Cafe Maison  

Service:
The day we visited, there was only one attendee/waitress. We were the only patrons. If the cafe were packed I think the attendee would have a difficult time meeting everyone's needs! Note that it is a self-serve cafe. You get your own cutlery and there is a pitcher of cold water (and glasses) at your disposal.

Food:
Bread with parsley butter (herbed)Nothing special about this dish. I originally wanted the baba ganoush but it was out of stock!! Sad. The waitress offered a herbed butter, I thought it would be soft butter but it turned out to be rock solid, which caused much anguish when we tried to spread it on the soft bread. The portion is unappetizingly small. ._.

Rocket salad with parma ham (and accidentally, smoked salmon)So we tried to order smoked salmon salad but they ran out of smoked salmon as well so we made do with parma ham instead. And the waitress threw in the last bit of smoked salmon. The salad was tastier than the bread. Nice dressing, a bit on the tart side, average grade olive oil. Parma ham was not too salty. Average quality.

Eggplant rocket pizza with tomato sauce on flatbreadWe had to wait 25 minutes for this. It was freshly made by the waitress (I think). It was yummy. Flatbread isn't as doughy as pizza crust, it is thin, and quite...crisp. A chewier version of Jacob's cream crackers. I liked the crust a lot because it was not oily, and it was thin. The tomato sauce topping was sweet and intense, the eggplant was nicely grilled and gave the flatbread a bit of moisture. Rocket was a perfect complement to the eggplant and tomato. Recommended!

Conclusion:

Cookery classes! $$.

 

A nice cafe to hang out and read a book because it isn't very busy and nobody will bother you. The only downside being that its' self-served.
If I come back again I will go for the pizza and perhaps a slice of cake. They look much more appetizing than the ones served next door.