Picture perfect morning at Bathers’ Pavilion Cafe
It’s really very difficult to beat a perfect day in Sydney in Autumn or Spring. The weather just makes everything look like it’s been colour enhanced with its azure blue skies and there’s a breeze that gives a hint of cool respite from the sun.
This morning was one of those perfect days and we decided to take advantage of it and grab breakfast down at the Bathers’ Pavilion Cafe at Balmoral Beach.
Mid-way through my breakfast fry-up – scrambled eggs on toast with bacon, sausage, portabello mushroom, roasted tomato and potato rosti
Bathers’ is a Sydney institution – one of those iconic restaurants that have been around for as long as I can remember, making indoor beachside dining even more sunny than outside. In addition to the spectacular views this place has, the rest of the dining experience is just spot on, starting from the friendly and efficient staff who are ever attentive and seem to magically appear when you are ready to order, but you never noticed prior to that moment. It’s also comforting to know that it’s also had the same chef for the last 12 years, with chef/owner Serge Dansereau still at the helm.
I stuck to my standard big breakfast – scrambled eggs on toast with roasted tomatoes, bacon, pork sausage, portabello mushroom and potato rosti. It turned up shortly after I ordered, the eggs perfectly cooked juuust on the right side of runny, the bacon cooked to salty perfection – it all looked so appealing that I immediately tucked into the food before I remembered to take a photo.
Blueberry pancakes
My sister ordered the blueberry pancakes. I had buttermilk pancakes from Pancakes at the Rocks earlier this week, and found them very doughy and not at all what I remembered. The ones at Bathers’, on the other hand, were amazingly light and fluffy, not too sweet, with fresh blueberries cooked into the pancake like little treats with each mouthful.
A stroll along the beach after makes for an absolutely perfect Sydney morning.
Bathers’ Pavilion Cafe
4 The Esplanade, Balmoral, Sydney
Tel: (612) 9969 5050
Food is my happy place 
April 9th, 2011 at 10:53 pm
I can’t wait to visit Sydney. My wife and I are going for our 10th in 2013. (Did Melbourne for the 5th.) Anyway, those pancakes and that view look worth the trip alone.
April 10th, 2011 at 6:53 am
Oh you and your wife wil love it !! Funny, my hubby and I will be celebrating our 10th in 2013 as well ! 🙂
April 10th, 2011 at 3:49 pm
I love that first image! great photo composition.
April 11th, 2011 at 12:33 am
Thanks Ray ! I’m very proud of that photo 🙂 🙂 🙂 The natural scenery helped a lot haha