I love Leroy

If you’re anywhere near Acland Street in St Kilda and looking for a smashingly great breakfast, listen up! Nestled amongst this wonderful street of iconic, drool-worthy patisseries, wintry water of St Kilda beach and rows upon rows of shops to please your inner-hippy, Leroy Espresso is the spot to be. Even late on a Monday morning, the café was almost full and buzzed with great music and a laid back atmosphere. Our fellow diners appeared to be all regulars or at least young locals, which is usually a good indicator that a restaurant is doing something right. The retro orange booth seating was incredibly comfortable and fit in well with the arty, retro vibe of the place. Every inch of wall was covered with posters featuring upcoming festivals, movies and other cultural happenings. Despite the waitress taking a while to come back for our order after initially greeting and seating us, the fast, fresh and scrumptious food and well-made coffee certainly made up for any patchy service.

My girlfriend L and I giggled at the huge bottle of Absolut vodka that was placed on our table – which we quickly discovered was a recycled vessel used to serve us our tap water. Clever, yes, but I’m glad I hadn’t had a big night on the vodka the night before or the mere sight of the bottle might have triggered more than just laughter! Out came two stunning looking serves of home made toasted corn bread, home made baked beans, poached eggs, rocket and crispy bacon. The corn bread was TO DIE FOR, the baked beans were rustic and perfect, the poached eggs perfectly gooey and void of any nasty vinegar aftertaste and the bacon was pure crispy goodness. My soy latte was fabulous too. I would love to go back to try some other items off the menu, but after one satisfying experience I can confidently say this place is great! Don’t be put off by its tiny indoor area – what it lacks in size, it makes up for in taste. Besides, I’ve always been a sucker for a cosy little corner in a retro orange booth.

Leroy Espresso
191 Acland St
St Kilda VIC 3182‎
(03) 9525 5166
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