Naughty Boy - North Carlton

Q decided it was yonks since we had brunch together so we spontaneously went to Naughty Boy and dragged H along. It was a nice day so we requested to be seated outside. I ordered the Mr Benedict which had pulled ham hock, poached eggs, apple cider hollandaise, grilled sourdough ($17.90) and lychee, mango, coconut water and mint juice ($8). Q got the Grilled Atlantic Salmon ($21) and Pavlova Insta Shake ($12). H ordered the Sweet Corn and  Zucchini Fritters ($18.5) and Salted Caramel Insta Shake ($12).

My Mr Benedict

My Benny was pretty good and the serving size was plenty. I guess it was my fault for ordering such a creamy dish since it got sickening towards the end. Would've loved for the apple slaw to not be so heavily dressed so that I could get some much needed crunch from them. My juice on paper sounded delicious but the mint was way too overpowering and I could only detect hints of lychee. 

Q's Grilled Atlantic Salmon

My sister enjoyed her salmon dish as it was cooked to perfection. The potato and bacon galette was a winner as well. A minor complaint was the avocado mousse as it tasted quite funky.

H's Sweet Corn and Zucchini Fritters

H really liked her vego dish. The fritters were crisp and jam packed with flavour while the tomato & Persian feta salad was light and fresh. I had a few bites and it was quite tasty, made me regret my dish wah.

Our spread! 

Pavlova Insta Shake

This was super picturesque as the extra bits gave it a lot of height and colour. It consisted of coconut milk, vanilla & lime passionfruit curd, meringue, kiwi fruit, mixed berries and strawberry fairy floss. The Persian fairy floss and meringue were fun to eat. The shake itself was quite average and we didn't end up finishing it.

Salted Caramel Insta Shake

This had Nutella, sticky date rice pudding, peanut brittle and butterscotch cream. I love love Salted Caramel and I guess expected far too much from this. It was just milk tbh. Milk shakes would be so much more amazing if they were icier but I guess that is a personal preference.


Overall, we had an alright time at Naughty Boy. As per usual, I got the short end of the stick when it comes to food and enjoyed my dish the least. Naughty Boy is quite trendy right now, with the OTT shakes fad but I don't see myself frequenting this Cafe. Everything looked visually appealing so that is a big tick for them. It is pricier than usual brunch places as the bill did come up to $90+ for 3 people but we knew coming in that we wanted to get the much raved about drinks. The shakes look sickly sweet but they do pull a lot of it back when it comes to the milk itself so it is alright, just not amazing. They did forget the side of fries we ordered but we didn't mind too much because we were so full anyways. The waiting period was slightly longer than usual as well.


Taste: 7/10
Presentation: 9/10
Service: 7/10
Value for Money: 7/10