The battle of the bread takes place each time I peruse the menu at Mrs S. The lusty steak sandwich with sweet potato chips and fiery dose of Tabasco or a ham and cheese melt, oozing with béchamel.
Croque Monsieur v Manwich
light lunch
Oh Mrs S you always get it right! I had forgotten how tranquil the cafe is after 2pm. It is nice to beat the rush, sit down spreading out over the big table without anyone eyeing off your spot the moment you put down your fork and brush the crumbs from your mouth.
The Manwich was a perfect love affair of pulled pork, beetroot pickle and salad embraced by a firm, fresh ciabatta roll. I love that the Autumn menu has an offering of tasty and decadent salads which all seem healthy enough to warrant #cleaneating. The nutty wild rice and charred pumpkin salad was riddled with cranberries, pecans and pepitas adding texture and crunch. The salad of French green lentils laden with gorgonzola, pear and broad beans had a beautiful balance of flavouts set off by the bitter salad leaves.
A perfectly light lunch with a perfect pair of friends.
Mrs S
La buche d'affinois is a triple cream delight. This French beauty has a melty velvety centre and when served with mixed mushrooms studded with macadamia nuts it's pure heaven. All perched atop a crispy edged polenta and spinach this has to be one of my favourite breakfasts in a long time. Thank you Mrs S, you are pretty spesh!
mixed mushies, grilled polenta, macadamia, baby spinach and la buche d'affinois scrambled eggs and chipolatas
Mrs S
Why do plans to go for a walk always start and finish with breakfast? We relished in sharing a croque monsieur and toasted choc-banana bread served with moreish burnt honey cream and pistachio crumbs at Mrs S.
Mrs S.
We escaped to Maylands in the wake of the Beaufort Street Festival. Post traumatic feast called for a serve of Granny June's cornbread with bacon maple syrup and eggs JOY. We also shared a croque monsieur. This little number originated in France as a fast food snack. The Mrs S version very is like a Heston-ified ham and cheese toasty. I think this has something to do with the béchamel sauce which oozes out and makes it all rich and creamy. I was so exhausted after Bofo. Assume foetal position. Hello couch, old friend.
Mrs S
I love the Golden Circle book menus at Mrs S. Little pigs indeed.