By Ms. Taste
A hearty breakfast is one of Melbourne’s many signature dining experiences. Whether this means coffee and toast at a laneway cafe on Degraves or a meaty Bratwurst Dog from Victoria Market, there’s no better way to start your day in the city than going all out for breakfast.
Crusty white bread sandwich, bacon, egg, tomato, avocado & lemon mayonnaise - $14
After a wonderful meal at Cutler & Co, we visited Andrew O’Connell’s other hatted restaurant, Cumulus Inc for some late morning breakfast.
The full English – farmhouse slab bacon, blood sausage on toast, fried eggs & smoked tomato - $18
The breakfast menu had a good variety of choices, guaranteed to appease the fussiest of eaters. However, the menu didn’t allow for changes to any of the dishes – so if you wanted to swap the sides around, you couldn’t.
Sardines with parsley, tomato and lemon on grilled sourdough - $13
CUMULUS INC. breakfast – boiled egg, toast, preserves, yoghurt, organic orange juice & coffee or tea - $16
The service was painfully slow at Cumulus Inc. It took me half an hour before I got my coffee (the waitress had apparently forgotten my order) and another hour for us to get our food. Even with 10 or so chefs in the open plan kitchen and six other tables, we all stared at each other in bewilderment as to what was holding up our food.
When our orders finally arrived, we hoed in without hesitation. It was satisfying, but it was far from fantastic. Everything tasted great and there was nothing I could fault, but the meal lacked the wow factor of Cutler & Co. Here, we just felt a little short changed.
Cumulus Inc.
45 Flinders Lane
Melbourne VIC
# 03 9650 1445
www.cummulusinc.com.au
