Cowderoy's Dairy (14 Cowderoy St St Kilda West)
I had a bad experience once at Mart so for 4 years wrote off anything that was near Canterbury Road. But after a big Friday night at the Toff in the city and a morning of apologies to my extremely tolerant girlfriend, I had to dig deep to win her heart back, with the handicap of a debilitating hangover.
We got in the car and she enquired: "Where are we going?"
Me: "It's a surprise" (thinking I'm screwed if I dont pull something out fast, as we turn right onto St Kilda Road into 3182)
Driving down Canterbury Road I just prayed the damn place was still open. And it was, and it was perfect. Built in an old dairy adjacent to a park, this place is made for a chilled brekky, away from the queueing masses at Los Chicas and Batch. The array of food available is immense (and intimidating because a lot is on display and it all looks as good as it sounds on the menu).
I went for poached eggs on ciabatta with avocado and fetta. The girl had toast soldiers with soft boiled eggs and anchovy butter (an extremely great novel concept). Both were excellent in their simplicity and use of fresh quality ingredients. Coffees were also pretty good as were the fresh juices (although maybe a little too natural in terms of pip content) and shakes. They also do jaffles which can be made to go so as to be eaten in the park - Great idea!
So would this be up there with one of the better brekkie places in Melbourne? Easily. Any place that can put a smile on a girlfriend's face would undoubtedly fall in the same category.
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