March 9, 2011: Depot De Pain

Update 27/1/2019: Depot de Pain has permanently closed.

Milkbar Mag as well as was groovy to banking concern lucifer it out. They provided her amongst around peculiarly dense fruit breadstuff during her raisin toast experiments but nosotros wanted to banking concern lucifer out their dining-in options. So, amongst my blood brother (visiting from Tokyo) inwards tow, nosotros headed downwards for a pre-work Midweek breakfast.

The interior is all construct clean lines as well as minimalism laid upward off yesteryear a few gorgeous flourishes, similar the chandelier higher upward our table.

Menu-wise, it's all pretty French - croque monsieur, French toast, quiches, baguettes as well as pastries abound (vegans beware - everything inwards this house is probable to last at to the lowest degree 40% butter). Cindy went for something sweetish - banana breadstuff amongst berries as well as fromage frais ($9.50).

The portioning was a fleck strange - at that spot was plenty berry/yoghurt mix to smother twice equally much breadstuff equally was on the plate. Aside from that shaver quibble, Cindy was pretty happy amongst her dense as well as banana-y brekkie.

I went for something a fleck to a greater extent than substantial, Toast Champignon (sauteed woods mushrooms finished amongst herbs as well as truffle oil, $10.50) amongst a side of avocado ($3).

This was a pretty rich get-go to the day: the buttery mushrooms as well as the liberal purpose of the truffle petroleum meant that yesteryear the terminate of the repast I felt equally though my arteries had clogged upward a smidgen. But it was worth it - the mushies were perfectly cooked as well as the herbs as well as avocado cutting through the earthiness of the truffle petroleum nicely. The breadstuff is, equally you'd expect, excellent. We were also total to sample whatever of the pastries available at the counter - it won't last long!

Only the not-quite-blogs Milkbar as well as Broadsheet accept reviewed Depot de Pain as well as therefore far (Melbourne Dining Experiences has checked out their sis venue on St Kilda Rd).

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Depot de Pain
693 Rathdowne St, Carlton North
9349 1311
veg dishes $5.50 - $11.50

Accessibility: Good - no steps, proficient calorie-free as well as a reasonable sum of space.