As if their narnies and apple crumble bowls weren’t enough, Redfern institution Three Williams is currently featuring what is perhaps their greatest menu to date. The playful cafe has always been one of the most popular brunch spots in Sydney but they’ve truly taken the cake this year, and it’s only going to get better now that winter has brought reason for a bunch of dedicated truffle-loaded dishes like the indulgent looking truffle toastie and ‘gram-breaking truffle cookies & cream dessert. It’s almost enough to outshine the menu’s most eye-catching item: a Golden Gaytime French toast.
Word of Three Williams’ creative kitchen first echoed across Sydney a few years ago when they started doing ‘narnies’, sandwiches made from thick, rich naan breads with overloaded fillings like southern fried chicken or braised beef brisket. Then came the French toasts which were usually topped with fresh berries and ice cream. Needless to say, diners from all of the city were regularly flocking to this sunken Elizabeth Street warehouse-style cafe.
There’s no doubt the people will keep flowing through now that menu has the likes of the Maple Bacon Blini, a buckwheat pancake with maple bacon, silverbeet, poached egg, apple hollandaise, bacon crumb and chives; the Vegan Bowl with a whole medley of fresh veggies like shredded kale and roasted pumpkin; and the aforementioned Golden Gaytime inspired French Toast, which is a crunchy brioche French toast with house-made vanilla ice cream rolled in a chocolate cookie crumb, chocolate crisps, fresh strawberry and toffee sauce.
Then there’s the truffle menu being introduced from 6th June for a limited time. Five items are on the menu, so it’s not just the loaded truffle mushroom toastie, although that’s the stand-out with a medley of garlic and parsley sauteed mushroom with wilted baby spinach, Gruyere cheese, fried eggs and shaved truffle. The others include crispy truffle skin chicken breast with Jerusalem artichoke puree, sauteed cavolo nero, chestnut and kombu beurre noisette, shaved truffle and Jerusalem artichoke fries; the roasted peking duk angel hair pasta served with ginger infused cream sauce, parsley, shaved truffle and fried onion crumb; and truffle sweet potato fries with three cheese sauce and chives.
Wrap that all up with dessert, that aforementioned truffle cookies and cream dessert with macadamia cookie, truffle mandarin creme patisserie, fresh mandarin, gold dust feuilletine, dark choc crispearls and shaved truffle.
Be warned through, the truffle dishes come with a hefty price tag – even when compared to their usual premium brunch dishes – from $22 all the way up to $37.
Three Williams
Address: 613a Elizabeth St, Redfern
Contact: (02) 9698 1111
Website: http://threewilliamscafe.com
Hours: 7 days, 7am-4pm
Images: Three Williams.
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