Baffi & Mo, Redfern

Mention the word BRUNCH, my eyes will lit up, readily sacrificing a morning's sleep to get myself a hearty morning meal, not that I enjoy sleeping in till late! So on weekends, I'll have a few missions to accomplish. First, deciding where to have brunch, secondly, how to wake my boy up in the morning and oh boy he loves his sleep more than anything else! and thirdly, hmm what should I get for brunch? Trivial matters, I know.... BUT brunch lovers out there, you get what i mean *wink*

Week after week of brunches later, I find myself getting sick of 'em. Never would I thought I will reach this point but who wouldnt? Considering you'll be fed with that same old scrambled eggs, poached eggs, bacon, sourdough, baked beans, avos over and over again.

I've covered quite a few brunch spots and there are just too many in Sydney that it's hard to do a return. Some are just your usual cafe serving pretty basic breakfast while some just make you queue for an hour and make you realize that you got cheated by all the hype.

So, there is Baffi & Mo, the much raved about brunch spot at Redfern. My expectations were set HIGH! I reached around 11 and there was a queue forming outside the cafe. Oh well, as expected! I left my name and looked at the list, counting how many more crosses till it reaches mine. I waited and waited and waited. About 30-40 minutes later, I got seated at a small table outside the cafe.

The menu here is pretty interesting as it has all the usual brunch options but with twists and extras. For example there is the pesto omelette which is green of course! I can see that it is a favourite since many tables are spotted having one plate of that. After going through the menu over and over again, I got myself a eggs baffi with roasted mushroom, feta, spinach and hollandaise.

Eggs baffi with roasted mushrooms, feta, spinach and hollandaise.

 Right after placing my order, I eyed at the table next to me and saw that plate of boston baked beans with other sides and in my head I was screaming I WANT THAT! I looked around and then I saw the most beautiful baked eggs. I regretted a little with what I ordered but all the negativity was gone after I had the first mouthful of my food. The hollandaise was perfect with the spinach and the feta. Mushrooms were nicely roasted and the poached eggs were just the way it should be although I did not touch the yolks. I know, I know, but I just can't stand egg yolks. So i gave it to the SleepingBeast. He enjoyed it.

Potato Hash Stack with double smoked ham, avo, tomato, asparagus, lemon dressed rocket and poached egg.

Then, there is the famous potato hash stack. Okay, I kinda convinced the SleepingBeast to order that although he already had his mind set on the baked beans. I felt so guilty afterward. It was nice, but not WOW! The potato hash stack was not crunchy and I find it abit hard. Probably we were seated outside and it was a windy day and I just needed something warm and hearty? It was a bit of a letdown but the SleepingBeast thought that it was fine but were too generous with the rocket.

Final thoughts: Everything was good, coffee was decent. I told myself that I will return soon to try their ricotta hotcakes and baked eggs. Just need to bear with the long queue and get a seat inside because I want my food warm. The price is slightly higher than other cafes but nothing stops the crowd from getting their fix of yummmmmy brunch on a weekend. Oh, there are lunch options too!

Baffi & Mo
94 Redfern St,
Redfern, 2016