Troy McNaughtonWhere I'd live if I lived in Glebe: Home.Cafe
August 22nd 2006 07:20
Oh. Wow. Breakfast. It's just possible I died and went to heaven.
The Big Five:
1) A good friend
2) Coffee
3) Said good friend asking for my advice (even if it was on contract law)
4) Said good friend shouting breakfast
5) PANCAKES!!!!!
And I had to sacrifice waffles and all sorts of English breakfast combinations to settle on pancakes which you could have with all manner of interesting sauces, including Vanilla, Caramel and Baileys (that's one sauce), Honey, Chardonnay and Banana, and Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries and Merlot - my final choice (post-agonising).
And icecream and whipped cream!
And a square-ish bowley plate.
All for $6.50!
Raaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
And where were these delights?
Home.cafe (or Home Dot Cafe or just Home Cafe) at 91 Glebe Point Road, Glebe - just keep walking away from Broadway past the first strip of cafes, past the school and it's there on your right with a blue balcony - you can't miss it!
There is also cheap internet ($1 for 30 minutes), a reading room (with quite a collection), a sunny courtyard and a barbeque - apparently they do BBQ lunches!
Coffee is $3, but $3.50 for specialty lattes etc, such as the Creme Cinnamon or Creme Brulee - and that's about standard for the ever-poshising Glebe area.
But pancakes for $6.50? That's a downright bargain!
And there are many many a pretty pastry in the windows in front of the kitchen, including those cakes we all know from our childhoods with green frogs built in to the tops, as well as mice versions.
And although my learned fellow reviewer has serious issues with the service, Miss J and I had no such issues - it was friendly, personalised, with free flowing cold water and even a patient explanation of the sauces on the menu. Trust me, it was complicated - mostly because the realist in me thought "no way, not baileys AND caramel in one sauce - amy just don't get your hopes up."
It's very very reasonable, close to Broadway shops, and far enough away from Broadway itself to feel positively suburban - and they have huge high outdoor chairs with high backs that are really very comfortable. This place could make you very very fat very very quickly. Check it out. Amy says.
The Big Five:
1) A good friend
2) Coffee
3) Said good friend asking for my advice (even if it was on contract law)
4) Said good friend shouting breakfast
5) PANCAKES!!!!!
And I had to sacrifice waffles and all sorts of English breakfast combinations to settle on pancakes which you could have with all manner of interesting sauces, including Vanilla, Caramel and Baileys (that's one sauce), Honey, Chardonnay and Banana, and Blueberries, Blackberries, Raspberries and Merlot - my final choice (post-agonising).
And icecream and whipped cream!
And a square-ish bowley plate.
All for $6.50!
Raaaaahhhhhhhhhhhhhh!
And where were these delights?
There is also cheap internet ($1 for 30 minutes), a reading room (with quite a collection), a sunny courtyard and a barbeque - apparently they do BBQ lunches!
Coffee is $3, but $3.50 for specialty lattes etc, such as the Creme Cinnamon or Creme Brulee - and that's about standard for the ever-poshising Glebe area.
But pancakes for $6.50? That's a downright bargain!
And there are many many a pretty pastry in the windows in front of the kitchen, including those cakes we all know from our childhoods with green frogs built in to the tops, as well as mice versions.
Kinda like this...
And although my learned fellow reviewer has serious issues with the service, Miss J and I had no such issues - it was friendly, personalised, with free flowing cold water and even a patient explanation of the sauces on the menu. Trust me, it was complicated - mostly because the realist in me thought "no way, not baileys AND caramel in one sauce - amy just don't get your hopes up."
It's very very reasonable, close to Broadway shops, and far enough away from Broadway itself to feel positively suburban - and they have huge high outdoor chairs with high backs that are really very comfortable. This place could make you very very fat very very quickly. Check it out. Amy says.
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Comment by Sisi
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although waffles deserve their own religious breakfast..
Comment by amy
Then again, there are still over 300 free days....
And g'day Sisi - yeh I think it's open til 9pm! Huzzah!
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Comment by amy
Somewhere must sell dessert at 10am...