I met up with my friend Chad for breakfast before work last Wednesday. We really enjoyed meeting up for breakfast the last time we got together. Last time was my choice; this time was Chad’s choice: a cafe called Shots Espresso Bar (528 Hay St, Perth).
I had English Breakfast tea with soy milk. I suppose it is a bit of waste when someone like me goes to place called Shots Espresso Bar, as I don’t drink coffee. :) I used to drink a lot of coffee back in my hospitality days – I liked a few rounds of short macchiato late at night with my friends after work. Now, I prefer a nice cup of tea.
Chad ordered poached eggs with toasted rye bread.
As you can see, perfectly runny egg yolks!
Chad really liked the look of the croissants, and ordered herself one. But she said that maybe her eyes were bigger than her stomach! She ate about half of the croissant.
I ordered scrambled eggs with bacon, spinach and toast. I’d like to eat spinach with every fry-up! It doesn’t need to be buttered or anything, just steamed or blanched will do. The eggs were super-runny and delicious.
I helped myself to some strawberry jam from the self-serve condiments station that was next to our table. Strawberry jam on buttered toast goes deliciously well with bacon!
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is that ham or bacon?
jetgirl,
It may look like ham, but I assure you, it’s bacon.
I love poached egg with hollandaise sauce on top of thickly buttered toast. Yummmmmy……
i’ve also cut down on my coffee and switched to good old tea with soy milk, yum. the scrambled eggs looks a little too runny, no?
hey tfp,
is this the coffee place with green walls? and round the corner from Subway? If it is, I love that place! I used to get double espresso shots to keep me going at work (i had a part-time job at Subway) after pulling all-nighters for studies and projects!
ooh your breakfast looks divine!
May I ask why you no longer drink coffee? I’ve been advised to preferably stop, but that’s my favourite vice!
It would be a total waste to bring me to a coffee place if there wasn’t good food and some sort of non-coffee drink to satiate me. Your meal looks so appetizing, especially the creamy scrambled eggs.
wow – those scrambled eggs are really runny…
flower,
I’ve never been a fan of hollandaise. Jac loves it though. She loves eggs Benedict.
Kiran,
They were very runny but tasted creamy and delicious. I was happy with them.
laundrydays,
Not sure – I didn’t pay attention to the walls and didn’t notice a Subway (but I wasn’t looking out for those details :)). It’s next to the building that’s got columns, near the courts etc, just past Pier St.
Jaz,
I stopped years ago because I was drinking far too much of it. I just switched to tea. But now I drink about 60% Ecco (cereal beverage, 0% caffeine) and 40% tea. I mainly drink tea when at restaurants etc as they tend to not have Ecco. At work I drink both – I have my little stash of supplies at my desk.
dea,
I was happy to go anywhere as long as there was a good feed available (obviously Chad knows me very well and was aware of this!).
Bryan,
They were, but they were tasty.