JACKPOT visits Plunge Cafe

Hello dear readers!

I’m sorry about the delay in blogging but it has been a really jam-packed week starting on sunday where we won a semi finals and then on Tuesday where we won another semi finals in basketball…it’s been a great week so far full of really great matches and I’m really looking forward to the finals this weekend and next week.

This is just a short post on a cafe I visited last weekend on my way to basketball training. Mr Muscles and I didn’t know where we should eat as time was limited before training. We decided to go to Summer Hill as Mr Muscles had heard from his workmates that there were a few good cafes in the area. We decided to try our luck at Plunge Cafe.

Plunge cafe is a small cafe located among various shops in summer hill. It’s quite a small cafe so you might blink and miss it if you drive too quickly. We were in luck as we were searching for parking, we coincidentally found the cafe right in front of where we parked the car. Plunge cafe has quite a cozy settings with quite a few chairs and tables but you can tell the place gets really packed quickly. We were lucky to get a table as it was still rather early. What I liked is that they serve home-made muffins at the front near the counter so you can either take them away or eat them there. As we sat down, we noticed a diner who was eating a muffin at the table. I noticed how large the muffin was and knew I probably wouldn’t have been able to finish it off so decided to not order one. I think the diner was thinking the same thing because shortly after she took her plate to the counter and asked to takeaway the rest of her muffin.

Mr Muscles and I didn’t want to eat anything too heavy so we decided to eat light. Unfortunately, as soon as my eyes scrolled the menu I saw the word pancakes and knew I could not resist. Damn my sweet tooth! ;P Mr Muscles stuck to the original plan and ordered some eggs with toast but he agreed to share some of my pancakes to lessen my guilt ;p

The great thing about this cafe is that breakfast is served all day just the way I like it. It’s quite a short menu for breakfast but with quite a bit of variety. They also do specials of the day and I think on the day the specials were a slice of their banana and blueberry loaf or the choice of salmon Benedict instead of the usual ham Benedict.

Menu

Mr Muscles coffee

My Green Tea

Mr Muscles meal: poached eggs with toast with a side of sautéed button mushrooms $16.00

I could tell Mr Muscles wasn’t too happy with his meal choice due to the portion size of his food. I think he was hoping for a much larger serving size. He gobbled his meal up quickly but eyed my pancakes shortly after so I was more than happy to share my serve of pancakes with him. He said that he enjoyed his meal however there was nothing too special about his dish.

Buttermilk Pancakes served with Peaches, Cream and Maple Syrup $16.00

I was so excited about ordering pancakes that I couldn’t wait to dig in once the dish was placed in front of me. Once again I had similar remarks to Mr Muscles. The dish was quite enjoyable however there was nothing memorable about it. I think I’ve become more picky after eating so many different kinds of pancakes at various cafes across Sydney. These pancakes reminded me of the short stacks I used to order at Pancakes at the Rocks. The fruit was fresh though and it paired nicely with the hint of maple and splashes of cream. I gave Mr Muscles a pancake to try and he agreed with me. Whilst the pancakes were lovely and light, they were missing something compared to other pancakes I have tried.

We left the cafe feeling just full enough but not quite satisfied. Perhaps it’s one of those cafes we will need to come back and try again when we aren’t so rushed for time.

Look out for some upcoming recipe posts…I’m definitely planning on baking on the weekend when I have time…and Mr Muscles birthday is coming up next week..so look out for a restaurant post next week!

Plunge Cafe

46 Lackey Street

Summer Hill NSW 2130

Ph: (02) 9799 9666

Breakfast & Lunch: 7 Days

Dinner: Thu, Fri & Sat

Website: http://plunge46.com.au/

Until next time!

x

Jackie