Daisy's Milkbar, Petersham

I finally made it to Daisy’s Milkbar,

When it has always been admired from afar,

They totally deserve to be a star,

As I will not be saying au revoir

I love holidays, because it means I go on food adventures without the craze of seeing too many people. So, having driven past Daisy’s Milkbar numerous times, it has always been on my list and when with Aunty JS and stinky last time they had mentioned they would love to come as well. Then I saw dessertified’s post and knew I just had to make my way over.

Walking into the milk bar, it simply makes me happy to see the pastel theme, because I am such a girl like that. You are first met with the cordial stand where you may help yourself with cordial.

We were lucky to have beat the little lunch rush, and made it for a booth towards the back of the café.

Vanilla malt & caramel milkshake $5

We start with our drinks, you’re at a milk bar – so we cannot justify not ordering a milkshake right? I got the vanilla malt and the malt is really distinctive which it reminded me of something really familiar, yet I could not pinpoint what it was. Sitting there, determined to find that familiar taste, I figured it tasted just like Horlicks, which makes perfect sense…

Eggs benny roll $9

Aunty JS ordered the eggs benny roll and enjoyed it thoroughly, she noted that the brioche bun was nice and fluffy, and who would not enjoy their roll when their eggs offer them some egg porn right?

Toastie $8

Stinky got a toastie, which she enjoyed though noted that there was not enough cheese.

Mac & cheese $5

But I’ll tell you what was cheesy, the mac and cheese. Served in a rustic mug, stinky digs her fork in, eats it and states, “Oh, it’s so cheesy!” (I think we have a future food blogger here…)  So I suggested for her to add some mac and cheese into her toastie, which she declines at first but later notice she did add it in.

Reuben Sandwich $14

My reuben sandwich was amazing! I loved the crisp crunch the pickles offered along with the corned beef and swiss cheese. There wasn’t a lot of sauerkraut and I was perfectly ok with that, as I am not much of a fan of it.

Mini sundae $8

Ok, my eyes were totally set on ordering the chocolate fudge sundae, but my stomach was telling me there was no possible way it could fit in. So, I had to be practical so we went with the mini sundae. This humble little bowl was actually pretty darn delicious! The cream helped break the sweetness from the warm chocolate fudge and ice cream and the hidden almond flakes gave that amazing nutty trace as well as a nice bite.

Walking out, I noticed the shelves by the front door selling old school candies as well as some tea and coffee. I’m super in love with the décor, and will definitely be back sometime soon (hopefully) to devour that chocolate fudge sundae!

Hit Sundae

Miss Toastie

Daisy's Milkbar

340 Stanmore Road,

Petersham

Brighton the Corner, Petersham

Brighton on the corner,

Do expect a wait.

Plus an incorrect order,

Would it seal their fate?

Youngest aunt, Aunty JS was celebrating her birthday, and I decided to take her out with my mother, and stinky (cousin) out for a Sunday breakfast. Also seeking the chance of slipping in a café that I have anticipated to try! Brighton the Corner it was!

“They have homemade crumpets!”

“What’s that?”

Goes into explaining mode…

“I heard TRUMPETS!”

Little stinky never fails to amuse me in any way.

Latte and hot chocolate $3.50

We start with drinks; mother likes her hot chocolate extra hot and had asked for this. But upon arrival, she did find it warm and had to finish it instantly before it got cold.

Chai tea with soy milk $3.50

I poured my chai tea and wondered why it was so white, a little confused I took a sip. No chai spices were evident, with a peek in the pot – there were no leaves, opps? I waved the wait staff, he saw my white glass, he voiced my concern before I did and had it changed.

Braised brisket $17

I knew what I wanted before I was in the café, and what was that? The braised brisket had been calling for me ever since I saw images and blogs about it surface. The brisket is soft, the mojo verde gives the dish a kick with flavour. The potato hash, comes more like a cut up bake potato. I don't know why, but I would have loved to have a piece of sourdough to give you that toast like crunch.

But look at that egg porn!

Homemade crumpets $14

The crumpets! Homemade crumpets, I found was like a crossover between an English muffin outside with fluffy crumpet innards. We would have enjoyed it if it was just a tad sweeter, or that could be because we have such a sweet tooth? But remember to let your clump of butter to really melt into your crumpets for more of the buttery goodness.

So … yes, I had read previously there is a wait. Yes, they were busy. But I may have forgotten to mention the first fact to my eating companions …  so, unfortunately they weren’t too impressed by the wait.

Note for readers: do expect a 30-45 minute wait on your food and more importantly, do stress this to your fellow companions too! Nothing worse than awkwardly sitting there knowing there is a wait, yet … they didn’t….

Have you ever waited for your food for a ridiculous amount of time, and was your wait worth it?