Padburys Cafe Restaurant

We keep hitting the jackpot with restaurant choices! We decided to go here just by driving past leaving another place. We had a late breakfast.
First I will say that this restaurant is really beautiful. The bay windows are stunning and the street reminds me of being in England. Quaint. Welcoming.
We all ordered from the breakfast menu and had fresh squeezed juices which were delicious.
2 of us had the big breakfasts and 2 had eggs benedict. Well made and tasty. Food was out in no time and service was great.
I will definitely be going back to try the dinner menu

Whenever I venture into Guildford I tend to revisit the same places. Tonight I decided to try somewhere different and had dinner at Padbury’s. I’m so glad I did because the food was delicious! We had the garlic bread for starters which was garlicky and crunchy followed by the lamb rack and eye fillet steak. I rarely order lamb but it was on the specials board and sounded good. I wasn’t disappointed — it was tender and flavoursome and was accompanied with mash, a veggie stack, red wine jus and sweet potato chips. My hubby’s steak was cooked like he wanted, very rare, and was accompanied by mash, red wine jus, sweet potato chips and brocollini. I can’t really fault the food but if I had to be picky I’d say there was a slight lack of seasoning. But all in all I was very impressed! Little on the pricey side but I don’t mind paying for high quality ingredients.

We went during the week, and it was fairly quiet. We actually arrived about 45 minutes prior to the time I booked. When I called up to ask if we could come earlier, the staff member on the phone was so pleasant and likewise when we entered the restaurant she was equally as pleasant.
The restaurant has that warehouse type feel; high ceilings, some brick walls and it is decorated with vintage, antique pieces. It’s actually very funky! We were seated in one of the window seats which I wasn’t too keen on to start with as it’s like a window box and therefore everyone walking by looks at you like you’re a puppy on show. Thank-​fully Guildford isn’t that busy so we weren’t glared at, at all!
The menu, as expected was pretty straight forward. In a way I do like small menus as obviously they have worked out what their signature dishes are and hopefully they know how to do them well!
The wine list was similar. It was nice to see a mix of Australian wines (a few Swan Valley ones on there which was good) as well as a couple of New Zealand wines too. You can also BYO your own wine which is good to know for the future!
We decided to go local and opted for a bottle of the Olive Farm Brut for $ 28 which I thought was very reasonable. Bottle prices ranged from $ 28 up to $ 45 and glass prices from $ 7 up to $ 8.50 which is pretty good.
However the crown cap on the bottle of Olive Farm bubbles did confuse the waitress and I have no idea how she did it but when she tried to remove the cap she broke some of the glass off the top of the bottle. Without hesitation she went and got another new bottle. Which is good, no one wants to drink shards of glass! It was actually this incident which made me pop in a section on how to open bubbles with crown caps on my guest post for the Perth Champagne Club.
Mr. Spittoon and I were both dying for a good steak so we both ordered the; Char grill Harvey Beef served with potato mash, green beans, brocolini, mushroom ragout, crispy sweet potato and red wine jus for $ 39, it didn’t disappoint and knowing that we were getting one of the plates free with our Entertainment voucher, really sweetened the deal.
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Been here twice. Always exceptional. The place has a great feel to it — not too crowded and intimate enough that you can have a conversation. I’m not a vegetarian and often avoid vegetarian meals on menus. However, they have a few vegetarian dishes that taste amazing — Field mushroom entrée and the risotto for mains. However, if you are adverse to meat, you might want to avoid looking at the entrée menu — first time I have ever dined somewhere that had brains on the menu! I had the meat of the day from the blackboard menu (lamb) and I loved it. Perfectly cooked, perfectly seasoned. Would go back again and again — they certainly deserve the awards that adorn the walls.