Sydney DAY 6: Breakfast at Cafe Delafrance

Cafe Delafrance
http://www.delafrance.com.au/


On our last day in Sydney, we were all tired and dazed. Check out was before 10am but our flight wasn't till 5pm so we had that awkward multi-hour gap to fill. It's kind of hard finding things to do when you:

• Don't want to do any walking
• Are paranoid about missing your flight
• Have steadily run out of money and stomach space

Shopping, I feel, need some concentration. We went to a nearby mall and also browsed around Market City but it was pretty aimless wandering. Our day ended up being filled by a few episodes of stop-and-sit whereupon we'd have a coffee or other drink and sit and zone out for a while.


The first of these places was a bit less pointless than that; we actually had breakfast. Without any particular cafe in mind, we simply walked into one that was on our route. It was called Cae Delafrance and took up a nice, open corner block.

The cafe was busy when we got there. They have a range of attractive looking pastries in the cabinet, a customizable sandwich bar and some hot breakfast options.

I chose coffee, French toast and a chocolate croissant take away. The others got the baked big breakfast.


The coffee (latte, as usual) arrived with pretty flower patterns. They weren't bad and that morning, I really needed the caffeine.

French toast with almond, fresh banana and maple syrup

My French toast arrived looking very pretty with a split, fresh banana and toasted almonds. I couldn't figure out why it tasted so bland at first but then, realised they had forgotten to give me maple syrup. We asked for it and it came - after that, the taste improved dramatically. It's not the best French toast I've had - the almonds give it a nice aroma and texture but it's nothing I can't do at home. I remember having a French toast at Lock n' Load in Brisbane and just thinking "I cannot believe they achieved this with a piece of bread and some egg". This one was nowhere near as good.

Baked big breakfast

Close-up of baked big breakfast

The baked big breakfast looked impressive on the wooden slab. On the scale of big breakfasts that I've seen in Sydney, this was relatively small. I tried a bit of tomato and mushroom and came to the horrible conclusion that it tasted a bit like airplane food. Not sure if it's just because my tastebuds had KO'd because the guys didn't complain too much.

Chocolate croissant

I had my chocolate croissant later on and though it was squashed, it wasn't too bad. Nothing stand out though.

Cafe Delafrance is more of a standard cafe with some French-influenced offerings than an authentic French bakery. You just have to try the food to realise this but to their merit, the prices are quite reasonable. On the plus side, I thought the cafe itself was comfortable to sit in and the open wall design made it perfect for people-watching.