Monday Breakfast start the week

The Smug Fig premises, which in the past have been home to chef Gillian Hirst’s café and, in recent times, The Secret Garden Café, have been given a cool makeover, with the high-ceilinged garden shed opened up to the spacious courtyard and walls decorated with some funky artworks. Women sitting at a table next to stencil art inside the Smug Fig cafe in East Brisbane By the entrance a blue shipping container serves as both coffee kiosk to passers-by and the place for customers to place their food orders, keeping things streamlined service-wise.

Entrance to The Smug Fig with container ship coffee kiosk The food menu at The Smug Fig looks deceptively simple yet the breakfasts are positively top notch in both taste and presentation. Choices range from the lighter such as Bircher Muesli (with fig, apple, walnut and Greek yoghurt), Banana Bread with caramelized pear and marscapone, Acai Bowl or Crushed Avo on sourdough with dukkah and balsamic glaze.

Acai Bowl served at the Smug Fig cafe in Brisbane For something a bit more substantial, there’s Brie and Double Smoked Ham Omelette with shallots, sour dough and house-made tomato relish, the Smug Benny (double smoked ham, eggs, seeded mustard, hollandaise and asparagus on Turkish bread) or BAE (free range eggs your way, bacon and multigrain sourdough).

Crushed Avo on sourdough with dukkah and balsamic glaze

Or, for the works, go for the Smug Fig Brekkie – eggs, bacon, chorizo, balsamic roast tomato, potato hash and multigrain sourdough.

Smug Fig Brekkie – eggs, bacon, chorizo, balsamic roast tomato, potato hash and multigrain sourdough

It’s the little touches that stand out at The Smug Fig, like the heavenly house made potato hash and tomato relish, the tomato roasted in garlic and balsamic, the chorizo in lieu of sausage.

The Smug Fig East Brisbane sounds like a great place to have a delicious breakfast to kick start the week come join me if you are free