As part of Good Food Month, Silo Bakery in Kingston is holding a 3-course set lunch menu for $38. This offer is available Tuesday to Saturday lunch during the month of October. I was greeted at the door and shown to a table. The set lunch menu was explained to me and includes either a glass of wine, Coopers Pale Ale or sparkling mineral water. Since I don’t drink, I chose the sparkling mineral water.
The entree consisted of Oysters Rockerfeller which is topped with spinach and cheese before being baked. These were still steaming when they came out.
The main was the beef daube with gougère (a savoury choux pastry) and ortie (nettle). The beef was tender and fell apart easily. I loved the simple red wine jus – delicious! I’ve never eaten nettle before. To me it tasted a bit like spinach. I was glad for the small portion as dessert was coming next.
A coffee is included with dessert and I ordered my usual soy mocha. I couldn’t taste much chocolate in it so I only drank half of it. Dessert was a clafoutis (a baked French tart with fruit) and I was surprised to see such a huge slice. This clafoutis was topped with pear and cherries, smothered in syrup with a dollop of crème fraîche on the side. I INHALED this dessert. It had been warmed up so the flan-like custardy batter was gooey and warm, and incredibly moorish. Major foodgasm. The thin soft biscuit base was a nice support to the flan-like batter. I’ll definitely be ordering more of these tarts!
If you haven’t been to Silo Bakery yet, here’s a shot of some of the tarts (all $6) available that day. Larger tarts are also available but limited, so best to pre-order the larger sizes. A range of breads from $5-7 are available to purchase and are displayed on the back shelf.
There are also a range of savoury tarts, focaccias and rolls you can take away for lunch.
I bought some tarts to take away – the orange brulee (left) and caramelised pear tart (right).
Silo Bakery is always busy and packed on a Saturday morning, so best get there early. I thought service was great – friendly, prompt with providing clean cutlery and napkins before the start of each course, and knowledgeable about the food on the menu. Check out the program for Good Food Month online.
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Foodgasm 7.5/10
