Being told to be at work at 8.00 am is always particularly painful, but not so much when it’s for a team breakfast in the beautiful Hyde Park.
Metro St James is located just behind the main St James train station exit, and busy in the mornings with a few people enjoying their breakfast and suits dropping in and out with their coffee orders. Metro St James actually ran a promotion earlier this year where during the month of June they encouraged people to visit the cafe and lock lips for a complimentary coffee.
Maybe not at a work team breakfast though! The Big Healthy Breakfast ($20.50) was a popular option with many of us, which consisted of poached free range eggs, hot smoked salmon, sprouts, roast tomato, ricotta, hummus and dukkah on soy quinoa toast:
The combination of the various healthy elements tasted incredible, particularly the hummus with dukkah, which added a beautiful crunch element. And of course you’ve got to line up for the money shot…
Poached egg perfection! It was unlike any breakfast I have ever had. I also had a skim latte with my Big Healthy Breakfast:
Some of the others didn’t feel like anything too substantial and so had selected the Spelt & honey banana bread with whipped vanilla ricotta ($8):
or the Seasonal fruit salad with Ruby & Roys natural yoghurt and fruit compote ($10):
The boss, in the meantime, had chosen the House-made baked beans with poached free range eggs, feta and sourdough ($16.50):
Service was friendly, with one waiter in particular having a cute French accent. I would definitely come back to try the baked beans or to have another big healthy breakfast. With the early morning sun shining through the trees into this little cafe, it’s a little spot of paradise amongst the bustle of the city.
Metro St James
110 Elizabeth Street
Sydney NSW 2000
(02) 9267 3396
www.metrostjames.com.au
I *love* good breakfasts, this looks completely amazing! Awesome pictures.
Thanks! 🙂
Lovely post; I enjoyed reading it and the cute photos.
Thanks for dropping by!
I love the idea of a team breakfast! I’ve never worked a job where they take staff to breakfast but I would have to order the salmon too. Can’t beat salmon…well maybe with bacon…
You are very lucky to work a job where good food is valued.
I am so thankful my current workplace is full of foodies! Although mind you, we are all volunteers so I think our boss feels bad for us most of the time 😛
Looks like you had an amazing meal for breakfast! Love every component in the Big Healthy Breakfast. Thanks for sharing!
I wiped the plate clean, unsurprisingly!
The poached eggs look divine!
It totally was!
mmm gooey egg porn shot!
Nothing like some egg porn to start a morning! 😉
Wow I always walk past this place but never thought to try them for breakfast! Looks so delicious!
It’s pretty darn good!
It’s a dilemma. If the boss is paying, do you get the most expensive meal, or do you act frugal? Been past many times but never eaten in. Have bought coffee a few times from the cart. Thanks for the review.
The key is – never expect that someone else will be paying and order as you normally would 😉
Great egg shot – yolk ooze is my favouriteeeeeeeeee
Always the best part of any breakfast!!
oh wow the baked beans with feta look great!