brekkie quest: gusto espresso bar, bondi
Gusto Espresso Bar
1/16 Hall Street, Bondi Beach
2.6 ‘Gustoso baked eggs and brew’
Hello Gusto. You’re kind of like the other Gustos, but not. You have an almost identical menu to the Randwick Gusto (minus all the pastry goodies) and a very similar beachside feel to the Coogee Gusto. You’ve also got the mandatory killer brew, blackboard menu, and ghastly cutlery – inclusive of flakey knife. One thing your counterparts don’t have, however, is your chillaxed Bondi vibe: you’ve got that little extra sand on the floor, a few more flat whites to make for wet-suited locals, and a larger portion of tired Bondi market goers to feed. You’re not my favourite Bondi haunt, Gusto, nor are you my favourite Gusto haunt (I prefer the new joint in Randwick with its bakery treats), but I did enjoy my coffee and baked eggs. Thank you.
Coffee: 3.5 You do good coffee. I’ll grant you that.
Eggs: 3.5 I actually really enjoy your baked eggs. They’re spicy and colourful. ‘Gustoso’, if you will (that’s ‘tasty’ in Italiano).
Toast: 2 Didn’t love your toast this morning.
Knife: 1.5 Awful. Lucky my toast was for dipping, and not slicing.
Ambience: 3 You’re busy inside. I think I would’ve preferred a seat at one of your outside tables, though –you’re an ideal spot for people watching.
Price: 2.5 Price is okay, given the size of the meals.
By Katherine Riches
Hello Sydney Cafes. Katherine Riches wants the creamiest coffee, the gooiest eggs and the crustiest toast. Do you have them for her? She’s also looking for sharp cutlery. What kind of cafe serves thick sourdough toast with a butter knife? She does not like these cafes. They make eating hard work. Her brekkie quest aims to seek out all you groovy cafes from you cruel and daggy ones. P.S. She’ll also be scoring your elements from 1 to 5.
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