Swedish Tarts - 40 Semaphore Road, Semaphore SA 5019
Visiting my friends in the West always seems to lead to a visit to Semaphore Road for brunch. Our blog team have done a few reviews of eateries in Semaphore. Click our Semaphore selections for our other reviews.Many a time have I passed Swedish Tarts but have not had the chance to go in. When I heard that they had expanded their premises and were now serving brunch in addition to the pastries which they were known for - I did not pass up the chance.
Great selection of pastries on show |
Raggmunk - $21 |
I don't know about you, but when ordering, the first ingredient on a dish is usually what I expect to be the main item. In this case, I was expecting their to be a mound of bacon on this dish but what was provided was a small serving of bacon with a lot of underseasoned mushrooms.
I haven't had a Raggmunk previously, so this review is based on my personal taste I would have liked the pancake and the mushrooms to have had a little more seasoning and the pancake to be a little more crisp. The lack of textural elements on this dish made it bland to eat and I struggled to finish the dish.
Latte - Always a good start to the day! |
Gotta love a good tart! |
The Lime Tart, as one would expect had a distinct lime tartness. Having said that, it was not overpowering. I didn't have the 'fake' lime flavour that some tarts have and the balance of sweet and tart was perfect.
The Chocolate Ganache tart is decadent. Again, one would expect that this could be overpowering and very sweet however they have managed to provide balance. The ganache itself was also very smooth.
The lemon and poppyseed was similar to the lime tart in the sense that the balance of flavours was good. The consistency of the lemon and poppyseed tart was different to the others where the tart casing was reminiscent of a cheesecake - a very nice surprise!
Food: 6/10 - Pastries were good, but couldn't save the Raggmunk
Service: 3/5 - Solid service as expected
Ambiance: 4/5 - Warm weather, casual feel
Mirko gives Swedish Tarts 13/20 chops on The Chopping Board.

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