Paper Plane Cafe - Parramatta

My prediction is that Parramatta will soon be declared the cafe capital of Sydney West. The once empty
and quiet streets on weekend mornings are now swarming with coffee and brekkie lovers. Tapping on to this market is Paper Plane Cafe. A boutique cafe and eatery that matches the offering from the best city cafes but more importantly has got its heart in the right place.

It is surrounded by layers of sunshine and brightness, enough to kill the winter chill. While you enjoy that warm and appeasing coffee, read and get motivated by the messages of love and appreciation depicted through those large chalkboard walls.

Draped in colours it still manages to maintain its simplicity. Vibrant, relaxed and easy-going can't ask for more on a weekend morning.

We arrived around 10ish and hence were not able to try the lunch menu, however the breakfast menu was very promising.

Saturday morning deserves a big meal and the "Big Breakfast" offers just that. Served on a wooden platter and decorated in vibrant colours, this was a calming and filling meal. The greens from the rockets, protein and flavour fix from the bacon and chorizo, the greasiness from the hash brownie, the veggie fix from the sautéed mushrooms and tomatoes and finally the must for any breakfast, sunny side up eggs and sourdough toast, this was a complete meal. Even writing about it makes me hungry!

The popular dish at the moment seems to be the Portobello Eggs Benedict. The dish was a little messy but tasted delicious. One can't really go wrong with poached eggs on top of a sourdough bread. The key ingredient of the dish was definitely the mushroom stuffed with feta and pesto. The saltiness from the feta combined with the smokiness from the mushroom and blended with those strong basil flavours from the pesto provided a tiny dish which itself was a bit stunning. The hollandaise sauce wasn't as rich as I expected it to be. It was a bit subtle on the butter.

Another dish which might personally have been a bit bland for me, but for the health freaks out there would do wonders. It was packed with smashed avocado and peas, the goats cheese was tasty and the tomatoes dressed in lemon juice provided some juiciness. The eggs were poached perfectly.

I am no coffee connoisseur, but the coffee was just average. 

Something to refresh you and wipe out the strong flavours was the Peach Melba Iced Tea. Not too sweet and freshly homemade!

Paper Plane Cafe is still finding it's feet so be patient if the staff sounds a bit confused or your order gets a bit delayed. Digesting success in such a short time might make them hungry for more! Good for us, because we were born to eat!

Paper Plane Cafe

Shop 5/2 Horwood Place

Parramatta NSW 2150

Tel No: +61 400 888 772