There’s something so casually chirpy, upbeat and authentic about New York New York (so authentic, in fact, they named it twice and plonked down a pool table in the middle of the restaurant) that you understand why the lunch and dinner queues are so long. The all-day breakfast is great value and very well executed. Highlights include the yummy cheese-steak muffin (layers of beef stacked on crisp muffins and smothered with salty processed cheese with a side of crunchy chips, $6.90), pancakes (a not-so-filling serving of two small, fluffy rounds with butter and maple syrup, $5.90), and corned beef hash ($7.90) – from a tin, the helpful staff advised us – served with sautéed onions and a sunny-side-up egg.

New York New York was included in our recent Morning Glory - best western breakfasts feature.