The more the munchier: Anvil Coffee Co, Artarmon

Taking a brief break from recounting the rest of our food adventure in Melbourne, we recently visited Anvil Coffee Co's new Artarmon branch whilst K was waiting to start her new job. Anvil Coffee Co is a popular cafe in Kirribilli which has started a branch in the industrial part of Artarmon - no doubt the first decent coffee spot in the area!

We went twice as we missed out on breakfast the first time (oops...slept in...) - we promise we didn't eat brunch and lunch on the same day!! Although being in the more industrial part of Artarmon means it is a little out of the way, it also means that it had a nice peacefulness to it during the two week days we visited.

We'll start with the breakfast:

K went for the buttered Arabian eggs and C chose the Smoked Scotch Eggs. Portion wise, the Arabian eggs were a bit small for their price, but flavour wise, it hit the mark. The description doesn't really give you an exact idea of how all the ingredients work together but some how it just does! And of course, the eggs were poached with just the right amount of gooeyness.

Buttered Arabian Eggs

C chose the Smoked Scott Eggs. Flavour wise, this was the favourite of the two breakfast options we picked. The smoky beef and pork mince is packed with flavour and the carrot salad...well it was so refreshing and tasty that even C (who normally hates carrots) ate it! It balanced perfectly with the scotch egg so that overall the dish was not too heavy. Our egg yolk inside was a little overcooked which was unfortunate but that aside, the taste of the dish was well balanced.

Smoked Scotch Egg

For lunch (on our first visit), we went for the buttermilk chicken breast and the caramelised cauliflower salad.

If you come here for lunch, you must order the buttermilk chicken! The chicken is so moist and drizzled with tangy lemon juice and the batter is light and not too thick. As with the Scotch Eggs, the cucumber salad brings a refreshing balance to the chicken. K definitely secretly wished she ordered this instead of the salad.... A must try!

Buttermilk chicken breast

For the more health conscious, the salad is the way to go. K has a bit of a personal aversion to parsley (and there was a lot of it) but this aside, the caramelised parts of the cauliflower adds a nice charred/smoky flavour to the salad. And the chick peas were super crunchy!