Raw Pawpaw | 121 Merthyr Road, NEW FARM QLD 4005
This
morning Minibun George and I met up with a girlfriend of mine who
also happened to be a massive foodie. A while ago, she mentioned
to me that we should try out Raw Pawpaw and as I hadn't been there
before (and seeing as I've been talking about making a
kick start for some healthy habits) I gladly agreed.
The
drive to New Farm from the city didn't take long and given it's a
weekday, we easily found a parking spot. Raw Pawpaw occupies a tiny,
quaint space that once was Cafe Bouquiniste. There is a rather cute
and relaxing area outside of the cafe and the tables are brightly
decorated with drawings of pawpaws but unfortunately they were
all taken, so we sat inside next to a shelf that has been filled with
healthy treats that you can purchase from the cafe.
Focusing
on clean eating, wholefood seems to be the buzz word on the menu
which offers lots of fresh, raw and vegan options. My foodie
girlfriend J started the day with an espresso and as for me, I opted
for the coco
nanas ($9),
which is a smoothie made with banana, mango, coconut, cocoa protein &
cold pressed almond milk. Sadly, the waitstaff had forgotten about my
drink and it didn't arrive until after we had received our breakfast
but I didn't mind that too much as I was preoccupied with
taking photos of the breakfast dishes – rawpawpaw
cinnamon french toast ($16.90)
and the lifestyle
board ($14.90).
The
french toast, made with coconut flour and almond milk, tasted like
nothing I've had before and I've had plenty of french toasts for
breakfast. It was visually enticing and the smell of cinnamon and
maple syrup was tantalising to say the least. I've never been a clean
eating sort of girl but for a vegan, gluten free dish, I
must admit that the french toast tasted pretty damn good.
Although I was secretly hoping that my dish would come with a big
scoop of salted caramel ice cream... The lifestyle board looked as
wholesome as its name. Generous with the portions, the dish had two
poached eggs, avocado, cherry tomatoes, beetroot relish, goats
cheese, dukkah and eggplant which the kitchen happily made for J
instead of the usual sourdough.
I
guess Raw Pawpaw Cafe has proven to me that healthy food doesn't
equal boring, bland food. I suppose I'm one step closer to eating
healthy... (maybe after this weekend's binge feed).
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $25.90.
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