Self Raised, Carlton

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On the hunt for more sandwiches I made the trek to Self Raised in South Sydney’s Carlton where a queue was already forming at 10.30. The menu is short and sweet with 2 breakfast sandwiches and 5 sandwiches available for lunch and all up I waited 20 mins

I… may have overordered but I had wanted to try everything! I had made it in time before the 11am deadline and scored the egg, cheese and hashbrown breakfast sandwich and added the sausage patty. And then my new favourite sandwich in Sydney is the smoked beef with pickles, cheese, mustard and secret sauce. I thought the meat was a generous portion and I loved the combination of melty cheese with the briny pickles and toasted bread.

Next is the tuna with lettuce and pickles and I added chilli all housed on beautifully soft and fluffy white bread.

The poached chicken is a surprise winner with cucumber, cheddar, crisp lettuce and just the right amount of herb mayo.

Lastly was the hoagie with mortadella, salami and beef, this was fine but probably not something I’d order again.

Onto the desserts! I spied a cream filled donut in the pastry cabinet and even though it’s called a Boston cream donut this doesn’t have the chocolate glaze or a custard filling. It’s a very good donut though, super light and fluffy with the perfect amount of filling.

I also got the crueller which was airy and light and lastly the custard tart is a beauty, the pastry shell is delicate and the custard filling perfectly smooth.