Brunch at Cafe Delight

My brunch - Eggs Florentine (with mushrooms instead of ham)

B's Brunch - Delight Breakfast

Went and had brunch with my sister and her son this morning, down at the Mandurah Marina. It was quiet, which was nice, probably because its overcast and been raining lately. But I love this weather so I enjoyed walking along the dock. We wandered the markets for a bit, but didn't find anything very interesting so we decided to have food and coffee.

We went to Cafe Delight a few months ago before my nephew was born, and I'd been disappointed to learn then that I couldn't swap ham for baby spinach. I mean, it's cheaper! I debated not bothering to try again, but was pleasantly surprised when the man at the counter not only said it was fine, but didn't try to charge me an extra $4 for the swap.

Working in hospitality at a cafe myself, I know how hard it is trying to explain to customers that some things cost more than others so they have to pay more, but when its less? In this case its more like... take out the ham and put the garnish on the food!

Mine was scrumptious, although it was obvious that the poached eggs were the pre-packed and snap frozen sort. Too perfect in shape, too uniform... and very firm. I wouldn't consider poaching eggs to be particularly difficult so I don't understand why some places don't do their own. The mushrooms were soft and buttery, the hollandaise sauce creamy and rich. Yum!

B on the other hand was rather disappointed in hers. The bacon seemed to be cooked in a barrel of salted grease, as was the tomato. They ran out of hash browns, the sausage was too salty and the poached eggs hard.

Some places you just can't seem to win completely.