brasserie bread

this is the only cafe near my work area that does a good coffee. but unless you want to spend $5.40 on a chai latte or >$4 for a coffee then don't come here. seriously, $5.40?! i had to break a $10 note to get a regular soy chai. won't be coming back. 

on another note, obviously the bread and pastries are good but i could just walk to croquembouche (another pastry cafe) down the road.

located on a lonely road, the outside didn't seem like much but the interior was quite nicely decorated.

the service was pleasant, ordered the poached eggs with bacon and avo, and the pancakes to share.

the poached eggs were done very nicely, and the bacon was extremely fragrant. i spread the avo, bacon, tomato and the poached eggs on the wholemeal bread and ate it all together. it was a delightful dish and i thought the meal couldn't get any better till i tried the pancakes!

the pancakes were really intriguing, my host telling me that the pancakes were fried. to my surprise, not only were the pancakes tasty and fluffy on the inside, but they were crispy on the outside! it was extremely unique and i was delighted with the dish!

not a fan of the location of this place (way out in botany on a dusty road that people hoon along), but i wanted to try the pancakes. you'd never suspect this place is here between industrial places and across from a tavern looking golf course. the decor is simple but functional. service was friendly and efficient.

got the sourdough pancakes with honeycomb cream and berry compote ($16.50) and they were delicious. nourishing, crisp yet light, and excellent balance of flavours - not too sweet. also got a choc caramel tart ($6) to take away - yummy and delicate filling but the pastry could be shorter (and at $6 was a bit steep). finally capped off with a fresh oj ($5) - good serving but oranges weren't that sweet and it wasn't cold (they didn't have a cold pressed option sadly).

all up really yum but not sure i'd trek down there for it again.

i’ve made it something of a tradition for me to visit brasserie bread whenever i visit the airport to pick someone up, it’s a great place for a very australian brunch after getting off the plane. brasserie bread is probably the first place that i specifically drove out to due to a social media post. someone posted their sourdough pancakes and they looked so good that i just had to go try them for myself. since then i’ve gone from facebook spamming to instagramming food pics to food blogging and you can probably blame brasserie bread for all of that!

sort of out in the middle of nowhere. it's actually not that far away but it's on this long stretch of road that makes me feel i'm heading to the outback. so it feels far. i don't go very often but i really should. best pancakes in sydney. they're sourdough pancakes with a berry compote and honeycomb cream. i'm huge on texture and that's why i love these. they're not light and fluffy in my book. rather, spongy and chewy. sounds odd i know, but so incredibly good. and that texture is what lures me back. no-one else does it like this!? plus it obviously tastes fantastic with just the right level of sweetness. i really want to try the banana version but i can never pass up ordering the berry pancakes. maybe one day. have also had other stuff here. their pastries are amazing. especially the almond croissant. sandwiches are pretty good too. really tasty but a little on the small/light side for me. their bread is naturally amazing and the standout in their sandwiches. not a fan of the coffee. overall, a fantastic little place that can get really busy during peak hours. the pancakes alone are worth the trip out here.

located in the industrious area of botany road, the menu is not extensive but the dishes i have tried are all pretty amazing.
i especially love the sourdough pancakes. it’s not sweet and more of a savory pancake and a great breakfast. the pancake is garnished with unsweetened berries (or you can have bananas instead) and topped with honeycomb cream. if you are someone like me who doesn't really like sweet things you've got to try this. my husband ordered lamb shoulders; he mentioned that food was very tasty with all the ingredients perfectly put together.  fantastic coffees and you can buy perfectly made pastries, condiments and breads. love this place!
update : came back and ordered banana sourdough pancake this time. this pancake is much sweeter than the berry one. banana and syrup on the bottom of pancake is really sweet but coconut yogurt offsets the sweet flavour well. i do prefer berry one for my taste but still its a good pancake.

brasserie bread is truly down to earth. no elaborate furnishings or fancy menus. there's a giant chalkboard menu on the wall calling out as you enter.

