Mr Hendricks Cafe

You don’t find me on this side of town often. But where there is good food, I am more than happy to travel far and wide. And from what I’ve heard, Mr Hendricks is where it’s at. Hey there Mr Hendricks !

 

Skinny Flat White

Crispy Eggs

The crispy eggs had my name all over it. Golden panko-crumbed eggs, smoked ham hock full of flavour and a salad of fennel, radish and walnuts on a bed of velvety smooth sweet potato puree. I mean seriously, check out that yolk porn! The contrastive textures and intertwining flavours made this brunch dish a standout. My only comment would be that the sweet potato was a little too sweet for my liking.

Tempura Soft Shell Crab Burger

My other brunch-goes went for the Tempura Soft Shell Crab Burger with fennel, radish, cabbage, avocado and kewpie. In between mouthfuls of aromatic rosemary fries, both burgers were smashed out in a matter of seconds.

Good food, excellent coffee and attentive service. Mr Hendricks, I like you.

Mr Hendricks Cafe
469 Whitehorse Road
Balwyn, VIC 3103

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Snow Pony

Let's see, where's Snow Pony ? .... on Whitehorse Road of course ! Very clever.

This cute little hipster cafe just so happens to reside in the suburb of Balwyn, somewhere I would have never guessed it to be.

We arrived at 2.50pm, and according to the menus, just in the knick of time before the kitchen closed. We were warmly welcomed by a trendy waitress alongside the heavenly aromas of coffee brewing. We requested to sit in the courtyard, in which the waitress happily led us to. As soon as we were seated, she asked for our coffee orders. No more than 5 minutes later, my skinny flat white was sitting perfectly before me.

Coffee in hand, I was ready to get my piggy on.

My eyes went straight to the 'Snow Pony Classics,' and  straightway, I decided I wanted to smash some smashed avocados.

Smashed avocado with thyme buttered mushroom,

 marinated feta + torn basil on wholegrain toast with poached egg

This dish of awesomeness did not fall short of the high expectations I had. The wholegrain toast was oh so lovely, generously coated with pumpkin seeds. The smashed avocado was creamy in texture, but also had that lemon-y zing element to brighten it up. Next layer were the mushrooms- soft, juicy and absolute perfection. Topped with marinated feta, basil and a poached egg (of course), the dish was just an overall winner.

Will definitely be giddy-ing back to Snow Pony to try their other delights.

Snow Pony

95 Whitehorse Road 

Deepdene, VIC

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