Baroque Pantry: Truffled Cheeseburger, The Rocks (13 Sept 2013)

88 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney NSW 2000

http://baroquepantry.com

Three visits to the pantry

Over the last 6 months I made three lunch visits and tried three different dishes at the Baroque Pantry and enjoyed my experience each time. The highlight has been the recent visit to try the Truffled Cheeseburger ($20) with a house grind patty of three types of Cape Grim Angus Beef (shin, short-rib and brisket) that comes with a pre-warning that it will be cooked still a bit pink which helps to make it extra juicy and moist. The Swiss gruyere, housemade ketchup, cornichons and black truffle combination works well on a soft brioche bun with a lightly salted crust. Served with crispy frites makes the meal surprisingly more filling than expected for the smallish burger size. The truffle butter used gives the burger a richness of flavour although by the end of the burger I was more than happy to take a break from the truffle flavour.

On my second visit the Twice baked cheese souffle with courgette, almond & parmesan ($20) caught my eye as the dish of the day. Enjoyable flavours although I would have probably preferred without the almonds as I though the crunch of the crust was more than enough for some added texture. The salad was dressed well which always gets a tick from me — I'm never a fan of naked salads. My first visit was for the Croque Monsieur ($15) of double smoked ham, béchamel sauce, swiss gruyere on sourdough. Quite a decent sized cheese lovers toastie and comforting flavours that's hard not to enjoy. Service has been good each time and for those wanting a bit of a view there's glimpses of the harbour from outside although best to sit inside on a windy day as it's not particularly well protected and you might find your napkins flying off the table.

SNAPSHOT REVIEW:

PROS: Tasty menu options, Friendly service, Seems reasonably priced for the quality

CONS: A bit far from the centre of town for a lunch visit but kitchen turnaround is efficient

MUST TRY: Truffled Cheeseburger

VERDICT: Tasty lunches that's reasonably priced for the quality

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Baroque’s Truffled Cheeseburger: Baroque’s signature grind patty, gruyere, housemade ketchup, cornichons, and black truffle, served with frites ($20) — juicy and tasty
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)Visited 13 Sept 2013

Quality over quantity: It's a fairly thick patty making it quite filling for a small burger 

Patty is cooked to slightly pink — this one wasn't quite as pink as expected but it definitely wasn't over cooked

Menu options on 13 September 

Plat du Jour: Twice baked cheese souffle with courgette, almond & parmesan ($20) — good flavour and well dressed salad
WORTH TRYING :-)
Visited 19 June 2013

Baroque’s all time Croque Monsieur: Double smoked ham, béchamel sauce, swiss gruyere on sourdough with green leaf salad ($15) — good flavours, decent size
WORTH TRYING :-)
Visited 26 March 2013

Decent size — although this photo makes it look small

Classic simple flavours make the best comfort food

Menu options although I believe it seasonally changes

Got to love a nice hand written chalkboard menu 

A bit of a harbour view from the seating outside but it can unfortunately also get a bit windy sometimes

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