Four Frogs Crêperie: French Galettes and Crepes, Randwick (9 Mar 2014)

30 St Pauls Street, Randwick NSW 2031

http://www.fourfrogs.com.au

French crêperie hits the spot

“At Four Frogs Crêperie, we’re particularly proud of our galettes. These savoury crêpes are created using a traditional recipe, but what makes them unique is the highly nutritious buckwheat flour which is milled in the store. We maximise the taste, freshness and nutritional content of the buckwheat – which means we’re producing authentic galettes just like the ones our grandmothers made.”

These guys haven't been open long in Randwick but seem to be gaining popularity quickly as a brunch and dinner option. Decor is all about the red and white without the French blue and service is friendly and down-to-earth with mostly French accents both on the floor and in the kitchen. Cappuccino ($3.50) was enjoyable and quite smooth and the Plain croissant ($3.50) and Pain au chocolat ($3.50) are made in house and very nice for dipping into your coffee. There's quite an extensive menu of savoury galettes and sweet crepes on offer plus more on the specials board — so hard to choose. All the galettes had a nice crispy thin base which was also tasty. I liked my Chorizo, mushroom, avocado & swiss cheese ($16) and the tasty chorizo had lots of flavour. Smoked salmon, capers, cream cheese & dill ($16) was enjoyable and the Garlic gambas, mozarella, cherry tomatoes, peri peri sauce and spring onion ($17) had some nice extra flavour from the peri peri sauce. The galettes were light enough to thankfully be able to fit in some sweet crepes. Fresh raspberries, mango, crushed pistachio, vanilla bean mascarpone & maple syrup crepe ($15) was good and the Chocolate, Vanilla Ice Cream and Grand Marnier ($14) gets flambeed at your table so get your cameras ready for this one. Crepes were thin and very nice. Actually it was all 'very nice' and makes me want to revisit again to try more of the menu. It's hard not to like these galettes and crepes when they're cooked to order and done so well.

SNAPSHOT REVIEW:

PROS: Galettes and crepes very nice, friendly and down-to-earth service, efficient kitchen turnaround, Plenty of seating

CONS: So many choices on the menu you'll want to try them all, Toilets are located upstairs so could be an accessibility issue for some, Street parking comes at a premium in this popular dining precinct, Tables are a bit on the small side, Cushions on the wall bench are a bit too thick to sit comfortably with them

MUST TRY: Chocolate, Vanilla Ice Cream and Grand Marnier Crepe

VERDICT: A good addition to The Spot for some tasty galettes or crepes served by friendly and polite staff which mostly French accents

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Cappuccino ($3.50) — smooth enjoyable flavour

Garlic gambas, mozarella, cherry tomatoes, peri peri sauce and spring onion galette ($17) — quite tasty

Smoked salmon, capers, cream cheese & dill ($16) — nice

Chorizo, mushroom, avocado & swiss cheese ($16) — enjoyable and tasty

Plain croissant ($3.50), Pain au chocolat ($3.50) — baked in house, good flavour and nice soft buttery texture
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)

Nice buttery texture and flavour

Chocolate, Vanilla Ice Cream and Grand Marnier ($14) — nice thin soft crepe, good flavours
SIMON FAVOURITE :-)

Fresh raspberries, mango, crushed pistachio, vanilla bean mascarpone & maple syrup crepe ($15) — enjoyable 

Savoury galettes menu

Sweet crepes menu

I found the cushions on the wall bench a bit too thick and hard to sit with it comfortably. They were pushing me a bit too far off the bench. The bench is also set higher than the chairs so if you want to feel taller than your dining companion go for this side.

Ground floor seating

Upstairs seating

View of Randwick Ritz

Toilets are located upstairs so potential accessibility issue for some

Nice and clean toilet

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