American Tries A Real Melbourne Flat White & a Sausage Roll

[@reneepope-munro8115]

As a Melburnian, can confirm the vibes and menu are on point.

[@MFFMPN]

If that’s the honest truth then damn you’re all paying way to much for your sausage rolls!! $7🤬 in Brisbane your average bakery sausage rolls are $3.5-$4.5 and I mean a real sausage roll with real beef, onion, shredded carrot etc etc

[@misstracyatkins9874]

I love Melbourne I've visited twice, 1st time was in 1995 first state of origin game at mcg. Second time was seeing Elton john at the Same venue 10th December 2022. I love Melbourne so much art everywhere ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@m2ad18]

@@MFFMPN cost about same here.. can get up to $8 at some cafes and that looked like an $8 sausage roll… But those high prices are to keep you and me away 😉 there’s enough on offer without having to break the bank..

[@ArnisRisingHFS]

dude, u gotta pick that bloody sausage roll up and eat it with ya hands like an Aussie haha... looks pretty awesome, cheers from Tasmania, Australia.

[@kevo6190]

Yep. Gotta save some of that flaky pastry in the Beard for when you get a bit peckish before lunch!😂

[@MrLanto2]

100% when i seen him going for it with a fork i was shocked lol. Should have tipped the sauce over the top of it then picked it up and ate it. Maybe thats just my Australian bias though but i could never eat a pie or sausage roll with a fork haha

[@MrCaptiv8]

And smother it with tomato sauce

[@larslarsensen]

Yes it’s a hands-on thing

[@_mywayaround]

It's very unaustralian to use a fork and the sauce just goes over the top of it

[@georgecurrenti]

Sausage Rolls which are made in-house by a café or bakery are often the best. Better than the mass produced ones. We have made at home few times, not too difficult if you use the frozen pre made puff pastry.

[@ClissaT]

That would be Aussie puff pastry of course! Not the American sweet stuff.

[@theghost6412]

honestly even when it comes to mass produced ones, I will take No Name Brand or even Coles sausage rolls over FourNTwenty brand. The old Legendary aussie FourNTwenty are rubbish quality nowadays.

[@georgecurrenti]

@@theghost6412 the Aldi ones aren’t too bad…

[@theghost6412]

@@georgecurrenti I find sometimes the Aldi ones actually do taste like Fish Fingers. Its a little russian roulette, sometimes they are perfectly fine, others they taste terrible.

[@BennyBestt]

​@@theghost6412 Villis is best in Australia

[@CurtMartin666]

Everything from decor to menu and the food looked absolutely legit. Glad you enjoyed!

[@ThatguyPurps]

Even Ian's shirt is fitting 👌

[@d-fens646]

So true.. even the menu! Ha!

[@davidhuett3579]

That's NOT a normal 'aussie' sausage roll and I can't say I have EVER seen most things named on the menu.

[@davidhuett3579]

@fingersinmygoona The point is ... the great Aussie pie or sausage roll ISN'T something from a 'gourmet' shop .. it's the run-of-the-mill cheapo product that you would consume at a footy match. I don't know of too many 'Gourmet' sausage rolls and pies being consumed at the footy!!

[@marcusjackson4063]

@@davidhuett3579 I bet you’re fun at parties 🙄

[@-PORK-CHOP-]

It's funny seeing that café in Nashville, it has a typical décor of a laid back Aussie café, glad you liked the Sausage roll, it's more of a gourmet one than a regular sausage roll, good to see you like the coffee, Australia inherited it's "real" coffee from the Italians when they started migrating here, thank god we did, as we now have some of the best coffee anywhere, keep a look out for Campos if you can find it over there, it's a very nice product ☕☕☕

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

Campos is alright but Zentvelds is the best also Byron bay coffee co. But Zentvelds is awesome.

[@davehall6661]

Ah man campos is the best!! Found it it woolies and its now my go to coffee 👌👌👌

[@q9920867]

Yeah that is a gourmet snag roll - I guess they had to give it a bit of bling for USD$7. Looks alright though.

[@paulp1450]

Well, yes and no. The espresso - fully Italian, yes. But in Italy, coffee is small and black, black, or black, in most cases during the day. Coffee with milk is considered more of a desert style coffee, maybe after dinner. Australia and N.Z. were the first countries to specialise in and make an art of milk based coffees we have today. I remember drinking a cappuccino in Europe, no thanks... The Flat White came from Australia/N.Z.

[@Thurgosh_OG]

@@paulp1450 Got laugh at 'The flat white', otherwise known as 'coffee with milk' to the common people.

