Brunch @ Circus Circus

One Sunday after church we went to have brunch at Circus Circus along Mt Eden Road. Frasers would have been the other option but it always seems to be really packed! Circus Circus is also a very busy cafe and very popular for their brunch, coffees, dinners and dessert, we found seats right at the back of the cafe.

Wafer with grilled banana, bacon finished with maple syrup:


Mixed grill - Bacon, eggs, tomato, breakfast sausages, baked beans, hash brown and toast:


Hash browns with bacon, smoked tomato, and scrambled eggs:


They also sell muffins and other cabinet food but doesn't seem to be as fresh. The spinach feta cheese muffin I tried was yum though =)

Place: Circus Circus Cafe

Location:
447 Mt Eden Road
Website: www.circuscircus.co.nz

Beauty

Last weekend we went on our usual weekend road trips and tried out a new route. We headed off to Kaiaua which is about 1 hr away from Auckland. We went on this adventure to find this fish and chips place that my workmate suggested. We waited for nearly 30 minutes for them! And guess what? It was just alright…Anyway, in all the hunt for good fish and chips in NZ, during the ride I am always amazed and in awe of the beautiful blue skies, the placement of the trees with the green mountains behind them and the cows all minding their own business. I hear myself saying again “wow look at that it’s so beautiful!” I got reminded of how God’s beauty is like and how each time we see his beauty and experience his love I always have this grin on my face and think wow God thank you, you’re so beautiful and so wow! We can see the same scenery or drive the same route and be gumstruck by the beauty of what we see, the splashes of colours that makes that perfect picture. It is the same with God and how we can be in his presence and just be in awe of his beauty and who he is.


Btw, if you ever want to try something new, you should definitely go to this fish and chips shop and if it’s a really sunny day you’ll see many motorists in their hard out motorbiker suits. Quite interesting.

Driving all the way to THE MOUNT just to have afternoon tea!

On our one day road trip to the Mount just to have a drive away, we finally arrive at the Mount and stopped at this cafe by the beach called :


We didn't know which cafe to stop at for afternoon tea and because this had the most people we decided to be swayed by the crowd.

This cafe served the most interesting sides with their hot chocolate. Normally when you order a hot chocolate it will be accompanied by marshmallows and if you're lucky you'll get a chocolate fish. Some cafes like Benedictions or Zarbo gives you a little brownie or cookie at the side. At this cafe however, they gave me a chocolate bar, jaffa and marshmallows!! Talk about chocolate overload!: Their drink was alright but maybe bcause they use organic ingredients it does taste different


I wanted something sweet, they had date scones, blueberry scones and this date loaf that was calling out my name. I thought how boring I am always order the same thing so I decided to order this orange poppyseed cake....oh my goodness I had one bite of it and I couldnt go further. It was very orange-gy? It was too strong for my liking...should have stuck to my usual!!


Marcus was smart, he ordered this kumara cashew soup and it tasted like curry. Not that authentic but it's better than the cake:


Anyway it's always good to go for a day trip and just have a nice time eating somewhere new...lol