27 November 2014

Best of Canberra - Pancakes

| Sophia Carlini
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I am drooling over the thought of a big stack of fluffy pancakes, smothered in salted caramel syrup, sprinkled with walnuts and topped with fresh banana.

Normally when I east breakfast, I am a bacon and egg kind of gal … savory over sweets. But this week I want to indulge. I’m going to treat myself to the biggest and best stack of pancakes!

Where can I find Canberra’s best pancakes?

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Rando_Calrissian1:25 pm 27 Nov 14

+ 1 for Common Grounds in Gowire.

Delicious and one serve is enough to serve 3 of 4 people.
Just get in early. Service can be a bit slow at peak times.
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Mysteryman said :

astrojax said :

Mysteryman said :

astrojax said :

home. piece of p#ss to make and you can add anything in any quantities you like. can make them gluten free, with/out buttermilk, with/out extra flavours – anyway you like for a fraction of the bought out price… and if you’ve got little ones, they love to help. and even washing up takes but moments.

Why is there always someone in these threads suggesting to make a meal at home? We all know that making them at home is an option. The call for suggestions was for places to go OUT and eat them.

no, op didn’t ask about going out – just where are canberra’s best? with pancakes, from my experience, home cooked rocks hardest. why the misguided angst?

It’s not misguided. I get sick of there always being someone commenting with “home” or “cook it yourself” in these types of threads when it’s abundantly clear to everyone that the OP is talking about going out, despite not explicitly saying so.

Which restaurant did the OP go to last week? I am pretty sure Sophia had snags … cooked at home.

Sophia – to sort this one out you may need to use Pancake Parlour as a baseline, and compare them to the next two most popular venues. As a side note, I am pretty sure the use of maple syrup anywhere near bacon is punishable with the death penalty so you should proceed cautiously.

As an amauteur my favourite pancakes were at Pancake Parlour… The next step was Enjoy Cafe in Gold Creek but now I have had the INCREDIBLE strawberry pancakes at Common Grounds in Gowrie and I can never go back. If you haven’t had these you haven’t lived! But beware… They make all other pancakes taste bad.

Mysteryman said :

astrojax said :

Mysteryman said :

astrojax said :

home. piece of p#ss to make and you can add anything in any quantities you like. can make them gluten free, with/out buttermilk, with/out extra flavours – anyway you like for a fraction of the bought out price… and if you’ve got little ones, they love to help. and even washing up takes but moments.

Why is there always someone in these threads suggesting to make a meal at home? We all know that making them at home is an option. The call for suggestions was for places to go OUT and eat them.

no, op didn’t ask about going out – just where are canberra’s best? with pancakes, from my experience, home cooked rocks hardest. why the misguided angst?

It’s not misguided. I get sick of there always being someone commenting with “home” or “cook it yourself” in these types of threads when it’s abundantly clear to everyone that the OP is talking about going out, despite not explicitly saying so.

It is likely that some people almost never eat out, and food is associated with cooking it yourself. If you want pancakes people who mostly cook their own food, likely don’t think where is the best place to go and have someone else cook it for them, but rather what will I put with the pancakes ‘I’ make.
Suggesting cooking it yourself is another alternative suggestion; that’s all, and you shouldn’t get annoyed about this. It’s an alternative to this or that restaurant. People should be able to contribute here, even if they never eat out.
Perhaps this could be seen as a cultural difference, between those who eat out regularly, and those who rarely do and associate food with cooking it yourself and restaurants hardly ever enter their thoughts.

octagonalman said :

This one isn’t necessarily for the OP but in the theme of these more budget-conscious times:
http://www.shopadocket.com.au/Coupon/ViewDeal/330584
Combine with a soft serve and you have pancakes and ice-cream for <$2.

If Maccas hotcakes weren’t rubbery junk I’d probably take up this offer.

I do agree that pancakes are generally best homemade because I haven’t found anywhere that doesn’t great pancakes for a reasonable price (pancake parlours are sooo expensive and even then you don’t get real maple syrup…)

I am interested in giving Sfoglia’s a try, most everything else they do is pretty decent.

