Baroque Bistro Patisserie
Image: Let’s not mince words - Pierre Gobert’s macarons are excellent. Cafe Gourmand ($10) gives you a coffee and three ‘flavours of the day’ including the lovely Olive Oil and Vanilla – I’m yet to strike a bad flavour.
Let’s not mince words – Pierre Gobert’s macarons are excellent. Cafe Gourmand ($10) gives you a coffee and three ‘flavours of the day’ including the lovely Olive Oil and Vanilla – I’m yet to strike a bad flavour. Now the important stuff is out of the way; the heritage space had been kept nicely raw, accented with gleaming rose copper and expensive foreign (Italian) chairs you can see right through! Behind the pans, Yann Fontaine (ex-Bilson’s) makes quality French bistro-style (fast) food. If that’s not enough, the handsome French waiters decked out in hand-made aprons should seal the deal – highly recommended for the ‘ladies who lunch’ set! Married me settles for Baked Eggs with Porcini Cream and Toasted Baguette ($13) – who knew it could be an entree as well as breakfast? If you’re not partial to butter and cream (why not?) the Snail and Asparagus Salad ($13) is lovely and bright, with orange segments and a bed of baby spinach. The wine list reads like a list of my all-time favourites. If you like to drink local, go the 2008 Crawford River ‘Young Vines’ Riesling ($10/glass, $42/bottle) or the 2009 Spring Vale Chardonnay ($9/glass, $39/bottle). If you’re partial to the foreign stuff, the 2008 Daniel Dampt Chablis ($14/glass, $64/bottle) is also lovely.
Baroque Bistro Patisserie
88 George Street, The Rocks
Ph: (02) 9241 4811 www.baroquebistro.com.au
Modern French $$$
