BREAKFAST BUFFET..JUST GORGEOUS..!!
On Saturday morning, five of us had breakfast out..a lovely treat..
I didn't have any expectations..hadn't heard much about the Rydges Hotel, or the LOCANDA Restaurant on its lobby level.
Well...it was gorgeous...it's not a huge selection, but everything was fresh..very fresh..and very enticing..
I started with fresh OJ, then compote peaches, natural yoghurt and creamed raspberry coulis topped with a good quality fruit and nut crisp muesli. Yum..!
Also on offer: other fresh juices, other fruit compotes, mango puree, sliced melons, whole fresh fruits, bircher muesli, fruit smoothies, breakfast cereals, sliced cold meats, cheeses, gourmet breads, savoury muffins.
I followed up with well-browned spicy chipolata sausages, crisp quality bacon, grilled herbed roma tomatoes, fresh fluffy scrambled eggs, sauteed well-seasoned whole mushrooms and sauteed spinach. Seriously yum..!!
They had a variety of sliced breads, including a gluten free one, with efficient fast toasters, jams and toppings and real dairy butter.
Also on offer: well-cooked crisp crunchy hash browns, a gourmet baked bean mix, perfectly poached and boiled eggs, and Asian dumplings. Fried eggs and omelettes were available on demand.. so too American style pancakes - real maple syrup...
The cold things were nice and cold, and the hot things..lovely and hot.
I finished off with tiny strawberry and raspberry muffins and petite danish pastries.
Gourmet coffees - good coffee - were available on order, and help yourself to long blacks and 6 varieties of teas, including a couple of herbal offerings.
I really loved the big glass container of iced water with lemon slices - such a wonderful way to promote and then cleanse the palate.
Thoroughly enjoyed it...can't wait to go again..
Cost: $30 per adult. (We paid $16 per adult with a Scoopon Deal...!!! Unbelievable value...!!!)
Visited on Sat 5 Sep 2015, with family, and a friend, for breakfast.
##HEY.. since that review.. we've been back to LOCANDA for breakfast.. twice.. at the end of Sep 2015 and again yesterday morning...
On both visits - THE QUALITY and THE CONSISTENCY remained the same - SUPERB...!!!
They MUST have a fabulous team working inside that kitchen, cos this sort of achievement.. in such a busy eatery.. is not so easy to accomplish...
AS YOU CAN GUESS, it's become my Melbourne Hotel Breakfast Buffet fave...
Oh, and I can't wait to go again...!!! LOL
Visited Friday 23 October 2015 with family. read more