The Premises
I love a leisurely weekend cafe brunch, but I have quite specific brunch desires when it comes to eating out – the café must have interesting sounding savoury options. I don’t want to eat somewhere that just does eggs and toast and muesli. I can eat that at home!
Alastair and I were down in Kensington Village the other weekend, and there appears to be a couple of new cafes that have opened up. We had breakfast at The Premises, located on the corner of Bellair Street and Macaulay Road. If you’re familiar with the Village, it’s the funny L shaped shop that has an entrance on both streets.
The food menu is short, and relatively basic – muesli, toast, French toast, a couple of egg options, a few sandwich/roll options, and a slow roasted pulled pork dish that sounded intriguing but would have been too heavy for me for breakfast.
Alastair had the creamed corn and fried egg with cumin salt on toast ($14.50). It sounded good on the menu, but I decided not to order it because I had a suspicion that it was basically going to be a dollop of creamed corn on toast with a fried egg. Lo and behold, my suspicion was correct. This isn’t a criticism of the quality of the dish – it tasted good, and Alastair really enjoyed it – I would just kick myself if I ordered something that I could cook in five minutes.
I had the Ras el Hanout baked beans ($13.50) and – they were delicious. The beans were actually one of the nicest baked beans I’ve eaten! They were rich and lightly spicy, and served with a chilli, garlic and coriander pesto on top, as well as some smooth salty feta. I also liked how there were different types of beans in it, which gave further interest to the dish.
I liked The Premises, but it doesn’t have enough variation on the food menu for me to become a regular. The coffee is good though, so I’m sure I’ll be back for the occasional visit (and in fact, we met Maria and Daz for a coffee there the weekend after this visit).
For another opinion on The Premises, check out:
[googleMap name=”The Premises” width=”600″ height=”300″ directions_to=”false”]202 Bellair Street, Kensington, VIC, Australia[/googleMap]
The Premises
202 Bellair Street,
Kensington
Phone: 03 9376 7565
GourmetGetaways
November 23, 2010 @ 9:39 pm
I completely agree, I do not enjoy going out for a meal I could have easily
made at home. I like tone inspired by what I eat out to cook better meals at home. “creamed corn!” are they joking…
Agnes
November 28, 2010 @ 9:52 pm
I suppose not everyone is into cooking – so simple dishes like that might appeal to those people.
Hannah
November 23, 2010 @ 10:24 pm
I’m sorry, no. I refuse to have brunch out unless it’s at a G-shaped shop.
That being said, beans! Mmm, beans. Though I do have a soft spot for creamed corn because the last time I had it I was 8 and at my grandma’s house.
Agnes
November 28, 2010 @ 9:53 pm
WHAT you haven’t had creamed corn since you were 8?!?! How is that even possible!? No creamed corn and cheese toasties? You’re missing out!
Hannah
November 29, 2010 @ 11:46 am
Well, we’ve got Friday night dinner sorted then don’t we? 😀
Kim @ Kimba's Kitchen
November 24, 2010 @ 11:38 am
That is exactly how I feel about ordering “cooked breakfasts” at cafes and paying $15 for it!! It is so much cheaper, and very easy, to cook it myself at home lol.
Agnes
November 28, 2010 @ 9:54 pm
Yes! That’s why we don’t go out for breakfast often.
Anh
November 24, 2010 @ 5:55 pm
Yeah I’m with u! I like savory options as well 🙂 I would choose the same dish as u probably!
Agnes
November 28, 2010 @ 9:55 pm
Oh the beans were very, very good. 🙂 And I just can’t stomach something sweet first thing in the morning!
Adrian in Food Rehab
November 24, 2010 @ 9:08 pm
Nice! I’ve been ordering baked beans lately as well. I love it when it had egg yolk running through it.
Agnes
November 28, 2010 @ 9:56 pm
Egg yolk through baked beans? Yum!
Iron Chef Shellie
November 25, 2010 @ 12:25 pm
Love the photos! Making me hungry for lunch now!
Agnes
November 28, 2010 @ 9:56 pm
Hehee, I’m sure you’re not hungry right now… after our huge lunch today 😀
Conor @ HoldtheBeef
November 26, 2010 @ 9:41 pm
Yes, I totally have that same breakfast philosophy too. Great minds hey 😉
Agnes
November 28, 2010 @ 9:57 pm
Definitely great minds! Just imagine, if we lived closer we could be an unstoppable force – world domination could be ours! 😉
penny aka jeroxie
November 28, 2010 @ 5:01 pm
I do love the creamed corn. Also need to try the bacon and egg breakfast roll. NOm!
Agnes
November 28, 2010 @ 9:57 pm
You should try the pulled pork – I want to know what it’s like! 😀
Maria@TheGourmetChallenge
December 2, 2010 @ 11:35 am
wow, your like the menu whisperer…..you can decipher menu lingo. I’m going to have to pass my menu choices by you first from now on.
Agnes
December 8, 2010 @ 11:03 pm
Yep, run them past me. I will let you know whether it’s a good choice or not! 😉
Impressed
April 25, 2011 @ 2:32 pm
I had the pulled pork this weekend passed and it was brilliant. Not too heavy at all. It’s part of a fabulous spread of things including coleslaw, pickle, spiced apple, a rocket salad and bread. I love that sort of food. The pulled pork was great too. Great texture and succulent. A little less flavourfull than some of the pulled pork I’ve sampled in the USA but still a great thing. I’ll be back for more. Oh, the coffee was top notch too.
Agnes
April 26, 2011 @ 10:42 pm
Hi! I’ve been back a couple of times since but I haven’t managed to try the pulled pork yet. Thanks for the recommendation, will have to try it soon.
If you’re up for something sweet I can definitely recommend the French Toast – it’s swoon worthy!