Address:
95 Whitehorse Rd
Balwyn 3103 VIC
Phone: (03) 9816 8911
Food: ModOz, Cafe, Organic
Average price: $4.90-$19.90
Complimentary: Iced clockface cookies with our bill.
We ordered: Lemonade scones with bon maman jam & Chantilly cream - $3.50
A enjoyed this (served with raspberry jam this time) but didn't like the fact that the jam was served in one large jar rather than individual portion sizes. She was put off by the fact that another patron might have doubled dipped before her.
Spanish potato tortilla with manchego
This was average. The potatoes were cooked through but the dish was hot and cold, perhaps from being reheated rather than being made to order. It was also bland in terms of the flavour profile, I was tempted to add salt to pick it up a bit.
Hopkins River Eye fillet steak sandwich, beetroot & blood orange relish, caramel onions, bacon, roast tomato, aged Maffra farmhouse cheddar & a poached gooey egg - $21.9
Both S and Mr.M enjoyed this as much as they had previously. Still the best dish on the menu according to them.
Service: OK. When we arrived on a Saturday morning we were told a table would be ready in about 15mins, unfortunately that 15mins turned into 45mins, and when you are 8months pregnant standing on the sidewalk on a 7degree Celsius wintry morning it's a little too long when you only expected to be waiting 15mins. After being seated and ordering the food still took a while to come out as they were at full capacity, we also had to ask after the brownie which they seemed to have forgotten, so after hoping to eat breakfast at 11am we ended up eating at 12:30, by which point we were grumpy and hungry.
Atmosphere: A touch cramped. There are tons of chairs in front, inside and out the back. Mostly dark, neutral colours. The noise level gets really loud when full and if seated at the front you are subject to cold draughts whenever the door is opened.
Parking: Ample - large amount of street parking, not a super busy area.
Website: http://www.snowpony.com.au/
Hours: Mon-Fri 8am-4pm
Sat-Sun 8.30am-4pm
Would I return: No - the waits are too long for breakfast.
Oh I'm so glad you reviewed this place. I've been meaning to pay them a visit for ages.. the waiting is a slight turn off though, but really.. you have to queue everywhere these days!
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