Caffe Republic review: Eggs benny will stop you in your tracks

They say breakfast is always the most important meal. At Caffe Republic the offerings are so good they serve them all day.

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YOU know that cafe with the amazing menu you’ve never explored because the first thing you tried was so good you couldn’t imagine a morning without it?

Caffe Republic’s bubble and squeak eggs benny ($16) is that dish for me.

It’s got all of the elements: crispy bacon to match its satisfying shallow-fried base, liquid-centred poached eggs and enough hollandaise to make a gloriously gooey mess of the lot.

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Try and improve on perfection if you like: you can swap the vegies for a more traditional English muffin, or layer on spinach and mushrooms, house-smoked ocean trout and paleo pulled pork.

Food review of Caffe Republic in Bundall. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS

I could go on, but that would be underselling what really is a broadly appealing menu.

Way back before gluten-free was the big “thing”, owner-chef Peter Dufty’s conscientious approach to ingredients was a saviour for anyone with food allergies.

In line with Peter’s own transformed lifestyle, the latest menu is a more formal foray into paleo territory.

Breakfast is served all day and includes paleo pulled pork on a coconut tortilla with raw tomato salsa, guacamole and fried egg ($19) and hot smoked ocean trout, sweet potato rosti, avocado, poached eggs and chimichurri sauce ($21).

Sweet treats at Caffe Republic in Bundall. Picture: JERAD WILLIAMS

The innovative is balanced by old favourites: savoury mince on Turkish ($17) and triple-stack vanilla pancakes with berry coulis, maple syrup and ice cream ($15).

Give your coffee the Bulletproof Upgrade ($5), topping two shots of organic espresso with organic coconut oil and organic butter whipped in.

Get in early for a slice of the peppermint and chocolate raw cheesecake action. It’s one of the most popular treats in the well-stocked cabinet.

CAFFE REPUBLIC

Shop 1, Bronberg Plaza 150 Slatyer Ave, Bundall

Get it while it’s hot: Breakfast daily from 6.30am

I’m starving: Primal Grill — eggs, bacon, organic sirloin steak, mushrooms and spinach in garlic butter ($22.50)

I’m being good: Super Berry Bowl with caveman crunch, banana and coconut yoghurt ($16)