East Elevation VI

Edit 02/01/2021: East Elevation is no longer trading as a cafe, but is available as a function venue.

July 6, 2014

We landed back home to a weekend with our trusted cat-sitter Carol and my visiting mum (they're sisters, you see). Mostly we hung out at home, and I cooked up a big pot of soup. The forecast was good on Sunday, so we reacquainted ourselves with Brunswick on foot. The houses and gardens and street art were familiar and comforting, and we pointed out the odd local business that had changed in our absence.

We steered Mum and Carol to East Elevation for brunch. It's deservedly popular these days and often has a waiting list, but we scored a spot at a communal table quickly. The wait for hot drinks and food was decidedly longer. Actually I'd been waiting for these crepes ($17.50) for months, maybe even a year. They've been on the menu tempting me all that time, but I've gotten distracted by the tapioca and the specials; once I went ahead and ordered them but they were sadly sold out.

They were slender and slightly elastic in the best tradition of egg-based crepes, with a seam of fresh ricotta and occasional bursts of rosewater between folds. The lemon-saffron syrup and crushed hazelnut praline were subtle accents, less important than the fresh strawberry halves.

Brunch at East Elevation isn't cheap, but it certainly isn't ordinary either.

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We've already blogged about East Elevation one, two, three, four, five times. Since that last write-up, the brunch menu has been blogged by fellow vego Green Gourmet Giraffe, as well as omni bloggers at thehangrybitch, melbourne brunch scene and grazing panda.

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East Elevation
351 Lygon St, Brunswick East
9380 4915

veg dishes $7-17.50
http://eastelevation.com.au/

Accessibility: Excellent. A ramp on entry, great light, lots of space and spacious individual unisex toilets, at least one of which has disability signage. Ordering happens at the table and payment at a reasonably low counter.