Flat White Cafe, Woollahra, not a new discovery for some, but DDT saw an opportunity to introduce this place to those who haven't been. The single stop was justifiable - servings of their breakfasts were more than generous, sharing was absolutely necessary to allow sampling of their extensive breakfast menu.
Two items jump out of the menu at us - Brioche French toast with maple syrup and bananas, Ricotta hotcakes with straberries and yogurt; and on the specials board, porridge with rhubarb and strawberry compote and brown sugar. On the shelf, muffins, biscuits, friands. Savoury selection - baked eggs, omelette with chorizo, scrambled eggs, poached eggs ... you name it, they got it. And they got it good!!
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| Beautifully fluffy, fully soaked French toast made with brioche bread. Wonderfully aromatic and hearty. My favourite for the day, but not saying I didn't enjoy the others dishes. |
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| Fluffy ricotta hotcakes - you can see the ricotta in between the hotcakes. Warm, light, hugely satisfying, dare we say it was better than Bills! |
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| Beautiful fruit and nut toast - gorgeously aromatic and nutty and tasty and healthy. Until we melted the whole blob of butter on top. It was so wholesome and delicious at the same time - who says healthy food can't be tasty? |
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| Mixed berry friand - not your ordinary friand, it was so hearty, scoop of mixed berries on top, hazelnut and we suspect toasted oats to give it that wonderful texture. I had to take 2 extra friands home - at $5 a pop they appeared expensive, but they were twice the size and flavour of your normal standard cafe fare. This comes close to my second favourite of the day. |
But wait there's more! I have been eyeing the porridge on the specials board, that after the banana french toast, the hotcakes, friand, fruit and nut toast and ahem the savoury items (see below) I ordered the porridge, much to the waiter's delight and surprise. I love a good porridge - it was perfect for a cold, damp winter's day.
Savoury items - yes it was allowed (shock horror!) but, considering there were only 5 of us, and how many desserts have I already mentioned? Yet we were still hungry. One of the stars of the breakfast menu was the baked eggs and chorizo with a salad of fetta and pine nut. It was brilliantly rustic, runny creamy yolks, sprinkle of zaatar, top notch.
One thing about this lovely joint is no booking policy. You want a table, you queue up with your mates and that first coffee. However the wait is worthwhile, food and service were excellent. Must come back one day!
CS
