Jad A.
Yelp
Morning After recently opened on the corner of Vulture St & Cambridge (The Glass Factory), West End, & having tried it, we can safely say it has been worth the wait. A sleek & gorgeous modern interior, an eclectic menu including some very unique all day breakfast dishes, amazing coffees, & outstanding service. These are all elements we absolutely love & look for in any restaurant or cafe and for a "new" venue, Morning After exceeded our first-time expectations.
The atmosphere is very welcoming, relaxed, with awesome tunes that add a cool vibe to the place. Love the little things that the staff do as well, like constantly filling up your glass of water, attentive without being overbearing. Perfect. In many ways, Morning After has raised the bar on all fronts that maybe other cafes in Brisbane could learn from.
Initially, we had some "elixir" of freshly made carrot-based juice (delish!), which is perfect for this warmer weather. Followed up with coffees by Uncle Joes Coffee & 5 Senses Coffee, as a "long mach" & "long black" respectively, and later, filtered coffee carefully crafted by Uncle Joes owner Mark. Awesome! Can not be faulted. We're a little biased as we've been fans of Uncle Joes Coffee for a while now.
Everything on the menu sounds appealing & the price-points are very reasonable. All day breakfasts, all under $20, & Lunch (11:30am - 3pm), all under $22. Always happy to pay a little higher for breakfast, if it offers something unique.
We decided to try both the breakfast & lunch menus (for the best of both worlds!) & could not go past the Carbonara for breakfast, so we just had to try it. Carbonara papardelle of 63 degree eggs, field mushrooms, guanciale & pecorino romano ($19). Carbonara not as you know it, and as the menu says, probably offending all Italians, but absolutely delicious.
The lunch dish of Hand rolled ink linguine, prawns, cherry tomatoes, basil, chilli & bottarga ($21) was outstanding. It seemed appropriate that at the time, Beyonce's "Drunk In Love" was playing, as we enjoyed each mouthful. Every ingredient on the plate was so fresh & full of flavour. Loved the shaved bottarga.
Morning After West End, is one place we can not wait to get back to based on our visit. They will also be doing once - a - month pop up dinners, if things go well.
Trivia: For those who've been around Brisbane long enough, the owners are the same family from Dell' Ugo Southbank & although that's no longer operating, if you were a fan then, you will definitely love what Morning After is offering.