The Grumpy Baker
Vaucluse
Monday 7am-5pm
Tuesday 7am-5pm
Wednesday 7am-5pm
Thursday 7am-5pm
Friday 7am-5pm
Saturday 7am-5pm
Sunday 7am-5pm
CAFE
BAKERY
CATERING
A LITTLE BIT MORE
The Grumpy Baker Vaucluse is a much-loved neighbourhood bakery and café that has been serving the local community along Old South Head Road for over a decade. A popular stop for post-walk coffees, casual catch-ups, and takeaway treats, it draws a loyal mix of locals and families, getting especially busy on weekends when sports are on at nearby Christison Park. Everything is baked fresh on-site daily, with standout favourites including flaky pastries, artisan sourdough, and the popular Sunday Treat: a Turkish bread bacon and cheese roll that has quickly become a local go-to.
Menu
All day breakfast
GRUMPY’S GRANOLA BOWL
$18
toast & spreads
$7.5
W/ butter & house made raspberry jam, Vegemite or peanut butter
ADD Fig & Walnut toast $2
eggs your way
$14
Poached, scrambled or fried w/ sourdough toast & tomato relish
Turkish bourekas
$12.5
W/ butter & house made Potato & sea salt OR spinach & cheese w/ a hard boiled, grated tomato & zataar toast
Shakshuka
$23
W/ feta, olives, house pickles, Israeli salad, labneh & crispy zataar toast
Breakfast until 12PM
Grumpy's granola bowl
$18
Coconut yogurt, granola, caramelise banana, seasonal fruit & maple syrup (Vegan)
Summer smoothie bowl
$18
Pick your smoothie blend – acai, berry, mango or banana topped w/ house mande granola, toasted nuts, chia seeds & fresh fruit
ADD peanut butter $2 | protein powder $2
French toast
$18
W/ strawberries, ample syrup & ice cream
Middle Eastern breakfast
$18
Toasted sourdough w/ Baba Ganoush, hummus, labneh, hard boiled eggs & Israeli salad
Avo toast
$20
Smashed avo on toasted sourdough w/ feta and black dukkah
CHilli scrambled eggs
$22
Free range scrambled eggs on a fresh bagel w/ labneh, chilli and chargrilled broccolini
sweet corn fritters
$23
W/ smashed avo, poached egg, labneh & your choice of bacon OR salmon
lunch from 12PM
hummus & pita
$16
Served with chickpeas & a lemon chilli dressing
Israeli chopped salad
$15
Tomato, cucumber, capsicum, onion w/ lemon dressing
classic caesar salad
$20
W/ sourdough croutons, crispy bacon, parmesan, boiled egg & house made creamy caesar dressing
ADD chicken schnitzel $6
watermelon & cabbage salad
$15
W/ feta & fresh mint dressing
Mix dips & falafel
$21
Baba Ganoush, matbucha and tahini with crispy falafel, zesty cabbage salad & warm pita
moroccan fish
$28
Barramundi cooked in a spicy tomato chraime sauce
lemon & mint chicken skewers
$27
Served on tahini yogurt & cabbage salad
Romanian beef kebabs
$27
W/ caramelized sumac onions, tumeric potatoes & pickled watermelon
Schnitzel & chips
$25
W/ cabbage salad & chilli mayo
ADD -
Pita $3 | Pickles $5 | House chips $6 | Cabbage salad $5 | Tumeric potatoes $6
sandwiches & toasties
CHEESE TOASTIE
$6.5
Cheese tuna melt
$15
Tuna w/ parsley, onion, lemon & melted cheese
Grumpy halloumi roll
$15
Haloumi, 2 fried eggs, avocado, chilli mayo & tomato relish
GRUMPY BREKKIE ROLL
$15
Bacon, 2 fried eggs, caramelised onion, chilli mayo & tomato relish
SCHNITZEL IN CHALLAH
$18
W/ roasted eggplant, spicy Romanian dip & cabbage salad
POACHED CHICKEN SANDWICH
$15
SMOKED SALMON BAGEL
$17
Sides
Poached chicken
$6
Avo | Bacon | Smoked salmon | Haloumi
$5
Feta
$4
Egg | GF bread
$3
House made chips w/ chilli mayo
$5
Side of Israeli salad
$5
House made jam | Peanut butter | Tomato relish
$2
COLD DRINKS
Iced Drinks (Ice Coffee w/ ice cream | Iced Mocha | Iced Chai Latte | Iced Chocolate)
$6.5
Iced Latte
$5.5
Iced Long Black
$5.5
Iced Matcha
$7
Iced Dirty Chai
$7
Milkshakes (Chocolate | Vanilla | Caramel | Strawberry)
$6 / $8
Smoothies (Banana | Mango | Berry | Matcha | Tropical | Acai | Green)
$9.5
ADD protein powder $2 | peanut butter $2
HOT DRINKS
Coffee (Flat White | Latte | Cappuccino | Long Black)
$5 / $5.5
Mocha
$5.5 / $6
Short Black
$4.6
Macchiato
$4.6
Dirty Chai | Matcha
$6
Chai Latte
$5 / $5.7
Turmeric Latte
$7
Sticky Chai Tea
$7
Hot Chocolate
$5 / $5.7
Tea (English Breakfast | Earl Grey | Chamomile | Lemongrass & Ginger | Green | Peppermint)
$4.5
Strong +$1 | Decaf +$0.5 | Alternative milks (Almond, Oat, Soy, Lactose Free, Macadamia) +$0.7
15% surcharge applies to all public holidays
FAQs
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WHAT’S ON
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