Champagne and Socks

This week we tried out Circa on Beautfort St, Mt Lawley (opposite the Astor Theatre, where Diva used to be).

I was a little wary about it because it’s a long and narrow shop and has a bunch of steps into and then through to the back of it. And I wasn’t sure it would have enough room for the pram. But I have to say, access (for a pram) was not really a problem – I did need help getting it up the stairs in but there was enough space to park it next to our booth for a good chunk of the day. Also, the staff were very helpful and understanding and I didn’t feel made to feel bad about leaving the pram there.

Pros:

• Very comfy booths with large tables to work at. I never got uncomfortable sitting and the table took two electronic devices, a whole heap of baby things, big plates with food and a couple of cups of coffee.
• Love the decor of dark wood panelling and also the very pretty bar behind the counter. Very swank.
• The food was outstanding – I had panfried ricotta gnocchi on a pea puree.
• The coffee was good too.
• The service was brilliant – helpful, consistent etc.
• And chocolate mousse ( see above). We tasted the dessert As is well known, the one thing that really improves chocolate mousse is of course, chocolate mousse. This is a chocolate mousse layered on a chocolate sponge and topped with chocolate and then a caramel cream. And then a dollop of chocolate mousse on chocolate biscotti. A++

Cons:

• No Wifi. In theory that should have meant it was a great work space and that would probably be true if I was by myself.
• No parent room facilities and nothing really that could be repurposed in the Ladies room (let us never speak of how I tried to get around this. I think the baby has forgotten.)

Overall, delicious, well priced food, great service, very pleasant place to hang.