A lot of things impressed me about Church St. Cafe in Dubbo (or CSC as the signs say) when we dined there.
But there was one element which stood out. It wasn't the cool decor, the funky layout, the great looking, pleasant and efficient staff, or the feeling of being in one of the 'hip and happening' places in town - it was the fact all the food was fresh ..... and this was on the fourth day of a four day long weekend over Christmas 2015.
With my history in restaurants, I know how hard it is to have fresh food on a Sunday, let alone on a Monday of a four day long weekend. Each of us ordered something different and each of us commented how fresh the food was.
CSC could easily have been lifted straight out of one of hip cafe suburbs in Sydney or Melbourne.
The food did take a little longer, but even we expected this because of the large number of patrons, both inside the restaurant and outside. Also, the tables were a great size, easily fitting three a side. And the big, open windows make this place so open and non-claustrophobic.
The menu was neat, concise and perfect for the weekend and the dishes were well presented.
Also, there was a second element which made me love CSC even more - and that was the background music. It was there, it was 'up', it could be heard BUT it was NOT loud - yeeesssss!
Earlier in the day, we had had a coffees and they were above average, although the milk might have been slightly burnt (too hot) in my flat white.
I really recommend this place, especially for city folks travelling to Dubbo for whatever reason.
I really hope they do well .... and other cafes in Dubbo take the time to visit, taste and experience what CSC do, because they do what they do really, really well. read more