Proud Mary, Collingwood.

Just off a main road in Collingwood, lies Proud Mary. Although the road it perches on looks bland and industrial, the cafe itself is nothing but. Bustling with customers, finding a table is only just short of impossible! Cleverly (and no doubt the result of day after day of tsunami waves of customers), the waitress and waiter staff had a table system, and after a few minutes we were able to secure some communal seating inside the building.
The decor inside is a complimentary combination of modern meets vintage. Our table centrepiece was a cold drip coffee machine partnered with a few bags of their signature grind and a vase of fresh flowers.

After marvelling at the ridiculously long coffee machine, and the extensive variety of cold drips, we had a latte each. The coffee was a lovely rich blend, with smooth, creamy microfoam (even though the picture of Tam's coffee looks a little dishevelled, we promise it was great).
Between us, we had one serving of the Potato Hash (pan fried stringy potato, grilled bacon, buttery spinach, a poached egg and some fancy Italian sauce called bagna cauda) and a serving of the Ricotta Hotcakes (obviously, some ricotta hotcakes, caramelised peach,  roasted nuts and a dollop of marscapone).
The food took a little time to come out, though we blamed that on the overwhelming stream of customers that did not seem to stop coming. Though after digging into our meals, we decided the wait was well worth the food that we had so thoroughly enjoyed.

Overall, we both agreed that Proud Mary was a lovely place to keep in the back of our minds for the next time we feel like a friendly, enlightening breakfast out. We recommend it to any of you coffee lovers looking for a quaint, hearty food experience.
We rate it 4 coffee cups out of 5! :)

http://www.proudmarycoffee.com.au/
172 Oxford Street, Collingwood, Vic 3066.
(03) 9417 5930.