[@theimperfectscrapper5313]

As a Melbournian, the open warehouse, industrial aesthetic is very authentic. That’s a homemade sausage roll - I make them for my family just about every week! Edit - after reading the comments in this thread about the sausage roll, let me help clarify a few things. I’ve been making home made sausage rolls for decades because I’m celiac, so if I want a sausage roll (I’m not giving them up), I have to make them myself. Sausage rolls in Australia are normally made with sausage meat. Yours looks made with mince beef, probably because you can’t buy sausage meat there. That’s why it tastes similar to meat loaf. I’ve also made home made meat loaf for decades. Here, you can mix sausage meat and minced beef together for meat loaf. It’s hard to tell, but even the pastry could be home made. Not sure if you sell off-the-shelf puff pastry in the States. I’d say they’ve made it from scratch. So here we have a USA based Aussie cafe getting their food as close as possible to authentic Aussie food while being somewhat restricted by on-hand resources - good on them!

[@gingerdrake9158]

I'm from syd but live in Florida. Sausage meat is available here. I buy it in the tubes from a few different supermarkets. Good sausages are hard to find though amd puff pastry in expensive. Last time I bought it, it was about $5 for 2 sheets.

[@theimperfectscrapper5313]

@@gingerdrake9158 awesome - thanks for clarifying! Enjoy your cooking 🧑‍🍳

[@AWF1000]

It's pretty cool that you guys have places that help make Aussie tourists feel right at home.

[@politicallyincorrectpanda]

What’s the point of travelling if you only want to eat your own local foods? Might as well stay in Australia lol

[@sourdiesel8344]

@@politicallyincorrectpanda because every aussie that travels only eats their own food while overseas.. why else would they travel right?! 🤣

[@AWF1000]

@@politicallyincorrectpanda I probably wouldn't. I would most likely sightseeing rather than go in a cafe I recognise back home but I'm just saying it's cool seeing them get around overseas.

[@Robrulz666icloud]

@@politicallyincorrectpanda As an Australian who used to travel to the states to visit family i totally disagree with you what i would of given to have 5 Aussie restaurants where I was located. And to be totally honest with you American food well it SUX.

[@FlipzPlayz]

@@Robrulz666icloud stay home then, no fun at parties

[@colmastro4373]

As an EX texan myself living in Melbourne Australia. I can unequivocally say, once you go there on vacation thengo back home, it's done. You will make the move. I'm so happy waking up everyday in Australia and so glad I will most probably never go back to texas, not even to visit. Personally I'm ashamed to be from that vile theocratic state (Personal opinion).

[@paulp1450]

And also glad we don't swing (the few) guns we have, around in public for show.

[@loisthehedgehog7658]

Sausage roll and hot coffee at 5am from the local petrol station, that’s how so many of us Aussies get our day started down here!

[@ethan928]

What you had today is what many aussies have every single day. Food, coffee, whole experience. Cafe isn’t a place, it’s a culture. Definitely a good representation of a true Aussie cafe

[@iamnotmental]

flat white is from New Zealand, the same with pavlova, lamingtons, Rebecca Gibney, Lorde, Russell Crowe, Keith Urban, Jane Campion, Stan Walker, the horse -Phar Lap. quit stealing our sh*t. also sausage rolls are from England and will never be not English, now there is somebody you can't steal from, well you did in the past that is why you are convict society.

[@Deugzo1]

Dude you & your family really are becoming Aussie without even leaving the USA!!! It’s so cool to watch!!

[@andysmith6218]

Big up for the Indigenous Australian shirt mate😉

[@Coooeee]

That was a gourmet sausage roll. It looked amazing. Regular sausage rolls from a servo or supermarket aren't like that, but I still like them.

[@ShockingPikachu]

Nothing wrong with the sh*t meat and margarine puff pastry. Feel right at home

[@dwindeyer]

@@ShockingPikachu It's like floating in a comfortable cloud of mediocrity

[@ShockingPikachu]

@@dwindeyer a welcomed reminder of a time where red rooster was still at the MCG

[@WilDBeestMF]

​@@ShockingPikachuIf you're feeling a bit blerg on a night out, one of them servo sausage rolls will make you feel a lot better. Something about em.

[@ShockingPikachu]

@@WilDBeestMF fr

[@FillH2os]

Melbournian here. Yep. That’s authentic. Even down to the menu layout and bottle of water.. Good find!

[@FionaEm]

Did you deliberately schedule this video for dinner time in eastern Australia? Not fair 😅 Looks like they served you a real gourmet sausage roll there instead of the boring bog-standard ones. Yum!

[@Obi-J]

I'm a pommy barsteward not an aussie but that's not what a typical sausage roll looks like here in the UK, usually they're longer than they are wide, like an actual sausage(usually with the skin removed but not always) wrapped in pastry. That looked like a slice from a gigantic sausage roll loaf, like a whole meatloaf wrapped in pastry. Looked pretty good though, tbf.

