22 Grams (formerly High Street Cafe): Cafe, Randwick (15 June 2013)

166-168 Belmore Road (entrance via High St), Randwick NSW 2031

https://www.facebook.com/22gramscafe

Setting a high standard

22 Grams (formerly High Street Café) has become a popular cafe for locals from its humble beginnings. It now seems to be on top of its game after improvements with the look and feel of the place while retaining its high standard of coffee with experienced baristas. This review combines three visits and each time the experience has been good. Today's Cappuccino ($3.50) has good roasty flavour and depth. My daugther's Babyccino ($1) wins her heart leaving a big chocolate smile and monobrow on her face after drinking from the cup. The Avocado bruschetta ($9) is stacked high with fresh tomato and topped with basil. It's generous size is best eaten with cutlery than by hand and is improved with extra seasoning from the table. Scrambled eggs with roasted tomato, goats cheese & basil ($12.50) is nicely cooked and one for the goat cheese lovers. There's a tempting display of homemade cakes and pastries for those in need of a sugar hit. The flaky Apple pastry ($4) was good and could only be improved with a side of vanilla ice cream to make it extra special. Decor is cosy helped with plenty of natural light and service remains friendly and efficient.

SNAPSHOT REVIEW:

PROS: Good coffee, Friendly and efficient service, Reasonably priced menu, Freshly baked cakes and pastries

CONS: High chair not available

MUST TRY: Coffee with a cake of your choice

VERDICT: So far consistently good coffee with friendly and switched on service and I hope it continues that way

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Visited 15 June 2013

Babyccino ($1) — baby loved it so that's a good sign

SIMON FAVOURITE :-)

Scrambled eggs with roasted tomato, goats cheese & basil ($12.50) — lots of goats cheese flavour, nicely cooked 

Avocado bruschetta with miche sourdough, avocado, fresh tomato & basil ($9) — a little awkward to hold and eat so use cutlery 

WORTH TRYING :-)

Apple pastry ($4)

Cappuccino ($3.50)
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)

Menu 

Cool, calm and collected barista in action 

Nice hanging light feature

Nice table feature 

Outside seating for smokers and sun lovers 

Visited 28 Oct 2012

Visited 19 Feb 2013

Flat white ($4.50 large) 

Affogato ($5) — nice vanilla bean ice cream 

Chai Latte ($3.50) — quite milky

Flat white ($3.50) — well liked 

Cappuccino ($3.50) — well liked 

Hot chocolate ($3.50) — good chocolate flavour

Free range scrambled egg served with sour dough with bacon ($12) 

Free range scrambled eggs served with sour dough with roasted tomato, goats cheese and basil ($12) — nice flavours 

Free range scrambled eggs served with sourdough with mint & soft, creamy fetta ($12) — mint surprisingly works well with the egg 

White peach & pistachio tart ($4 + extra for ice cream) — nice caramelised pastry, good flavours 

Apple & Pear Crumble Muffin ($3.50 + extra for ice cream) — found it a little dry inside but nice flavours, ice cream goes well with it 

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