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i am susan thye. aka chocolatesuze. lives in sydney, australia. born 30.5.83. hitched to noods. started The Biscuit Tree. this is a food and lifestyle blog. i like cheeseburgers, ice cream, macarons and Reuben sandwiches :D
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Cafe Ish, Surry Hills
8 September 2010, 01:44
We are hungry and the only thing that has motivated us to drive halfway across the city to Cafe Ish (82 Campbell St, Surry Hills) is the prospect of their signature soft shell crab omelette. But first some coffee – a beautifully presented Wattle Maccacino. Ain’t she a beauty?
Simon has chosen the Okonomiyaki ($16.50), a Japanese cabbage pancake with emu prosciutto, organic tasty cheese, davo plaum sauce, wasabi mayo, bonito and seaweed flakes. Have I ever told you how much bonito flakes freaks the crap outta me? I think it’s the swaying and the dancing the flakes make as they shrivel and melt in response to the okonomiyaki’s steam. But it’s such tasty stuff! For the uninitiated it’s like a pancake.. made of vegetable.. A circle of beautiful crispy cabbage-y, sweet and sour-y, mayo-y goodness that is incredibly moreish.
Crab omelette ($23) – crispy soft shell crab with avocado, shallots, garlic, chilli, soy ginger dressing and lime. Billy and I have our hearts set on the famous soft shell crab omellete and it does not disappoint. A golden, eggy layer encasing uber delish fried soft shell crab and nubbins of creamy soft avocado topped with a spicy almost sambal like dressing. Sidenote, the thing is freaking ginormous.
Phuoc has opted for the Bennedict Ish ($23) – Crispy soft shell crab, sauteed spinach, poached egg on toast with sake hollandaise. And it is a fabulous sight to see! A mountain of golden soft shell crab with legs all askew, topped with a beautifully poached egg just waiting to be stabbed.
Josh brings over a bottle of the fabulously pink Mukai Shuzo Ine Mankai red rice sake and there is a short pause as my brain tries to tell me that it’s too early in the morning for alcohol before my hand inches over to the shot glass. Mmm it is smooth and sweet and hee one more for the road!
Oh hello sake why must you be so easy to drink! Also congrats to Cafe Ish for the mention in the Good Food Guide for ‘global gem’! The food and the sake totally rocks my world! And a reminder to fellow food bloggers just a quick ask before taking photos will go a long way with Josh hehe
Back to home
I love that soft shell isn’t just featured on the breakfast menu but included in two different dishes!
I was going to make a terrible pun, but for Phuoc’s sake, I won’t. A HA HA HA
— Helen (grabyourfork) Sep 8, 03:20 AM #hehe those flakes always make me giggle
— Fiona Sep 8, 07:48 AM #Ooo, what a delicious-looking cafe. The coffee and Japanese cabbage pancake look particularly great.
— Indie.tea Sep 8, 11:23 AM #Oh Gawd all those dishes look too die for!!!! and Sake in the morning… hehehehe I concur!!!
— Rhonda (TheDaintyBaker) Sep 8, 11:45 AM #mmmm looks soo good!!
— Iron Chef Shellie Sep 8, 12:39 PM #emu prosciutto?… interesting!
Oooh, I know exactly how you feel about bonito! I’m the same, and I also feel that way about cooking baby octopus in a hot pan, what with the way the tentacles writhe and curl up. Heebiejeebies!
That said, I desperately want to eat the okonomiyaki anyway.
— Hannah Sep 8, 12:39 PM #HAHA Helen! I love it :D
I can’t believe we had like 2 shots so early in the morning but it was so good! Hmmm…. Must go for the ribs soon drools
— Phuoc'n Delicious Sep 8, 12:42 PM #Lol Helen! That’s terrible! Hahaah those sake are sweet sweet awesome. Good to know which one to get when i hunt for them
— Billy @ a table for two Sep 8, 12:42 PM #That is indeed a very beautiful coffee!
— Ladybird Sep 8, 12:45 PM #i love cafeish and their soft shell crab! it’s never too early for sake… NEVER!
— Shierly Sep 8, 12:51 PM #pink sake! I would probably have thought that it was too early to drink too but if someone offered me that pink sake how could I say no? hehe I really have to get myself to cafe ish soon to try that soft shell crab omelette!
— Jacq Sep 8, 01:08 PM #Mmmm sake…I am still dying to try their other dishes, will have to go on a non-ribs night! The okonomiyaki is making me drool.
— Steph Sep 8, 01:42 PM #All dishes are really making me hungry =)
— chuck Sep 8, 03:02 PM #I keep promising myself to go to Cafe Ish. One day…
— yygall Sep 8, 06:01 PM #Btw, must say the photos on the lumix looks really good! might get one for the ‘rents this christmas.
awaiting obligatory josh artichoke rage comment
— the ninja Sep 8, 07:34 PM #Crispy soft shell crab, sauteed spinach, poached egg on toast with sake hollandaise
OMG. Salivating !!!!! I am def. taking the boy here. Thank you Suze!
— B Sep 8, 07:50 PM #Oh Suze, that’s my favourite part of bonito flakes – it dances in the steam!
— Tina Sep 8, 10:00 PM #oh god the Crab omelette is calling out my name!
— Julie Sep 8, 10:13 PM #I love your photos! What camera do you use? :P
— marvs@eatmarvin.com Sep 8, 11:30 PM #this an all day breakfast menu? I remember Josh showing us some new menu, can’t remember what it was though…
— Baz Sep 9, 09:55 AM #Oh man…this place sells ribs and fusion jap? lol…and maccacino ;) The omelette’s so clcever…haha sambal dressing! wow – delicious!
— Vivienne Sep 9, 12:21 PM #yum suze! and its not just the sake that is making my mouth water heee hee!
gotta get there one of these days!! i WANT that omlette!
— Gianna Sep 9, 04:33 PM #I must say the soft shell crab omelette is the bomb! I only been to cafe ish once but definitely going back again soon to try out other dishes.
— Ellie (Almost Bourdain) Sep 9, 06:45 PM #Heya I did post sumfin, sumfin bout a phoucn incident and how I loved that a group of my fave bloggers still even after they know they have carte blanche in my shop will still say please.
— Josh Sep 9, 11:13 PM #Thanks guys
buy the red rice sake coz I drink too much of it and will get in trouble with the wife
That okonomiyaki looks delicious! You guys did well with the sake! Never seen anyone drink so much sake before :P
— Elaine @ Three Wise Pigs Sep 11, 02:23 PM #hope to try that soft shell crab omelette one day. with all this photographing of josh’s dishes i would have thought he’d be used to his food being photographed now without having to be asked. sounds like he understands food bloggers now. :-)
— Simon Food Favourites Sep 12, 12:45 PM #Yummy, Okonomiyaki and soft shell crab, i am so going to Ish.
— SexyNinjaMonkey Sep 12, 05:00 PM #This cafeish is one of the best in Sydney The food is exquisite the service is impecable
— richard Aug 8, 04:35 PM #