Proud Mary
Chai, chai, chai
The Potato Hash :)
The cafe space
Lovely flowers and coffee distiller
A homely little corner with lamp, pot plant and records!
Coffee beans and fat little distillers
Pork Belly
Cafe: No particular themes as such at Proud Mary's, but there was a large comfortable space with the usual homey bits and piece: flowers adorning the communal table, plants lined up on window sills etc. etc. There was an emphasis on the good coffee it sells with coffee distillers and beans everywhere. There was also a corner which looks like it could have been taken out of someone's lounge room with seats placed next to a lamp, a tiny pot plant and lots of cool records.
Customer service: Lovely smiling girl, fairly quick, everything came out right....but as we stayed to chat there was a not-so-subtle prompt to give us more menus and make us order more. But maybe they urgently needed the tables?
Food: I liked the actual hash. It was a nice solid patty of grated potato, though it could have been crunchier on the outside. Spinach and bacon were good sides, as was the egg (though I could still taste some vinegar on mine :S). It was served with some sort of creamy sauce, which gave it a nice finish. I think it would have also gone well if there'd been Aioli and/or lemon. But Proud Mary's has some other really lovely looking dishes. I also really wanted to try the hotcakes with fruit and chocolate fudge. Will let you know if I get some for breakfast one day!
With thanks to: China buds, yeah!
Price: Around the $15-$20 mark, though there may be a few cheaper dishes.
Address: 172 Oxford Place, Collingwood
Website: Have a view of its urbanspoon ratings: http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/71/1495711/restaurant/Melbourne/Proud-Mary-Collingwood
wah another pretty find.
ReplyDeleteyou should really publish a book! haha