[@xymonau2468]

@@Obi-J Normal sausage rolls in Oz are like yours. Maybe less pork and more beef sausage meat, though.

[@darkmaninperth]

It did look better than Mrs Macs..

[@brettbridger362]

I make my own sausage rolls and they look fairly similar. Good on you for trying them.

[@bernadettelanders7306]

@@brettbridger362 Oh yeah, I forgot, I used to make my own sausage rolls years ago here in Aus. They were delicious. I’ve forgotten the recipe 🤔lol

[@anngawley3293]

Gets the taste buds singing.....doesn't it 😁Nothing better than a freshly cooked hot Sausage Roll with Tomato Sauce to not only fill the tummy.... but a great way to start your day...... makes you feel good right? Always a done deal and a must....to follow through with a great cup of coffee. ☺

[@AussieGina69]

JJ is an Ausie who owns a shop over there called AUSSIE PIES AND SAUSAGES and they ship all over the USA, they sell lots of Aussie food. A Aussie burger has beetroot (tinned beets) on it and fried onion, not pickled onion. You can make sausage rolls at home very easy.

[@MsHGH1]

Yes, beetroot. And an egg for a Kiwiburger!

[@lunsmann]

@@MsHGH1 - and a slice of pineapple for an authentic Aussie burger with the lot.

[@joshkleingeld116]

looks like the cafe i go to most mornings menus 100% on point another reson to visit nashville

[@steveheywood9428]

Its quite okay to pick Aussie food up with your fingers... Sausage rolls here in Melbourne have sausage meat and beef mixture and are generally thinner. But glad you had some of our stuff. 😃

[@professornuke7562]

Though this is a lot like the stuff you see in trendier cafes in Brunswick and Fitzroy.

[@steveheywood9428]

@@professornuke7562 yes, but I'm old school and love proper sausage rolls. Yuppy types created the log version with too much filling.

[@republicofcasuals]

My mum took me to this bakery in a posh part of town. Pie was served with napkins and a silver knife and fork..... yea right! 🤣

[@professornuke7562]

@@republicofcasuals with a rocket salad and balsamic vinegar no doubt. Sad.

[@republicofcasuals]

@@professornuke7562 🤣

[@IcanBePsycho]

That’s the weirdest looking sausage roll I’ve ever seen but as long as it taste the same. Don’t forget the dead-orse!

[@andrewlaw]

Gourmet sausage roll. Not your standard long "bar" type sausage roll. Very similar to the ones you buy in Borough market that are absolutely banging.

[@I.am.Sarah.]

Agreed it's not like the petrol station ones but they have similar looking ones at local coffee houses here.

[@gorschtown]

Nothin wrong with a Mrs Macs from the 7-11 before you head home from the pub 😉

[@ChuckFickens1972]

That looked almost exactly the same as the ones my local farm shop here in Essex (UK) sell It was about half the size though, the ones from the farm shop are twice as long, but to be fair, I struggle to eat a whole one of them so that was probably a better size.

[@Tricome187]

​@@gorschtownthe servo pie gamble,is it gunna burn the skin from my mouth or break a tooth ...nothing better than a servo run

[@lesliedavis2185]

the menu looks right for Melbourne, glad you liked the coffee. We go for flavour and richness rather than bitterness. We are very very serious about our coffee. Sausage rolls are the best, my cafe does Pork and sage ones, nom nom nom

[@rubenacevedo2484]

Once you find the right amount of sugar , without being sweet , and then you taste the coffee, you are in paradise!!! And those sausage rolls are really nice !!!

[@joannehaskew5398]

We have Pie Shops in every City & a lot of suburbs...Gotta love a good sausage roll or pie , glad you enjoyed it

[@DavidCalvert-mh9sy]

Last time I was in the U.S I couldn't find a decent cup of coffee anywhere. When I came back to Sydney Australia I had a 2 hour layover to my connecting flight to Adelaide. I went straight to the airport coffee shop and ordered a large flat white coffee. Brought tears to my eyes. I then ordered an Aussie meat pie with Rosella tomato sauce. I was home and I was happy.

[@gamortie]

I found Australian-grade coffee in 2 places in the US - Satsuma, in New Orleans, and Julius Meinl in Chicago

[@paulp1450]

They're around, just have to search harder for them, in the sea of milkshake based coffee shops. Research in google does help.

