Chermside

A weekend eating adventure in Brisbane

Posted by Gary

Some might say every weekend is an eating adventure for me

I spent the weekend in Brisbane to visit my parents and daughters. This week Miss13 becomes Miss14!

Saturday morning we enjoyed breakfast at Groove Train Chermside. I enjoyed the granola.

Granola at Groove Train Chermside
Granola at Groove Train Chermside
Granola at Groove Train Chermside
Granola at Groove Train Chermside

For lunch Miss19 and I made Mum and Dad a simple salad for lunch.

I taught Miss19 how to extract Pomegranate arils

Pomegranate arils for lunch
Pomegranate arils for lunch

I love coleslaw

Coleslaw preparation
Coleslaw preparation

The final product. Gee I love streaky bacon and avocado in a salad.

Coleslaw with avocado, pomegranate arils and streaky bacon
Coleslaw with avocado, pomegranate arils and streaky bacon

For dinner we celebrated soon to be Miss14’s birthday at Hog’s breath cafe. I had a lite cut prime rib with avocado and a side of calamari to enjoy a surf and turf or reef and beef meal 

Hog's Breath Cafe Aspley with Lite cut prime rib and salt and pepper calamari (reef and beef, surf and turf) with avocado plus Béarnaise sauce on the avocado and cheese sauce on the vegetables. Served with curly fries.
Hog’s Breath Cafe Aspley with Lite cut prime rib and salt and pepper calamari (reef and beef, surf and turf) with avocado plus Béarnaise sauce on the avocado and cheese sauce on the vegetables. Served with curly fries.

After the main meal we came home and enjoyed Mum’s beetroot chocolate cake. Yes this was made with a large tin of beetroot. No taste of vinegar or beetroot at all. 

Beetroot chocolate cake for soon to be Miss14
Beetroot chocolate cake for soon to be Miss14
Beetroot chocolate cake and ice cream for soon to be Miss14
Beetroot chocolate cake and ice cream for soon to be Miss14

For Sunday breakfast we went to Cafe 63 Wilston and I had fruit. Who would believe it, I ate fruit while my daughters has poached and fried eggs and waffles and similar 

F1 fruit salad at Cafe 63 Wilston
F1 fruit salad at Cafe 63 Wilston

Please say hello to the snake 

Snake
Snake

 

Groove Train Chermside @GrooveTrainAU

Posted by Gary

I’ve spent the weekend in Brisbane visiting Miss13, Miss17 and my parents. We have some activities planned and I’ve taken Monday as recreation leave so we could fit things in. I’m writing a series of short posts about the food we ate on this visit. 

To get things started we needed a good breakfast on Saturday. Miss13, Miss17 and I headed to Groove Train at Chermside.

 
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Miss13 asked for French toast, Miss17 asked for the Spanish eggs and I asked for corn fritters.

Miss13 also asked for a guava juice while Miss17 wanted a chai latte and I needed a long black.

Corn fritters with poached eggs, smoked salmon and lime yoghurt SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 100
Corn fritters with poached eggs, smoked salmon and lime yoghurt SONY ILCE-7S with E 35mm F1.8 OSS at 35mm and f/4, 1/100sec, ISO 100

The corn fritters came with poached eggs with runny yolks, smoked salmon and lime yoghurt. The corn fritters at Groove Train are filling and full of flavour.

I’d happily recommend them to anyone who has a hearty appetite.

Do you have a favourite ‘local’ you visit for breakfast when you’re visiting family and friends?