Dank St Depot Cafe

Dank St Depot cafe states on it's website that it was founded "on the principles of the Slow Food movement", too fucking right, the food took at least 40 minutes to arrive at our table, and for a busy cafe at 10AM that is simply unacceptable.

It was Mothers day and Dank St is full of families going out for a special breakfast, despite the wailing babies and general family noise the cafe keeps close to its industrial aesthetic roots, with high ceilings and bare cement floors contrasting with the family demographic in the dining room.

The menu had some interesting options including fried zucchini fritters with spinach and a tomato salsa, as well as slow cooked broccoli on sourdough. Upon seeing the menu I realised that their was only one choice: creamed eggs with truffle oil, chives, a portabello mushroom, roasted tomato and toast. This is a classic at Dank st and I fondly remember ordering it the last time I came about three years ago.

After we order we wait, and wait and wait. Coffees come after 15 minutes, at which time I was about to chuck a Cartman and say "Da Fuck?!" what kind of busy, high-end cafe makes the customer wait 15 minutes for coffee?

After the coffees we endured the long wait for our meals, but when they came they did impress.

The truffle oil shined through in the creamy scrambled eggs, perfectly cooked with an even texture, the eggs melted in your mouth and left that wonderful truffley glow on my palate. However as I was trying to savour the aroma and taste from the eggs I noticed that my mum was the only one on the table without food...Dank St...Da Fuck?!, for a cafe to serve the mother last on mother's day is just un-professional and shows a deep lack of attention to detail, and when her food did come it was not made as asked, Dank St wasn't looking to good.

However the truffle aroma brought my attention away from my mum and onto much more important things, my breakfast! Which suffice to say I enjoyed thoroughly.

When one pays $19.50 for a small amount of truffled eggs with sides it should be outstanding, which unfortunately it just quite wasn't. Dank St does put out some very nice dishes, however the service leaves a bitter taste in my mouth.

Synposis
Food, Good, 7
Service, Shit, 5
Value, Shit, 3

Overall I'll give it 5/10
Get your act together Dank St.