I could tell by our first visit that we would be visiting this place many MANY more times. We were greeted by a lovely gentleman who we later found out was the owners father. We had to wait about 10 minutes for a table (Labour Day weekend), but it was worth the wait. The Hotcakes with Maple and Bacon ice cream were AMAZING. The Spanish Eggs were delicious accompanied by some awesome spicy sausage. Love this place. Great addition to the neighbourhood!

My mob met up with another mob of friends for brunch here yesterday. It was fantastic. I'm not bothered by the hipper-than-thou vibe of trendy Surry Hills spots so long as they deliver on their prime purpose: drinks for bars, and food for restaurants. So go ahead and name your brunch spot after a landmark '80s drum machine. Just make sure you deliver the tasty goods. The 5-star rating should be the tip-off: they did. First: getting in was a bit of a feat. Between us we were four adults, two kids, and a baby. Cowbell 808 isn't that big, just a dozen or so crowded little tables and wobbly iron chairs, with barely enough room for the embattled servers to squeeze around. But the brunch gods were smiling and we nabbed two adjacent tables from a group that were leaving. Everyone's food was amazing. But bring your appetite, and don't be afraid of a bit of grease. I had the baked eggs with sausage: creamy, spicy, and intense. Another person had the vegetarian version with eggplant and kale. My partner had the lamb toastie; I had a bit and it blew my slow-cooked rosemary-flavoured mind. I could feel the yummy, oily calories settling in. The food came quicker than I expected given the packed crowd (but not all at once). The service was friendlier than I expected too, right from the order-taking to the service to checking on where our food was to paying the bill. Trendy + service + delivers the taste = champion.