we ordered the lamb shoulder hash and the smoked chicken on sourdough. unconventional as it may be for a breakfast item, the lamb was certainly a winner. it was tender, rich and accompanied with perfectly roasted and flavourful root vegetables and spinach. the smoked chicken was slightly misleading as i was actually expecting smoked chicken pieces but it turned out to be a very basic chicken roll sandwich. it was well done but ordinary. both dishes were served with freshly baked sourdough. i also really liked the butter they use (pepe saya butter), which was fabulously rich.

couldn't leave without buying a pain au chocolat and a chocolate almond croissant for tea and they were top notch. perfectly crisp on the outside, fluffy interiors and a good amount of filling. what surprised me the most was my coffee! it is hands down the best cappucino i have had in this neck of the woods. i was wondering why it took a while for my coffee to arrive but well worth it for a well brewed cup of coffee. good job barrista!

really excited to discover this little hidden gem tucked away in an industrial warehouse close to my suburb. there are so many more pastries that look absolutely decadent such as the lemon tart and the caramel tart. can't wait to get my hands on them!

who doesn't love bread? as soon as i stepped into this place, i couldn't stop pointing my fingers to each bread and pastry i saw! a trip to brasserie is not complete without their light and fluffy sourdough pancakes, croque monsieur (or mademoiselle with egg on top) and their amazing caramelised garlic bread! but this time.. i'll only talk about their croissants~
all the time i spent to travel paid off with their award-winning croissant! from the first bite.. it's so buttery and soft with the crispy and flaky exterior.. they practically melted in your mouth with all that finest quality butter! try their pain chocolat if you want to enjoy the indulgent filling of dark belgian chocolate..
as for the almond croissant, it has those flaky crispy yet buttery layers and it's double-baked with a sugar syrup glaze and toasted almond slivers on top.. the frangipane cream was rich and velvety with the right level of sweetness.

i started buying my bread at brasserie bread because of their french mountain loaf. it was the closest thing i'd found in australia to pain poliane, a dense chewy sourdough with a hard crust that was almost ubiquitous where i lived in st germain des pres. i don't know whether brasserie bread still make the french mountain loaf - i always look for it when i see their stalls at the markets but haven't come across it for a while - but their other sourdoughs are also good. so much bread, so little time ...

best sandwiches in sydney! i want to just buy a tub of their garlic aioli too, it's to die for.
great coffee, service, and food. a regular place for us to visit :-)

ohhh man. i pinched myself when i tasted apple danish and croissant. it was delicious and amazing dressing. the stewards were very professional and their action showed the hotel management skills, but, most importantly the respect towards juniors and superior were totally equal . now it seems that why narendra modi told that australia is known for dignity of labour. amigo..aussies mate should visit

love how transparent this bakery is with it's freshly baked goods! sandwiches, breads and pastries are delicious! excited to try a baking class....

gets a 4.0 because its in a weird location with no good competition nearby (its a organic bakery cafe in an industrial zone) and the coffee was decent. i had the goat yoghurt muesli, a danish and a coffee. not good value but i loved the muesli, danish was old without crispness and coffee was solid. a friend had the sourdough french toast which was strange but filling. overall its an above average cafe with very filling and satisfying bread.

we kneaded our dough around 5 times, with a short break between each go. the dough was pretty sticky, but with each rest, it became less and less so. on one of the larger kneading breaks, baker yudha entered the room with a jolly smile and walked us through making our own starter. 

yudha’s practical demonstration included mixing the starter together with a pair of chopsticks, which apparently is the best tool for the job and requires minimal clean up! at the end of the class everyone is given all the instructions on how to make your own starter and sourdough, which is great, so you aren’t frantically trying to remember everything you see!

once yudha finished his demonstration, he pulled out the biggest slab of dough i’ve ever seen! 

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have only been here to taste their freshly made original sourdough's and sprouted wheat variety but alas they were delicious!

paired well with pepe saya butter! just think about it - freshly baked bread with butter - it doesn't get any better than that! unless you add some honey! :p

the single origin wheat is sourced from the southern finders range.

matt who explained to us of how this began also noted that when they first started making the bread he could taste a 'mineraly' taste but then realised it was coming from the soil. all the good nutrients were being tasted in the bread.

when people have that passion for what they do, it shows in the products they produce. gotta love the passion and the stories that come with it.