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"Amazing place, great food, friendly staff. Had breakfast there and the chili croissant was just amazing ... highly recommend this place."
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Adresse: 95 Old Castle Hill Rd, West Pennant Hills, The Hills Shire, New South Wales 2154, Australia, 2125, WEST PENNANT HILLS
Stadt: WEST PENNANT HILLS
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Cafe Saligna is a true hidden gem because it's literally hidden inside the Cumberland State Forest, next to the Koala Park. Though Google says it is located on the 95 Pennant Hills Road, keep your eyes on the sign to the forrest and just drive down until you see the cafe signage. (Don't worry you are not going to get lost) After a great hike on a beautiful sunny day, we passed a tree top adventure park, and some barbies, and reached a nursery and a cafe, Cafe Saligna.We were so blown away that there was a big cafe located inside the forest and surprisingly that place was packed! Both indoor and outdoor seatings are available and I must say that the open kitchen looks relatively small when compared to the big size of the, I guess we can call, restaurant. Just like most of other cafes, the place is opened for Breakfast and Lunch. Reservation is highly recommended because this place can get real busy! We spent a good amount of time sitting, chatting, and of course eating + drinking. We managed to try both of their Breakfast and Lunch menu. BREAKFASTSalmon & Broad Beans AUD 19I must say broad bean is not the most common ingredient but some how this protein rich soft mushy bean complimented the savoury salmon and buttery avo nicely. The combination is elevated with a perfectly runny poached egg, almond, and chia seeds. It's a pretty much a more down-to-earth version of superfood mashup on nicely toasted sourdough.Chilli Scramble Croissant AUD 19Another interesting dish, at least to me, is to have scramble egg cooked with halloumi, spinach, and chilli. Halloumi can get pretty rubbery sometimes but not in this case because the cheese is in a semi-melted state, which gives a good bite as well as its unique irresistible savoury cheese taste. Sandwiching all that with buttery croissant so yeah I am so down with that! LUNCHCharcoal Beef Burger AUD 22Lunch menu starts from 12pm and we can't wait to try their "Black Burger". These kind of hipster burgers are trending now but is it a yay or nay? I loved how they grilled the American cheese with the pattie, and they used a somewhat leaner bacon. We certainly don't mind getting our hands dirty because it's pretty juicy with all those saucy condiments including sriracha aioli, onion relish, and American mustard.Fish of the Day AUD 26As a fish lover, I liked that the fillet was grilled to the right doneness. I personally enjoyed the aromatic powerful saffron & lemon infusion but I wasn't sure if the herbs they use could be widely accepted by everyone. The beautiful plated dish not only tasted delicious but looked delicious too, thanks to the cute little winter veggies and crush nuts!DESSERTPassionfruit Tart You can't go to a brunch without dessert, despite the fact that we were already very satisfied with our main dishes. We were tempted by all those good-looking cakes, apple pies, loafs, muffins, pastries. We picked probably the smallest one which is their passionfruit tart. That custard-y filling is velvet smooth and not overly sweetened. The tart base is still crunchy but not too hard to eat. It's basic but on point. Finish off the scrumptious brunch in Cafe Saligna with a cuppa Piccolo is just like adding icing on the cake. Gochisousama!Address: 95 Castle Hill Rd, West Pennant Hills NSW 2126Phone:(02) 9873 2955Hours: Wednesday 9am–4pmThursday 9am–4pmFriday 9am–4pmSaturday 9am–4pmSunday 9am–4pmMonday 9am–4pmTuesday 9am–4pm- This article is powered by hkblogger
We sat down and ordered coffees during the change over to the lunch menu. This seemed to throw the staff into a tailspin. The waitress pointed out the lunch menu had not yet begun even though it was 11.59am precisely and lunch started at 12. We glanced at the menu and tried to immediately order, and were told we could only order coffee and cake because others were seated before us. So we decided to stick with coffee and eat elsewhere. If people are seated earlier and need time to peruse the menu and make selections, that shouldn't impact people who can make their order straight away. Amateur hour at the beautifully situated but poorly managed Saligna Cafe.
The manager had incredible anger issues. He constantly stormed across the cafe to abuse customers and people visiting the Cumberland State Forest information centre to shut the door that led into the information centre, not the cafe. He was incredibly rude on several occasions. I would not recommend this place to anyone, purely on the mismanagement of this cafe. If the manager treats customers and potential customers without respect, I can only imagine how he treats his staff. I'm quite surprised locals choose to dine there, I understand the location is undoubtedly lovely. However, I never recommended this place to anyone.
I decided to take the dog for a walk through Cumberland Forest Pennant Hills. I had not had any lunch so parked and left dog in car for a minute. Went into the cafe to buy something to eat as I walked the dog. No nothing available unless you sit in the restaurant (except I was told I could buy a muffin, but did not want a muffin for lunch). I was hoping for a sandwich or similar and a take away coffee but no nothing. Very disappointing for a State Forest recreation centre.
Amazing place, great food, friendly staff. Had breakfast there and the chili croissant was just amazing ... highly recommend this place.