[@micheledix2616]

Danielle, authentic Aussie sausage rolls can be made at home and children love them. Delicious as party finger food or on a cold winters day as afternoon tea

[@siranimcneill7589]

Yes they’re party pies and sausage rolls for kids parties too

[@bhsaproduction]

The sausage roll looks wonderful, home made, with a great golden pastry. Mass produced sausage rolls are longer, not as high and the meet can only been seen from either end (until you start eating). They are generally 4.5 ~ 6 inches long. Many cooks / bakers will vary the meat mix inside and some add herbs / spices. 👍

[@gregoryparnell2775]

And the cheap & nasty ones only have a tiny bit of meat if any at all & they substitute minced up day old bread flavoured with a beef extract to cheat the customers & you can taste the difference right away from a decent Sausage roll.

[@republicofcasuals]

Trying the sausage roll is a quick way to judge a new bakery. Me personally, i go for the pepper steak pie 😁

[@natferra9062]

The meet 😆

[@dansmith9724]

The best bakery's in Australia are usually run by Vietnamese. They seem to have a great way with making pastries for meat pies and sausage rolls, yum.

[@republicofcasuals]

@@dansmith9724 ? I don't think i have ever been to a bakery run by anyone Asian and I've done the Highway 1 round trip around Aus. I'm going to say these types of bakeries your mentioning are probably more inner-city type areas where every second person is now Asian, and no that's not being racist or ignorant because if you've walked around any capital cities around Aus in the last decade, you will 100% agree! 😁

[@sierrahp]

Glad you liked them. Of course there are a million different coffee and sausage roll flavours as there are stars under the sky. Traditionally sausage rolls are longer and thinner, more like a skinless sausage wrapped in pastry. But that one did look nice.

[@guido69x]

I really enjoy to watch your channels!Your open mind and whill to learn new stuff is contagious,and I love it!You are really a cool guy anyone would love to hang with!!! Lots of love for you and your lovelly family from Portugal and wish you all the best 😉

[@chlorineismyperfume]

Melburnian here, that definitely looks authentic Australian. Menu is on point, too. P.S. go find a sausage rolls recipe online and make your own in a big batch, freeze them! Sausage rolls are LYF

[@stephenpavy2501]

That's a sausage roll is a sample. So small 😂 You need to have a whole one. In paper bag and yeah anyone's coffee will beat a American percolated coffee. Flat white is Aussie recipe, but is made out of a real espresso coffee machine, that's why it's better. Sausage roll is the poor man's Aussie pie. Pie is what you need to be looking for 😉 But you must choose the right ones. Straight chunky steak is good start. Steak and kidney, or mushroom is best. Potato "heaps of mash on some mince" chicken veg is a watery rip off usually. And never get a pepper steak or curry. They never good as they sound.😅 Some exotic ones like kangaroo or seafood are good. But you must try plain steak meat pie first 😋

[@Adam-ik4wf]

Daniela didn't even drink the coffee to be able to have tasted it 😂 and where's the young ones guys who was baby sitting them😀👍

[@TurnIntoGhosts]

Man, that entire cafe looks so Melbourne, if you hadn't clarified it from the start, I could have sworn you had made the trip to Aus.

[@ditchthebun9453]

That sausage roll looked amazing and can confirm that the place gave trendy Aussie Cafe vibes. The menu was very Aussie. We love an all day breakfast menu, saw the "Eggs Benny" on there. Nice!

[@steverodgers9372]

I can’t wait until your kids are a little older and you guys come to Australia, just hanging out to see your reactions on everything Aussie when you are here. You probably need 12 months to see most things and another 12 months to see the rest 👍🇦🇺

[@gregoryparnell2775]

I have lived here for a tick over 74 years & have only seen a small fraction of what we have to offer.

[@IWrocker]

You and me both mate!! We will come down and when we do it’s gonna be for months hands down!!🎉🎉🎉🎉

[@Katrinagaming-en1os]

@@IWrocker Based on your following, you won’t even have to pay for accommodation. There will be subs in every state willing to put you guys up for a night or three 😀

[@iggyblitz8739]

​​​@@IWrocker Great !, obviously you'll be doing videos of it too, that would be great to watch !, try and visit every major city if you can ?

[@grasslipper8856]

If you thought that was good , if you and the wife ever came out here you wouldn’t want to go home mate. Australia is a foodies paradise and the best country in so many ways , I’ve gotta tell you Ian we are so blessed to be living in this laidback awesome country and iam glad you guys liked our style of coffee and a good old Aussie sausage roll, cheers from Tassie folks.

[@jojo1741]

Sending love from Sydney 🇦🇺 glad you loved the Melbourne coffee ❤

[@NeilBlanco]

Nice one guys! Glad you liked it all. Can't wait until you get to come out here eventually and try the food here...

