——-08/08/2011——-
It is not often I’d get up early and meet friends for breakfast on a Monday morning but then again it’s not often (that my friend visits) that I hear that there’s a new venue in Canberra which supposedly has macarons that rival Pierre Herme !
Farmer’s daughter is a modern looking cafe located at the Yarralumla shops where they sport the ‘Campos’ brand of coffee.
I was excited about the food but obviously some people were more excited about the coffee:
http://www.beanhunter.com/cafes/review/Farmers-Daughter
My friends were a little underwhelmed by the coffee, one of them who had been to this venue before said that the coffee was better the previous time. Maybe just a bad barista on the day?
Hot Chocolate “African Red”-with the ‘Campos’ coffee logo! How cute! Just like a normal hot chocolate, nothing too special.
Breakfast Platter- A selection of breads and pastries served with cultured butter, preserves and seasonal fruit. 10 points for presentation but nothing too special on the platter.
Hot pot mushroom in a garlic white wine sauce- Very delicious and a nice savoury contrast to the breakfast platter
No wonder the macarons were so delicious! They are made by one of my favourite local brands- ‘dream cuisine patisserie‘ (will definitely blog about them again later!). Although they may seem pricey, it was well worth it (although cheaper if you buy direct from their stall at the Epic Farmer’s markets [Sat] and the Southside Farmer’s market [Sun]). There is apparently more selection usually but that day there was only two and of course I had to get both- lemon ($4) and the truffle macaron ($10). They were to die for and did rival Pierre Herme (and I would know because I’ve eaten his macarons! Oh gosh I hope I find the photos! ).
Maybe the truffle macaron wasn’t worth $10 (but you gotta try these things at least once) but it was still nice- an earthy hazelnut flavour. The lemon one was very surprisingly tasty, it tasted exactly like a delicious lemon tart which is amazing given it’s size and texture.
A photo from a friend who just rubbed it in that she went again without me . I highly recommend the ‘salted caramel‘ as well as the ‘raspberry‘ macaron. DELICIOUS!
She also grabbed a very fancy sandwich (with a very big price tag of $14) while she was there.
Overall a very cute space to meet up with friends for a coffee and some very nice sweets. I would love to go again and hope it does well as it shares the Yarralumla shops with two other bakeries/cafes.
Venue: Farmers daughter
Address: 27 Bentham Street, Yarralumla, Canberra
Phone: (02) 62812233
Opening hours: Monday – Friday: 7:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Saturday: 8:00 AM – 2:00 PM
TALES OF A CONFECTIONIST 