Mysteryman said :

astrojax said :

Mysteryman said :

astrojax said :

home. piece of p#ss to make and you can add anything in any quantities you like. can make them gluten free, with/out buttermilk, with/out extra flavours – anyway you like for a fraction of the bought out price… and if you’ve got little ones, they love to help. and even washing up takes but moments.

Why is there always someone in these threads suggesting to make a meal at home? We all know that making them at home is an option. The call for suggestions was for places to go OUT and eat them.

no, op didn’t ask about going out – just where are canberra’s best? with pancakes, from my experience, home cooked rocks hardest. why the misguided angst?

It’s not misguided. I get sick of there always being someone commenting with “home” or “cook it yourself” in these types of threads when it’s abundantly clear to everyone that the OP is talking about going out, despite not explicitly saying so.

no, op didn’t ask about going out – just where are canberra’s best? with pancakes, from my experience, home cooked rocks hardest. why the misguided angst?

astrojax said :

Mysteryman said :

astrojax said :

home. piece of p#ss to make and you can add anything in any quantities you like. can make them gluten free, with/out buttermilk, with/out extra flavours – anyway you like for a fraction of the bought out price… and if you’ve got little ones, they love to help. and even washing up takes but moments.

Why is there always someone in these threads suggesting to make a meal at home? We all know that making them at home is an option. The call for suggestions was for places to go OUT and eat them.

no, op didn’t ask about going out – just where are canberra’s best? with pancakes, from my experience, home cooked rocks hardest. why the misguided angst?

It’s not misguided. I get sick of there always being someone commenting with “home” or “cook it yourself” in these types of threads when it’s abundantly clear to everyone that the OP is talking about going out, despite not explicitly saying so.

Felix the Cat10:30 am 26 Nov 14

octagonalman said :

This one isn’t necessarily for the OP but in the theme of these more budget-conscious times:
http://www.shopadocket.com.au/Coupon/ViewDeal/330584
Combine with a soft serve and you have pancakes and ice-cream for <$2.

McDonalds should change the name from Hotcakes to Coldcakes. Nearly every time I have these they are either cold or lukewarm. I’m sick of sending them back so don’t bother ordering them anymore.

Hands down Ricardos in Jamo. Banana pancakes with passion fruit curd. Yum!

But they just changed their menu this week, not sure what version is on there now.

Common Grounds Gowrie! Massive serve of 2 pancakes with cream, ice cream & strawberries! Great price value! ?

octagonalman1:45 am 26 Nov 14

This one isn’t necessarily for the OP but in the theme of these more budget-conscious times:
http://www.shopadocket.com.au/Coupon/ViewDeal/330584
Combine with a soft serve and you have pancakes and ice-cream for <$2.

Mysteryman said :

astrojax said :

home. piece of p#ss to make and you can add anything in any quantities you like. can make them gluten free, with/out buttermilk, with/out extra flavours – anyway you like for a fraction of the bought out price… and if you’ve got little ones, they love to help. and even washing up takes but moments.

Why is there always someone in these threads suggesting to make a meal at home? We all know that making them at home is an option. The call for suggestions was for places to go OUT and eat them.

no, op didn’t ask about going out – just where are canberra’s best? with pancakes, from my experience, home cooked rocks hardest. why the misguided angst?

Antagonist said :

Maya123 said :

Kerryhemsley said :

Kim de Poorter’s crepes at the Farmers Markets.are the bomb.

“are the bomb.”
What does that mean? Good or bad?

You can find out within a matter of seconds if you use this really cool, brand new search engine called ‘Google’. You should give it a try. It is awesome 🙂

+1 for Pancake Parlour. It has stood the test of time, and you can even buy their batter mix from Woolies if you don’t like their in-store service.

Yes I did use google (use it all the time, often several times a day), before you suggested it. Weird expression, and on the sites I went to, a number of people agreed.

Maya123 said :

Kerryhemsley said :

Kim de Poorter’s crepes at the Farmers Markets.are the bomb.

“are the bomb.”
What does that mean? Good or bad?

