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The Baron, Castle Hill
6 February 2012, 00:03
Dude’s there’s an awesome new cafe out west! The Baron (Shop 461 Castle Towers, Castle Hill) opened in early December and it is all kinds of sexy with single origin coffee and get this: it turns into a small bar at night! It’s part of the Castle Towers Shopping Center but the cafe is located outside near the old Timezone and near the bus bay.
One sunny arvo a caffeine hit was much needed so it was a latte for the mothership and a piccolo latte for me. Note: On Monday’s the Baron is an Espresso Bar and do not serve food but full menu is up for the rest of the week tho kitchen closes around 2ish so check what they’ve got.
Aaaand all fueled up I decided to teach my mother how to use Instagram bahaha that’s right kids my mother is on Instagram! Rofl her username is alwayseating or hey follow me chocolatesuze for much lols! But wait what’s that she’s eating?
OH MY FREAKING GOD. How can you not drool at the very sight of this BLAT ($8.50)! I’m suffering from incredible food envy at this sandwich which is packed with avocado slices, crinkly coral lettuce, slices of tomato and the most incredible bacon that was crispy and bubbly. I heart bacon. It makes me oh so happy. And apparently, it runs in the family.
My Meatball Baguette ($10) was tasty, with shavings of salty parmesan and the balls (heh baaalllls) were juicy but woe oh how I wished I had some more bacon!
The menu at the Baron is concise till they find their feet and sadly there’s no desserts on the menu though there’s some marshmallows and tarts from Sweetness Patisserie in the display and I spy a dude at the front counter slowly melting a whole block of chocolate for the deeelicious Hot Chocolate ($4).
They have daily specials which are tweeted and I saw pics of cheeseburgers which made me go omg so will definitely have to come back and check that out and also the bar one night so if anyone’s been let me know!
Back to home
I’m so glad I saw this post because now I will definately be giving this one a shot. I never knew it was there! I know Castle Hill Towers very well…..I also heart bacon! These prices are so good too! Thanks:)
— FoodMuster Feb 6, 12:12 AM #You chose meatballs over bacon?! lol. The BLAT looks pork-a-licious!
— Helen (grabyourfork) Feb 6, 12:33 AM #Oh yes big love to the BLAT! Lol Castle Towers is my local shops but I had no idea this existed. I never venture out that end!
Aaah memories flooding back of Timezone and smokos out in the bus bay…
— Karen | Citrus and Candy Feb 6, 12:50 AM #OMG that BLAAT! :O :O a-freaking-mazing. Isn’t it funny when the parents (or in my case, GRAND-parents) get tech-savvy with things like Twitter/Facebook? Lol.
Baron looks great!
— Sophie @ teathyme Feb 6, 06:37 AM #Ahhhh I love me a good BLAT. Going to go follow your Mum on instagram now! :D
— Steph Feb 6, 10:56 AM #OMG – that BLAT – SUPERB!!!! i want!
— gastronomous anonymous Feb 6, 11:04 AM #cant wait for your mum to instagram.
— Laura Feb 6, 11:36 AM #LOLs at Karen’s comment – I can just see her out the front of Timezone having a ciggie. LOL.
Was it easy to park here…Castle Towers car park scares the bejesus out of me.
— Miss Piggy Feb 6, 11:46 AM #That is the sexiest goddamn sandwich I have ever seen in my life.
— Lizzi Feb 6, 11:50 AM #My mum and I went here as it’s not far from her. We absolutely devoured the meatball baguettes! And the coffee was pretty good too.
— Anna @ the shady pine Feb 6, 12:33 PM #Went there today at 10:30am for breakfast & was very disappointed. The staff were 3 bored guys who probably didn’t know the first thing about customer service! We asked if they had a menu & apparently Mondays are their “preparation” day for the week ahead so all they have is coffee & toast. I’ve never heard of a business that would turn away people who want to order & eat before. So we left & had breakfast elsewhere. With that kind of lacklustre service, I’m predicting that they will close down in a matter of months unless they lift their game & actually start serving food EVERYDAY like a normal cafe does!
— Miss J Feb 6, 01:46 PM #That is very cute about how you’ve converted your mum to the cult of Instagram. That BLAT looks insane, I am amazed it did not cause some kind of lockjaw!
— Lee Tran Lam Feb 6, 03:20 PM #Thanks chocolatesuze for a great review! we really appreciate it & we totally apologise to Miss J. We have a very limited kitchen (just a camping stove and sandwich press :) )and very limited storage, so we run a espresso bar on the monday, so our chef can prep and keep making great food for the rest of the week.