[@dutchroll]

Mmmmm sausage roll! It's mid-evening and most suburban cafes are closed here in Sydney now, but that has made me salivate and seriously need to get down to our local tomorrow morning for a sausage roll & tomato sauce!

[@jojo1741]

I’m hearing you lol 😝 definitely having a sausage roll tomorrow 🇦🇺

[@Rhythmattica]

LOL.. Mid Evening ?? Pubs and Sausage Rolls can be any cities saviour... Mid Morning... Cafe'.. Mid Evening .. Not a cafe'

[@dutchroll]

@@Rhythmattica Haha yeah unfortunately where I am (not in the actual city) the only place I'll get a sausage roll right now is in the freezer section at Woolies or Coles! Prefer to wait for a fresh one tomorrow! 😄

[@fugawiaus]

Cmon, seven eleven or the local servo. Are you aussies or what? That’s what the sauce is for.

[@prussiaaero1802]

We went to Outback Steakhouse in El Paso. The only Australian thing in there - was me.

[@phunkmonkeycookiegarage7773]

Hey, you got the US Street Outlaws out here in Oz running around the country. Might be worth checking out some of that action.

[@JesusManera]

Your description of the coffee is spot on, Melbourne coffee is smooth without being sweet; strong but without being bitter.

[@thegrynne]

I think a big part of is down to the roast on the beans. American cafes (probably led by Starbucks) prefer a very dark bitter roast, whereas the trend over here for many years now has been more of a light to medium roast, which is more fruity and balanced in acidity.

[@TheBillABCTV]

Ian i love that you love Australia. Trying Aussie foods. I love the USA travelled to the USA in 2010 and in 2017. I wish you and your family well over there and congrats on your new baby girl. I will email you shortly take care Ian.

[@SandyDeJong]

Ian, I think you nailed it. My comment was going to be that looks more like meatloaf in pastry. And you confirmed it, it's not really a sausage roll but meatloaf. But looked so darn good.

[@Naeron66]

That is essentially what a sausage roll is, a type of what the US would call pork meatloaf wrapped in pastry. It gets its name because traditionally it was made from the same meat and herbs as a sausage rather than because it contained an actual sausage.

[@villainousreport9600]

That sausage roll looked awesome. I couldn't contemplate living in any country without them. I've had great sausage rolls in Sidney, Dublin, London and other UK places. I worked in Chicago for a while and baked them once a week for my work colleagues. A few people at our Chicago office have taken on sausage roll baking duties since my return to our London office.

[@rjswas]

It's good to see that in the background, that Aussie café was busy, its just a shame that they didn't make it known by the name or something that it is Australian, but then, we didn't see any of the signs for the place. And that sausage roll, gawd damn that looked good, never seen one that big (for a slice of one) in my 44 years of being alive. Glad you loved it so much... more of this please, just came from your recent, cook your own video upload, nice job btw.

[@MrBrentles]

Bloody Aussie burger hasn't got any beetroot

[@johnwhear9600]

Confused are you saying an Aussie burger should or should not have beetroot?

[@DomingoDeSantaClara]

​@@johnwhear9600 definitely should, its almost standard in Aus/NZ.

[@helenh20mo]

Its not an aussie burger without beetroot

[@scaamraam]

Has to have beetroot!!!!

[@johnwhear9600]

@@DomingoDeSantaClara Absolutely!

[@drunkpaulocosta]

You have to get your hands on some Australian Iced coffee milk drinks. Big M, Oak, Ice Break and DARE are an Aussie tradies staple

[@Devinn777]

Filming it from beside you guys as you drink and eat makes me feel like I’m at the table with you guys! Great work 😃

[@jenniferharrison8915]

Don't forget "we've got football, MEAT PIES, kangaroos and Holden cars"! 😄 There's an Australian owned and run cafe in Kansas, "Banksia" - really great reviews! 👍

[@68arclight]

Looks like a great sausage roll. Just remember...not all sausage rolls are created equal.

[@blast3613]

Ya haven't had a snag roll till ya have the normal long thinner ones from a good bakery. Comes in a paper bag that the oil makes see through, with or without a squeezy sauce and the pastry flakes off all over the joint . Yummmmmm.