You can find out within a matter of seconds if you use this really cool, brand new search engine called ‘Google’. You should give it a try. It is awesome 🙂

+1 for Pancake Parlour. It has stood the test of time, and you can even buy their batter mix from Woolies if you don’t like their in-store service.

Felix the Cat5:09 pm 25 Nov 14

Sfoglia Cafe in Dickson is pretty good too

VYBerlinaV8_is_back4:39 pm 25 Nov 14

Unfortunately we don’t have any examples of that fine, exotic, foreign franchise known as IHOP.

Sophia Carlini3:30 pm 25 Nov 14

Hi all, While crepes are yummy! I am after suggestions for pancakes. Thanks for all your comments though. Keep them coming!

Common Gounds cafe at Gowrie. They do amazing pancakes for breakfast – generous serving, fruit on top if you wish, syrup and cream.

astrojax said :

home. piece of p#ss to make and you can add anything in any quantities you like. can make them gluten free, with/out buttermilk, with/out extra flavours – anyway you like for a fraction of the bought out price… and if you’ve got little ones, they love to help. and even washing up takes but moments.

Why is there always someone in these threads suggesting to make a meal at home? We all know that making them at home is an option. The call for suggestions was for places to go OUT and eat them.

Kerryhemsley said :

Kim de Poorter’s crepes at the Farmers Markets.are the bomb.

“are the bomb.”
What does that mean? Good or bad?

I have enjoyed crepes at the Woden Farmer’s Market.

Kerryhemsley1:52 pm 25 Nov 14

Kim de Poorter’s crepes at the Farmers Markets.are the bomb.

Kerryhemsley1:50 pm 25 Nov 14

Monomyth said :

I would recommend against Teh Pancake Parlour. Food is all right, but the service is awful. You can definitely do better.

Is there still a Scientology connection with the Pancake Parlour?

home. piece of p#ss to make and you can add anything in any quantities you like. can make them gluten free, with/out buttermilk, with/out extra flavours – anyway you like for a fraction of the bought out price… and if you’ve got little ones, they love to help. and even washing up takes but moments.

Sophia, if you get a good suggestion I’ll join you. I’m yet to find any really good ones since Ona in Fyshwick changed their menu.

Much prefer crepes.

The Promenade Cafe Hyatt they make them fresh in front of you.

James McMahon12:55 pm 25 Nov 14

Old school Pancake Parlour – I shed a tear when they took away the self service syrup . But for the cafe style ones X Change on London trust me .

I would recommend against Teh Pancake Parlour. Food is all right, but the service is awful. You can definitely do better.

Timmytron said :

If you’re in the farmers market at Epic on a Sunday you cannot go past the crepe people next to Fruji ice cream. Get yourself some crepe action with some Fruji ice cream enjoy.

Correction, Saturday! going Sunday will disappoint.

I’ve always been pretty happy with the Pancake Palour. Seeing as its in the name, I guess it can’t be all that bad or it wouldn’t continue to exist. Haven’t been there in about a year myself though.

The fancier cafes that do pancakes with ricotta/mascapone as a substitute to the good old maple syrup and ice cream lose my vote (which pretty much rules out everywhere in Braddon, Kingston and New Acton). Don’t get me wrong, they can be good, but when the pancake craving has set in its really hard to deviate from the standard and still be 100% satisfied.

Crepes have been starting to win me over in recent years too. Served with the same condiments as your typical pancake but with a delicious paper thin pancake and some crispy edges. Yum. If you’re in the farmers market at Epic on a Sunday you cannot go past the crepe people next to Fruji ice cream. Get yourself some crepe action with some Fruji ice cream enjoy.

cassiejocoates11:27 am 25 Nov 14

Shortys

Felix the Cat10:47 am 25 Nov 14

Gold Creek Cafe in Gungahlin (Gold Creek village)

Holden Caulfield10:46 am 25 Nov 14

If you wanted to combine pancakes with savoury, Local Press on the Kingston Foreshore does an awesome pea pancake with poached eggs. It’s bloody good!

It looks nothing like your image above, of course, so may not for your brief.

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