Gabi T.
Yelp
Given that I'm at Plenty almost every second Saturday to have a post-market-trip breakfast, it probably shouldn't have taken me so long to review them and give them a 5-star thumbs up! Located on Montague Rd, you can find Plenty by their large aqua signage. Plenty is in a large warehouse-like building with high ceilings and untreated timber features and is simply but attractively decorated with pops of blue-green acqua in the large wall mural and chairs. There's a decent amount of seating surrounding the smaller food-prep and counter area which is smack bang in the middle of the place. It's got a nice comfortable, casual vibe. They used to do all of their cooking there before they expanded to have a larger kitchen in the rear. Coffee is made at the smaller counter station to the left of the entrance and if you're just looking for a take-away, head here.
The seasonal menu, which regularly changes on a 3-week/monthly basis, is written up on a large chalkboard on the left wall near the stairs. There's always a combination of sweet and savoury options and generally includes a form of avocado on sourdough with tomatoes and mozzarella, french toast, and ham/bacon & eggs with ketchup (made in-house). Prices usually range from around $9-17 and price is often a good indication of size. I tend to be drawn towards their more special sounding items but I've had the avocado and the ham & eggs and both meals were excellent. I've been three times for their current menu and had the 'Roast carrot hummous with spinach and lemon salad, poached eggs, halloumi' (twice) and the 'Spinach and herb omelette with Moroccan pumpkin puree, pistachio tabouli and labna' and both were incredible. That roast carrot hummous blew my mind with its slightly sweet and crunchy deliciousness and there was just something very special about that omelette and pistachio tabouli. I'm going to be sad when that next menu change happens but I know the replacements will be equally good. Meals are huge and at $16.50 were incredibly good value. Both came with two slices of gluten-free bread (extra $1) which was probably unnecessary to have with everything else on the plate but I still scoffed them like a starving kid. Yup, no need for lunch after that breakfast! Coffee is great and they also do a range of milkshakes and tend to have a frappe/smoothie on special.
Plenty make all their baked goods and condiments in-house and most are for sale like strawberry curd, strawberry cordial, tomato ketchup, zucchini relish... it takes all my willpower each visit not to just buy them all. The cakes and banana bread in the cabinet look super yummy but there's no way I can fit them in after breakfast there. They use local, quality produce (Barambah Milk, Woombye Cheese, Eggcetera Eggs, Lick Ice Cream) and a lot of it is available to purchase too.
In case it wasn't clear already, kind of love Plenty and if you haven't checked it out already, what are you waiting for?! Unless it's Sunday...it's closed on Sunday.