Lindt Cafe Sydney

This was the third time i have visited lindt cafe. Their opening hours have changed slighty they are open till 9pm on Thursdays now. Arrived at around 4:30 with the place packed out. Ordered the Excellence cake which was on the cheaper side $6.00 and the hot chocolate. The coffee macaroon's filling was a bit rich like a chocolate mud cake. Apparently there is going to be another lindt cafe opening at King Street Wharf I heard but don't know if it is true though.

Excellence Momente Cake, Chocolate Sauce courtesy of Hot chocolate!

Coffee Macaroon with Coffee $4.50

Lindt Cafe 53 Martin Place Sydney ( opposite channel 7 studios)

Yum Cha @ Newtown

This year I think I have been to Yum Cha less than half a dozen times. Vegetarian yum cha even more rare. The potato balls and the pumpkin one ( which was shaped like fried tofu) were the best out of them. Apart from that Yum Cha place ( Green Gourment) on King St in Newtown there were variety of cuisine on that street.

Whole blueberry inside the glutinous dessert $2 each.

The pumpkin dim sum on the right.

Green Gourment

115-117 King St Newtown
9519 5330

Reacquaintances

In the pass week ate some food which I haven't had for a long time. Don't think I had tawianese food since I was in city ages ago with soy milk and chinese dount wrapped in egg. I tried the Sam Pei chicken rice which had chicken , tofu with a sweet sour sauce. Sam Pei Rice means Three cups ( one cup of chinese wine , sesame oil , soy sauce ). The sauce with the chicken was a bit strong.

Can't remember the last time I had marinated squid maybe it was with my grandpa who loved chinese bbq meats. Didn't really filled me up for dinner but luckily I wasn't that hungry.




$8.80 Sam Pei Rice @ Tawianese Cafe Chatswood



$8.50 Marinated Squid with Rice @ BBQ King Chatswood

Pancakes at the Rocks finally Re-opened

Pancakes finally reopened. Haven't been there since August after someone's birthday party. Wasn't really that hungry though. Tried a bit of everything , the ribs weren't as good as Tony Roma's and Hogs Breath. I ended ordering the Mexican Potato which was quite nice except the meat sauce tasted similar to the meat they have on Nachos. Pesto and Pine Nut bread crust was nice since they actually roast the pine nuts which make it quite crispy.

Didn't really notice the renovations except they painted the wall and probably created more seatings upstairs. Don't anyone esle notice any major changes?




Ice Mocha , had to help with cream




Pesto and Pine nuts Bread Crust
$5.75



Mexician Potato : Potato and Onion pancke with
with lashings of mexican meat sauce, sour cream,
guacamole and tomato salsa
$16.75


Char grilled Pork Ribs $22.95






Strawberry Patch $12.95

Gelato place gone replaced by Jeff de Bruges !

I still remember eating gelato from the place in King st before my friends 21st at Sydney Tower. I think it was a Gelatissimo before but now replaced by a french chocolatier Jeff de Bruges. I think it is the 1st store they have outside France. Didn't think much of it until I walk past it on Monday. Tried the chocolate ice-cream on a cone , a nice dark chocolate taste. Other flavours were pistachio , vanilla , strawberry ( they had a fancy french name for it something like francisee can't really remember). You can either pistachio with chocolate together or strawberry with vanilla together. Wasn't really game enought to try chocolate and pistachio knowing how it tasted like in French Riveria.


$3.50 for one scoop
Jeff De Bruges
106 King Street Sydney
next to Theatre Royal

Weekend of desserts

On the way back home couldn't resist the gelato bar closest to my house. Technically it is walkable distance. They only had about 8 to 10 flavours to choose from. Was torn between chocolate and coffee or mango and blood orange. Both tasted more sweet then it was needed.



$5.60 for two scoops
Gelatiamo 326 Pacific Highway Linfield


Saturday Night headed off to Max Breener@ Double Bay which I like the best one out of them all since you actually served by waiters instead of Parramatta and St Ives where you have order food yourself and find you own seats. Fondues weren't that good but now at least the chocolate is warm which tastes heaps better. The fondues at least are close to being back to the old standards. Dome tasted quite nice with a strong dark chocolate centre.





$15.50 Chocolate fondue for two. $10.5o Dome

La Renaissance Patisserie Francaise @ The Rocks

After watching Sketches of Frank Genhry at Dendy Quays we quickly headed off to La Renaissance Patisserie Francaise. There was so many yummy cakes which made it very hard to decide either having my favourite eclairs or trying something esle. Opted for the latter.


On the left it is the Passion de Pierre which has nice citrus taste but not the sourness not overpowering. On the right is the Cezanne with hazelnut inside , a nutty taste but still better than the one at Lindt.

Places I want to go but probably won;t have the money or time list

1. Koko Black
2. Zushi
3. The spanish dount shop in melbourne can;t remeber the name!