Ponsonby Cafe Files: Jafa

OK, so the Ponsonby Cafe Files didn't get off to a great start - well, it depends which way you look at it - with three visits to the superb Richmond Road Cafe in a row. However, on Saturday morning we drag ourselves somewhere else - Jafa Cafe. For Stu, and others persnickety about suburbs, Jafa isn't strictly in Ponsonby and is more West Lynn. However, it's still a short distance from our place and attracts the "Ponsonby-set".

Not only is the fare of Jafa Cafe of some repute, it is also infamous for being involved in a dispute over the 'Jafa' name, which will see them have to change it. So it was about time we went to see what all the fuss was about and trundle of there on Saturday morning with the old man and Jimmy in tow. First stop, the coffee. As at Richmond Rd Cafe, Allpress are the beans on brew, and once again is very good - a nice reward for an Ironman who tried to stay away from the coffee in the last throws of training. The menu wasn't the most varied, but Anna was able to indulge herself (and bore me) with her usual choice of Eggs Benedict, while I threw together some assortments from the grill, with Black Pudding again a feature. The organic eggs were quite delicious, and this Black Pudding was again nice and spicy and included chopped bacon for something different.

Overall, Jafa Cafe was pretty good, the only negative mark that the service was a little slow (though maybe we were all just very hungry). If Anna can avoid the clutches of Richmond Rd Cafe next weekend, hopefully we will have another new entry.