[@narelle-creative-arts]

Omg I’m a Melbourne girl and adore my city I’ve never seen your channel before but I’m so happy you popped up in my feed ❤️🇦🇺❤️ this is so exciting to see you all getting the chance to experience our food, I’ve always thought there was so much opportunity for Aussies to bring us to the world in food and coffee so glad it’s happening, please go back again❤️❤️

[@MajorMalfunction]

SAUSAGE ROLL RECIPE Pork sausage meat Finely chopped onion (if you wanna get fancy, finely chopped carrot, and peas. Use a blender for ease) Loads of pepper (my mum also used to put a little dried oregano) Salt (my mum used to use some powdered chicken stock too) Pastry sheets Egg (not required) Mix the meat & veg, salt and pepper. Roll the filling in the pastry to make tubes about 3cm diameter. But only overlap the bottom of the pastry. Slice off there, and use the rest of the sheet for the next roll. The egg, if you want, mix it up, and paint it to glue the bottom layers, and glaze the tops. Or just use water to glue the bottom layer. Chop them into 2" bite-size, or 6". Thereabouts. Bake on middle tray at 180C for about 15-20 minutes, until golden. Slather with tomato sauce. Scoff.

[@teejayhaych149]

I think there a couple of places in LA owned by aussies that make aussie staples like pies, sausage rolls, vanilla slices, lamingtons etc and they do send them to other places within the U.S. i cant remember the names but im sure you could find them on google.

[@bjw4859]

No joke, I'm an Australian, in Australia, the sun has just come up & I'm having Anzac biscuits & a cuppa tea for brekky, enjoy your food journey, PS, a flat white is the coffee I get when I have one.

[@kpskingdom]

Ian, 2 things. Flat white with an extra shot is the go for Aussie coffee. Aussie sausage rolls are like the ones that I make on my channel, not pastry wrapped meatloaf. Keep up the great work and spreading the Aussie cuisine and culture to the rest of the world!

[@joanneday7518]

Looking at his sausage roll I said to myself it looked like meatloaf wrapped in pastry. Great minds think alike

[@kpskingdom]

@@joanneday7518 I have a video that I am in the process of editing that is a very Aussie sausage roll and no it is not kangaroo, although lasts weeks video was kangaroo cheese steaks.

[@michaelfink64]

Hi Ian, I noticed that one of the wines on the drinks list is from Seppeltsfield. We went there last week on a trip to South Australia. It was pretty old and very fancy. I think you would like the Flinders Ranges, which are also in South Australia. They have ancient red rocks, which I know you love, amazing geology with ancient strata containing some of the oldest fossils in the world as well as some rare animals, such as yellow footed rock wallabies. We went on a guided 4WD tour which was excellent.

[@toniwhiteman5791]

The way your face lit up at your first taste of the sausage roll.... Priceless 🥰

[@andrewslekenics2222]

the Melbournians used to laugh at Adelaideans drinking "flat white".

[@CraigWedd]

awwwww this makes me sooo happy 🙌🙌🙌🙌as a chef that has been cooking brunch in Melbourne for the past 12 years.. that menu looks legit, and that flat white looks perfect. if you are ever in Portland or Austin there is a cafe called Proud Mary that you need to try. They are bassed in Melbourne and have open 2 cafes in the states 👌👌

[@stopbunsen]

love proud mary coffee

[@gashand]

I actually got some of their beans yesterday with my coffee subscription. Looking forward to trying them.

[@julesmarwell8023]

Hi. Thanks for warming me up mate.. cause its bloody cold n rainin here in Melb. Summer of course.. did you check out that red jeep. nice machine... you have a good one.l

[@akitas8165]

The flat white looks real but that "sausage roll" is a crime against humanity. That is not what a sausage roll should look like.

[@crimetimeAU]

if you do a meet up on the Gold Coast Australia let me know. I would love to tag along and maybe even go to a really cool venue where you can get the full Aussie experience.

[@crimetimeAU]

I'll take you on an Aussie food tour.

[@danwolfe2676]

Australian coffee is the life-giving juice of the Gods.

[@rowanthefirst148]

Not gonna lie mate, that looks like one killer sausage roll!!!!!!! Well done tracking that place down!

[@xXbaker115Xx]

Thats a very gourmet looking sasuge roll for an authentic experience you need a week old servo susage roll

[@vtbn53]

A long black is the best Australian coffee, and that looked nothing like an Australian sausage roll, BUT looked magnificent!

[@kevkoala]

It a gourmet one, not the normal ones you have for smoko.

[@stephenpage-murray7226]

It looked exactly the same as a quality sausage roll here in Australia. Not like the cheap, tasteless commercial rubbish.

[@karenandstevencornish2295]

You can get sausage rolls like that in Mildura Victoria 😋 they are delicious

[@gollem148]

Glad to see that you enjoyed it! :) Looks like an amazing cafe. Nice shirt too! Rockin the Aboriginal culture.

[@WatchingDude]

That's sausage roll isn't quite original but it's more of an upmarket cafe style version. You can get anything from the most basic sausage roll from your petrol station through to a much more fancy gourmet variety at a restaurant or up market Cafe.

