Badmanner Thymes Cafe, Parramatta
Woah baby. How epic does this Kimchi Burger ($15) look?! Badmanner Thymes Cafe (2/1 Horwood Place, Parramatta) has been open for a couple of months now but recently they have been opening on Saturdays and soon on Sundays! I’d seen this burger on the interwebs and that was enough for me to roll out of bed one Saturday and drag the boy along.
Hugged together by a sesame brioche bun, the 6 hours slow cooked pulled pork is melt in the mouth tender and ohh boy the homemade kimchi is spicy! Duh, kimchi is usually spicy but I just couldn’t stop eating it and eventually my mouth accepted the burning. That, or it lost all feeling and decided to give up on life. The citrus aioli on the cabbage was zingy and creamy and helped with the burning. I pulled out the crispy sweet potato chips to eat separately because they were brilliant and I wanted to make them last the entire meal.
The Eggs Benedict ($12) sure is a beauty! You have the choice of salmon or ham with the bene but I decide to go for the sautéed mushrooms, avocado and spinach instead.
RUNNY EGG YOLK SHOT! Badmanner Thymes Cafe uses free range eggs and they are deeeeelicious! The buttered sourdough bread was loaded with a mountain of mushrooms and a generous amount of avo but yeah, those eggs, man I love eggs!
On our second visit I was determined to get the Bulgogi Roll ($13) because I am a recent convert to the religion of wasabi and let me tell you, the wasabi aioli on this roll is just bloody awesome! The wholemeal roll had been lightly toasted so it was able to hold all the super juicy shavings of beef without getting soggy and the strips of pickled white radish, red onion and spinach help to cut the richness. And woo more crispy sweet potato chips! They weren’t a vivid orange but no worries they still tasted awesome, the world needs more sweet potato chips!
The Mexican Chilli Bean Baked Eggs ($16) looked pretty impressive but we weren’t too keen on the addition of smoked salmon and found the chilli to be a bit on the watery side. But we loved the medley of beans and ricotta and the eggs were gloriously molten and oozy and perfect to dip with the toasted sourdough.
We were seated directly opposite the pastry cabinet and just couldn’t resist ordering something to satisfy my sweet tooth…
The Cronuts Brewnuts ($4.50) are from Brewtown and while it’s great that us Westies get some cronut love, I do prefer eating them freshly made as they can get a bit soggy and oily.
I’m finding caffeine to be the cause of making me feel a lil psycho lately so have had to give the coffee and energy drinks a rest for a bit but Badmanner Thymes sources their beans from Tulip.Shi if you’re keen for the caffeine hit. We opt instead for fresh juices ($5), granny smith for me and orange and ginger for the boy.
Hooray for more brunch options in Parra!
