Cafe of the Month
March 2002

Cuisine:
Mod Aussie
Executive Class

Address:
99
Phillip St
Parramatta

Phone:
(02) 9687 9045

Hours:
Mon -Thurs 11am-10pm
Fri 11am-11pm Sat 6pm-11:59pm
Sundays closed
BYO & Licensed

When world class cuisine springs up in your backyard, you'd best do two things: 1. Get in there and sample it before the place gets too crowded ... and 2. Do the chef the honour of crowing to the world about it. Of course the second philanthropic deed exacerbates the inevitable popularisation of the joint - but then you can glow with urban vanity about discovering the place before the mob arrives. So, crowing is what this review is doing, and we instantly have eleven words which will raise foodie eyebrows across Sydney:
Double Baked Blue Cheese Souffle with Basil and Sticky Onion Jam ...

It looks innocuous enough - 'tis only an entree after all - but this is the juiciest souffle in town, and its Blue Vein Cheese flavour is subtle, but satisfying enough for the professional cheesemeister's palate. Then, our Sydneycafes.com.au guest, who happened to be celebrating her birthday, chose her mains very well:

It's the Cajun King Prawns on a Sweet Corn Fritter with Guacomole, Tomato and Shallot. What a class act! This writer went for the Barramundi and was equally applauding - it took succulence to new levels, and we truly knew we were at easily one of the best restaurants in Parramatta. Meanwhile, at the next table, a trio of local damsels were onto their desserts - they were sharing two between three of them, which is understandable as Inside Out Cafe's dishes tend towards the larger size of life. After our entrees and mains, we had no hope of squeezing in something sweet, so we hope the blissed-out expressions of our next-table neighbours conveys it all: