Eating out for breakfast is unquestionably one of life’s simple pleasures. It’s something that I only rarely get to experience, but given the opportunity I’ll always say yes.
Saturday morning breakfast at Utopia @ Waterfall Gully sounded like a terrific idea. I’ve wanted to go there for a while as I hear their breakfasts are quite good and the setting is quite peaceful. Moreover, they do all day breakfasts on the weekend meaning I could have a sleep in too.
We arrived on a beautiful sunny morning to a rather dated looking café/restaurant. However, the interior was quite pleasant featuring tall wooden ceilings, and a large dining area with plenty of room.
We were warmly greeted by one of the staff members who promptly took us to our reserved table.
Inspecting the menu, I immediately decided upon the Bircher Muesli…..it sounded delicious. My mother and my friend ordered the same. My friend’s daughter and her friend opted for the Pancakes (with bacon, maple syrup and ice cream) and a ham and cheese omelet. The waiter politely took our orders with no problems.
Funnily enough, this is where the problems began to emerge. I’ve never had to wait so long for Bircher muesli. My green tea arrived about fifteen minutes after ordering and the muesli about thirty-five minutes. It was the same with the omelet and pancakes.
Bircher Muesli
The muesli was actually quite delectable, with a creamy texture that wasn’t too sweet. The fruit was fresh, and with the side addition of yoghurt, it was a light and nourishing start to the day. Just frustrating it was such a lengthy process to arrive.
Omelette
Pancakes
My friend’s daughter didn’t even finish her pancakes saying she simply didn’t like them. Additionally, cream was served with the pancakes when she specifically asked for no cream.
After finishing all our meals, I ordered another green tea, which arrived about fifteen to twenty minutes later. SIGH. The restaurant was relatively quiet and it seemed they had a number of staff on, although they did look busy preparing for a wedding that afternoon, but that shouldn’t affect their restaurant service.
Utopia @ Waterfall Gully has potential. The location is serene, and the staff are welcoming, it was just unfortunate we had to wait so long for our food and drinks. In addition, with no explanation from the staff, it left a lot to be desired. It’s fair enough to say I wont be returning.
Has anyone else had a different experience here? Let me know!
Such a shame when food takes forever to arrive in a quiet environment – very disappointing, especially when the food isn’t too bad. But mistakes like that don’t inspire a second visit for them unfortunately!
It is certainly a lovely location, but I wasn’t too impressed with my breakfast either. It didn’t take too long to come out (as expected, given we were the only two people there on a Wednesday mid-morning) but I wasn’t overly impressed with my food. I could have made an omelette much better, it was made with those little ham pieces you get on a Dominos pizza…my friend’s dish was really good though. However I was put off enough by mine that I haven’t returned! I did write a review on Urbanspoon and the owner commented that they’d changed the way they do their omelette in response. Not sure if this is the case or not!
Hi Lizbakescakes, just to clarify, we have never used the bought in crap diced ham you would get from Dominos. We were using a champagne leg ham which we dice ourselves. After your comments we changed our supplier and we are now using the Barossa fine foods smoked ham which was awarded best ham in the country last year. We will continue to dice it for our omelettes as it is better for texture. We will also continue to use free range eggs from the Clare valley and make our own bread fresh every morning. I look forward to seeing you back soon to confirm just how seriously we take any and all feedback about our little slice of heaven.
Justin
Glad you both could come to an agreement
I’d like to return soon and try the rest of the menu. Happy holidays 
Our orders were taken as soon as we arrived, another waiter even wandered over to see that we’d been seen to. The drinks were served within 5 mins of ordering. An ice cool rich freshly squeezed OJ, flat white and mug of latte. Strong creamy coffee. There was a little wait for the food, maybe 15 minutes after drinks, but we had the drinks and scenery to occupy us. I had the Bircher, which I thought was a perfect serving size ( Bircher despite being healthy can leave you feeling gluttonously full). Nice cinnamon tones and crisp apple slices, but I must comment it was very sweet. Lewis had the full breakfast which had a nice balance of flavours, with a feature being the sausage and home made baked beans with chorizo. The girl at the table behind us was a heinous lofty climbing bitch rudely demanding dairy free and other bizarre requests to which the waiter remained calm and collected and met her needs. As it was 1 o’clock I saw the lunch menu items coming out which looked lovely. Most girls sipping champagne and rekorderlig ciders there was a very relaxed ambience. Our bill came out as soon as we requested it. I’d be happy to join you for your re-review. A little lady called Kate is a sweet corn fritter coinnoseur and if available would probably enjoy. X