Lindsay's Cafe, Faulconbridge

Last week, we travelled to Sydney for a four day weekend.  It was marvellous to get away from it all for a while, and the weather was kind to us.

On the Monday, I ticked off a bucket list item by visiting the Norman Lindsay Gallery and Museum at Faulconbridge in the Blue Mountains.  You can read more about it here.

On the way there, Tim and I stopped for morning tea in Springwood, comprising coffee and a delicious Portugese custard tart from The Bakers Wife Juicery and Salad Bar in Macquarie Street, across the road from the train station: 

They also do a cracking range of raw sweets.

After we had our coffee, we ventured on to the Norman Lindsay Gallery at Faulconbridge by bus:

Inside the gallery, the Lindsays' kitchen remains for viewing, set up like it was back in the day when the family lived there:

The easiest option for getting lunch while at the Norman Lindsay Gallery is Lindsay's Café, which is attached to the etching studio.  You can eat your lunch indoors while being treated to lovely bush views:  

The food at Lindsay's Café is home style - not fancy, but it does the job quite nicely.  

Tim ordered the Duck Salad (seared duck, orange, walnuts, peas, quinoa, mixed leaves, orange garlic dressing) ($24):

He said it was just fine, not the best salad he's ever had, but good.

I ordered the Beef Burger (beef patty, gruyere, onion rings, BBQ sauce, tomato, mixed leaves) ($21): 

The beef patty was more rissole like than patty like, but again, this meal tasted fine, and the smoky BBQ sauce and onion rings were nice touches.

I saw that there was an Orange and Pistachio Cheesecake ($12) on the specials board, and I was so up for that:

Again, it was not the best cheesecake I have ever had and was not very sweet, but I did enjoy the crumbly pistachio base.

Ensure that you leave plenty of time for lunch as service is at a sedate pace, in keeping with the bush theme of the café.  However, the serving staff were friendly, and asked us how our meals were.

In keeping with the food theme, here is a larger than life model of Albert, The Magic Pudding, on the verandah of the gallery:

For the uninitiated, Albert is a self-regenerating pudding that never runs out, and he changes flavour from steak and kidney to apple pie.  This makes him the target of pudding thieves.  Unfortunately, he is a rather grumpy pudding, hence the filthy look he is giving me.

Lindsay's Café is a peaceful place to eat that enhanced our visit to the Norman Lindsay Gallery. 

Lindsay's Café

12 Norman Lindsay Crescent

Faulconbridge NSW

Ph: (02) 4751 9611

Open 10-3 on weekdays and 9-4 on weekends