel is the Bar section of the building and 

Bona Fides is the Cafe part. It'a all very confusing 

but all the same place! The coffee here is pretty 

goood! Very creamy and frothy! They also have a 

outdoor seating area which is really good for smokers 

and they also have a heater as well so you can keep 

yourself warm and toastie especially during winter!

Trying to do more posts, since I've been slacking off lately... yeeeaah.... Nevertheless! Plenty of food to eat and not enough time to post!

Meanwhile, have an AWESOME day and keeep smiling =)

Camila. =)

**Bona Fides Cafe Restaurant Details
Address: 101 Wheat Road, Darling Harbour (along Cockle Bay waterfront, under Home Bar)
Trading Hours: N/A, But they are open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Contact: (02) 9264 1929