It must be said we had to try twice to get into this hot (in a good
way) establishment. The first time we aborted the mission because it was very
busy with a 30 minute wait for a table. This speaks to the popularity of the
place and I don't think that is misplaced.
On entry it’s a bit generic in terms of suburban cafes, all hard
wood floors and high ceilings. All very pretty but - and here’s a tip cafe
proprietors - patrons hate the cacophony that comes with this combination of
hard floor and high ceiling. It might be good for turning over tables but there
is no acoustic dampening, whatsoever, so it's absolutely deafening.
This is in no way peculiar to this venue but as annoying as bad
service. For those of you who like having their ears assaulted before 10am,
you’ll enjoy it immensely. To reassure you, though, the service and
coffee were both very good here.
What we’re really here for is the food and that certainly did
deliver, so to speak. My Milk Bar Sarnie (off the specials board) was
sensational. Where do I start? The perfectly cooked sirloin - yes, sirloin and
it was no miserly cut, either - zhooshed up with liberal garlic, fancy cheese
and onion jam. This was accompanied by a formidable salad including grilled
pineapple and avocado. There’s no escaping the avocado on toast (although making that comparison is probably a little unfair) but this was
really a steak sandwich to write home about. All resplendent on 2
slabs of bread and topped with an egg.
My one and only tiny complaint, talk about first world problems, was
that it was hard to eat. It was so big it required a reshuffle of the
ingredients. While I’m a fan of eating with my hands, I doubt I would have even
been able to hold it it was that large. Price was under $30 for 2 coffees and
the meal, so reasonable value as well given the serving size.
All up, a step above; I’d definitely go back. Should have checked
out the jams and conserves they retail (geddit?) but was on a time deadline so
that will have to wait til next time and there will be a next time. A solid 8
eggs, Foxy. Your thoughts?
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