Bahn Mi and Brisket at
THE BULLDOG CAFE
I have fond memories of the fish and chip shop that once occupied the space where The Bulldog Cafe now lies . Way back in the day my Nana Iris , who lived in the retirement village across the way , would take my younger sister and I over there for a feed of fish and chips . When I say back in the day I ’ m talking when a serve of chips cost $ 1 and Free Willy was showing on the big screen . Get your mind out of the gutter I ’ m talking about the one with the killer whale . In all honesty that ’ s probably the last time I visited this cafe for a feed . That was until last week when my fiancée and I popped in to check out what was on offer .
These days the food at the Bulldog Cafe is a little slicker than your run of the mill greasy fish and chips . We arrived for a post gym late brekkie but upon a recommendation from owner Ilja we opted for an early lunch instead . The Beef Brisket and Pulled Pork Bahn Mi ’ s grabbed our attention on the menu board and since we couldn ’ t decide which one each of us wanted we shared half each with a side of Sweet Potato Wedges .
I ’ m a sucker for Sweet Potato Wedges ( like the rest of the world ) but all too often I ’ ve ended up with horrible soggy , oily fries that taste just as bad as they look . The Sweet Potato Wedges at The Bulldog Cafe are quite the opposite – glorious in fact . They ’ re big , crunchy and plentiful , just the way wedges should be and served with sour cream and sweet chilli sauce for the icing on the cake . Our bahn mi ’ s weren ’ t really bahn mi ’ s in a traditional sense with lashings of chilli , coriander and pate but tasty in their own right . My fave was probably the Beef Brisket Bahn Mi with Swiss Cheese and Pickles but that ’ s probably because I ’ m a bit of a pickle buff . The Pulled Pork Bahn Mi with Slaw and Mayonnaise was also a worthy lunch dish .
They may not offer $ 1 serves of chips over the counter anymore
but The Bulldog Cafe has kept their prices honest and that ’ s what keeps the punters coming back for more . You won ’ t find any fancy pants $ 28 breakfast boards here but the food is genuine , the prices are right and the parking is ample . Forget this driving around and around the same block or stalking pedestrians while they walk to their car only to realise you don ’ t have any parking money anyway . Ahh story of my life .
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