When voyaging along the Great Western Highway, take a pit-stop at Wattle Café in Blackheath, reviving over coffee and snacks among a lively crowd of locals. Warm and welcoming in ambiance, inside is fit out in timeless furnishings of polished timber, while colourful artwork adorning the walls and a handful of pinstriped cushions add a touch of classic country charm. Should tantalising smells of bacon and eggs lure you in early on, linger awhile to devour a Big Breakfast or try pesto mushrooms with a free-range poached egg on sourdough. If meeting friends for lunch, chow down on a steak sandwich with spicy tomato pickle, onion jam, beetroot relish, lettuce, tomato, cheese and chips or nab a gourmet sandwich to take away, filled with Mediterranean vegetables, pesto, Parmesan and rocket.