In fantastic news, Entrecôte has announced that it is bringing back its famous breakfast offering, so you can indulge your French fantasies with flowing champagne and crisp croissants, all before 11am. For the first time, the Greville Street venue will open its doors to those looking for a buzzy brekkie, because who says you have to save the party for lunch and dinner?
It was a classic Melbourne experience, hustling for a prized table in the front terrace of the charming Entrecôte of old (when it was perched next to the Tan in South Yarra), enjoying a buttered baguette in one hand and a coffee in the other. It was about as close as one could get to a Parisian affair without having to leave the country. So Melburnians will be thrilled to once again have the opportunity to enjoy Entrecôte’s signature breakfast. “Breakfast at Entrecôte…is a mood, a little bit of mischief, a lot of indulgence”, says owner Jason M. Jones, a classic bon vivant and well-known figure across Melbourne’s hospitality landscape. The menu, he says, is “a love letter to mornings with a French accent.”
The elusive golden folded eggs return, as does the glorious Croque Madame with Parisian ham, gruyère and Dijon béchamel, and a fried egg. If you’re not worried about clogging your arteries at 9am, go for the La Grande with a minute steak, Toulouse sausage, grilled bacon and fried eggs. Or make it feel like you are on holiday and order the Le Petit Déjeuner Complet. Choose between a baguette with butter, cheese, ham and eggs, or a croissant with jam, yoghurt and granola, all served with juice and a hot beverage.
The beverages hold their own here, too, whether you’re going alcoholic or keeping it PG. Inspired by the viral hot chocolate from Angelina in Paris, Entrecôte’s version sees Belgian dark chocolate steamed with Jersey milk, served with crème Chantilly. The breakfast cocktails, including a breakfast martini with marmalade vodka and a Bloody Marie Antoinette, will have the party starting from bright and early.
“Think Paris cafe mornings, only with Melbourne sunshine and a soundtrack of clinking coffee cups and laughter…The terrace is ready, the Taittinger is cold, and Le Petit Déjeuner is back on the menu at Entrecôte. No bookings. No fuss. Just turn up, sit down, and pretend you always start your mornings like this.”
Images: Ricky Sam.
Entrecôte will be serving breakfast from 8am, with last orders at 11.15am. If you’re not an early bird, the Prix Fixe, two—or three-course lunch menu is available on weekdays.
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