Mocha and Darjeeling: Common Ground Cafe, Katoomba

By pure chance I have ended up on at the Blue Mountains one lazy Sunday afternoon, and it was no coincidence that I headed straight to the Common Ground Cafe for lunch. I have driven past this corner cafe a number of times before, always with the intentions to try it but never got around to it due to the cafe being closed or me not being hungry. However this time around, luck is on my side.

Even before I entered this little cafe, I was struck by how natural and organic looking everythig is. But when I set foot into the cafe, I was left speechless. I will let the pictures do the talking:

Yes ... there is a little 'balcony' upstairs!

Such a lovely fireplace

The whole cafe has booth seats apart from the bar area, which made it comfortable and a perfect spot for hanging out with friends.

My obsession with trying coffee from different places saw me ordering a mocha ($3.00) to start with. The coffee was strong and aromatic with a lovely balance of coffee/chocolate.

We also ordered a mango smoothies ($5.00) which was huge! Not that we are complaining because it was thick and tasty and indeed very mango-ey.

For food we had the pumpkin soup with garlic toast ($7.50) which you can also get in a mug with toast for $4.00. The soup was thick and creamy just as you would want it on a cold wintery night. Three slices of garlic toasts came with the soup and boy are they good! Interestingly we overheard the table next to us talking about the pumpkin soup being excellent and everyone from that table then ordered the soup!

Pumpkin Soup with Garlic Toast

We also opted for the barramundi burger ($9.00) served with chips. I was a little disappointed when the burger came out because of the potato chips that came with the burger. But one bite into this little baby and I was in heaven. The fish fillet was moist and fall-apart soft, and the garlic butter and mayo combo on the sesame bun was just divine. Now I will need to drive 2 hours to get my burger fix.

Barramundi Burger with chips

Food Porn - Barramundi Burger

One could tell that a lot of work has been put into this cafe, there were beautiful drawings all over the wall, the table and even the step of the stairs!