Michael E. GeneraliSatis in Watson
December 18th 2007 00:31
Well in all my time writting stuff for this site i have not found a cafe so invisible there are no photos on the net and no phone numbers the shop front is tiny and virtually no one has heard of it. sounds like the sort of cafe that will fade off into the distance very quickly if you look it from this angle, but i would have to say that this lack of advertisement has in no way harmed Satis's marketabilty. The sunday myself my wife and kids visited, the place was packed, the coffee was flowing and the food was sizzling. we bunched into the windoor seat (you know the one thats in the window next to the door and could easily be another door) and enjoyed the scene. the heavily timbered room was accented with antique light fittings with some more modern touches such as the arty stainless kitchen hood and funky art works.
now i will warn all you unadventuress carnivores out there that this is a vegetarian cafe, so no asking about the bacon and certainly don't ask for your tofu medium rare. The menu is fantastic and eclectic, the total absence of flesh is both refreshing and most importantly does not limit choice. I have worked in plenty of restaurants where vegetarians are not catered for lightly, but in actual fact cooking with out meat is both simple and varied and after eating at a number of vego places in canberra i would have to disagree with any die hard fan of blood and bone saying they must have meat in every meal.
for my dish i enjoy a wild rice porridge with a fruit compote ( i think it could have been vegan) the rice was cooked just perfectly with the grains not burst and just a touch of a bite with the dark red plum pear and i think berry of the fruit mix it made for a filling and thoughly enjoyable breaky. my wife had the scrambled soft tofu with chilli and basil. i managed to pinch a mouthful and it was also lovely but you have to ask my wife for more details as she did make short work of this tasty morsel.
we also tried some coffees and hot chocolate all of which are free trade and expertly poured. they only take cash so don't go flashing the plastic cause the only place to get cash out in watson is the local IGA. over all we had a great breakfast the only down side being the service seems a bit directionless and patchy ( it was a sunday morning so i am willing to give some lee way here) eat well, Dave
now if you want to get a table turning up seems to be the only option, they have copped a bit of flack for there lack of communication devices. and just for a bit of trivia click here for how our mate dirty harry fits in with this post
for my dish i enjoy a wild rice porridge with a fruit compote ( i think it could have been vegan) the rice was cooked just perfectly with the grains not burst and just a touch of a bite with the dark red plum pear and i think berry of the fruit mix it made for a filling and thoughly enjoyable breaky. my wife had the scrambled soft tofu with chilli and basil. i managed to pinch a mouthful and it was also lovely but you have to ask my wife for more details as she did make short work of this tasty morsel.
Clint Eastwood loves a bit of tofu
now if you want to get a table turning up seems to be the only option, they have copped a bit of flack for there lack of communication devices. and just for a bit of trivia click here for how our mate dirty harry fits in with this post
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