Macro Cafe - which is now "About Life"

31-37 Oxford Street

Bondi Junction NSW 2022

So i was told that Macro go bought out by Woolworths, and was quite shocked? I mean there MUST be people buying into organically grown & made food, you don't hear very often about places that sell organic food ASWELL as serve it.

I decided to go back to Macro anyway, we were heading to paddington markets anyway so it was really close by. 

Everything had been changed, menu's, signage, colors? Was hoping the food stayed the same...

Haloumi roll

Grilled haloumi cheese, avocado, relish, fresh tomatoes & greens (eat-in $10.50, take-away $7.50). Ben had this, and said it was really good. He's a big fan of cheese aswell, but to me the roll looked pretty dry to me? I wouldn't order it myself.

Organic Egg Omlette

With spinach, mozzarella, roast tomato & shallot. This omlette also looked quite dry.. and i really hate the off cuts of bread, i like my bread slices to come from the middle of a loaf and these two pieces just looked so dry.

Two organic eggs with bacon served with gluten free toast

On the menu this is actually two organic eggs (served any style) served with toast. But Rick had to get gluten free, and needed some protein as well. He said the bacon wasn't too dry, and the eggs were overly cooked, but the toast was a nice change to what he has been eating lately - some gluten free loaf from Woolies (you know they only have one kind???).

Two organic eggs, served any style, with toast

I wanted something healthy so chose sough dough bread. Previously, this place had the best sourdough bread i've ever had, but what i had today was nothing near it :( Now i gotta find the best breakkie place since Macro is no more. My eggs were actually not overcooked so i was happy about that! I love my eggs, i probably eat too much of it me thinks..

I won't be coming back anymore, and i'll be on the search for another organic breakfast cafe..

Macro Cafe - 2nd Review

I had already done a review on this place here, but after coming back again i just had to do a 2nd review i love this place :)

After finishing up on a photoshoot at Bondi Beach (piccies here) we drove to the junction to have breakfast @ our fav organic joint.



They opened at 8AM, we were the first people in the doors & the first to order, and luckily - the waitress gave me a free coffee for being the first customers!! So very nice :)

Rick had a rice milk coffee cappuccino, i had a *free* soy mocha. If you havent tried rice milk - do give it a go you can get it from woolies (not all coffee places offer rice milk actually, macro is the first that we found that did)

For breakfast i went with the wild mushrooms with goats cheese, wilted spinach, cherry tomatos & sourdough bread. The first thing i always do - is butter my toast while its still warm :) I like to watch it melt, and biting into the overly buttered spots to have butter ooze everywhere in my mouth yummy!

Oh i also ordered an extra poached egg - which was over poached (i should have specified i wanted them runny but oh wells)

The goats cheese was soft & salty, and went well with the soft mushrooms (i love mushrooms, the fungi lil critters)


Rick went with the big macro breakfast which had wilted spinach, 2 poached eggs, cherry tomatos & bacon. (and he scabbed some of my mushrooms!!) He said the bacon was salty yet soft yet crunchy at the same time, and he was lucky to get one half runny poached egg!

I love my eggs runny, and the way i eat them is to suck up the yolk like i'm kissing it *mwaH!* haha



Another happy experience @ Macro :)

Macro Cafe

31-37 Oxford Street

Bondi Junction NSW 2022

Tel: 02 9389 7611               Fax: 02 9389 0707

Parking: 1 hour meter parking in surrounding streets

After googling 'Organic restaurants' I decided to come here for breakfast. The morning sun fills the front shop with warmth & light, you can choose from outdoor or indoor seating. (note, it can get VERY hot sitting outside, even in slightly cool weather)

Started off with a rice milk mocha - this was by far the BEST mocha i've had, using rice milk TOTALLY transforms the taste, rice milk is not very milky, more sweet and watery (but not lacking any flavour at all). Also what i loved was that it was drinking temperature (not ouch-burnt -my -tongue -need -to -wait -10 -minutes -before -drinking -temperature)

I decided on the sour dough bread with poached egg, baked beans, grilled tomato, wilted spinach & button mushrooms (i think this was called the big breakfast) & big it was indeed. Rick had the same but with just only eggs & mushroom (he snitched some of my spinach & tomato hehe)

The sour dough bread here - is to die for it is mega crunchy, slightly warm so that the butter slowly melts into the tiny little holes, & to know that each ingredient is organic - makes you feel good all over.

Organic tomat0 - is so unbelievably sweet, texture is soft and it was ripened to perfection. The mushrooms were sautéed in some kind of sauce.... we're guessing it was worstershire sauce, very yummy!

I would definitely come back for brunch (they stop serving breakfast at 11.30). I didn't see anything nice on their lunch menu .. but might try it next time.

Next door is a grocery store that only sell organic & whole foods fruits & vegies - worth a browse! We scored some organic corn chips & hommous - the best snack ever!!

There is also a Macro Cafe in Newtown (But no grocery store)

146 King St
Newtown NSW 2042

Tel 02 9550 5747               Fax 02 9550 5748