It’s true that Australians love to go for breakfast these days. My son loves to take us to some of the more interesting breakfast cafes when we visit Brisbane. There are a range of these in Brisbane’s West End. Some are better than others of course – I tend to avoid those that have a long queue snaking down the footpath. Maybe they’re great but I’ll never know!
Fraussie
October 6th, 2012 at 8:52 am
Ah, you shall have to tell me some as we’re spending a few days in Brisbane very shortly. Black Cat is in Townsville at the moment and would like to catch up with you. She’s going over to Casita.
Townsvillean
October 7th, 2012 at 11:33 am
It was lovely to hear from Black Cat – we’ll be catching up in the next day or so.
Breakfast in Brisbane’s West End – at the risk go being stuck with a theme: try the Gun Shop Cafe (www.thegunshopcafe.com) and if the crowd is too much wander Boundary Street to Lock n Load (www.locknloadbistro.com.au) the latter one only does breakfasts on weekends though. In between you should come across a few different places. Hope you are both enjoying Australia – please say g’day to JM for me.
Redfern
October 6th, 2012 at 9:33 am
I haven’t realised how well you’ve been documenting the trip. The photos of Tas are fantastic.
Aussies love to shorten words!! What about the French!! :)) I’m off to the resto in the agglo, where the prices are eco, the produce bio and the building ecolo, although I think traffic will be disrupted by a manif today. And not being given plates and cutlery for a byo birthday cake must be a Paris thing. Here I have had clients buy stuff in the market and the restaurant will cook it for them — even on a Sunday lunchtime, with no pre-arrangement. I am sure you could bring a cake and they would happily offer plates etc for everyone. I’m actually more surprised it happens in Australia, where I would have thought Health Regs and possibly restaurant food service licencing laws prevented them serving food not prepped on the premises, as well as any issues they may have about profit margins. It probably technically does in both places, but some restaurants are more willing to ignore such petty considerations.
Fraussie
October 7th, 2012 at 3:20 am
Yes it’s true they shorten words in French but I still find it more so in Australia on a more general level. I think Paris is very different from the rest of France with regards to service. Certainly our experience in Blois so far has proved that to be true. It’ very refreshing I must say.
It’ s true that it is so ingrained in Australians that even when ‘shortening’ the word results in something that is actually longer and more difficult to say they will go for it. The word ‘firies’ for ‘firemen’ has appeared since we left, for instance, and is in such wide use that even the newspapers use it.
Jill
October 7th, 2012 at 12:17 am
I remember GG’s when it was a cafe and gift shop..just lovely..drove past it the other day..always a good crowd there and by the look of the photos..I can see why!. Yum!
Fraussie
October 7th, 2012 at 3:21 am
Leonardo found it quite by accident. Le hasard fait bien des choses parfois.
Jane’s cousin
October 7th, 2012 at 1:58 am
The Gunshop Cafe in West End was always very popular with my daughters and nieces. I enjoyed the one time I managed to get there with one daughter’s to-be-in-laws visiting from Scotland. http://thegunshopcafe.com/
Fraussie
October 7th, 2012 at 3:23 am
Thanks Jane’s cousin. Are we talking about Brisbane or Townsville?
Townsvillean
October 7th, 2012 at 11:36 am
Brisbane – I should have checked through all the responses before I posted!
Fraussie
October 7th, 2012 at 12:40 pm
Just goes to show that great minds think alike!
Jane’s cousin
October 7th, 2012 at 9:55 pm
Yes, Brisbane. I forgot for a moment we have West End in Townsville too but Jane, back home now, had mentioned that you were not getting up to Townsville this trip.
Amy
October 7th, 2012 at 9:41 am
wait – does that mean that relationnel had not liked coffee in Australia so much or just that it was the best one so far??
Fraussie
October 7th, 2012 at 12:38 pm
Relationnel says that it’s the best long black he’s had but that he’s had other very good espressos.
It’s true that Australians love to go for breakfast these days. My son loves to take us to some of the more interesting breakfast cafes when we visit Brisbane. There are a range of these in Brisbane’s West End. Some are better than others of course – I tend to avoid those that have a long queue snaking down the footpath. Maybe they’re great but I’ll never know!
Ah, you shall have to tell me some as we’re spending a few days in Brisbane very shortly. Black Cat is in Townsville at the moment and would like to catch up with you. She’s going over to Casita.
It was lovely to hear from Black Cat – we’ll be catching up in the next day or so.
Breakfast in Brisbane’s West End – at the risk go being stuck with a theme: try the Gun Shop Cafe (www.thegunshopcafe.com) and if the crowd is too much wander Boundary Street to Lock n Load (www.locknloadbistro.com.au) the latter one only does breakfasts on weekends though. In between you should come across a few different places. Hope you are both enjoying Australia – please say g’day to JM for me.
I haven’t realised how well you’ve been documenting the trip. The photos of Tas are fantastic.
Thanks Redfern
Aussies love to shorten words!! What about the French!! :)) I’m off to the resto in the agglo, where the prices are eco, the produce bio and the building ecolo, although I think traffic will be disrupted by a manif today. And not being given plates and cutlery for a byo birthday cake must be a Paris thing. Here I have had clients buy stuff in the market and the restaurant will cook it for them — even on a Sunday lunchtime, with no pre-arrangement. I am sure you could bring a cake and they would happily offer plates etc for everyone. I’m actually more surprised it happens in Australia, where I would have thought Health Regs and possibly restaurant food service licencing laws prevented them serving food not prepped on the premises, as well as any issues they may have about profit margins. It probably technically does in both places, but some restaurants are more willing to ignore such petty considerations.
Yes it’s true they shorten words in French but I still find it more so in Australia on a more general level. I think Paris is very different from the rest of France with regards to service. Certainly our experience in Blois so far has proved that to be true. It’ very refreshing I must say.
It’ s true that it is so ingrained in Australians that even when ‘shortening’ the word results in something that is actually longer and more difficult to say they will go for it. The word ‘firies’ for ‘firemen’ has appeared since we left, for instance, and is in such wide use that even the newspapers use it.
I remember GG’s when it was a cafe and gift shop..just lovely..drove past it the other day..always a good crowd there and by the look of the photos..I can see why!. Yum!
Leonardo found it quite by accident. Le hasard fait bien des choses parfois.
The Gunshop Cafe in West End was always very popular with my daughters and nieces. I enjoyed the one time I managed to get there with one daughter’s to-be-in-laws visiting from Scotland.
http://thegunshopcafe.com/
Thanks Jane’s cousin. Are we talking about Brisbane or Townsville?
Brisbane – I should have checked through all the responses before I posted!
Just goes to show that great minds think alike!
Yes, Brisbane. I forgot for a moment we have West End in Townsville too but Jane, back home now, had mentioned that you were not getting up to Townsville this trip.
wait – does that mean that relationnel had not liked coffee in Australia so much or just that it was the best one so far??
Relationnel says that it’s the best long black he’s had but that he’s had other very good espressos.