Memories Treasure Chest

Jacaranda Coffee Lane, West End Last term, we enrolled Grace at Queensland Ballet and enrolled her in the Early Years Dance class, which she seems to enjoy. As we will be quite busy these coming months with a new addition, we decided to stop and hopefully restart again next term. As part of a celebration that she completed a term, we decided to have breakfast at Jacaranda Coffee Lane, after a visit at the West End Library! (Yes, trying to find excuse to eat out... ) We were thankful to have seats readily available that morning, and the service was prompt and friendly. I noted that there are some colouring pens/crayons available and Grace was happy to do some colouring (well, attempted to). The menu here is so interesting with some Asian influence and I could not wait to dig in! They also have kids meal available and ordered the ' Scrambled Eggs on cheesy toast ' ($6.50) for Grace. Among other cafes, I think Jacaranda has the best value for kids meal.  Her scrambl...

Home Cafe Ashgrove, Ashgrove Quite a while ago, Grace and myself went out for brekkie at Home Cafe before her weekly music class. We have driven past this cafe multiple times but have yet to set foot here. Parking can be tricky I think but we just parked next to a park or you could park outside Coles. As we walked into the cafe, I was overjoyed to see a small children's play area with some toys. This has certainly got Grace excited! As we await for our meals, she kept herself occupied in the kid's playroom.  Yay for kid's menu! Among the choices, I ordered pancakes ($8.50) for her, and it came with two pieces of pancake with maple syrup. Grace managed to have some of the pancakes and I think she quite likes it. She can be rather picky with her food and I was just glad she ate them. As for myself, I had the ' Crispy Potato Rosti ' ($18.90) that came with pesto scrambled eggs, ham, relish and sour cream. The rosti was amazing as they were i...

Cheeky Poke, Newstead If you were pregnant, what do you think you will most likely crave of? The list can be never ending, but I think th e most common answer would be sashimi or some sort of raw fish... Agree? This is probably true for me and when I g ot an offer to dine at Cheeky Poke via Zomato Bne, I could not resist the offer! Mr and myself both went there for lunch one day and were keen to get things rolling. First off, we started with their 'Taro cr i sps' which can be served with either wasabi mayo or beetroot hummus. We chose the wasabi mayo and i t was well balanced, not overly spicy from the wasabi. The taro cri sps were so addictive and we n ibbled them all in no time. Taro Crisps with wasabi mayo Now to the mains! How cou ld we not o rder a p oke bowl in a Cheeky Poke bar? You can choose either the ir signature poke bowls or 'Make your own' poke bow ls. When it comes to choices, I rather choose one of their signatures because I would not be a...

Snag and Brown, Annerley Like it's name, Snag and Brown focuses on sausages and hash browns/potatoes and who does not like this combination? I used to live around this area and seriously have not been to this cafe until when Mr and myself were down south to do some errand. As it was on a weekday, it was not too busy and street parking was easy. They do have outdoor seating at the back of the cafe but as it was fairly warm and sunny, we just stayed indoor. They do have some basics in the menu but some obviously with snags (with vegan option as well) and browns.  Mr chose the ' Snag of the day ' that came with their specialty hash brown (2 options to choose from), poached eggs, sourdough and some tomato and onion relish. I could not remember the flavour of the snag but I think it was beef based and he went with their original hash brown. The sausage was very flavourful and not overly dry. Their hash was amazing! It was so crispy and I have always enjoyed a house...

Udonya Tokoton, Sunnybank I have walked past this Japanese restaurant but have never actually set foot until recently. I surely have been missing out on this little gem! It took some time to figure out their ordering system but it is really pretty straightforward.  You can start by deciding whether you want rice or noodles (soba vs udon) with the size of either Medium or Large and then proceed to adding some side dishes if you want to. The side dishes are all ready made and you can choose and pick whatever you like (obviously with additional cost for each item).  We took the in-laws that day and they are more interested in the side dishes and they chose some soft shell crabs, prawn tempura, kakiage (vegetable tempura), sweet potato tempura and also some fish cake like tempura. Who does not like tempura or fried food? They were all pretty tasty and still retained the crispiness. As for the main meals, I ordered the large Karaage chicken rice bowl and a...