The Lansdowne Cafe
Editorial
It used to be a hairdressing shop. Now it's all red and black and shiny with chrome, stainless steel and large glass windows: a very welcoming dining space in suburban West Hobart, only a minute drive from the CBD heart. Managed and staffed by some of the city's most experienced baristas, waiters and cooks, TLC has been a hit from day one thanks to the quality of its food and the friendly, professional service. A loyal clientele is attracted to what has become one of the city's best breakfast and casual lunch destinations.
The fluffiest, butteriest croissants come with three homemade jams, often including a wonderful, tangy cumquat marmalade. The Segafreddo coffee is consistently excellent, the product of experienced and caring baristas. Teas are loose leaf T2 selections, served in a pot. The same emphasis on freshness and quality ingredients is apparent in such dishes as eggs with grilled zucchini and aioli on sourdough, warm-from-the-oven muffins, the biscuits and such luscious cakes as blackberry and passionfruit or pear and cinnamon. Specials boards list the savoury and sweet additions and these are often a very good place to start. But with that TLC touch, it's hard to go wrong wherever you start.
Graeme Phillips, August 2006
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