“Chic and cheerful” is a phrase that comes to mind when I think about Bar Luna. It’s a place where the cool crowd hangs out, but it is still down to earth enough that you can feel at home, it’s not overly expensive and the food is excellent. Wade and I were here for 2 meals in a row – dinner and brekkie the next day.
The dinner was a selection of mezze-style dishes – breads, olives, dips, grilled mushrooms, smoked marlin pâté as well as grilled fish and chips. We may have over-ordered just a tad. But it all tasted sensational, especially the mushrooms.
Brekkie started off on a high and then just got better. The latte, although a bit strong for me, came with a little round of shortbread which I very much appreciate first thing in the morning. It helped to offset the strength of the coffee, but it also helped to quiet my grumbling tummy until my brekkie arrived.
And I loved the tiny glass of iced water that came with it, too.
Wade had a strawberry lassie, bursting with fresh strawberry-ness...
... with scrambled eggs, mushrooms and tomato relish:
The only downside to this dish was the fact that the scrambled eggs were weeping, but they were otherwise excellent. The mushies were spongy and full of flavour and the tomato relish had a good sweet/smoky balance.
I had an omelette with tomatoes, spinach and fetta:
This brekkie made me smile and smile. I loved the salty fetta with the eggs and the tomatoes didn’t make it too watery, which is often a consequence of tomatoes in omelettes. The sourdough bread helped to tip the balance of what constitutes a reasonable amount of food to eat at any given time, but it was too good to pass up. And the tomato relish was relishious! In fact, the tomato relish at Bar Luna has inspired me to make my own at home – or at least have some sort of relish or chutney with my eggs on a regular basis. It’s becoming my new thing.
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