Hog's Breath Cafe, Richmond

Despite our day of eating, shopping, eating and more eating in Leura I start to feel rather peckish on our drive back to Sydney. In fact not just peckish, but ravenous...and I wanted needed steak! The Boy promised to pull into the first place he sees that will satisfy my cravings...bless his cotton socks.

We taking the Bells Line of Road home, which weaves down the mountainside and deposits us in Richmond.  Right opposite the RAAF base is a Hog's Breath Cafe. We nearly miss it as we were rubber necking at the huge RAAF planes all parked for the night, but with some smooth driving moves The Boy makes the turn and my steak cravings are well on their way to be sated.

Hog's Breath Cafe has a bit of an "American" vibe to it - big chunky wooden furniture, quirky items decorating the walls (like old water skies, cash registers, saws, number plates - you get the picture).  A waitress bounces up to us and announces"hi, my name is Tiffany and I'll be your server for the night".  Well hello Tiffany...bring us two beers, and promptly they arrive. Like magic.  Yes, the are light beers - 'cos we're soft!

The menu here is quite extensive, ranging from salads, burgers and wraps, chicken, fish and ribs. I'm here for one thing only though - STEAK!

Despite the huge selection of steak to choose from I decide to keep it simple and order a Natural Prime Rib ($21.95 for a small sized cut).

All the Prime Rib Steaks here are slow cooked for 18 hours, then char-grilled before serving.  The result is a tender piece of meat that is still juicy despite my predilection for well-done steak.  In an attempt to be healthy I forgo the awesome Curly Fries and instead choose salad, baked potato and corn. They are nice, they're just not fries if you know what I mean.

The Boy, or he of the bottomless stomach, goes the whole hog and orders the Rib and Steak Combo ($29.95).  When I see his meal I have a moments remorse for not ordering ribs, but I manage to bat my eyelids and secure a tasty, succulent rib for myself.  A few Curly Fries also miraculously make their way onto my plate. They are crispy and salty and oh so good!

As we're eating our dinner we heard the distant sound of a plane circling overhead. Squee - how exciting! Everyone on the balcony starts to crane their necks towards the RAAF runway hoping that a plane is going to land. We're in luck as a monster US Airforce transport plane lands (we think it is this).  It's big and LOUD, and it's just a bit exciting to watch this monster land right in front of us! This place is dinner with a show folks - so much fun!

All the excitement of watching the plane land has stirred up an appetite in our dessert stomachs. The Boy has his eye on the Strawberry Pavlova ($6.95).  We ask for two spoons as there's no way I'm missing out on Pavlova!

Hog's Breath Cafe's can be found all over Australia. We found this one at 244 Hawkesbury Valley Way, Clarendon.