Brunch: Orvieto, Three Kings

Orvieto Cafe on Mt Eden Road, Three Kings. Photo / Jason Oxenham

Address: 935 Mt Eden Rd, Three Kings
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The menu is an all-day list featuring everyone's favourites - buttermilk hotcakes with honeycomb butter ($17), corn fritters ($17), three varieties of eggs bene (from $15.50) and, the side Orvieto is famous for, their hash browns.

The look is spacious, and it needs to be, it was packed with a mix of families shuffling tables around to fit their brood, young people sipping flat whites and fit-looking folk, dressed in their activewear, enjoying brunch with their faithful dogs nearby. We suspect the nearby off-leash park Big King Reserve has something to do with the cute parade of hounds out front.

The food was all really good - my $18 spanish omelette with bacon was generously packed with roast potato, tomato and grilled cheese, and topped with sticky, sweet caramelised onion.

My partner's Orvieto bene ($20) ticked all the boxes - avocado, bacon, spinach and a perfectly poached egg. The stand-out for us both, however, were the crispy, golden slabs of potato hash. Get them as a side, no matter what you order.

The coffee was good enough to order a second cup.

The service was at the counter, but once we'd placed our order food arrived at our in less than 10 minutes - a welcome surprise when the place was so packed.

Overall, we would definitely return, especially if we had a four-legged friend in tow.