Wednesday, October 22, 2008

Here in ‘Ici’

If I’m talking about breakfast hunting, Fitzroy aka the Breakfast paradise is somewhere I shouldn’t miss. Somehow, most of the brekkie restaurants in Melbourne are centralized in that area and they serve delicious brekkies. (Not yet proven by me - it’s from my knowledge and not based on my experience)

So I randomly picked my first from the paradise list and brought the breakfast gang to ‘Ici’ which means ‘Here’ in French. I have no idea if this is a French restaurant since their staffs don’t speak English with strong French accent and the restaurant itself looks dodgy and old – I can’t tell anything out of it. I feel uncomfortable when they don’t have printed menus and everyone have to go into the tiny restaurant to order from an old board on the wall, so I ended up with a quick decision since I’m so out of the place when I was standing there thinking what I should have. The inside of restaurant is too cosy that we have to sit outside on their tiny table…
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Our drinks already occupied most of the space on the table and when the food comes, we have to put our drinks on a chair!!
Big Tree . Fitzroy Melbourne by Kieny How, on Flickr
And right beside the table, there’s a very big tree!
Leaf Supplementary . Fitzroy Melbourne by Kieny How, on Flickr

Nothing special about this tree, but throughout the whole meal… Tiny leaves keep dropping whenever the wind blows~
Poor Min Min . Fitzroy Melbourne by Kieny How, on Flickr
And lucky Min Min always get extra ingredients from that tree into her Cappuccino~

Whoops… I think I carried myself too far with those complains. I don’t mean to, actually, Ici is not bad at all! What I’m trying to say is…

• The staffs are friendly although one of them looks ‘Beng’ with super-cool tattoo on his hand.
• The tables are small but people get to talk to each other easily which make really good vibes around.
• Location is good with plenty of car parks and a quiet environment.
• People who go there seem to be regulars since they talk a lot to the staffs and even us, definitely friendly!
• Drinks are one of the best I had and food are truly delicious! Nice and crispy sourdough bread, sweet juicy mushy and nicest grilled tomatoes compared to those I had before!
Spring!! . Fitzroy Melbourne by Kieny How, on Flickr
When the weather is nice, even the mood gets better!!

I think these are what make Ici special… They serve goat sausage as well!!
Drinks @ Ici . Fitzroy Melbourne by Kieny How, on Flickr
Cappuccino . Flat White . Latte . Hot Chocolate
Big Breakfast . Fitzroy Melbourne by Kieny How, on Flickr
Got myself an expensive big breakfast @ $17.50 - Scrambled Eggs . Nice Vege . Juicy Mushy . Delicious Grilled Tomatoes . Goat Sausage . Soft Hot Potato . Crispy Sourdough! All worth it!!
Min Min’s Bacon n Eggs . Fitzroy Melbourne by Kieny How, on Flickr
And as usual, Min Min’s Bacon and Eggs
Tiff’s Vege Meal. Fitzroy Melbourne by Kieny How, on Flickr
Something special for Tiff, vegetarian meal – Poached Eggs . Vege . Sourdough


Oh! There’s one more thing, their chair looks dodgy but that old cushioned chair is really comfortable… After the meal, we just don’t feel like moving anymore…
Cool Monkeys . Fitzroy Melbourne by Kieny How, on Flickr
We are Cool Bananas!

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