Pilar Cafe & Eatery is a bright corner cafe at 2 Ponsonby Road, Grey Lynn, Auckland, rated 4.9 from 194 Google reviews. A previous listing describes coffee and brunch favourites with Asian-fusion flavours. Reviewers mention large servings of eggs benedict, avocado toast, a chilli scramble, a chorizo omelette, French toast, matcha and flat whites, and several visited twice.
A good cafe makes coffee with care and cooks brunch to order, so the best first order is a flat white and a classic such as eggs benedict, which shows how well the kitchen handles eggs and sauce. A menu with Asian influences gives you something different from the usual brunch plates, so ask staff which dishes are popular, and look at the specials board, since cafes often try new ideas there. Weekend brunch is the busiest time, so arriving early or mid-afternoon on a weekday means a quicker table, and sharing a sweet dish such as French toast adds variety.
For Grey Lynn and Ponsonby locals and weekend brunchers, it is a small, well-reviewed cafe just off the main strip for coffee and a fusion-style breakfast.