Foodcraft

Foodcraft was bursting at prime time lazy lunch o'clock and the atmosphere (minus the baby which kept accidentally-on-purpose spraying water from its sippy cup at me) was a fun weekend local crowd. I made the mistake of arriving hangry and the first thing I saw was the mountains stack of Tella balls i.e. sugar coated spherical doughnut balls bursting with nutella. The sight of them alone was enough to start the makings of a sugar coma. But I was there for the reuben, well the "new york reueben" exactly.

The new york reuben (take away for $12, but sit down for close to $20) constituted of braised corned beef, saurkraut, swiss cheese and russian dressing. It also came with a hectic basket of chips - maybe that's why they call it the "new york" reuben. I was expecting a giant stack of juicy meat, given the new york reference and was left disappointed, with the hangry feelings not quite satisfied. Props to Foodcraft for the double cut stack, that in itself is the first double cut format of reuben that I've come across in Sydney. The sandwich itself was good, but not great and didn't have any star players. The chips were delicious and although the dressing on the side worked well to dip the chips in, the sandwich itself required some operation to get the dressing involved as an internal ingredient. A single slither of gherkin graced each layer and the bread wasn't as fresh as one would expect for a cafe that busy. The sandwich was also cut in half with a knife that obvsiouly was used prior for something that resembled pasta sauce, with the cut edges smeared with this unknown imposter condiment.

Come hungry for the Tella balls but give the reuben a miss.

7/10

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