[@chrisballard7594]

Yes those servo sausage rolls are the best, when drunk…

[@Obi-J]

The cheap ones with the bright pink, meat blancmange 'sausage', aren't even fit to feed to the dogs.

[@WatchingDude]

@@Obi-J yes the really really cheap ones are just nasty

[@GreyDingo]

Maaaate, as a Melbournian it's a treat to watch you enjoy a "Melbourne flat white". The thing about coffee that if it's properly prepared with good beans it has a natural sweetness (not overpowering, but it's there). Bitter coffee signals burnt beans. I wonder where they got proper tomato sauce in USA... Imported? Anyway, happy you guys enjoyed it. Try the meat pie next time. 😂😂

[@khs17]

Melbourne has the best coffee in the world, we have won awards for it 😀

[@Rhythmattica]

And the Best Scotch in Tassie! Best Sausage roll in Sydney (Bourke St Bakery) And many the Best Beaches everywhere else. All also receiving awards... even world wide...

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

Last Melbourne coffee I had I threw it in the garden. It tastes like burnt poop. That was in Brighton

[@twodogswalking840]

Do Melbourne people have an inferiority complex? I live just over the border in NSW and have been advised all my life by Melbournians how the best fish 'n' chips come from Melbourne and the best coffee comes from Melbourne, the best restaurants are in Melbourne etc. Says who? Do you honestly believe there would be coffee experts travelling the world's villages, towns and cities judging coffee? Why would anyone do that? Think about it. I've travelled a fair bit myself and the best fish 'n' chips I've had was in Dublin, Ireland and the best coffee was in Milan, Italy and yes I have spent a lot of time in Melbourne.

[@tomburns5231]

No idea how this showed up in my recommended, but glad I saw it. I'm a Melburnian living in Japan. I will visit the US later this year most likely. Nice to see there exist some home comforts :) Thanks for trying and hope you can try more. By the way, I think that sausage roll is just one style. The style which I normally prefer and see more commonly in Australia has more pastry and less meat. You might prefer that, too, if you dislike meatloaf, as it makes it a bit lighter in my opinion.

[@SuzzyB52]

Hey Tom, what's it like living in Japan? Sydneysider here, I better it's fascinating. When you go to the States, you really need to try true Southern cooking.

[@tempdump8616]

WOW hats off to you - I'm glad you called Melbourne, Mel-ben, as we do call it down here. We do have some great food here, hope you can get here some day.

[@CheekyCherry]

I'm a Melbourne girl and that menu looked legit! Converting the prices to AUS$ it looks like they stung you with some genuine Melbourne pricing too, ouch! The sausage roll looked like a proper country bakery roll, one of my all time favourites 🥰 Though US$7 would get you the whole roll in Australia, it looks like they chopped it into quarters for a serving size. Great way to serve it though, as the end bits are always the best part of the roll IMO, with all that crispy caramelistion and you would have that with every bite. Yum!!

[@IWrocker]

Great info thank you!!! 😎🎉

[@paulperano9236]

In NZ we have Flat Whites too. They come in Regular (for whimps), Large (mmeehh) and Bowl (for the tough). The bowls are basically a small cereal bowl you drink your coffee from and drink and drink and drink.

[@Peajay007]

What a shame Danni couldn’t get a Anzac bikkie!!! It would have done wonders for her post birth digestion!! I’m so glad you enjoyed our flat white. Coffee is an art in Melbourne baristas like myself are constantly striving to make the perfect coffee. We’re like surfers chasing the perfect wave

[@fishtigua]

WOW!!! A Coffee in the US tastes of, y'know. real coffee and not just sluge water. Thanks Danii xxx.

[@fishtigua]

We'll get him there sloooooooowly.

[@swingsloth]

Sausage roll looks a bit fatter around than the typical variety we see at the local bakery. But looks bloody good. Stoked you got to try them.

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

"A bit" it's about 4 times the size.

[@darrenvictoriathornhill1170]

I hear you sir. I’m 60 almost and still love sausage rolls. They start in childhood here. 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻 that one you have look super awesome bakery style. Even at a gas station her in Aus ( servo). They are still yum.

[@SalisburyKarateClub]

When you eat aussie food, be aware that there are major differences, one type of food you might like, made by a different bakery you might hate.

[@gin3648]

Some of the smallest corner stores and bakerys have the best pies and sausage rolls.

[@drummerboy2834]

Thanks Ian, I’m just about to eat dinner and I’m foaming at the mouth after that sausage roll 🤣 BTW, have you ever been to Salt Lake City in Utah??? I always watch Kindig customs and the mountains etc look beautiful… They also build some incredible cars (big car lover, as you know) …

[@darthgeros5863]

surely you come to melbourne some time, do a meet and greet at fed square across from flinders street

[@BradGryphonn]

That sausage roll looks better than anything I've seen at home LOL. I think our love of coffee comes from the Italian/European influence we have. I always thought US coffee was better (though not having tasted it) than Aussie coffee. It wasn't until I got older that I heard that US coffee is just strong, bitter grounds. Australian coffee is constructed with care and love. Strong, yet not bitter.

