A Brunch to Brag About

Last weekend, I had the best Sunday brunch I’ve had in the longest time and I just have to share. My roommate, Jess, had heard about a restaurant close to our apartment in Darlinghurst that makes the ‘best scrambled eggs in Sydney.’ As someone who eats many-a-egg, the claim to fame got my attention.

I must admit, I reluctantly agreed to go out. It was my first weekend work-free in weeks and the thought of leaving my bed to venture into the windy, rain-ish weather sounded masochistic. But, I’m a sucker for breakfast and before we knew it we were waiting outside Bills, admiring the beautiful cornflower blue building across the street.

The corner cafe was modern, cozy and oh-so-pretentious. We avoided a long wait by agreeing to share a table with two others, which ended up making the experience so much better and got us in before the midday breakfast cutoff (midday, we learned means 12 pm). Jess and I’s dishes took about an hour to come out, but seeing that we weren’t in any rush, we continued drooling over everyone else’s plates as we chatted over coffees with our Australian law student table-mates.

The feast was well worth the wait – Jess chose the full Aussie breakfast and I, the sweetcorn fritters with bacon and avocado salsa.  As roommates do, I tasted the ‘best eggs in Sydney’ off Jess’s plate – they were incredibly smooth, but way too creamy for my palette. After waiting an hour +, anything would’ve tasted amazing, but Bill’s food was something else. I was so pleased with my fritter and could’ve eaten about 10 more sides of the avocado salad. For photos, check out our table-mate Kelly’s food blog about the meal.

The best part about the whole brunch? The fact that it ended up costing us nothing! Our kind waitress gave us the entire breakfast on the house because of the long wait – so nice!

My good fortune continued a few days later at the Post Office. While picking up my Christmas package from home and postage to send some snail mail home to family and friends, the cashier accidentally (or purposely) gave me an extra set of international stamps. At $1.60 a piece – this was a welcome mistake!

It’s amazing how the little things can sometimes make the biggest difference. Now, time to pay it forward. 🙂