I was wrong. My first trip to Vibe cafe was pleasant, a rose amongst thorns located in the heart of Wairaus industrial hub, and I ordered the bacon eggs benedict. Little did i know i was making a decision that would irrevocably change the plans of my sunday mere weeks later. Basically my colleague roasted my order and said we had to go back to order the proper bene - the pork belly eggs benedict for a respectable $24.

It also happened to be mothers day - i myself am somewhat of a mother hen, looking after many children every day as a school teacher. Imbued with confidence, we approached, and they fortunately found us a table for 5. Talk about divine providence cause it was absolutely pumping.

I order my oat milk iced latte to let everyone know im comfortable feeling and expressing my emotions. It was very drinkable, but kinda the norm for coffees - decent, but not driving off the beaten path for it good - a 7/10.

Then breakfast came. Bruh these pigs flew too close to the sun. why they gotta be so damned delicious? Sure they'll guarantee their species' survival but at what cost? Evolution maxxing to the point that were optimizing their spawn rate, be that for bacon, or in this case, the pork belly. Bless the piggies for officially sponsoring a good third of my weekend brunch. The crunch of a hardened pork belly crust was followed by melt-your-mouth fat juices and tender pork meat.

The pork belly flew down the hollandaise slip and slide that was my gullet, straight into an egg and rosti laden pit of darkness. The eggs were analogous to my cultural identification - firm and white on the outside but delicious gushy yellow on the innards. Wolfed it down faster than Australians drop out of primary school.

Overall i'd say we've made it to the big leagues, and for now, I think we can officially welcome a new gold standard to the leaderboard. Lovely staff, mid coffee, but a banger benedict coming in at a sturdy 8.7/10. Final arbitration reveals a madrosti_ score of 8.5/10

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