[@alwood9148]

as a aussie ,seen u many times a so glad to see u both enjoying something i take for granted, wait till u have a mashed potato meat pie with sauce messiest thing with a beard but u save bits for later....

[@plaskoal5679]

The sausage roll looked AMAZING!!!! ✨seemed like a Homemade one ❤‍🔥✨

[@Empikk23]

Next time go for the czech food. Maybe in Chicago if not here : ) Hi from CZ.

[@bigoz1977]

That’s a weird looking sausage roll, but damn it looks good 👍🏻

[@maxfish4770]

No good the pastry filling ratio is all wrong

[@stephenpage-murray7226]

Standard looking gourmet sausage roll just like here. Much better than commercial crap.

[@bigoz1977]

I’m gonna say it’s probably a bit more flavourful than your standard 4n20 🤣

[@stephenpage-murray7226]

@@bigoz1977 Yeah, I wouldn’t feed my dog a 4n20!

[@bigoz1977]

@@stephenpage-murray7226 🤣🤣

[@karlmcgowan9375]

Ian and Daniela, i'm close to drooling. That Aussie sausageroll looks dellicious, i think Daniela might try making this herself, being such a wizz in the kitchen.

[@Jordy120]

Just that coffee alone got me dribblin on myself. AND then the sausage roll comes out and i'm dribblin on my dribblin. I'm off to the bakery before they shut.

[@ducquessa4618]

🤣☕

[@garryhudson6945]

Without being biased ,melbourne has the best tasting food and beverages,even water in australia,hands down!

[@michaelfogarty3239]

that's a big sausage roll. normally smaller and longer.

[@thegrynne]

Sausage rolls here usually have a higher puff pastry-to-filling ratio, making them easy to pick up and eat with your hands (or from a small paper bag wrapped around the roll), but that one still looks delicious! Definitely more of a gourmet style sausage roll.

[@BeeMcDee]

That sausage roll looks more gourmet than what you’d get at a servo (they’re longer and thinner and the pasty is softer). You’d probably get something like that at a cafe here so that’s pretty authentic. 😉 Our coffee is so good. I haven’t tried Starbucks yet (apparently there’s one in Melbourne) but if it’s more watered down than our typical Aussie coffee, nuh uh, no thanks. Double shot cappuccino *chef’s kiss*

[@cjw9257]

Football starts soon, hope Carlton have a good season. Go blues

[@gin3648]

We call it tomahto in Australia, sausage rolls are super easy to make, do a cooking stream, I have been making 'em with my little brother for years.

[@The.Drunk-Koala]

Dead horse mate.

[@barney992]

we dont typically have hash browns. mainly at american fast food outlets . potato cakes are more common aussie food . dim sims , nibble or party pies and burgers with egg bacon lettuce onion beetroot tomato. Before KFC Mcdonalds etc were here ,mainly had pies pasties sausage rolls and fish and chips

[@Mechanic.Pete41]

Been in Australia all my life and have never seen a sausage roll like that before 🤨😅 glad you enjoyed our coffee 🤙 best thing to do when you come over is to hit up the little private owned corner bakeries for thier sausage rolls and meat pies, you'll never have anything better 👌

[@karlenemacdonald6549]

That looks like the cafe itself has home made that sausage roll. Usually cafes like this one make their own, so they are considered to be a bit more gourmet than the mass produced, packaged, supermarket pies and sausage rolls. The homemade gourmet ones are the best, because they are made with better ingrediants usually....and taste better for it. This cafes decor looks pretty standard Aussie cafe. You could easily be in any cafe in Melbourne, really. The menu showed pretty much a standard selection of foods and drinks that any Aussie cafe would have, so seems you saw a good representation of a usual cafe here. Most of our cafes have 'all day breakfast' menu, and lunch menus. If they are a true coffee, breakfast style cafe, they will generally close around 4pm, as they dont do dinners, just breakfast and lunch. Most can be open around 7am-8am, some even earlier for the early business workers for their morning coffee before work. Have fun exploring the other Aussie cafes there.

[@notthisguyagain4635]

My friend went to America years ago and visited a Australian themed restaurant. When him and his family walked in they noticed the Australian beer posters on the walls, so he asked for an Australian beer. The reply from the waitress was, sorry sir we don’t actually sell those beers here. He did say the food was good though.