Molly Coddle Cafe, Newtown

I'm not a fan of waking up early in the morning especially on weekends.
When I say early, I mean 7am.
8-9am is fine, but not before that.
A friend at work has been relentless at hounding me each Friday to join him for the Sydney Park run; a 5km run around Sydney Park at St Peters. For about 4wks, I've used most of my good excuses but I finally caved in and decided to give it ago.
I finished the run with a decent time, bade my friends farewell and walked home.

Knowing that Hubes was home alone and that my missus had another engagement, I texted Hubes and asked him out for cuppa. After a nice cold shower and a change of clothes, we both walked out of our respective homes.

The Southern end of King Street has had a big boost in the number of cafe popping up. Some places have been hit and miss and so far, none have been consistent with either their service or food or a combination of both. This time round we decided to try out Molly Coddle Cafe. 

Molly Coddle cafe took over the spot of Zagaris(which closed down last yr), which took over the spot of Blue Vein cafe. Hmmm... bad feng shui??? Oh well, let's see how long this place lasts! Ambiance wise, I like it.  The outside tables were well shaded by the hot sun, there was a nice cool breeze and we had a view of King St to people watch.

Hubes ordered his usual Cappucino and I had flat white. Not really sure what type of coffee art they were going for but have a look for yourself what you think. The coffees pretty good! I didn't check out what beans they used but it was nice.

After much deliberation we finally decided on what we wanted to try out so here they are.

Corn,zuchinni, coriander fritters served with bacon and homemade chutney. $15.50.





I must say, the helpings at this place are pretty large. The chutney was really good but the Fritters were a little too doughy for my liking. I struggled to finish my meal. If I had to score it, I'd give it a 6/10. Good if you're after a nice big meal that is just OK in taste.

Molly's Signature - Senoritas.
Poached egg on Sourdough with chicken chipolatas, ricotta, chorizo and heirloom tomatoes. $15
(note - the eggs are on the top left side of the photo. I should have asked hubes to cut it open so you could see the runny egg in all it's galore)



Watching Hubes eat his meal, he must have enjoyed it. I forgot to ask him how it was but it certainly looked tastier than mine. From what I can see the eggs were poached well and the yolk was nice and runny. it didn't look too oily so would have been a good balanced meal. Once again, the helpings were LARGE!

If you're ever in the South end of Newtown, do check this place out. I've got nothing really bad to say about this place. : )


Molly Coddle Cafe
address : 622 King Street, Newtown

The Paramount Coffee Project (Surry Hills)

On Sat 1 Feb, 2014

Entrance

Always seems to be busy from the outside, finally have a chance to come here and try out the coffee and the funky dishes. The menu has a date on it, so I am guessing they change the menu often to make sure they serve the dishes with the produces for the season...

The atmosphere of the cafe is very modernised, the warehouse made the cafe feel very big, and the concrete tables matches the funky dishes. A great place to spend a weekend mornings with a few friends...

Cappuccino

Latte

The coffees are not bad, personally I would like it to be a bit stronger, but again it is personal choice...

I have also ordered a peanut butter & jelly milkshakes afterwards, I would like to have more peanut butter taste, the jelly taste seems to be overpowered the whole drink.

Now the food, just by looking at the menu, it makes me want to try every single thing on the menu. We had a group of 6, so we ordered a number of different dishes. I had the Elvis in Cuba. Even though the size of the meal was small, but the taste of every single component on the dish was great! Lou ordered the Crab Po Boy, which everyone had the food envy and wished they had ordered that instead. I didn't sample it, but it certainly looks delicious!

Crab Po Boy:
soft shell crab,
house slaw,
silk bun

Dough Boy:
French toasted
cinnamon doughnut,
apple, creme fraiche

Elvis in Cuba:
pork, kimchi, bacon,
kewpie, swiss cheese,
onion rings

Chicken in a bag:
Fried chicken
& watermelon

BENTO:
Broadbean salad,
onion rings,
pickled veg,
kewpie w beef caparccio

Barista

I had a peek at the dishes next to mine, I want to try the Baked Eggs & Hush Puppies; Meat Waffle; Jaffa: Choc-Orange icecream w/ Waffle next time around.

Overall, here is my opinion for this cafe...
Cafe: 8 / 10; Services: 8 / 10; Coffee: 7 / 10; Food: 9 / 10
Comments: Definitely a place for me to revisit again to try out all the different dishes! I hope they don't change the menu just yet until I have sampled every dish on it!

The Paramount Coffee Project
Address: 80 Commonwealth Street, Surry Hills
Opening Hours: Mon - Fri 07:00 - 16:00 / Sat - Sun 08:00 - 16:00

Facebook: Link / Google Map

Margaret River Cafe

For our first breakfast in Margaret River, we weren't really spoilt for choice so the most promising cafe had to be the one called Margaret River Bakery.
Being just across the road from our apartment, we took our time getting changed and walking over there.

 At first glance, Margaret River Bakery looked to me like a place where hippies and surfers hung out. Not too surprising since Margaret River is a Surfers town after all.
Most of the customers looked like they came out of that classic skateboarding movie 'Lords of Dogtown'.
I liked how the cafe went for the mismatched look and whilst it may seem very messy, I found it very homely!

 




We ordered a chocolate croissant and a Raspberry tart(bun?) to start with and I must say, I was very impressed at how fluffy it was!
The croissant maintained a nice crispy outer layer that cracks off like puff pastry but the inside layers stayed soft, making it easy to cut into quarters  for us to share.






 

 In terms of the regular breakfast meals of bacon and eggs, it was alrite. Nothing really to shout about but at the same time, nothing bad to say about them.







For once, I decided to try something different and I went for the french toast instead. It consisted of 2 thick slices of raisin bread covered in a thick layer
of egg and panfried. This was drizzled (or should I say drowned) in maple syrup, topped with freshly made cream and grilled peaches. Loved it!

 As it was really hectic, I didn't bother going in and checking to see what sort of beans they used for their coffee but it was again good. Not mind blowing though. 





If you asked if I would come back here again? I'd say yes. Yes I would. :)

Margaret River Cafe
89 Bussell Highway
everyday 7am - 4pm
Website: link / Google Map