Busy, busy, busy, this cafe was ridiculous with people on a Monday for breakfast (a time when you…read morethink people would be working - maybe it was just holidaying folks).
Grocer & Grind is located in Broadbeach on the Gold coast, just down the road from the currently being updated Pacific Fair shopping centre. Grocer & Grind's focus is on organic local produce, and they have a tiny little grocery inside from where you can purchase your usual 'superfoods' and ridiculously expensive muesli, et al.
We ordered drinks; Gold coast cafes seem to lord it over Brisbane cafes with regards to amazing juices, frappes and delicious concoctions. I had Strawberry Slushie; Strawberries, coconut yoghurt, lemon and ice (AH-MAAZE-ING), and my sister had the Banana Espresso; almond milk, espresso, frozen banana and raw cacao.
My Breakfast Bruschetta was certainly fresh and wholesome; really delicious *real* tomatoes, coriander pesto, buffalo mozzarella, drizzled with olive oil and balsamic, on a grain sourdough slice. It was certainly small for the price, but you generally would expect to pay a lot more for organic produce, I suppose.
My little sister had the Bacon Eggs Benny; a very herby hollandaise with bacon, avocado, poached eggs and grain sourdough; plus an additional side of haloumi that she generously gave me half of as I looked at her dish with sad puppy eyes.
There are other impressively healthy sounding dishes such as Acai bowls, Super green breakfast salad, plus a tapas and sandwich menu for lunch.
This cafe certainly looks to be the latest thing on the coast, and served up a pretty decent breakfast, although I would've liked to see a tiny bit more on my plate.