Picking the first restaurant or Cafe to review for my site was actually a no brainer for me. SML Cafe has fast become my favourite cafe in the North Shore.
Tucked away near the fringe of Chatswood is the home to what I'm easy to describe as the best Bacon & Egg roll in Sydney. Some may call it more of a burger than a roll, but whatever you do - please sample it and get back to me (either as a comment, or a tweet @benjamin_lewis)
The Bacon & Egg roll (w/ Italian Sausage) - $12.00 (+$4.00 w/ sausage)
Bacon, egg, jack cheese, aioli, smoky bbq sauce, and hash brown - with the option to add in an italian sausage patty.
As I said, I think this is the best variant of a Bacon & Egg roll that Sydney currently has to offer. You'll have to forgive me making big claims like this - but in my opinion, it ticks all the boxes. Bacon, Egg, Cheese, Hash Brown, all on bun that you can actually hold and enjoy without it falling to pieces.
All I can say is that I think everyone needs to experience this - if it wasn't for my diet, I would eat this far too often.
The Nourish Bowl - $20.00
Brown rice, wakame, edamame, kim chi, wasabi sesame crusted avocado, soft boiled egg, miso baked cauliflower.
The nourish bowl is my wife's go to food item at SML. It's a great mix of delicious ingredients. I don't think she's ever ordered anything different when we go.
Exceptional Coffee
One of the other things that is fantastic about SML is their coffee.
Passing judgement on coffee in Sydney is a divisive issue. All I can say, and it'll be a metric I'll stick to, is how much I enjoyed the coffee.
SML's coffee-focused baristas pour what I can say is one of my top coffees. I have been known to drive out.
Menu
Cira Sept 2017 (note: that 'Pork Katsu Sandwich' has been replaced by 'Chicken Kaarage Burger' in Dec 2017).
Drinks menu - Cira Sept 2017
PROS:
- Outstanding Bacon & Egg Roll.
- Some of the best coffee in Sydney.
- Very friendly staff.
CONS:
- Limited seating
- Muffins may have sold out before you get there.
- Bacon & Egg Roll is not technically on my diet.
OVERALL:
There is a reason I picked SML Cafe as my launching review on this blog - it's my #1 pick and recommendation. I'm extremely happy to visit any time, and welcome any opportunity to introduce it to people.
Details
Address: 36 Macmahon St, North Willoughby NSW 2068
Hours: 6am-3pm, every day.
Phone: n/a
If you visit SML, let me know what you thought of it!