Alert the media. I've found Elvis.
He's standing in the corner of this cafe in Glenbrook. Seriously, a life size Elvis. For what earthly reason I have no idea. If the place was going for the full retro diner vibe, then it'd make sense. As it is, think manufactured cafe-by-plan but with Elvis and a couple of 'star' plaques on the wall, J-Lo included. Now, I'm not exactly up on her movements, but I'm pretty darn sure she's never been to Glenbrook. So - why?
I walked in here early one morning, before anything else was open, desperate for caffeine. I wasn't expecting much, having been to the cafe-by-rote replica in Springwood, both seem to be outgrowths of the real estate agents they're parked next to. Sadly, the giftshop was closed and I am unable to report on the allegedly 'famous' painted Australian panorama. After jumping out of my skin at Elvis (out of the corner of my eye I thought it was an actual person for a second) I headed straight for a booth only to find they were all marked off as reserved. Before 9am. In Glenbrook. There were three other people in there.
Don't get me wrong, the coffee was better than expected, the waitress was great and I know I'm not the target demographic for the 'traditional' food on offer. In fact, the more I sat there, the more the place took on a David-Lynch-type vibe which was kind of intriguing. The place is echoing and a bit dark, and when some creepy old guy started warbling 'Over the Rainbow' on the stereo I started surreptitously looking around in case of anyone huffing on an oxygen mask. I half expected bizarro no-eyebrow guy to walk up, hand me a phone and tell me to ring my house because he's there right now... Didn't think to check if they had cherry pie on the menu. If they don't, they should. Seriously weird. read more