Dining gems in Albany Creek

IMAGINE a cabinet teeming with colourful cakes and pastries, baskets filled with European bread, and the smell of coffee and fresh flowers. You’re not in a Parisian cafe, but you could well be.

Coffee and cake at French and Mor at Albany Creek. Photo: Dominika Lis

French & Mor, Albany Creek

IMAGINE a cabinet teeming with colourful cakes and pastries, baskets filled with European bread, and the smell of coffee and fresh flowers. You’re not in a Parisian cafe, but you could well be.

French and Mor is a delicious slice of Paris and the perfect place for a relaxed breakfast, long lunch or special occasion. The bakery, patisserie and high tea cafe has been open for almost nine years and owner Paul Jones has worked hard to create something special.

Owner Paul Jones at French and Mor at Albany Creek.

There are 15 varieties of cakes and sweet treats, exclusively from Le Bon Choix, and eight flavours of macarons.

High tea at French and Mor at Albany Creek.

Interestingly, Paul is not a sweet tooth. “I’m more savoury, which is probably a good thing,” he laughs.

The cafe’s modern French high tea expertly combines both with a selection of T2 teas and Elixir coffee.

“It’s all about colour and it’s different,” he says.

Shop 1, 2 Dawn Rd, Albany Creek

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Portabella restaurant's general manager Grant Hadden. Photo: Dominika Lis

Portabella restaurant & bar, Albany Creek

A RELAXED vibe and fine cuisine has made Portabella restaurant popular with diners for more than eight years.

General manager Grant Hadden says: “We’ve stuck to the basics and it’s worked … high quality food with superior service.”

Head chef Kumara Sedarage has created a modern Australian menu with Mediterranean influence. His signature dish is 12-hour slow braised pork belly. The Mediterranean platter is also popular, with grilled peri peri chicken souvlaki, beef kofta, grilled haloumi, Greek salad, croutons, hummus, minted yoghurt and pitta.

For dessert, creme brulee is always a winner but if you can’t decide, the dessert tasting platter could fit the bill.

24/720 Albany Creek Rd, Albany Creek

3264 8044