HORNER
& PRATT
When all of my friends from varied groups
begin to tell me about the same café, I know it’s time to go and see what all
the fuss is about. I had Saturday off work and decided it was time to venture
into the unknown, to a café which I had heard a lot about but had never been
to. Horner & Pratt, situated on East Terrace with a surprisingly small
street presence is not one to take your grand parents to – nor should you
attend in your Lorna Jane or Nike clad workout gear, more specifically post-workout
covered in the sweat from your greedy consumerist body.
What it is though, is a small and under-spoken
eatery in a prime location of the city, situated across from the beautiful
parklands. Their breakfast menu consists of burritos, burgers and other delicious
breakfast-like items. Though their staff appear to be in the elite levels of
hipstertown – hipster to the bone and then probably more – they are also
efficient and work together to make a great team.
After waiting for the customer before me to
finish with their order, I went ahead to order my soy flatwhite. While I
awkwardly stood in the albeit small and unreachable corner of the store, waiting for my take-away coffee, I made sure to give my toughest facial
expression possible. Lions don’t listen
to the opinions of sheep, I muttered to myself over and over, as I wished I
had arrived wearing something different – perhaps even, pajamas would have been
better. Perhaps even, my dad’s gardening clothes. Lions don’t listen to the opinion of sheep, I continued, trying to
stand in the most nonchalant way possible.
The coffee was sweet and delicious, the
wait wasn’t too long, and I think I can speak for myself and the staff members in
saying that it was a welcome relief when I finally left. While the store was
every little bit hipster but in no way a bad place to dine, an outfit change
would certainly be required before returning again. I didn’t manage to catch
the brand of the beans nor the soy milk (probably due to the repetition of my
new mantra), but I can tell you that the coffee was great and I
believe the milk to have been Bonsoy – the best soy. The bean had a little bit
of tang to it, and although the milk was a smooth consistency and very well
frothed, it could have ideally been hotter than what it was. The final score
for a soy flat white at Horner & Pratt is a 7.5/10 – perhaps even an 8 if we exclude the lions and the sheep.
Horner & Pratt are located at 31 East
Terrace, Adelaide.
