Tom Phat, Brunswick
Say hello to the Cheap Eats 2007 breakfast dish of the year: the roti omelette at Tom Phat, 184 Sydney Rd, Brunswick, Tel +61 3 9381 2374. A monster dish of twisted roti, grilled bacon and asian-style omelette topped with roasted tomato salsa and fried shallots. A bit annoying to eat - roti is better ripped up in the hand than chopped up with knife and fork - but tasty and very filling.
Tom Phat is fusion food done well: viet eggs fried with chilli soy and spring onion; sri scrambled eggs with spring onion, curry leaves, cherry tomatoes and crispy roti; and uncle ho's breakfast with grilled marinated pork chop, crispy fried egg, tomato, cucumber and rice; and south african fruit toast with cracked wheat, sultanas and poppy seeds. They also have "normal" food, like toasted muesli, corn fritters, and a big breakfast of eggs, bacon, tomato, mushroom, avocado and hollandaise.
Another strong point is the Coffee Supreme coffee. It had a superb, almost caramel-like flavour. It was organic. It was fair trade. And it was brewed up by a dude with a mohawk.
If you prefer your drinks cold and fresh, Tom Phat does a nice line of juices and smoothies with cute names. Pineapple, watermelon and apple is a "fruit tingle". Banana, apple and yohurt is "monkey magic". And watermelon, apple and ginger is "fit and fresh".
17/20 "phat"
Eggs & Bacon $9.90 BB100 -1%
Tom Phat is fusion food done well: viet eggs fried with chilli soy and spring onion; sri scrambled eggs with spring onion, curry leaves, cherry tomatoes and crispy roti; and uncle ho's breakfast with grilled marinated pork chop, crispy fried egg, tomato, cucumber and rice; and south african fruit toast with cracked wheat, sultanas and poppy seeds. They also have "normal" food, like toasted muesli, corn fritters, and a big breakfast of eggs, bacon, tomato, mushroom, avocado and hollandaise.
Another strong point is the Coffee Supreme coffee. It had a superb, almost caramel-like flavour. It was organic. It was fair trade. And it was brewed up by a dude with a mohawk.
If you prefer your drinks cold and fresh, Tom Phat does a nice line of juices and smoothies with cute names. Pineapple, watermelon and apple is a "fruit tingle". Banana, apple and yohurt is "monkey magic". And watermelon, apple and ginger is "fit and fresh".
17/20 "phat"
Eggs & Bacon $9.90 BB100 -1%
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posted by Jamie Wodetzki at 11:02 pm
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score?
that looks good. I guess.
i agree with the excellent coffee. the baked eggs were even yummier than the roti omelette. one complaint about the roti omelette - the garnishes made the dish cold, so it was a little strange eating a cold egg dish. otherwise, the flavours were good.
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Jamie, if you loved the brekky you'll love the lunch and love the dinner menus! Tom Phat is light but filling Viet/Thai cuisine that's now become my standard.
Read my review on dinner on my blog. Cheers.
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i think fusion food should be illegal. its like eating celery which is the devils toesnails. ewwwwwwwww
yeh, i think tom phat is the most interesting breakfast places i've ever been to...i loved it and am trying to get everybody i know to try it!...totally filling though like you said! it's a great place.
Winter 2008 - they aren't open until 11am on weekdays - a great shame.
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