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Coffee on the Terrace - Palmerston North. Eggs Benedict - June 2016
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The Place:
There is mainly indoor seating with a few tables outside. There is a vast array of cabinet food as well as a blackboard menu. The food is plain, basic but hearty. They offer catering for your morning teas, or gift options such as Christmas cakes and baking.
The Service:
The service was pretty average.
The presentation:
The plating was pretty average.
The Benedict - other than the eggs overdone there are no real complaints about this dish, it just wasn’t spectacular.
The eggs - were hard when they arrived which is always disappointing when it comes to an eggs Bene (love those runny eggs).
The bacon - was nice.
The spinach - came with the dish. Nothing memorable.
The hollandaise - straight out of the bottle.
The muffins - were okay but a bit chewy.
Would we go again?
Can’t complain about the price, and the coffee was free so can’t complain about that. Would I go back? Unlikely!
Style: Classic 6/10.
Taste: 7/10. The meal was great.
Originality: 5/10 - Their bene automatically comes with spinach.
Value: 9/10. $16.50 included the spinach and the coffee was free.
Eggs (how good they were): 3/10.
Overall score: 5/10
Reviewed by: Karen
Location: 361 Broadway Avenue, Palmerston North
Silverspoon Restaurant - Silverstream, Upper Hutt. Eggs Benedict and Eggs Montreal - April 2016
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The Place:
There is plenty of seating inside and outside. They offer Vegetarian / Paleo / Vegan and gluten free. You can order salad, steak, fresh fish, brunch and breakfast options, the food looked fresh. We went on a Saturday around lunch time, and lucky for us the place was practically empty which resulted in our food coming out fast.
The Service:
The service was prompt and the staff were very friendly.
The presentation:
The food was plated up nicely and looked inviting.
The Benedict and Montreal - Both were pretty average.
The eggs - were runny and warm.
The bacon - the portion size was just right.
The hash browns - because they were placed in between the bacon and eggs they came out soggy. The menu states that these are homemade, I beg to differ.
The hollandaise - was fairly yummy and creamy and it looked and tasted homemade.
The bread - the ciabatta was crunchy and tasted good.
Would we go again?
No, we would rather continue the quest to find great eggs to spam.
Style: Classic 6/10.
Taste: 6/10. The meal was average.
Originality: 4/10 - They only have the Benedict (bacon) option. I ordered the Hash Stack, which was exactly the same except there were hash browns between the bacon and bread
Value: 7/10. $16 for the Benedict and the Hash Stack. There were no Montreal (salmon) or Florentine (spinach) options on the menu.
Eggs (how good they were): 6/10.
Overall score: 6/10
Reviewed by: Fi Fi
Location: 7 Kiln Street, Silverstream, Upper Hutt
City Extra - Circular Quay, Sydney. Shop E4, East Podium Circular Quay - March 2016
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The Place:
There is plenty of seating outside that overlooks the busy waterfront hub. There is also a lot of indoor seating upstairs and downstairs. The menu is fast and unfortunately the food tastes like it. One groovy thing amount the menu is that it looks like a newspaper. This place opened in the eighties and I am confident that they have not updated the tired cafe furniture and carpets etc since then. One good thing about this place is that it has a large menu and they are open all year around and almost 24 hours a day.
The Service:
The service was pretty average, but the coffee was great.
The presentation:
The food was plated up well. The tiny sprinkling of parsley added some colour to the dish.
The Benedict and Montreal - Both were very average.
The eggs - were slightly overcooked.
The ham - was limp and pretty tasteless.
The salmon - there was a good portion of salmon. It tasted good.
The hash brown - was tasteless over overcooked, really overcooked.
The hollandaise - homemade, delicious and the best part of the dish.
The rolls - lacked flavour, but were crunchy.
The sausages - were pretty tasty.
Would we go again?
No, this place was overpriced, and the food and atmosphere just lacked substance.
Style: Classic 5/10.
Taste: 5/10. The meal was so very average.
Originality: 5/10 - Their bene automatically comes with spinach.
Value: 3/10. $18 for Florentine (spinach) and Benedict (ham). The Montreal (salmon) is $19.50. This is one of the most expensive places we have been to so far. The Sausages and Hash browns and sides ranged from $4 upwards.
Eggs (how good they were): 4/10.
Overall score: 5/10
Reviewed by: Fi Fi
Location: Shop E4, East Podium Circular Quay, Sydney, Australia
Cafe Crema - Auckland. Eggs Benedict - January 2016
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The Place:
You can sit on couches or dine at tables and chairs, inside and outside this large inner-city cafe. There are magazines or even a TV for entertainment. This is one of a number of Cafe Creme’s in Auckland. There was a large blackboard menu as well as plenty of counter food such as pies, sandwiches and hot food selections. There was a friendly vibe and the atmosphere was welcoming.
