Rustica Sourdough

Nice enough place. Music a tad loud and totally the wrong genre for what could be a good vibe. The bread is good and the sandwiched tasty. Didn’t try the coffee but the bought-​in juice was tasty.
Would give more stars but the toilets were cleaned some time in 1997 and never since… That always gives me the heebie-​jeebies. Look up at the air extractor vent or the pipe work around the loo and you’ll see what I mean.

Picked Rustica Sourdough to have brunch with some friends on a Sunday morning. Best decision ever! :) There are heaps of cafes to choose from in Fitzroy, but decided to try this place and we were not disappointed. I picked the ‘sautéed greens’ for breakfast. It consisted of sautéed broccolini, beans and snow peas served on sourdough with haloumi, resting on a bed of smashed avocado and pesto. Oh and a poached egg and almonds on top! I was originally going to attempt the Croque Monsieur — but there’s always next time! It was a generous serving and was such a delight to eat. Fresh, yum and very green. Friend ordered the french toast — and although I didn’t get to taste it — it looked delicious. I would love to be able to try their breads — especially the pumpkin sourdough next time.

Cronut.
Go there.
Devour Cronut.
Lick your fingers, don’t waste a crumb.
Seriously so amazing. A croissant and a donut got together and made the most deliciously glorious baby.

Carb lovers take note:
From the traditional sourdough, grainy loaf or my personal favourite — the rosemary and vine fruit — this is some damn good bread. The baguettes are good to slice and accompany a cheese platter, or buy a sliced tin loaf and throw it in your freezer for easy-​to-​grab bread each breakfast
Pro tip: keep an eye out for the hot cross buns at Easter.

Good bread for takeaway or a café for brunch. Pretty standard brunch menu of eggs and their house baked bread and some tasty looking specials. Their coffee is roasted in Geelong

Gold trophy Passionfruit tart. Hello my new friend.

I just had a savory muffin and a coffee, and both were excellent, and the service was excellent.
The other food that diners near me had looked excellent — the Avocado mash especially. I must go back there and try it soon.

I popped in here the other day for a quick lunch. Id had takeaway hot chocolates from here a few times and always found them pretty good, however what inspired me to write this review was the most magnificent chicken pie Ive ever had in my life!!!
I was peckish and wanted something to eat — I dont normally eat pies and things like that but I couldnt find anything else there that looked particularly appertizing for whatever reason and so I decided on the pie and a hot chocolate. The poor bloke behind the counter had to deal with quite a lot of customers all by himself which kind of annoyed me a bit as it made me think «gosh, are they too tight to put on a second staff member» but was probably more to do with my more selfish thought of «hurry up, Im really hungry»… Anyway, I ordered the pie and it cost $ 6.50 which I thought quite frankly was daylight robbery, however I sat and had a quick look at the newspaper while I waited (quite a while) for the pie and hot chocolate. It was quite busy and the poor guy was working by himself.
Anyway, the pie and hot chocolate came and I took it away. When I opened it, I noticed that included in the bag with the pie was a little plastic container of chutney or sauce (probably chutney) and although it had spilled a bit I thought «thats a nice touch» and the concept made me feel good! Then I bit into the pie and it was the most magnificant pie Ive ever had in my life!!! It had huge chunks of chicken — real meat rather than processed mince! It was delicious! These chunks were about as big as dominos! They were delicious too — as were the mushrooms and peas etc. (It was a chicken and mushroom pie to be precise). I really really enjoyed it and although it was expensive, I am more than happy to pay this price for it again and actually look forward to having another one!
Of course the hot chocolate was delicious too — which also added smiles!
Im reluctant to give the place 5 stars as the service took a while and it is expensive, though if they keep doing pies like that they might just force their way into that 5^th star! Keep up the good work Rustica Sourdough!