Devon Café, Barangaroo

I was so excited to see that Devon Cafe had opened a branch at Barangaroo, but hadn’t yet had the chance to go, as our office isn’t exactly near by. However, that will be changing soon, as we are moving to Barangaroo in July, so I will most likely be at Devon everyday I’m in the office, hehe.

We headed to Devon Café on a freezing Tuesday to celebrate my birthday with a few work colleagues. Lucky we left early because by the time we got there, the venue was almost packed, and it wasn’t even 12pm yet. Well the venue inside was packed, the outside sitting area, even though equipped with blankets was empty. Staff were able to accommodate us very quickly and provided us with menus, but most of us already knew what we wanted, the sandos. The sandos are only available on weekdays, so it was the best time to give them a try. We quickly flagged the staff down and gave them our orders for the Ebi Kastu Sando, the Bacon Katsu Sando and the Reuben Sando.

As we waited, we chatted away about how everything around us was on the more expensive side. There was no average everyday shop at Barangaroo, everything was abit pricer, and we were surrounded with the best food, but priced more than an everyday person would want to spend at lunch. It was going to be one of two things for us, we would go broke from eating out at all the delicious food everyday or go hungry, because our home-made lunches were never enough.

It didn’t take long for our food arrived, and it all arrived at the same time, which was nice. I’ll start off with what I had the Ebi Katsu Sando, this was freaken delicious. Although my initial impressions were the sandwich is on the smaller side, however the fillings are generous which makes it quite filling by the time you finish eating it. The white bread was nice and fluffy, filled with 4 pieces of ebi that was piping hot still, crunchy and filled with sweet meaty prawns. This was topped with shredded cabbage adding a nice fresh element and yuzu mayonnaises, which worked really well. I didn’t want this sandwich to end, and contemplated if I should get another one for later. We also ordered a side of chips with our sandos, and these were delicious. The chips were fried to crispy perfection whilst still being fluffy on the inside, and had a nice hint of spicy flavouring, making them moorish.

Ebi Katsu Sando with Chips ($14 + $3.50)

One of my work colleagues had the Bacon Katsu sando, and commented that it was really good. The sando has a thick cut bacon katsu, with Japanese bbq sauce, free range fried egg, tomato and cabbage, all sandwiched between the white fluffy bread. It was quite a generous filled sandwich, and we struggled to take a photo as it wouldn’t hold together. This was a delicious breakfast style sando, tasty and filling, and great for bacon lovers.

Bacon Katsu with Chips ($15 + $3.50)

The Reuben sando is supposed to come on wholemeal bread. However the staff advised that they had already run out of wholemeal, and offered white or sourdough instead, so my colleague opted for sourdough. A few minutes later another staff member approached us advising that they don’t normally use sourdough for the sandos, however would only do it this one time only. Regardless of the confusion with the bread, I was told that the Reuben was tasty and delicious. The sando was packed with fillings of pastrami, gruyere, sauerkraut and Russian dressing. My colleague was quite impressed with the portions of the sandwich, and intends on returning for this alone.

Reuben Sando ($18)

I couldn’t leave Devon Café without trying their insta-famous Vivid Purple Haze Sundae. It took us a while to flag staff down to order the soft serves, and took even longer to arrive. We ended up walking back to the office sharing our soft serves through the bustling lunch peak. As it was only one colleague and myself who were keen, we opted to share one, and lucky we did as it was quite a big serving. The Purple Haze Sundae consisted of a taro soft serve with taro crisps, coconut strips and small chunks of leche flan, and boy this was freaken amazing. The soft serve was smooth and had a nice taro flavour, the taro crisps where thin and crispy, and slightly salty adding a nice balance. The coconut strips added a nice element and the leche flan was amazingly smooth and delicious, we actually wished there was more of this on the sundae. One our other colleagues was going to opt for Gelato on the way back, but decided opted to order the soft serve in a waffle cone with the mixed flavour of green tea and taro. His verdict was delicious.

Vivid Purple Haze Sundae ($12)

Mixed Green Tea & Taro Soft Serve in a Cone ($5)

Overall, we had a great time at Devon Café. I’m quite scared that I will literally be there everyday when I move closer, and opting to change my daily coffees for their green tea lattes instead. Everyone enjoyed the food, and the staff were friendly and accommodating. It was quite busy when we left, so best to get in early if you can. We look forward to seeing you more often Devon.

Devon Café, Barangaroo

Address:

Shop 19, 200 Barangaroo Avenue, Barangaroo NSW 2000

(Corner of Mercantile Walk and Scotch Row (next to St George Bank in International Tower 2) Phone: 02 9262 4660

http://www.devoncafe.com.au/