The Service:
The staff were okay, but not really into delivering exceptional customer service.
The presentation:
The hideous design on the plate nearly overshadowed the dish. The eggs were underneath the salmon which I found annoying and the eggs were sitting atop soggy lettuce and bland panini.
The Benedict - was disappointing. The way the food was plated and accompanied by soggy lettuce was just plain weird.
The Eggs - were okay.
The Salmon - there was a lot of salmon and it tasted good.
The Avocado - this side saved the dish from being a total disaster!
The Hollandaise - I was surprised that the menu said this was homemade hollandaise as the flavour tastes such like the bottle sauce.
The Hash brown - sadly, this was not very crunchy, but at least it was hot.
The Panini - I thought this was an odd choice for a bene. The panini was bland which was no surprise.
Would we go again?
No I would prefer to try other places that I have not been to before rather than make my way back here. There was nothing wrong as such, it’s just that I was not wooed by this place.
Style: Classic 5/10.
Taste: 4/10. The meal was not the best I have had. I did not eat the lettuce and the panini.
Originality: 5/10 - The menu says that this dish comes with a salad, however in reality the salmon is on a bed of lettuce.
Value: 5/10. $15.90 is pretty okay. The avocado was a side and cost about $3.
Eggs (how good they were): 5/10.
Overall score: 5/10
Reviewed by: Fi Fi
Location: 71 Symonds Street, Auckland.
Bookmark Cafe - Feilding. Eggs Benedict - January 2016
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The Place:
Bookmark Cafe is located within Paper Plus in the heart of Feilding. You can browse the bookshelves whilst waiting for your coffee or sit in the relaxed atmosphere surrounded by books. This cafe offers gluten free, dairy free and they are also nut free. The background music could do with being a bit more background but no other complaints than that.
The Service:
The service was friendly and speedy.
The presentation:
The plating was done cleverly to discretely hide the fact that one egg was a bit less tidy looking than the other.
The Benedict - The meal was okay.
The eggs - were done nicely.
The bacon - cooked well and the quantity was fine.
The spinach - the spinach came with the dish. It was cooked well and not too soggy.
The hollandaise - was covering the eggs but not too thick or heavy. This looks like it was homemade.
The Hash Browns - were homemade and were good.
The bread - the sourdough was a bit too crunchy and next time I would probably ask to swap the bread for the hash browns.
Would we go again?
This would probably not be my first choice for bunch / bene in Feilding, but it is possible that I would go back.
Style: Classic 6/10.
Taste: 7/10. The meal was great.
Originality: 7/10 - For your ‘base’ you have the option of either bread or hash browns. They also have a variation called the hash stack for $17.50. Its comprises of - Hash browns, fried eggs, spinach, grilled tomatoes, bacon, hollandaise. Another variation is the Smoked Salmon Potato cakes which comprise of - smoked salmon & potato cakes, spinach, poached eggs & hollandaise
Value: 5/10. The $17.50 was quite pricy for the quantity of food. I got hash browns on the side which brought my dish to $21.50. The Montreal option looks like an extra $6 which would be very expensive for a Montreal.
Eggs (how good they were): 7/10.
Overall score: 7/10
Reviewed by: Karen
Location: 35 Manchester Square, Feilding
Cafe Columbus Mitre 10 - Palmerston North. Eggs Benedict - January 2015
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The Place:
This cafe is part of a franchise and located within the Mitre 10 garden store. They have a huge range of food including a kids menu, blackboard menu, gluten free, Paleo, refined sugar free, raw and dairy free, counter food for breakfast, brunch, lunch or a coffee and a small bite to eat. It’s nice to have a cafe where you can go shopping afterwards.
The Service:
The service was fast given how busy the place was.
The presentation:
The food was plated up nicely, and the garnish of parsley sprinkled across the bene added visual appeal.
The Benedict - was delicious. You had the option of salmon or bacon.
The eggs - the free-range eggs were slightly overdone, but also still runny enough.
The bacon - was cooked perfectly, had great flavour and there was a good quantity.
The spinach - came with the dish at no extra cost! It was wilted just right.
The hollandaise - very much doubt this was homemade.
The bread - were good.
Would we go again?
Yes we would.
Style: Classic 6/10.
Taste: 7/10. The meal was great.
Originality: 5/10 - Their bene automatically comes with spinach.
Value: 8/10. The cost was $20, however this included my coffee, so pretty good value.
Eggs (how good they were): 7/10.
Overall score: 7/10
Reviewed by: Karen
Location: 250-270 Featherston Street, Palmerston North
I rule the world.
I successfully made Hollandaise.