If you decide to come back over the weekend miss j the coffees are on me.
Make sure you come say hi.
Ricki
— Ricki (from the baron) Feb 6, 04:05 PM #This cafe looks super cute – I love when places like this open locally! Will check it out next time I’m hangin’ at the Chill ;)
— Heather @ don't think just eat Feb 6, 04:15 PM #AHHH… that BLAT looks so freakin awesome… i’m drooling on my keyboard… :) can’t wait to try it!
— kiki Feb 6, 07:01 PM #We love The Baron. They gave our kids an extra free iced chocolate rather than splitting one as we asked – and it was amazing! It’s great to have a nice local cafe with thoughtful food and lovely staff.
— fdw Feb 6, 07:09 PM #that BLAT looks unreal. can’t believe you didn’t steal it from your mum hehe.
— catty Feb 6, 10:04 PM #Your mom is so cool. and ZOMG to that BLAT. I’ve never seen such a thing.. holyyyyyyyyyy crappola!
— Tina @ bitemeshowme Feb 7, 09:20 AM #Oooh I walked past this place the other day and thought it looked super cool, but I didnt try it, will definately try it this week! And a bar as well- awesome!
— Carly Feb 7, 11:11 AM #P.S @ Miss Piggy (love your blog btw), Towers car park is a breeze (and its free!) I always park above gold class on the roof, you can always get a spot and its pretty central.
Your mom rocks, Instagram FTW. and mannnnnnn that BLT looks freak-licious!
— Food is our religion Feb 7, 02:12 PM #OMG – the meatballs have nothing on the BLAT! Crispy bacon!
— Tina@foodboozeshoes Feb 7, 04:39 PM #Strangely enough I don’t think I’ve ever been to Castle Towers O_O may need a trip for that BLAT! hehe your mumma’s too cute :)
— Vivian - vxdollface Feb 7, 06:03 PM #WOW. now i want one of those big sandwiches. with extra bacon tho(:
— blanco07 Feb 8, 07:49 AM #OoOOo thanks for the info!! We all know Castle Towers is the place to be lol.
— Tammy Feb 8, 04:29 PM #By the way, your mum’s insagramming reviews are so cute.
Holy jesus that BLAT looks like no other! I seriously need to get my arse down there!
— john@heneedsfood Feb 8, 08:11 PM #WOW Suz!!! Your mother looked so young! Hello Suz’s mummy!
— Jackie B Feb 8, 09:13 PM #Ohhh the BLAT looks YUMMY ~ I miss BLTs and BLATs ;( they’re not common here in HK
Your mum’s so young at heart hehe my parents don’t even know how to use an iphone!
— Daisy@Nevertoosweet Feb 8, 10:57 PM #Oh man… i still can’t get over that BLAT… I’m having dreams about it… omg
— Kiki Feb 9, 12:44 AM #wow that BLAT is to DIE for!!! Holy Hary Krishna!
— food porn-er @ foodpornnation.com Feb 9, 12:58 AM #Heheh, would you like some more bacon with your bacon?
— Rita (mademoiselle délicieuse) Feb 9, 03:57 PM #Thx for teaching me how to instagram, you found just the right ‘hobby’ for me! Still taking baby steps, (I googled to find out more about it) thx to everyone for their encouragement!
— alwayseating Feb 9, 10:22 PM #Indeed, that BLAT is indeed freakin’ awesome. Very drolly. :-)
— Craig @ Damn Fine Food Feb 12, 03:38 PM #Ok that BLAT is too die for!!!!
— Patrick Varden Feb 25, 02:22 AM #The blat was worth the journey~ :D thanks for sharing!!
— twee Feb 27, 02:44 AM #WOW that BLAT is WHACK dude! wish list material for sure! :-)
— Simon Food Favourites Mar 5, 05:15 PM #Ah the old Castle Towers… Trellini’s in the Piazza used to be our after school hang out, but this place with that BLAT – it rocks!
— Martyna@WholesomeCook Mar 5, 05:27 PM #ThiS place does look amazing, I want that blat!!!
— Muppy Mar 14, 02:01 PM #recently tried out their night menu – amazing too! though i’m considering driving back up there on the weekend just to try that BLAT
— plan-mb May 1, 06:33 PM #Ate here this morning after reading your review! The food and coffee tasted nice and all, but their customer service was quite poor to say the least. The staff seemed very disinterested/bored and my friend and I must have stood in the entrance for a good five minutes without being acknowledged. Our bacon and egg rolls came out very slowly, probably a 40 minute wait, by which we had already finished our coffees! Left disappointed despite the good food.
— Michelle Jun 3, 03:21 PM #