Laiko- Northcote

Most cafes on the Melbourne food scene are out there to produce the most intsagramable food. Laiko is a little different. Being a Greek restaurant at night and café during the day, their focus is on producing quality and authentic food. With the owners having had much previous experience in the hospitality industry, they aim to provide customers with the best overall dining experience. Their menu is quite standard, however, they try and put a twist of Greek inspired food in every dish, to really stand out and execute the flavours and high quality.

Benedict

> Laiko Benedict with poached eggs, istra ham, baby spinach with cream rosemary, fetta, black pepper sauce on sourdough <

Benedict is always a classic dish that is hard to perfect so of course we like to challenge places to see how well they can execute the dish. With no shock, I believe they nailed the flavours. The quality of the ham was very high, which really shone through in the dish because it just melts in your mouth and presents so much flavour. The bean shoots gave the dish a nice crunchy texture and added an almost earthy flavour. the chorizo was nice and smoky and was cooked to perfection. The portion size was quite substantial so we were left rolling out of here!

Granola

> Housemade Granola with house made granola with honeyed organic yoghurt, fresh seasonal fruit <

Granola is another favourite breakfast dish of ours because it is light and refreshing. The granola nice and sweet, which worked really well with the neutral yogurt and sweet honey. The fruit on top really made the dish stand out and more filling as the thick elements brought the flavours together. Despite what the photo might portray, this was also a very filling dish that will satisfy you until your next meal.

Tiganites

> Tiganites with greek pikelets served with organic honey, honeyed organic yoghurt w/ fresh seasonal fruit or w/ with halva icecream, crushed walnuts, organic honey and cinnamon <

The pikelets were seriously incredible. The flavours were so unique and I could honestly eat them all day. They were quite thin but were very fluffy. The halva ice cream, OMG, I could not get enough of it. You would not be able to tell the difference between actual halva and this ice cream, other than the consistency. The cinnamon topped the dish off nicely and tied the Greek flavours together.