Paddock
About
Cafes
Location
Adress: 509 Crown St, Surry Hills, New South Wales 2010
Phone: +61 2 8399 2827
Business info
- list_altTakes ReservationsNo
- directions_carDeliveryNo
- accessibilityGood for KidsYes
- groupGood for GroupsYes
- transit_enterexitOutdoor SeatingYes
Reviews
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Sarah C.
Have you seen all those pictures of stacked high fluffy pancakes dominating your Instagram feed, and hear them repeatedly calling your name!? Look no further - head to Paddock on Crown to check them out.
This cafe was taken on about 6 months ago and they're doing amazing things. We met the lovely Chef Lester, who is so hospitable and you can see has a good relationship with locals! It's in a beautiful little terrace house and you can sit on the front balcony, inside or on the back terrace. It's quaint and homely. There's an amazing peacock painting on the inside wall too.
The menu has both indulgent and healthy options so we decided to try a few. The pancakes are what everyone is coming for! They are superb - we ordered an extra one and out came the perfect stack of fluffy pancakes with vanilla marscapone, raspberry coulis, whipped maple butter and fresh fruits. We added vanilla ice cream too! But if you prefer ube, that's an option too. Worth coming just for these, if not more.
We also ordered the corn fritters, which have the same consistency of the pancakes, served with spiced tomato and ginger chutney, roasted pumpkin, poached eggs and radish. A fresh and healthy dish. This one was found on the daily specials menu.
Also a fan of a baked eggs, we ordered this too. These were so warming on a cold winters day, filled with chorizo, potato and a delicious mildly spicy and flavoursome tomato sauce with a side of Turkish bread, tomatoes, mushroom, bacon and radish.
They use double roasters coffee,
so we had a latte, cappuccino and also a dirty chai. Coffees were great too.
The food here is so delicious, and presented nicely. Service was fast and staff were super friendly. We felt very welcome.
Be sure to visit soon! We look forward to returning for the winter menu! -
T C.
The food here was SO. GOOD. that I'm giving it 5 stars despite the fact that the waitress forgot I existed*.
* I was sitting outside during a slow time of day, and I had to go inside anytime I needed anything. She even forgot to come out and take my order.
BUT FORGET ALL THAT BECAUSE THE PANCAKES!!
Get the pancakes with fruit and a scoop of ube ice cream. It was truly the best brunch meal I've ever had. Not only that, but it's the most photogenic food you've ever seen. Seriously, just go look at their instagram (/paddockoncrown). I've also eaten the eggs benedict, and it was good too.
While you're there, get a Kombucha Zest (Slow Sunrise flavor) from the fridge. I love kombucha and searched the rest of Sydney for this brand/flavor after I had it at Paddock. I couldn't find it anywhere else in Sydney, so before my flight back to the US, I made the 30-minute roundtrip walk back there for another bottle. So good! -
Kirsty L.
This place is great! I had the porridge and my partner had the Dirty bird Benny, And we both really enjoyed our meals.
Staff are so lovely too.
Cute setup.
Xoxo gossip goat -
M P.
The food is wonderful and the staff (owners?) are so very nice! We're here in Sydney only 6 days and have already eaten breakfast there 3 times.
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Prashant S.
Wonderful service. We had the avo toast (excellent) and mushroom cheddar toast (absolutely perfect). A great find in Surry Hills, with exceptional service and a high quality meal. Also, the coffee is excellent. One word of caution: they do not take AmEx.