Flock Espresso & Eats

This place really had some charm about it. In fact, it seemed to fit right into a town like Lismore, yet in a way it really stood out from the many other cafes about the place. Basically it sources all of its produce locally, and not only that it basically tries to go for the organic produce as well. Thus they certainly do produce some pretty nice dishes. In fact, as soon as I laid my eyes on the place, I knew I had to have some breakfast here, and that breakfast really did not disappoint.

At the outset, Flock Espresso & Eats, didn’t look like my sort of café. My first thought was that it was too large to achieve the level of speed and efficiency I like in the morning. It also had lots of hipster trappings, from playing card table numbers, to an interior cluttered with eclectic collections, like bad paintings of swans.

The menu had the usual hipster signifiers – bounty bowls, turmeric lattes and some modern Mexicana – which I decided to avoid in favour of the menu cheapie: Bacon and Egg Special ($12). Here’s where I start to eat my words... The resulting plate of scrambled eggs and smoky local bacon arrived fast, looking abundant under a terrific fresh salad of red cabbage and fresh herbs including dill and mint. It was accompanied by an equally impressive tomato relish, and sourdough ...read more