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10.17.2013

S L O W P O K E

Brunch. It is one of my favourite meals of the week (I say week only because the only opportunity I get to eat brunch is on the weekends). Back in Vancouver, you had some great places for brunch if you knew where to go (ie. Café Regalade, Fable, Oakwood, Sopheez, and the list goes on) but here in Melbourne, they are literally everywhere. After being here for over 2 months, you get the feeling that you could go to a new brunch place every week for a year and you would still be able to find a new cafe or brunch spot serving great coffee and interesting dishes. Recently, we visited Fitzroy’s Brunswick Street where we found Slow Poke. Fitzroy is a hip neighbourhood with lots of café’s, restaurants, pubs, and boutiques. Kind of grungy in character but in a good way!

Slowpoke was a small establishment but I liked the layout of the place. The walls and the paint were frayed and imperfect, the picnic style table was aged and well used, but the natural light and the simplicity of the layout just makes this place an attention grabber. The menu is limited but that’s not a bad thing, just means that they do the things that they have, well. The concepts of the items on the menu are not unusual but had their twists that made them unique from the next brunch spot. I had the baguette with smashed eggs, jamon, and lettuce. The baguette was fresh, warm, and crispy and the portion size is substantial. The coffee was pretty great too (seems redundant to say that about coffee in Melbourne).

We would definitely come back. Having brunch here then spending the rest of the day wandering through Fitzroy is not a bad way to spend the weekend!

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13 comments:

  1. It's so nice to find places like these. Brunch is also my favorite, maybe because my work schedule and I wake up at noon and right a late breakfast/early lunch! :)

    I really like how you got the shot of the table & food, second to last picture, it's so refreshing instead of seeing it high up from the middle.

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    1. Thanks Stephanie, I think this was by accident more than on purpose with that shot haha. Doing that kind of shot with a Canon 5D Mark II isn't easy! Hope you had a great time on SF brunching!

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  2. OMG! Take me to this place! Lovelove the interior and the food looks great.
    And I thought the name 'Slowpoke' is pretty genius c: Xx

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    1. Thanks! Slowpoke is a pretty ingenious name for a brunch spot indeed :)

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  3. your photos are lovely! what a great name for this eatery. food looks delicious as well!

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  4. I am so glad you commented on my blog so I could find yours! Your photos are wonderful and I'm looking forward to scrolling through your older posts.

    This cafe looks simply divine. I am such a cafe/coffee snob though I think this place would suit me just fine! :)

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    1. Thanks Samantha! Loved your blog as well, I will definitely be following from here on in!

      I am a bit of a coffee snob as well but Melbourne has been great for that hehe. Everyone here is one!

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  5. This place looks nice! I hardly have brunch, it just doesn't seem to fit into my schedule haha. Love your photos too.

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    1. Haha, one day maybe you'll be able to try brunch. You would love it!

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  6. a lovely place and i love the name too.i was also known as Slowpoke once upon a time:)

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