Good morning breakfast lovelies! We're sorry, it's been utterly hectic lately and we've abandoned you the last couple of weeks, but there's no excuse!

So here we are, back in the saddle with a review of Redfern's Baffi and Mo.

Apparently this past weekend was the wettest in a long, long time, and I have to say the sheets of rain made me crave warm porridge and enormous cups of coffee. Baffi and Mo seemed to have a menu made up almost entirely of egg dishes -- baked eggs, scrambled eggs, poached or fried, eggs benedict, with various interesting additions such as basil or salmon or goodness knows what else. But what I found missing was real variety. There was no porridge, but there was bircher AND regular muesli, neither of which was going to satisfy the warm, fuzzy food craving I had, so I settled on scrambled eggs and a couple of sides. I have to say I wasn't particularly impressed.  In their defense, a scrambled egg is very, very difficult to make well in a cafe environment. I personally like mine fluffy and fairly dry, both white and yellow colours.  Baffi and Mo's was stuck together in one huge pale yellow lump -- a particular pet peeve of mine. It was pretty tasty despite that, but to add to my growing frustration -- my sides never appeared. 

After our orders were set down the staff seemed to simply disappear, so I couldn't chase them up. When I did -- some twenty to thirty minutes later, it was clear they had completely forgotten about them and so Anna had to sit waiting for me as I ate a plate of bacon and avocado that I would have preferred to enjoy with my toast and eggs. 

I did try some of Anna's hash, which is supposed to be the house speciality, but I wasn't particularly impressed. The staff were sweeties though, and they earnt back some of their lost points by offering us free samples of delicious and interesting macaroons at the counter!

I quite liked this place...it's cute and quite small and on a rainy day it had a nice feel to it. However the size of the place did become a problem because there were only a couple of tables for small groups and we had to sit on the large communal table. Several times, we had to get up to let other people get out or in, in the middle of breakfast.

The staff there were lovely I thought and other than them forgetting Rosie's bacon, I didn't feel as though I was waiting for a really long time for the food to arrive. I ordered eggs benedict (without the bread) and instead opted for their famous home-made potato hash. My food was OK but I was a little disappointed in that the hash was nothing to rave about in my opinion.

I was also hoping for a little more variety on the menu...was hoping they would serve porridge actually which they didn't. Still...I'd probably go back again.

94 Redfern Street, 

Redfern, NSW 2016

Cafe Morso is tucked away down past Star City Casino. We weren't quite sure where the place was, so we took the scenic route and the little walk around the docks yielded some pretty awesome views of the harbour bridge. The place itself is very small, and packed to the gills, but with beautiful views over the water. The rather limited menu is offset by the fact that the food is amazing. I went with the Orange pancakes with berry coulis and yoghurt. The pancakes were soft and fluffy with just a hint of crispness and tasted deliciously citrussy (is that a word? It is now!), without any of the tartness or stringiness you get from orange-rind based flavouring. The coffee was excellent and the service was exemplary.

Morso (Which, frankly, I've been tempted to write as Moreso every time I type it) is also available as a venue for private dining experiences, and with the quiet locale and beautiful harbour views I imagine the place would be quite magical.

Anna Says...

I really liked this place. The location was awsome...right on the water and less crowded and with a more 'local' feel than Circular Quay or Darling Harbour. Great views and it would have scored higher (definite X factor for the views) had we been seated outside. Unfortunately this place was pretty crowded and all the free tables had 'reserved' signs on them. We were seated inside at a small table in a corner as we had not booked. Having said that the food was amazing. I had a souffle with bacon on the side and a bowl of hot chocolate. The service was OK and the interior decor was quite nice. I'd definitely like to come here again but this time I would book and request an outside table with views.