Say Cheese
Editorial
The first Italian coffee machine arrived in Tasmania from Melbourne in 1956, costing only a few pounds less than the price of a new Holden car. Those were the days when people stumbled to pronounce “cappuccino” which, if ordered, was made by a “Harris Boiler”, an ingenious, multi-purpose cylindrical urn with so many spouts and dials you needed a license to drive it. Say Cheese is owned by the son of the Harris Boiler inventor and today caters to Hobart's well-established “latte set” with some of the best coffee in town - 16 variations on the coffee theme, all made by the latest Italian gizmo.
Situated in the Salamanca Square foodie precinct, it also serves some 20 different cakes, desserts, and fresh berry pancakes and has fun on its extensive breakfast and luncheon menu with dishes like eggs Salmon Rushdie (scrambled with smoked salmon), Le Grand Sandwich de Boeuf, Julius Caesar salad, pizza Amore and Nana Moussaka while the Real Men's Quiche and Joe Palooka's Hot Chocolate Fudge sundae are big hits with the ladies. Despite the smiley menu, the food and service are seriously good and you can people-watch al fresco while sipping one of 15 wines by the glass from a selection of over 40 very well-priced Tasmanian drops from all regions of the state - one of the best Tasmanian lists in the city.
Graeme Phillips, December 2005
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Emily Hudson
November 09, 2009
I went to Say Cheese for breakfast yesterday and they ran out of hollondaise sauce...can you believe it! When i asked whether they could make some more, the waiter replied no. Service was below expectation and the food was too.
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