Mixed Business

On this breakfast of Champions, my fellow champ Sally picked Clifton Hill for our location. Some of you may or may not have heard of a little street in this busy suburb called…. Queens Parade! Sadly no queenly parades on this day, but what we did find was a little brunch establishment named ‘Mixed Business’. Earlier told that it boasted the best coffee in Melbourne… WE shall see!!!

With no parking available out the front, we ventured around a corner and found ample… Stress free parking is always appreciated by me. A short walk later we found the very unassuming entrance of Mixed Business.

Entrance!

In we went, and before us was one big room which included long tables for big groups, smaller tables for (you guessed it) smaller groups, a kitchen which seemed to separated by a temporary wall and a barista station/cake display/cash register. All in all a very chilled out and unpretentious vibe.

Champion Sally and I found a table near the window to watch the world go by, and to see if we could spot in Queens parading.

Menus, water, drink order taken, yay for quick service! Excellent variety on the menu also, I was struggling to pick between 4 until I saw an omelette daily special, SOLD. A delicious option (although probably a bit on the sweet side) was the ginger waffles that ALMOST won my heart… I wanted to try a baked treat later though!

Mmmmm Juice

Our coffees and juices arrived and we placed our orders. Much to our shock, the dish that Sal had FINALLY decided to order was unavailable, I could see her little heart breaking into a million pieces. She chose something else (with a big bottom lip), and decided that a little pre-warning of what was unavailable would have been appreciated.

Coffee!

Coffee… tasted without honey… … verdict: Drinkable without honey WIN, best coffee in Melbourne though… I don’t feel I’m qualified to make that judgement but it was good none the less.

Honey Stick excitement!

I did get a little kick out of the honey stick though.. is that what you call it?? J

FOOD TIME… Mmmmm sooo hungry.

Yummo Omelette!

My choice for the morning was a Omelette with mushrooms, fetta and spinach, accompanied by some good thickness multigrain bread. It was nice, admittedly not the most spectacular tastes but it was nice for an omelette, simple and full of goodness.

Salmon, eggs and beetroot.

Champion Sally decided on some free-range poached eggs (love a happy chicken egg) with smoked salmon, pickled beetroot, dill and crème fraiche. I enjoyed a cheeky taste of the beetroot and it was deeelicious. Sal enjoyed her brekky but I still think she wanted her previous choice.

BAKED GOODS…

Passionfruit!

Or baked good, we only shared one passionfruit cupcake, nice, not mind blowing though. The second coffee took a little longer to come also.

Overall, easy parking was definitely a plus; don’t know how it would be on the weekend though. Coffee was tasty and pricing was standard at $3.40, soy only 20c extra for all those soy lovers out there! Breakfast ranged from $6 for toast and Jams to $17.5 for a minute fillet steak with eggs (If that isn’t a hearty breakfast I don’t know what is). Service was good, attentive with water and clearing, the only slip up was not telling us what wasn’t available. The food was fresh and tasty. I would go back to Mixed Business if I was in the area and hungry for some good food or in the need of a tasty coffee probably won’t go out of my way to visit again though.

Mixed Business: 486 Queens Parade, Clifton Hill.