Pompidou Cafe

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Pompidou Cafe, Hawthorn
I quite like the Eastern Suburbs and finally on a Saturday, I travelled to Hawthorn to catch up with MXM, who had a two hour break before his next search for his new home. Street parking is plenty around Pompidou Cafe, where we had our brunch/lunch then!

This cafe is big in comparison to other cafe and that may explain the quite long wait prior to our meals!

To start my day, I had a cappuccino, just for a change. It was pretty good. 


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I was pretty hungry that day, and I want some protein in my dish. So, I chose the 'Bubble and Squeak' with crispy bacon!

Bubble and Squeak with crispy bacon, poached egg and sourdough bread - $18

It was quite a different bubble and squeak that I had tried before. Pompidou's version was made of pumpkin instead of potatoes, constructed with onions and spinach, making it quite sweet. The egg was poached to perfection, and I was satisfied with the crispy bacon. Overall, an all right dish. 

As for MXM, his choice of 'Carrot and chickpea pancakes' was more eye-catching! 

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Carrot and chickpea pancakes with spinach, crushed avocado, feta cheese,
poached egg and capsicum jam - $18


What can I say? He finished everything on his plate and it was clean. I take that as a good sign that it was delicious! 

The service was friendly in Pompidou albeit it being busy. We had a good time catching up and hope he will have more luck in house hunting! 

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