Jam Jar, West End

Along a dedicated strip of restaurants in the heart of West End, Jam Jar is a little quirky cafe that is more than meets the eye.

Reknown for its coffee and extensive dining menu for breakfast, lunch and dinner from locally sourced food, Jam Jar is the embodiment of quality deliciousness. The atmosphere and service is friendly and relaxed, with an array of portraits along the walls promoting local artists.

Slightly becoming quite the coffee addict of late, I found the latte at Jam Jar to be creamy, frothy, mild but sweet in flavour and absolutely enticing to the taste buds. Also awakening to the brains on an early morning.

Their Big Breakfast came highly recommended consisting of sourdough toast, bacon, poached eggs, mushrooms, pork sausages, caramelised onion, grilled tomato, spinach and potato and feta cake. The sourdough toast was abit too toasty and hard but the rest of the food on the plate was utter deliciousness. The potato and feta cake in particular was delectable in which a small part of me wished that there was a meal where an abundance of it was served up.

Jam Jar is one of the many cafes in West End that should be paid a visit simply to bring amazing company and bask in their relaxing atmosphere and delicious food. 

In love and food,

Vivi

Guzman y Gomez, Carindale

With the grand opening of the new wing at Westfield Carindale, a new dining precinct was unveiled. Among the many new eateries, Guzman y Gomez stands out with their bright interiors, loud music and the long lines of people that wind down and outside the eatery during the peak lunch periods.

With a few stores opening up around Brisbane in the recent weeks, Guzman y Gomez is fast becoming a popular destination for Mexican food that bursts with traditional mouthwatering flavours.

As always, J and I shared a chicken nachos. The meat was marinated and tender on a bed of crispy nacho chips. Although there was a lack of sour cream, the juicy tomatoes and guacamole were enough to cause a flavour-some taste explosion in the mouth when served with the chicken on top of a nacho chip. 

The hard shelled taco is my favourite dish to order when coming to a Mexican joint. Guzman y Gomez did not disappoint in terms of crunch, flavour and taste. When eating a hard shelled taco, I have always found it to start cracking or break unceremoniously half way through. However, the tacos at Guzman y Gomez stayed intact through the entire meal. I ordered one steak and one beef taco, with the steak taco being more delectable than the latter.

J ordered a spicy steak burrito which is rolled in a soft tortilla with a helping of rice, cheddar cheese, black beans and tomatillo salsa. While stealing a few bites from his meal, I found the burrito to have the perfect ratio of meat, rice and beans. The steak was juicy and tender bursting with a spicy tinge that complimented the savoriness of the rice and beans.

Guzman y Gomez with it's upbeat and bright atmosphere, is an affordable Mexican food joint that will cater to any hungry tummies out there. They even have a membership card if you find yourself gravitating back to their eatery time and time again.

In love and food,

Vivi