The formula for a successful brunch cafe in Sydney for me is good coffee teamed up with a mouthwatering menu that will have you wanting to try every dish on the menu.

Chef Ryan takes creativity to another level, combining flavours you might not have imagined such as espresso caramel with fried chicken. Having created the menu at other famous cafes, I can see why his dishes are featured on social media.

Let’s start with the drinks, not only do they serve a variety of flavoured lattes (think red velvet or taro), but they take their coffee seriously. Offering a variety of different house blends, the cafe had a brand ethos to provide specialty coffee paired with modern and nutritious food in a contemporary setting. The coffee is locally roasted in South Granville.

Now let’s talk about the menu, there are a lot of tempting dishes which I was keen to try.

We tried the following dishes: Breakfast gnocchi - Homemade potato gnocchi with roasted tomato, chorizo, shallot, chilli, parmesan snow, poached egg and potato skins. It was one of the standout dishes, I loved the saltiness of the chorizo, sweetness of the tomatoes and crunchiness of the potato skins.

Karage chicken and waffle - nut and rice flake crusted waffle, green apple and cabbage slaw, bacon, corn flake, chilli, crushed berry and espresso salted caramel. Now talk about CREATIVE!

French toast with espresso, whipped matcha cream cheese, black sesame caramel, salted pistachios and seasonal berries. This was extremely fluffy and a great sweet treat option. The French toast soaks up the sticky espresso and caramel sauce which makes this dish extra indulgent and so addictive.

Spiced lamb ribs - Charred baby corn & asian herb salad, kewpie and lime. The lamb was extremely tender and melted in your mouth, one of my fave dishes.

Crushed avocado delight - Herb crouton, smashed avo, chili & broccolini salsa, finger lime, poached egg, house dukkah and whipped goat cheese. Now this dish was like a masterpiece on a plate.

Roasted pork neck - Sauteed kimchi, roasted nuts, saltbush and chili caramel.

Breakfast Eton mess - House baked granola, acai, yogurt, seasonal berries, crispy kiwi, crushed dehydrated strawberry and wild honey. It was very similar to Bircher muesli.

It might seem like a bit of a trek out to Wentworth Point, but the food here at Leaf Cafe by chef Ryan is worth the visit.

Note: I dined as a guest of the venue. All views and opinions expressed are my own.