Thursday, December 29, 2011

Brasserie Bread, Banksmeadow

The Boy and I decided to brave the 70 minute drive from our 'hood over to Banksmeadow (traffic!) to suss our the cafe at the legendary sourdough bakery Brasserie Bread. After we figured out exactly where Banksmeadow is (it's a REALLY long way from Parramatta, that's where it is).


The huge warehouse located on Botany Road houses a bakery (best bread EVER), a cooking school (filled with little kids making a mess/cookies on the day we visited) as well as a very very popular cafe.


At the recent food blogger conference I attended I received two vouchers for some free bread, so whilst we waited in the queue for a table at the cafe we loaded up with bread - a sour cherry loaf (our favourite), a sourdough loaf and a caramalised garlic fancy type bread.


It doesn't take too long to get a table and as The Boy and I have been studying the online menu for weeks we already know what we'll be having.  The Boy, being the true gentleman that he is, sends me up to to the counter to place our order.

In true brunch style we start off with coffee...mmm, coffee. The Boy goes for a cappuccino and I opt for an soy iced coffee sans cream and ice-cream which is the way they serve iced coffee in NYC and I really prefer it without the dairy overload.


The Boy ordered the crispy bacon with poached egg, avocado and tomato on wholemeal toast...Brasserie Bread toast of course ($12.00). He was pretty happy with his brunch however was a bit disappointed that the egg wasn't soft and runny. I went for the Quinoa and Soya Bread with avocado, tomato and goat curd ($11.00).  This was a really simple breakfast and a perfect example of how to whip up the perfect brunch at home (I've got three loaves of Brasserie Bread to experiment with after all).


And despite being an hour from our house The Boy and I are back at Brasserie Bread the following weekend to stock up on bread for our Christmas Day lunch...and then we sit down for brunch.  You didn't think we'd drive all that way with sitting down to eat did you?


Like last week The Boy orders the crispy bacon with poached egg, avocado and tomato on wholemeal toast, but goes for a side of Hollandaise Sauce this time.  He's beyond chuffed that the poached egg is super runny this week - second time lucky.  I decide I'm in the mood for something sweet and the Sourdough Pancakes with stewed berries and honeycomb cream and beyond perfection.  I love that the pancakes that look more like a crumpet than a pancake yet are still super fluffy and not at all dense. The berries still retain their shape despite being stewed and are only just slightly tart. And honeycomb cream...enough said really. YUM!



Brasserie Bread is at 1737 Botany Rd, Banksmeadow.  Phone them on 1300 966 845.

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14 comments:

  1. YUM! i want to make the trek too!!!!

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  2. How good is their caramelised garlic bread?!

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  3. Yum Miss Piggy...my bread & brunch radar has just gone off! This place looks great, the pancakes look and sound sensational.

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  4. Yum! I got the Eggs and Capsicum Skillet (unreal) and RJ had the Sourdough Pancakes when we went. Need to go back soon - thanks for the reminder!

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  5. Brasserie Bread is great. Such a friendly group of people as well as making some lovely breads, friands, cakes and other sweet treats.

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  6. Yum, I have heard so much about this place, now I can see it in pics. Thank you for sharing!

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  7. I used to work 5 minutes walk away from them. SO AMAZING.

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  8. The sourdough pancakes look luscious. Love the bread here - the sour cherry loaf is one of my favourites too!

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  9. Yum! I got that caramelised garlic bread too! It was delicious - worth the drive!

    A few other places I recommend (totally unrelated to bread...) are Ritual, Nelson Bay (Port Stephens) and Universal, Darlinghurst! Would love to read your reviews of those

    Thanks for listing my blog :-)

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    1. Not a problem re the blog listing - I love finding new blogs to read. I'm keen to try Universal...after seeing so much of Christine Mansfield on Masterchef over the years.

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  10. I buy nothing else but Brasserie Bread, but I agree that the cafe is a bit of a hike, even from when we were in Pyrmont. Worth the drive though - great coffee and mushroom sandwiches.
    Oh and the kids love the Sour Cherry loaf and have about a loaf a day and I'm in love with the quinoa and soy loaf - great with everything. I even drive to the IGA in Pyrmont now to pick them up heh heh.

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    1. I wonder if the farmers market in Gladesville has a Brasserie Bread stall - have you checked out that market yet? Dave went once and said it was OK...bit small, but still nice to visit.

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  11. Love Brasserie Bread! For a Shire girl that has to travel to anything decent, it is just a hop skip and a jump. Like to have lunch there as often as I can. The sour cherry and the caramalised garlic are my faves to take back home for the boys.

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    1. We loved our visit to the other side of the world - the bread alone is worth it. LOVE the sour cherry & and Soya and Quinoa loaf.

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