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Saturday 30 January 2016

A little tbsp of brilliance

HELLOOOO Everybody!!

We have been blessed with a ton of rain today so obviously I 1.) went to Port Beach for a swim, 2.) tried a new brunch place in Bayswater called tbsp and 3.) fell asleep on the couch after brunch watching The Magicians. Right-o. Productive weekend here I come...

tbsp has such good reviews online so my housemate and I were really excited to try it.

Firstly, the wait was massive. Between the start of the queue and us getting a table, I decided that I was getting two items on the menu. NOT PATIENT. SAH HUNGRY.

We were given menus as we were waiting outside so as soon we we had our table we ordered our brunch right away.
Damo picked the Quinoa Salad, while I went for the Congee, and the Beef Brisket. No asian fusion brunch is complete without some Matcha so we also ordered a Hot Matcha Latte and an Iced Matcha Latte with Matha Ice Cream. I like that they didn't give me strange looks when I ordered three dishes for two!

Hot Matcha Latte
My hot matcha latte was deliciously foamy and subtle in flavour. The only other place we go to for Matcha is Aliment (reviewed last week here), which offers a stronger matcha flavour with a dollop of honey at the bottom. I personally love both renditions - to me, picking one over the other is like being asked to pick your favourite child. WE DON'T DO THAT! >.< We love all Matcha. Matcha is the best. Matcha for Prime Minister.

Iced Matcha Latte with Matcha Ice Cream

The iced matcha latte was delicious too but the obvious star was the matcha ice cream on top. It's not overly creamy and has a good matcha flavour without being bitter. 


The Quinoa salad looks very average when it came out but it tastes better than it looks. It comes with beetroot, some greens, cherry tomatoes, poached egg, orange-miso, char broccoli and quinoa at the bottom. As this wasn't my dish I only tried the greens, the broccoli, and the quinoa. I think the orange-miso is so delicious and goes really well with the greens and the broccoli. The rest of the dish was a bit blah looking and Damo commented that it was a bit on the dry side. Maybe a bit more orange-miso sauce, tbsp?


The congee is served with confit chicken, chicken crackling, some pickles, and a poached egg. I love congee for breakfast and was expecting a deliciously smooth, flavourful rice porridge to start my day. Unfortunately the congee was a bit underdone (I personally don't like to see the shape of rice grains in my congee, maybe I'm just a little weirdo asian). There isn't enough flavour in the congee itself either. The chicken confit was meh (needs more seasoning). The cracking was delicious however, and so were the pickles! Not a total fail :)


Finally, we have the beef brisket. OH MY LORD. Insert all the good adjectives here for this most delicious breakfast item. Beef Brisket, two slow cooked eggs (#eggporn), caramelised onion, MAGIC SAUCE, and ciabatta loaf. There is nothing on this plate I don't love. The ciabatta toast is the perfect accompaniment to this meaty dish - and I especially like that the toast isn't a thick slice. When I talk about a great meat to bread ratio - this is what I mean!!

After all of that - would I rate this brunch cafe? Absolutely. I think you just need to know what to order. I would come back again for that Beef Brisket - It is absolutely worth the drive. The prices are reasonable and the serving sizes are also quite large.

Lots of Love

Cindy xx

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