We ate: A lot of thought has gone into adding an element of difference to pretty much every meal here: the eggs benedict ($19.50) came with okonomiyaki, a Japanese-style omelette; and the infamous smashed avocado on toast has been updated to smashed edamame and broad beans on kūmara sourdough. The teenager made a brave attempt at the benedict but found the okonomiyaki too dense and left most of it on the plate. I braved the words that warned of heat "tingling", "sriracha" and "Sichuan" and ordered the tingling fried chicken burger ($22). It lived up to the words but in a well-balanced rather than a mouth-exploding kind of way. The thick-cut chips it came with were cooked to crispy perfection.
We observed: Despite being brand new, Fields' wait staff were efficient, knowledgeable and the morning passed hiccup-free. Mostly. They struggled with our water: none for me, thanks, still for her. We both got sparkling. A second glass didn't arrive at all and she hopped up to fetch her own, only for two more sparkling glasses to arrive. We also loved the large playground outside in full view of the large deck and the parents trapped in the bean bags.