Cafe Topiary, Epping

Across the road from Epping Coles/council carpark, Cafe Topiary is a solitary building surrounded by gravelled car parking areas servicing the businesses along the busy Beecroft Road. It's not exactly situated in a location you'd expect to see a cafe but it sure is convenient to get to by car/public transport.

The cafe has an open street-facing balcony shielded by plants and umbrellas, and is surrounded by an ornamental fence, turning the balcony into an idyllic environment - the ideal spot on a nice and sunny spring morning for breakfast/brunch.

Topiary Sourdough Special ($17.40)
Toasted sourdough bread topped with avocado, bacon, camembert cheese, tomato, 
oven roasted pumpkin, mushrooms and fresh basil

I thoroughly enjoyed my meal - there was a healthy serving of mushrooms, (slightly burnt) roasted pumpkin, tomato (roasted in half), melted camembert (mmmm....), crispy bacon, avo and rocket (instead of basil =( )... all served on top of 1.5 slices of sourdough bread. Normally I'm not a fan of pumpkin (unless coated in tempura batter and/or deep fried), but I actually liked eating it.

Other items ordered to the table include:

Topiary Breakfast Trifle ($14.40)
Layers of pistachios, pecans, honey, yoghurt & muesli, topped with berries 
& fresh banana and strawberries.

Eggs (poached, scrambled or fried) ($9.40)
With buttered thick cut toast + side of chorizo sausage (+$4.90)

The breakfast trifle sounded tempting (especially for a health fanatic) and came with an ample serving of fresh fruit. The poached eggs were cooked to perfection and topped with a single large basil leaf.

The quality of the food here is relatively consistent and their prices are comparable to other local cafes (expect to pay up to $20 for breakfast/lunch), but the food doesn't hold a candle to places like Element6 in West Ryde.


P.S. It's most definitely a sad day to eat a meal with two guys and find yourself, as a girl, having the most substantial plate of food out of the three ordered... awkwarrrdd...