Pearl Oyster
114 Miller St, Thornbury
I couldn’t quite make my peace with the name Pearl Oyster, something about it just puts me off so I was very hesitant walking up to Pearl Oyster with Magister and Ms. Pseudonym. But that is just me and it turns out that Pearl Oyster was a wonderful breakfast experience.
Pearl Oyster is quirky, it’s best described as ‘60s Grandma Chic’ with collector spoons accompanying your pyrex cups, saucers and bowls. There are even bamboo light shades and for those that venture into the toilets a decorative choice between a picture of Elvis and pink lighting or plastic toys and an imposing wooden cobra ready to strike. The big, smoke free outdoor space is even covered in succulent plants and plastic coloured chairs.
The best part are the menus which come attached to ‘Pictorial Social Studies’ books which tell you various stories about the history of Australia. The history of Tasmania was relatively graphic and featured pictures of convicts being tied up and whipped. This did not go well with eating breakfast so I swapped it for one which tells the story of Dutch explorers who look like the Three Musketeers – great for the kids or adults who enjoy being entertained by pictorial history.
Ms. Pseudonym had the creamy scrambled eggs with spring onions on toasted sourdough. The pistachio dukkha on the avocado was excellent, the eggs creamy and interesting.
Magister had the almond granola which apparently was ‘radical’ and simple but was just right.
I had a pot of tea that came with lots of milk. It was the best breakfast tea experience I’ve had. The pot was enough to drink throughout breakfast and there was plenty of milk to keep enjoying it just as I like it.
Along with my tea I had French Toast with orange blossom honey, boysenberries, toasted almond flakes and double cream. It was absolutely delicious and even though I was initially jealous of Ms. Pseudonym’s eggs I was delighted with my French toast.
And, do we want to stay for breakfast? To learn more about Australian Studies in pictorial form
Ratings (out 0f 10):
- Overall 9
- Atmosphere 9
- Service 8.5
- Food 9
- Coffee 8.5
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- Tagged: French Toast, Granola, Scrambled Eggs, sweet breakfast, Tea, Thornbury
