It’s
great when you find a daytime dining venue that ticks all of the boxes that the
large and varied daytime dining audience may require. It's even better when you discover this in a
regional location.
The
Bendigo Corner Store Cafe certainly leaves nothing unticked. Previously a corner store in the upper
residential part of the well-known View Street it is now a cafe that has not
forgotten its humble beginnings. You can
still buy your daily newspaper, along with a loaf of bread from the local
bakery ‘The Good Loaf’ and even post a letter in the post box out the front.
Open seven days a week for breakfast and lunch, the menu is tantalising and beautifully
supplemented with a daily specials board.
I’m a sucker for a good breakfast and the Corner Store Cafe does not
disappoint. Breakfast ranges from sour
dough toast to porridge with fried banana and stewed rhubarb, to ricotta
pancakes to a big breaky with free-range eggs.
Lunch is also enticing offering delicious gourmet sandwiches to a roast
vegetable salad with quinoa to the open steak sandwich. The kids’ menu is also very thoughtful with
the usual favourites and some fun healthy options. I’d go as far to say that it’s one of the
best kids menus I have seen.
The
wonderful thing about their menus is that there are various vegetarian, gluten
and dairy free options. As there is with
the milk choices for coffee – organic, full fat, low fat, soy, lactose free and
oat milk. Now that is truly thinking of
everyone! The passion for coffee is
evident here. The barista is attached to
his machine and makes every cup with precision and expertise. On offer is the house blend, a single origin
barista special of the day and organic decaf.
All beans are roasted from a boutique roaster in Melbourne and are 100%
organic fair trade.
There
is a small but well thought out beverage list with the usual non alcoholic suspects
and fresh juices or you can enjoy a glass of bubbles, a beer or a cider with
your eggs and bacon or house made veggie burger. Sit out the front and watch the world go by,
chill out in the lounge or sit out the back under an umbrella and watch the
kids play in the sandpit. Finish all
this off with one of the amazing cakes or cookies on display at the front
counter. Who said you can’t have cake
for breakfast?
Food – 8/10
Service
– 7/10
Ambiance
– 8/10
Bendigo Corner Store Cafe
305 View
Street, Bendigo Victoria.
Open
Monday – Friday 7.30am – 6pm/Saturday – Sunday 8.30 – 4pm
Phone – (03) 5442 2008
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