Revelling in brunch delight at The Three Williams

As far back as I can remember, rainy days have always been my favourite types of days. While I'm not cray cray about Tay Tay, I must confess that Taylor Swift's lyrics rings true to me: there's something bout the way, the street looks when it's just rained, there's a glow off the pavement. While I enjoy staying home and tucking myself into my blanket on a rainy day, sometimes my favourite thing to do on a rainy day is to go for a drive around my surrounding suburbs not only to revel in the beauty of the streets after its just rained but also in an attempt to search for a good cafe to spend the morning in. 

Just a few days ago, on a rainy morning, I found myself parked outside of The Three Williams cafe. I've read about The Three Williams but never knew where it was located. I knew that it was in Redfern but was unsure as to where exactly it was located so when I drove through my suburb and just kept going straight, I didn't expect to find that The Three Williams is literally 3 turn away from where I live.

Despite the murky weather, the walkway just outside of the cafe were lined with customers awaiting a seat in this up-and-coming cafe.

The wait wasn't too bad - about 30 minutes - and if you're not too hungry and have nothing but time, it's definitely worth the wait. 

Before we delve into a discussion of the food and beverages served at The Three Williams, I'd just like to take a moment to praise the ambiance of the shop and the service. The people working at The Three Williams were all so lovely, speedy and just ultra cool - there's really no other way to describe it. The ambiance is bustling. It's extremely busy but not in a panicky sense of the word but more of an exciting sense of the word. My only complaint is that the dark-ish lighting of the place doesn't bode well for instagrammers and food bloggers because I had to resort to turning on my flash to be able to take the photos below, but that's a very very minor issue.

For beverages we ordered their berry smoothie and their banana smoothie. While I've read a lot about The Three Williams, I've never heard about their berry smoothie so I was excited to give it a try. The berry flavours were strong but not overly sour and the serving is much bigger than it might appear on the photo but in terms of flavour, I'd have to follow The Three Williams lovers' cult and say that their Banana smoothie was the absolute winner.

Coupled with medjool dates and sprinkles of nuts all over the top, the Banana smoothie was simply divine. While in terms of flavour, I think that The Grounds' Banana smoothie might beat this (by a smidge), the consistency of this Banana smoothie was perfection. It wasn't thick to the point that after a few gulps, you'll feel sick to the stomach - it was just the right balance of smoothness and thickness. Definitely a winner.

I don't think you should ever go to The Three Williams without trying their French Toast. The creme and the berries were delicious as were the walnuts. While the brioche was drenched in honey it wasn't overbearing in sweetness which is a huge plus in my books seeing as I'm not a major sweet-tooth. Definitely something that you'll have to try at least once - it is, after all, one of their most popular dishes.

The one thing you can't go to The Three Williams without trying is their narnies. 'Narnie' is a quirky and creative combination of normal bread and naan bread - The Three Williams specialty. I ordered two - the Beef Brisket (above) and the Prawns (below) and both were absolutely fabulous.

Personally, the Beef Brisket narnie was my favourite. The house slaw was full of flavour and the vegetables on top of it were just as flavoursome. The brisket itself was 50-shades-of-melt-in-you-mouth kind of fantastic. The narnie bread itself was soft and complemented the filling of the dish exceptionally. I think this is my favourite order of the day and one that I'd definitely come back for.

The prawn narnie is just as lovely but definitely better serves someone with a more adventurous palette. The prawns which were packed full of delicious savoury flavour was complemented to perfection by the lettuce, hummus and tzatziki. I love the flavours in this dish but if I were to come back to The Three Williams and am only allowed to order one dish, I'd give this one a pass cause the beef narnie was just perfection on a plate.

To top the meal off, we also ordered a fish croquet (served with aioli). I love croquets and I love aioli so this made me very very happy. While the croquet itself was crunchy on the outside and smooth on the inside, what won me over was the delicious, creamy flavour of the aioli. I've never had a better aioli - too delicious for words.

Now knowing that The Three Williams is only a km or two from where I live, I'll definitely come back in the near, not so distant, future!