First brunch of the new year and a friend of ours asked to hang out while he went through some drama that was happening in his life. We wanted somewhere we could hang out for a longer period of time and catch up. A friend suggested My Mistress as the perfect spot, so off we went.
Bookings are recommended, especially for hot summer days when there is high demand for inside seating. We were lucky to get a seat. As with some more modern places these days, the menu was available via QR code, allowing us all ease to order and pay separately.
Drinks didn't take too long to come out, I had an iced long black given the hot weather and Dr L had his usual iced chocolate. Mine was cool and refreshing, but could have been stronger. The portion was generous though. His was rich and delicious, coming with the requisite ice cream scoop which he adored.
Dr L and I shared our breakfasts to try more. This was the Eggs Marilyn. It was an eggs benedict on a toasted croissant with wilted spinach, poached eggs, house made hollandaise sauce. I had it with smoked salmon. For a full sized breakfast, this was a little small, as you can see, all fillings could comfortably fit inside of the croissant. In retrospect, I probably should have picked bacon for the protein as the salmon was cooked through and had a fairly fishy taste to it. The croissant was crisp though and the eggs were done well.
Our other breakfast was the Strip Tease, which was made up of southern fried chicken, waffles, smashed avocado, Russian dressing, and topped with maple syrup. I ordered the maple syrup on the side and an extra serve of fried eggs. The chicken tasted fairly processed and seemed like the store bought supermarket variety that didn't have much meat texture to it. It was however crispy and well seasoned. The waffle was a little burnt. The eggs were cooked well and with the extra addition, it made for a fairly filling meal. Overall I found My Mistress to be a fairly standard cafe offering in terms of food, it was good but didn't stand out above the rest. Given the prices of going out to cafes these days, short of catching up with a friend, I would prefer making my own at home.
Taste: 6.5/10
Value: 7/10
Service: 7/10
Environment: 5/10
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