Cafe Brie

Rating: 3

We ate lunch here in January 2022.

Lamb’s fry with bacon
Steak salad with feta balls
Banana smoothie

Cafe Brie was a real mix of the good, the bad, and the ugly.

The good: The smoothie was one of the best that we have reviewed. Understated, cold, perfectly smooth, and utterly delicious. The feta balls were fantastic and unexpected, a real treat. The brown onion and mushroom jus that came with the lamb’s fry was dark, hearty, and very tasty.

The bad: The steak was overcooked, we asked for medium but received well done steak. The liver was unevenly cooked, most was a bit overdone, and a part of it was quite underdone.

The ugly: The kumara. It was a bit overdone when it was roasted, and from the texture of it, that was at least three days ago. They were hard as rocks, and very unpleasant. And this was a real shame because the kumara is often the bit of a salad that you really look forward to.