Portofinos, Quinns Rocks

Portofinos is one of the few cafés, north of the river with direct beach access. Sitting on a large area in Quinns Rock beach, the café, little sister to Portofinos Restaurant next door, has enviable views over the ocean.

Sunday morning breakfast at Portofinos Café is a tradition with locals and more than a few tourists. We booked for 9am and it was starting to get busy – by the time we left there was a sizeable queue waiting for tables.

Breakfast dishes are very reasonably priced. Bacon and eggs with tomato and sourdough bread is $15, Buttermilk pancakes $16 and Eggs Benedict $18. We both opted for the Breakfast Board – granola, ciabatta, smashed avocado, two poached eggs, feta, chilli lime dressing and two hash browns ($20) served on a large wooden board.

The poached eggs were runny, hash browns well-cooked, lots of avocado and the dressing was lovely. We felt the granola did not have enough yoghurt but that was our only quibble.

Portofinos also do a roaring trade at lunch and dinner as well as dine-in or take-away cakes. Order at the counter and food is served at the table. The servers were pleasant but this type of ordering does not encourage interaction with the staff.

It is a popular stop for grandparents enjoying a no doubt, well-deserved coffee as their grandchildren play on the outside children’s area. Lots of parking available at the front of the café including ACROD spaces.

Address: 2 Quinns Road, Mindarie

Phone: 08 9305 7200

Reservations: Yes

Opening hours: 7 days a week from 8:30 am until 4:30 pm

Gluten-free options: Yes

Vegetarian options: Yes

Entertainment Book:No

Website:

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About Hazel Broomhead

My name is Hazel and I am a Perth senior!

Originally from Edinburgh in Scotland, my husband and I moved to New Zealand with our children in 1974. As my husband is in the oil business, we moved to several other countries including the Sultanate of Oman, the Netherlands, Singapore, the Philippines, the USA, Russia and Kazakhstan during the next 36 years before retiring to Perth.

We have six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren who live in different parts of the globe – New Zealand, Scotland and Colombia - which makes a great excuse for us to travel and visit.

My career background is in radio and print journalism in Scotland and New Zealand as well as public relations in various other countries.

We love to eat out, walk, travel and enjoy the wonderful lifestyle here in Western Australia.