As it is my responsibility to pick the location for breakfast on Father's Day I chose the Jackman & McRoss Bakery in Battery Point. Of course this is totally self serving as I wanted to eat there, but my easy to please husband was more than happy. A friend had mentioned this bakery as a place we should visit and I had accidently driven past it on the way home one day, so quickly pulled over and went to investigate.
Buttermilk and Raisin Loaf $7.20
This was the highlight of our visit, so much so that I bought one to take home. The loaf had been sliced, but not all the way through, and then warmed in the oven until it was crunchy on the outside and soft and steaming on the inside.
Chorizo sausage, gruyere cheese and caramelised onion, wrapped in puff pastry with homemade relish $6.50
This was one of those really spicy chorizo sausages and my son couldn't eat it. It was certainly very spicy but we ate it for him. Not many onions in it though.
The egg and bacon and tomato pie with homemade relish ($6.80) was delicious. The pastry was crispy and the filling had plenty of bacon and a not quite set egg.
Other menu choices include croissants ($4.50), different varieties of brioche ($2, $3.50), danish ($4.50) and a hot smoked trout, bok choy, dill, horseradish and capsicum frittata ($7.50)
There is no traditional bacon and eggs as this is a bakery first and cafe second. Apart from the printed menu there was a black board menu with variations of pies and breads. There were the usual coffees, hot chocolates and a choice of 19 different types of teas. It was almost all tables for two inside and I wondered if that meant most of their patrons grabbed a quick bite before heading off to work or the Saturday markets.
Make sure you check out the bakery section and all the cakes before you leave. There are some lovely breads and one of the few places I have seen a fresh brioche loaf.
Jackman & McRoss
57-59 Hampden Rd
Battery Point
6223 3186.
1 comment:
Hey Sami! That bakery reminds me of the Beechworth Bakery in "Ned Kelly Country" rural Vic. We used to holiday near there at Bundalong at in-laws caravan. The bakery did a Ned Kelly pie which looked similar to that one. Looks yummy (except for the runny egg, you know I how hate runny eggs! lol) A from Bris xx
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