The Baker's Block
Dishing out pies, pastries and bread in the middle of Barclay Square, hit them up for your daily loaf or a sweet treat.
Average Rating: 7 / 10
Average Price: $7.80
Venture north up Sydney Road until the intersection with Moreland Road, and you'll find Donny's Deli. Relatively new, this sandwich and coffee shop has a simple menu, serving wheat-based delicacies of many forms. Croissants and pastries, sandwiches and bagels, there's something to satiate the sweet tooth as well as savoury. Their main draw cards are four simple sandwiches: cheese, tuna, mushroom and a reuben.
Donny's has a small, condensed layout with a few stools facing back towards Moreland. It's best to get takeaway and eat in one of the nearby parks, because you might be waiting a little while for a seat.
Serving Allpress coffee, expect your brew to be consistent, dark and chocolatey.
Even the grill marks on the bread are a thing of beauty.
Sunday Lunch
For when you don't feel like anything fancy, but that doesn't mean you have to compromise on taste.
Mushroom Toastie$10.00
9 / 10This is the best sandwich I've had in Brunswick. Goat's cheese keeps everything moist, cream and tangy, while the mushrooms are sautéed and seasoned. A fresh herby pesto mellows out the acidity adds a wallop of flavour. The ratio of bread to filling is bang on. A pleasure to eat and I'll certainly be back.
By Timocles
Rueben Sandwich$14.00
7 / 10Plenty of tang from the sauerkraut and pickles, the fatty brisket is fried before serving to add extra crunch. Missing a sweet element to offset the acidity, still a great sandwich.
By Timocles
