Le Porte Rosse - Emerald - 8 out of 10

I’m travelling ‘down the road’ to Emerald of this Eggs Benedict – with bacon and a side of mushrooms – to an award winning Italian restaurant that also does a nice breakfast service – La Porte Rosse.

I've had an Eggs Benny here before and was impressed particularly with the massive and tasty field mushrooms – on this occasion however, I lucked with the mushies but a tangy hollandaise sauce made up for that!

This is possibly the best tasting eggs benny I've had thus far!

My wife ordered a breakfast with a tangy hollandaise sauce and it looks like this sauce with loaded up into my plate too.  It was delicious!

Disappointingly, the eggs were hard and, as the photo show, there was a lot of fat and grease left over on the plate which I didn’t think looked real nice.  Also the benny is served on a toasted muffin rather than (say) Turkish bread.

Overall, this was a damn good benny served and in a nice atmosphere. It was let down though by the hard eggs and amount of fat left on the plate.  8 out of 10.

The Coffee Club - Inside Caneland Central Shopping Centre - Mackay - 7 out of 10

There two Coffee Club cafes at Caneland Central Shopping Centre - one inside and one outside overlooking the Pioneer River.  I had this benny at the long established cafe inside the centre which is looking a bit tired in places.

This Eggs Benedict was a bit lack-lustre.  It was nice and all, but could be better.  There was a nice slice of Turkish bread topped with mushroom and the bacon and poached eggs.  It certainly did look nice.

The bacon could've been cooked more and a bit crispier, while the eggs were overcooked and no runniness in them at all!

It was a nice breakfast but I guess with Coffee Club being a chain type store, this Eggs Benedict is probably made to a set recipe and so is a fairly reliable representation of most Coffee Club cafes around Central Queensland.  7 out of 10.

Lotta Latte's - Clermont - 8 out of 10

For my first Eggs Benedict review I'll present some thoughts on a local benny at Lotta Latte’s in my home town of Clermont.  Lotta Latte’s is located in the old Clermont Gentlemen’s Club building on Sirius Street.

I’m ordering and Eggs Benedict with bacon on Turkish bread with a side of mushrooms.

I’ve had good bennies here in the past and this one was no exception.  It looks pretty simple with nice Turkish bread and an ample supply of hollandaise sauce.

Bacon is well cooked and some nice tasty field mushrooms are on the side and were manageable on the fork.

On this occasion, my eggs weren't too runny, although pretty much every time I visit Lotta Lattes the runniness of the eggs varies!

Ok this occasion I thought it was a solid effort. 8 out of 10.