Its comforting to know that, whilst Sydney property prices go through the roof, that it is possible to get a bargain in this city. Not only that, but the bargain is food related and available until 4pm. Of course the thing that I’m talking about is Breakfast, specifically the Big Breakfast at La Vera which, for a princely sum of $6.50, you get 2 eggs (poached, fried or scrambled), tomato, bacon (and there’s a lot of bacon), toast and a hash brown. I only need to tell my husband the price before he readily agrees.
There are three outside tables (all quickly snapped up) as well as a lot of seating in the wood panelled room indoors. We order a Big Breakfast ($6.50) and a Country Breakfast ($11) which includes the same as the Big Breakfast with the addition of mushrooms, a sausage and a small orange juice. And because we see a small child nearby with a lovely lilac hued drink, the Blueberry smoothie. Service is efficient and friendly and we’re not wanting for anything, when I drop my napkin, the waitress whisks it off the floor and returns with new replacements.
Big Breakfast $6.50
We don’t wait long for our breakfast and I try the big breakfast first. The tomato is only one slice but its tasty when combined with super crispy hash brown. There is a huge tumble of bacon which is very well cooked and the scrambled eggs are nice and creamy but not particularly equitable in comparison to the amount of bacon given.
Curiously the toast is sporadically buttered in patches with both breakfasts. Surely buttering is done in one swift motion and doing small blobs is harder?
Country Breakfast $11
I try the country breakfast sausage and the mushrooms and the sausage is interestingly, deep fried. It works however and whilst not the most cardiacally sound, its flavoursome with a slightly crunchy exterior. The mushrooms are good but again, not very plentiful. Comparing the two, the bargain to be had here is definitely the Big Breakfast.
Blueberry smoothie $4.50
Our blueberry smoothie, served in a Beck’s beer glass is mildy sweet with real blueberries and is refreshingly cold.
At night, La Vera turns into a pizza and pasta place. But for now, we’re happy visiting prior to 4pm and having our big breakfast.
La Vera Café restaurant
Open 7 days for breakfast, lunch and dinner until late. Breakfast served until 4pm.
Tel: +61 (02) 9660-5063 or +61 (02) 9552-6336
109-111 Glebe Point Road, Glebe (near Mitchell Road)
Visa and cash accepted
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ummm, i’m drooling for a nice fry-up of a breakgfast after this post. i’m just way too lazy to cook one at home and need a place like this just down the road so i can saunter down and eat to my hearts content! love that huge blueberry smoothie!
The Big Breakfast is definitely the way to go by the sounds of it. What was the smoothie made of? Yoghurt? Blueberries.. anything else? Was it tart? I sometimes find places over use ice in smoothies so it ends up being too watery.
I was curious about whether they served pancakes .. so I zoomed in on the menu..and saw the prices too. I’d like to think they’d give you at least a couple of pancakes each serve. You can get pancakes here for around $5.50 - $7 for a good serve.. two big fluffy pancakes.. So I thought the one’s at La Vera seemed a bit dear at closer to $9? Though indeed we are talking about Sydney.. so essentially that isn’t pricey at all.
Deep-fried sausage.. I wonder why? I’d prefer softer snags I think.. but then again.. I’m a sucker for anything deep fried!
Hi airy fairy-Yes it’s so much nicer when someone else cooks it on a lazy Sunday. I’m all for cooking at home but sometimes I can’t muster up the energy!
Hi Maria-Definitely, the country breakfast wasn’t that much larger but more cost wise. I’d say the smoothie was made up of blueberries, some ice (but not too much), milk and a little ice cream or yogurt.
Yes pancakes and waffles tend to be around the $9-$10 area here. I guess what they make up for in cost of actual ingredients is the fullness of the dish. I don’t often order them unless they’re ricotta or special pancakes though.
I know what you mean about softer sausages but in a bizarre way it worked-against all expectations mind you!
I want to know, what exactly are SCRABLED eggs? Do you get a bonus letter score for ordering them? (see outdoor menu pic)
Hi Jock-I know, you’d hope the writer would have had some experience with the spelling, the writing itself didn’t look particularly amateurish! :loL
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