It was the attraction of the leafiness and greenness of the café surrounds with its trees and plants, in an otherwise stark environment of concrete buildings that drew me to try Cafe La Tay.

Stirling St has seen an influx of apartment building construction of late. It is not really the cafe end of town, although I have noticed a smattering of cafes along the street. In future years to come and with more residents moving in, we should watch the space for more cafes.

I wondered as to the origins of the name Café La Tay as I observed an Asian couple managing the café. One's guess is that the café's name has a bit of a double barreled meaning, with Tay probably being their surname and of course, we all know what a café latte is!

After having been on a spade of weekly breakfast catch ups recently, my capacity to eat out for breakfast has somewhat slowed down. Rather, I think I need to stem the tide of an expanding waistline with my recent intake of mega fattening items such as croissants!

On this slimmer's morning, we ordered a couple of coffees, a flat white and cappuccino, and a serve of fruit bread and toast. Breakfast menu items are very reasonably priced at around $5. I noticed the price differential between this side of town and the more yuppie sides of town which charge more on average for breakfast.