My best friend and I visited Syndicate Room for a late lunch on Sunday afternoon and were glad to have the venue mostly to ourselves. The waitress told us that they had had a super busy morning/lunch and had sold out of 3 of the menu items, which was a shame.Despite that, we were still overwhelmed with how many delicious sounding items there were on the menu. I chose the corn fritters with the "blue heaven" smoothie and my friend chose the breakfast board and an iced latte.
The presentation is what stood out to me the most. With enough beetroot puree to put a baby food company to shame, the colours in each dish were rich and vibrant. The serving sizes were also very generous. All of their dishes are very "Insta-worthy" because of this.I was a bit disappointed with my poached egg, as when I cut in to it, it was not cooked properly and I asked for a side of bacon, which came out late and was only warmed up. The corn fritters, however, were absolutely divine! They had a very strong flavour and were nice and crunchy. They were all a unique flavour, which proved that they were made on site and not just frozen. The fritters came served on a bed of Kale, which made the dish look nice, but I did not eat any of it. The "salsa" in the dish was tasty, but minimal.
I loved my blue heaven smoothie - each flavour (coconut, banana, blueberry, mango, almond butter & maple syrup) were all very complimentary and not too rich. As most smoothies do these days, the drink was decorated with coconut flakes and chia seeds on top, which looked pretty, but made it difficult to finish when they all clumped up at the bottom of the glass and got stuck in the straw.
My friend devoured the brekky board, but was too full by the end to finish his mini muesli. The said that the corn fritters were delicious and loved having juice on the side. He said that the salad was his favourite, but had huge chunks of chilli in it, which he was not expecting (and he loves chilli).I don't live out this way at all, but I am glad that I made the hike out to Sandringham to visit Syndicate Room. Their food is delicious and very photogenic, so I can see why they keep running out of their popular dishes. Make sure to visit early on weekends to avoid missing out haha. Thanks for having us, team :)
