Campos

Many a time I've heard people recommend with great enthusiasm Campos in the Valley as the place to go for breakfast. For me the valley is a bit of a stretch for breakfast, especially if you've only just left a few hours before :S
Recently I was in the valley at mid-morning coffee hour and finally hunted down Campos to sample what the fuss is all about. 

Just a hint, this place is a little tricky to find for the first time! It's hidden behind the James Street Markets facing onto Wandoo Street. Once you've found it, it's easy but silly us thought it was on James Street and drove up and down like crazy people few times. The actual restaurant is at the rear of the building and to get there you walk down an artistic little lane, that makes you feel as though you are about to unearth a new gem. 

As it wasn't quite breakfast nor lunch we opted for a cheeky coffee and cake. Campos really does spoil you for choices when it comes to a sweet treat, with a cabinet full of beautiful home made cakes, brownies and even rocky road - all looked so good that it took us a ridiculous amount of time to decide what our sweet devil was most tempted by. 

In the end we opted for a honeycomb baked cheesecake that was served with a raspberry compote and fresh cream. The cake itself was nice but the honeycomb title is a little misleading as what appears to be chocolate coated honeycomb pieces is in fact caramello chocolate - this of course is not bad by any means! But it is just very rich and a little unexpected. The greatest let down for us was we ordered two coffees to enjoy with our cake however these came extremely fast and the cake was extremely slow. After slowly sipping and looking longingly at the kitchen we were told the person who serves them was busy making smoothies and it shouldn't be much longer - our question was out of all the staff they had only one person could put a bit of cake on a plate??

The coffee itself was quite nice, but just let down by its speed and I personally didn't like the lack of chocolate on my cap (pictured) as I enjoy this sweetness with my coffee. Overall, a fun and comfortable place with many eating options and fairly good coffee. I definitely want to go back and try their breakfasts one day but hope they've sorted out their timing problems by then! 


Food - 3.5/5
Coffee - 3.5/5 
Atmosphere - 4/5