Friday, May 17, 2013

Berry Sourdough Cafe, Berry

Sometimes it's great to get out of Sydney - to go for a drive to a place where skies are bluer, emptier. The streets of Berry aren't really any emptier though as I think it's the destination of choice these days for Sydney-siders to flee to.


Berry Sourdough Cafe is a buzzy little place off the main street of Berry serving freshly baked pastries, bread + cakes as well as  breakfast/brunch/lunch and all manner of caffeinated beverages to wake you up for your drive back to Sydney.  The cafe is literally bursting at the seems with hungry visitors needing a bite to eat on their day trip to the country.


But don't let the crowds put you off - be patient and you'll soon be rewarded with a table.  If you're lucky your table will be in full view of the cake cabinet - the perfect spot!


The Boy + I arrive just in time for lunch and fate is smiling on us as we get one of the last tables before the rush really hits. We kick things off with a bowl of crunchy french fries with mustard aoili ($6.00) whilst we contemplate the rest of the menu.



I'm still in a bit of a brunch mood still and really want a meal that has the famous Berry sourdough bread in it.  Whilst the brunch menu has well and truly been put to bed the roast butternut pumpkin, fennel, dill marinated local feta on sourdough ($16.00) is the next best choice. It's a really flavoursome (and filling) plate of food and I particularly love the crispy fennel paired with creamy feta that has generous sprigs of dill through.


I pretty much always have food envy and The Boy seems to have a knack of ordering dishes that I really actually want to eat myself.  The crisp pork belly, hazelnut puree, green pear and raddichio ($24.00) is no exception to this rule and despite eyeballing every mouthful he inhaled I only managed to nab a (very delicious) morsel of crackling right at the end. Doesn't this dish just look like perfection on a plate? Just as aside the guy at the next table SHARED his pork with his wife...take note Boy!


And as I had been in the perfect position to ogle the pastry cabinet all throughout lunch I could not resist a little something sweet to end off our day trip to Berry. This petit coconut orange cake was really tasty, light yet moist bite or two that certainly curbed my sweet craving.  The chocolate tart hid a river of caramel sauce within its chocolate lid that was as shinny as silk and utterly scrumptious.


Berry Sourdough Cafe is at 23 Prince Alfred Street, Berry.  Phone them on (02) 4464 1617.

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13 comments:

  1. i didnt take note of when they werent opened, not expecting them to be closed when i visited, so sad! must come back soon!

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  2. The pork belly looks delicious :) I'm a big fan of pork belly in any form! I love the presentation of their dishes, shows they put a fair amount of effort considering it's fairly rural.

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  3. yum and i want that bowl of hot chips right now!

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  4. We have a south coast holiday house and go down there a bit - but I will admit I bypass Berry due to the traffic and crowds...............maybe I ought to stop next time. this looked delish.

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  5. You know I love a good bakery. A bakery that serves delicious food like this is even better!

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  6. Crispy pork belly and the chocolate tart! That's what I'm eye balling..:-) Berry has to go into my 'to revisit' list after reading your post. Maybe in spring? Nice one Miss Piggy!!!

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  7. it's not a orange coconut cake but lemon cake without any coconut!

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  8. So glad I'm not the only sufferer of food envy, every time we go out my partner seems to order the better dish, and he hates sharing - highly annoying...

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  9. man i would give anything to have that bowl of hot chips magically appear in front of me right now... I am yet to check out all the food in Berry. Can't wait to go down and explore it all

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  10. I know sharing is caring but come on, when it comes to pork belly, my defences become fierce!

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  11. A cafe with awesome savoury dishes & pastries sounds like a winner! A getaway from Sydney is a plus! I want that amazing pork belly in mah belleh.

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  12. I love this place! Good review :) Berry is just the cutest town. Love it there.

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  13. We were there when the rush was on and ended up getting take away. Married our takeaway with goodies from the deli on the main drag. Ended up being a rocking lunch and dinner!

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