Lazy Suzie

One of the most exciting new entrances into the Sydney brunch scene, Lazy Suzie does a mean fusion. It is sort of Malaysian, sort of Chinese, sort of Japanese and sort of Australian. It is absolutely, wonderfully surprising and delicious. 

The food menu isn't huge, but every item is carefully selected and brings a surprising twist to regular brunch items which tantalise taste buds and excite the more adventurous foodies.

Kaya Toast, $13

 The Kaya Toast, for example, is an ingenious combination of salty and sweet. Two thick slices of sweet brioche toast is smeared with coconut custard so that it is rich and decadent. Accompanying it, however, are slow cooked poached eggs with soy burnt butter - slightly salty. The trick, the waiter informs me, is the break the eggs and dip the brioche into the soy-egg mixture - 'the messier the better'. Of course, the thought of being messy gives me palpitations, but there is something to be said of food tasting better when it is eaten with hands. The result? A rich, dense, slightly salty and silky brunch which is not for the faint-hearted.

Buttermilk Pancake, $17

On a bed of fluffy buttermilk pancake pillows rest some grilled banana, with its surface almost caramelised. The roasted coconut ice cream fills your mouth with the taste of endless summers and tropical islands. The salted caramel means business - you can actually taste the saltiness, and it is the detail that rounds this otherwise rich and overwhelmingly sweet dish up.

Because each dish has such interesting concepts combined with rich, distinctive flavours, I would recommend going with a few friends and sharing a range of dishes (and definitely go on an empty stomach). I will definitely be returning to try the famous 'ABC', its savoury dishes, and its very impressive cocktail list. Stay tuned!

Score: 4.5 / 5
Cost: reasonable for the quality and portion of food.
Address: 78 Stanley St, Darlinghurst 
Website: http://lazysuzie.com.au/