My wife and I are HUGE fans of Gordon's, which sits just opposite The Grasshopper's Feast, and our loyalty to the food and friendly staff at Gordon's won't be compromised, but, Gordon's is closed on Sundays and usually not open on public holidays, which is how we wound up at the Grasshopper's Feast for brunch today.
Contrary to what the name may imply, this is not some worthless hippy-vegan spot (Thankfully. We'd never patronise such a place if it could be avoided.) -- the physical location has had a number of cafes over the years, and this is the latest iteration; after a significant multi-month refit, the cafe re-opened the first week of March and by the looks of things, is doing quite well.
From their menu and business card: "..we grow our own produce" -- and it shows. I went with the terracotta pot, which was three eggs, tomato chutney, chorizo (WOW, great!) goat's cheese and a bit of wilted spinach. Fantastic!
My wife went with the something and avocado fritters, which was also delicious; I can't remember what the something was, and she's on the phone to her mother right now, so interrupting that conversation isn't worth ending my Yelp-life over.
Other plus points: The large coffees are large, and quite well made. The breakfasts are all-day. Staff was friendly, and not OVERLY aggressive as you walk down The Causeway (if you haven't been down this particular alleyway in Melbourne, it's a bit like a mini-Hardware-Lane; menus in front of the 5 or 6 cafes, and eager staff try to rope you in before you make it to the next cafe); we were looking at the menu and one of their staff asked if my wife and I needed "any help" with it. My reply: "I can read, thanks, we're fine."
Anyway, the food was very good, prices were a little higher than Gordon's, but they had quite a variety of options to suit many budgets. Worth trying! read more