It had been a slow old day at the office, and I needed to escape for lunch. I felt that the sun creeping in through the Level 4 kitchen window was not going to 'brighten' my day (excuse the pun) and so I went down stairs to check out what items on the UrbanFood menu could ignite a little excitement into my day.
Some people had been complaining about the price of coffee and food at Urban Food, however not only did I find the prices fare (note: I'm orginally from Sydney) - I also found that they have a 'happy hour' from 9-10am where their small coffee is $2, medium $3 and large $4. I've been jumping on the 'happy hour' band-wagon now for the past 2 weeks and they recognise my face/know my name - so surely I owe it to them to give their lunch options a go!
They had two lunch specials - a chicken burger and a red curry - but I opted for the fish burger on the regular menu and was knocked off my chair. It was DELIGHTFUL! It was an amazingly crispy fish pattie (covered in what I am guessing was Panko bread crumbs), dressed with rich read tomato slices and crunchy cos lettuce, topped and taled with a delicious sauce which wasn't tartare ... but had lots of dill and capers, all inside a warm crusty roll. It also came with a side of homemade crisps - heavily salted/peppered and just the way I like them.
I sat down with a free magazine on one of the bench seats (so I didn't feel like a loser eating lunch alone), and it was great being able to listen to the elemusic (another thing I miss greatly from working in private enterprise - listening to music/the radio whilst working).
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Urban Food Store and Cafe
Location: Corner of Marcus Clarke and Edinburgh Streets
About: Urban Food Store + Cafe is Canberra’s only organic cafe and wholefoods store. Located within the New Acton precinct, Urban Food Store + Cafe features a great selection of fresh, 100% certified and intolerance friendly meals, tea, coffee and sweets.
Opening Hours:
Supermarket:
Monday - Friday 7.30am - 7.30pm
Saturday & Sunday 8.30am - 5.00pm
Café kitchen:
Monday - Friday 7.30am - 2.30pm
Saturday & Sunday 8.30am - 2.30pm
Coffee & cake:
Monday - Friday 7.30am - 4.30pm
Saturday & Sunday 8.30am - 3.30pm
Some people had been complaining about the price of coffee and food at Urban Food, however not only did I find the prices fare (note: I'm orginally from Sydney) - I also found that they have a 'happy hour' from 9-10am where their small coffee is $2, medium $3 and large $4. I've been jumping on the 'happy hour' band-wagon now for the past 2 weeks and they recognise my face/know my name - so surely I owe it to them to give their lunch options a go!
They had two lunch specials - a chicken burger and a red curry - but I opted for the fish burger on the regular menu and was knocked off my chair. It was DELIGHTFUL! It was an amazingly crispy fish pattie (covered in what I am guessing was Panko bread crumbs), dressed with rich read tomato slices and crunchy cos lettuce, topped and taled with a delicious sauce which wasn't tartare ... but had lots of dill and capers, all inside a warm crusty roll. It also came with a side of homemade crisps - heavily salted/peppered and just the way I like them.
I sat down with a free magazine on one of the bench seats (so I didn't feel like a loser eating lunch alone), and it was great being able to listen to the elemusic (another thing I miss greatly from working in private enterprise - listening to music/the radio whilst working).
WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW:
Location: Corner of Marcus Clarke and Edinburgh Streets
About: Urban Food Store + Cafe is Canberra’s only organic cafe and wholefoods store. Located within the New Acton precinct, Urban Food Store + Cafe features a great selection of fresh, 100% certified and intolerance friendly meals, tea, coffee and sweets.
Opening Hours:
Supermarket:
Monday - Friday 7.30am - 7.30pm
Saturday & Sunday 8.30am - 5.00pm
Café kitchen:
Monday - Friday 7.30am - 2.30pm
Saturday & Sunday 8.30am - 2.30pm
Coffee & cake:
Monday - Friday 7.30am - 4.30pm
Saturday & Sunday 8.30am - 3.30pm
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