LE MIEL et la lune, Carlton
A short track through the Carlton hills for a morning walk with my little girl Daisy means I was ready for a good breakfast. Today’s brunch was at LE MIEL et la lune, a French sounding cafe situated just a few steps away from the busy Lygon Street.
A short track through the Carlton hills for a morning walk with my little girl Daisy means I was ready for a good breakfast. Today’s brunch was at LE MIEL et la lune, a French sounding cafe situated just a few steps away from the busy Lygon Street.
At 9am, the venue was not overly crowded allowing a prompt yet welcoming service from the LE MIEL et la lune breakfast crew. Add that to a menu that is long and elaborate, it looked to be a promising morning. But coming here solo means my choices are limited to one. I learned the hard way when I ordered a pad thai and a beef salad all for myself just a day earlier at Ying Thai 2!
That morning, I wanted something special so I went for an extravagant French toast. The one at LE MIEL et la lune came topped with bacon caramelised bananas, crushed pistachio and butter scotch. Absolutely scrumptious.
Buttery brioche, silky thin butterscotch, and perfectly caramelised bananas sets the standard for the most orgasmic first bite. The addition of the bacon can be likened to adding salt in a chocolate cake. It enhances the flavour. Here it played the same role. Textural wise though, I was not overly impressed. Too damn soft =/. Soft bananas, silky butterscotch, and airy toast was perfect but all that was missing was a few slices of extremely crispy streaky bacon. I would have preferred that over the pieces of lean and limp ones! A personal preference I guess?
So pretty! This easily rivals or betters the one served at Gusto Food in South Perth.
LE MIEL et la lune served me an indulgent meal today. So many indulgences all on one plate, of which almost every element was done to perfection. I was happy. Very. Any unhappiness would almost relate directly back to the fact that I was alone and could not sample the other awesome dishes like the pork hash, fritters and even the Korea inspire Gnocchi. It was time to stop dreaming now.
WenY
