Leapfrogs is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner seven Tuesday - Sunday (dinner only served on Thursday - Sunday). It specialises in pizza straight from their wood fired ovens, and they also serve just coffees and drinks on their own throughout the day.
Most of the seating at Leapfrogs is out on the wooden terrace surrounded by lush greenery in the botanical gardens. Sitting there reminds me of sitting amongst a rain forest (minus the rain). There are plenty of large umbrellas so hardly any of the tables are in full sunshine.
We started by ordering coffees and drinks while we looked at the breakfast menu. Craig went for a long black with a shot of milk, James had a Pepsi max! and I went for a skinny cappuccino. My coffee was well made and just the right strength however I noticed just as I started drinking that there was a large chip in the cup right where my mouth would drink from the cup.
It was very busy in the cafe and we were informed by our waitress that there was a 25 minute wait for food coming out of the kitchen. This was fine with us as long as we had the coffee to drink, we were in no rush and our surroundings were relaxing. It was a good chance for the three of us to catch up as a family.
I ordered poached eggs on toast with a side of bacon. The eggs were perfectly cooked and were not wet at all. My pet hate with poached eggs on toast is when the chef lifts the egg out of the pan and puts it straight on the plate or toast without draining it properly. You either get soggy toast or a wet plate (or both). Two chunky slices of lightly toasted bread came alongside, it could of been done for a few seconds more as it was very pale. Then last there was a good portion of bacon which had a lovely flavour but was a little fatty. Overall though I really enjoyed my plate of food and finished nearly all of it!
James went for the Big Breaky, and boy was it big! Scrambled eggs (his choice) bacon, sausage, grilled tomato, baked beans, toast and a potato fritter. The fritter was just like a large potato cake and I think would have made a nice breakfast just on its own. James enjoyed his breakfast although his eyes are bigger than his belly and he left quite a lot (I told him he's getting the "small" breaky next time)
Craig ordered the poached eggs on toast with a side of grilled field mushrooms. All very nice in his opinion and he cleared the plate.
Half way through our meals we decided to order more coffee and a couple of fresh juices. Craig had a freshly squeezed Orange juice and James had a freshly squeezed apple juice. Both juices were really fresh and delicious and very good palate cleansers. I loved the apple and will be getting it myself next time.
Leapfrogs Cafe
Sharon x
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