Bathers Pavillion, The Esplanade, Balmoral

Bathers Pavillion, The Esplanade, Balmoral
Saturday 7 July, 2007

My last few visits to Bathers have been for dinner so it was welcome surprise to be invited to breakfast this morning. My gorgeous brekkie buddies were house sitting locally and it was a sensational morning in Balmoral. Everyone was out and about, walking the esplanade, playing volleyball on the beach and having 1:1 sessions with their personal trainers.

Bathers Pavillion offers the fine dining option plus the cafe which is open all day every day for breakfast, lunch and dinner. I met my brekkie buddies in the cafe and they had scored a fabulous table by the window to allow us to soak up the sun.

The atmosphere was buzzy with lots of families, groups of friends, couples and the odd single. Everyone was warmly greeted and served effortlessly. We were offered coffees immediately while we checked out the breakfast menu.

Our Argentinian buddy explained that eggs in the morning just sounded wrong and they always ate sweet food e.g croissants, pastries for breakfast. Fortunately, Bathers offers the whole spectrum of breakfast goodies. So, he ordered the croissants with butter & jam, our other breakfast buddy ordered the toasted brioche with marmalade/ jam and I ordered the Bathers bircher muesli with apple & melon salad.

Our brekkie was delivered and the portions were enormous. The croissants were jumbo size, the brioche came with 3 large slices and the muesli was served in a bowl large enough to feed a family of 4. The muesli was fantastic - it was creamy, sweet and the apple was sliced in the finest pieces. We devoured our breakfast and enjoyed every mouthful.

Bathers is a great spot for a casual breakfast.

Bathers Pavillion - 4 The Esplanade, Balmoral - (02) 9969 5050

http://www.batherspavilion.com.au/