Deus Cafe, Camperdown, Sydney

Latte ($3)

When Deus Ex Machina first opened up I loved the place. What wasn’t there to love with the custom motorbikes, cool clothes and cappuccinos. Mrs FBC and I were regular customers in the early days before Deus became mainstream and decided to turn the small café next to the bike shop into a café with a small bike shop. It was during this transition that we had a very bad dining experience at Deus one morning that put us off this place for a long time ( let’s just say there was very bad burnt coffee involved and no one likes a dodgy coffee - ever!).

main entrance to the cafe and the stylish interior

However, for some time now I’ve had a hankering to go back and give Deus another try. If not for the coffee, then at least for the super cool motorbikes. And I’m happy to say the Deus café is now better than ever.

Mrs FBC and I went there for a quick lunch and as the photos show this place has lost none of its cool. But, more importantly, the food and the coffee (!) were great.

baristas hard at work (l); smoked trout salad with poached egg, kipfler potatoes & hollandaise ($16) (r)

Sharing a communal table, Mrs FBC happily dined on the smoked trout salad with kipfler potatoes, hollandaise sauce and a poached egg ($16), while I had the roast pork roll with tomato relish and pumpkin ($14). The pork was a beautifully tender and thick with just the right amount of fat on it and was well matched with the sweetness of the chutney. To top it off, it came with a side of home made potato crisps which were crunchy and lightly seasoned.

Roast pork roll ($14), there's more to Deus than food!

What’s the verdict? Well I’m happy to say that Deus will now be returning to our regular list, which will give me a lot more opportunity to eye off those bikes and pretend that I may one day buy one of them. Oh, and there’s also a lot more of the menu for us to try our way through. We hear that the Deus Cafe is also now open for dinner Wed - Sat so will definitely be back to give the dinner menu a try too.

Deus Cafe

98-104 Parramatta Road

Camperdown, Sydney

ph: 85942800