Pochito

2 Reviews on “Pochito”

• Dominic Svensson

  Heard about this Chilean cafe and had to test them out with a lomito completo sandwich and an empanada. They use a thick slice of tasty (but salty) pork and a fair amount of avocado and mayo although I could have handled more. The empanada had a bit of a soggy bread casing but the filling was great. Overall better than La Paula in Fairfield and probably better value (especially good value for Mascot). The coffee was hot and strong, the cafe is a nice spot, and the staff are notably friendlier and more active than many South American places. Highly recommended.

  December 20, 2019, 2:22 am

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• Sherrym1au

  We ended up here for lunch recently, when visiting Sydney for a book launch. Our dear friend Ms. TW picked us up from the airport, and swept us away for a Chilean street food lunch. We were in desperate need for food, as they don’t feed you on planes anymore. Remember the good old days when they actually gave you a proper lunch or dinner? Nah, it’s pretty dim in my mind too.Pochito specialises in empanadas and coffee, with other items like pastries and sandwiches. Hubby and I stuck to empanadas, while our friend Ms. TW chose the Bacan. Bacan is grilled chorizo on a roll, with slaw and a coriander salsa. She especially loved the salsa, coriander being a fave herb. She enjoyed the spicy, tangy sausage, and the fresh slaw. She felt this was a great combo of flavours and textures.I went for a garlic, cheese and prawn empanada. This was deliciously cheesy, though I wouldn’t have minded a bit more prawn and garlic. But for such a good price, you really can’t complain. I wolfed this down, so sadly there are no photos of the interior. The friendly waitress cum part-owner told us that all the pastry is house-made, and all the empanadas are handmade.Mr P. chose the chicken and mushroom version, which he loved. He said it had a fabulous, herby, white sauce, good pastry, and was just a great combo. Our friendly waitress who is also the part-owner Paulina, told him this was her grandmother’s recipe. Or maybe her mother’s? Oh Mr P., keep your head straightAnd I had alfajores – delicious, delightful, dulce de leche shortbread sandwiches – yep, I had to try this. And it was a delight – sweet, caramel-y, coconutty deliciousness, with a tender, crumbly shortbread. A sweet treat indeed.Hubby and Ms. TW went for Berlines. These are yeasty German doughnuts popular in Chile, and apparently so-called due to the large German influence from German immigrants to Chile during the latter half of the 19th century. I just know they are delicious. Look at all that squidgy caramel! And there we have the vanilla version. See the lovely black specks of real vanilla? What could be nicer? Yep, that’s right – nothing:)Pochito is a friendly, homey café, with food that is from the heart of the owners Paulina and her mum Patricia. And clearly it is popular with the Spanish-speaking locals, and others too. Worth a drop-in after a lunchless plane flight, for sure.

  December 20, 2019, 2:22 am

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