El Mirage - Brunswick East

Busy typical Melbourne cafe. Had a great chilli scramble brunch $19. Friend had an avocado 'hummus. This places menu seemed that little different to the standard and I was happy with the variety.

There were seats outside, so I could sort of dine in during lockdown. I chose a Brie Sandwich, which came with beetroot relish, rocket lettuce, and avocado. The brie was very runny, so the sandwich was rather messy. Most delicious, though. The interior is spaced out and would be nice once this lockdown finishes.

The best food, looks interesting and tastes even better. Dunno how they do it. Good service, excellent coffee. Mad if you don't give this place a try. Even the red lamington is a winner.

Service was mediocre, coffee took an hour to come out and when it did it was cold. Only saving grace was that the food was nice but we had to wait an hour and a half for it. Not even busy would recommend this cafe

I feel like a bit of an idiot. I had been avoiding this place for some sort of odd reason that I can't recall. My bad luck. My wife dragged me here recently and I had the eggplant salad thing, I think, and it blew my mind. It was one of the best breakfasts that I've ever had. I've long gone off the bacon and eggs thing and always hope to have an interesting brekky and get disappointed often. These guys really do have a great selection of meals. My wife had a salad thing of which I don't recall but she loved hers. The coffee is very good too and the service wasn't bad either. Interesting decor with the curved ply and they have a little front seating area outside with umbrellas for those hot mornings. There's not a lot of cafes that do these meals so well. I only know of one other. A vegetarian or vegan will be very happy here I can assure you.