The Victoria Room Tea Salon, Sydney CBD. One morning I was talking to Jill Jones-Evans, owner of the Victoria Room about scones-as you do when you're a little bit obsessed with food.
Mid conversation she casually mentioned how they had a 10 scone long scone menu at their new tea salon in the Westfields. A Sydney food blog. You don't really notice the gnome flipping the bird at you in the corner, but even when you do, it's hard not to laugh.
It's an irreverent cheekiness that sums up this tiny cafe, perched on the corner of Crown and Davies Street in coffee-loving Surry Hills. Bloody Mary $11. Flour and Stone: Bakery, Woolloomooloo (15 Nov 2011) Freshly baked sugar stop Sweet Infinity is now only located in the Strand Arcade and Flour and Stone opened this week taking over their Riley Street site with an equally impressive display of tempting delights that I'm sure will keep you coming back.
The focus is more on the sweet than the savoury and the daily specials menu will guide you on what cakes are available. Nadine from Cookie Courture is the owner and hence why you'll see her cookies and other products on the shelves. The Fine apple tart ($5 slice) was very good and filled with plenty of thinly sliced apple as hoped. There's a bit of nice caramelisation throughout with a few sugary highlights on the palate and if it came with a dollop of double whipped cream or a scoop of vanilla bean ice cream it would have been even more satisfying and decadent.
PROS: Friendly down-to-earth service, Quality products, Clean and cosy decor, One-stop-sugar-shop, Decent amount of tempting choices. Flour and stone. Flour and stone 53 Riley St Woolloomooloo NSW 2011 Ph : (02) 8068 8818 Hours : Mon-Fri 7am to 4pm.
- Forbes & Burton. Port D'Anvers: Chocolate Café Launch with Miss Universe Australia, Haymarket (6 Dec 2011) 22-25 Dixon Street, Haymarket NSW 2000 Celebrating Aussie sweetness At first I wasn't quite sure what a Belgian chocolatier, Miss Universe Australia, UGG boots, a Lion Dance and a Souvenir Shop all had in common but finally discovered it was a celebration of all things Australian (except the Lion Dance).
Thanks to Igor Van Gerwen for inviting me to the launch of his new chocolate cafe located inside the Harbour City Group two level souvenir shop in the heart of Chinatown. Probably the first launch I've ever been to where no alcohol was served but the abundance of chocolates, Parker's Organic Juices, Brasserie Bread cakes and the easy-on-the-eye Miss Universe models certainly provided enough distraction and sent me into a sugar overload topped up with a hot chocolate to wash it all down.
I loved the illustrative menu where it's noted all hot drinks are served with a complimentary chocolate. Brasserie Bread, Banksmeadow. Cafe review: Belljar Coffee. Annie Stevens Walking through the door of Belljar Coffee, I'm welcomed by charleston-esque music with a distinctive crackle.
It comes from a bona fide record player nestled in the corner of this 1970s-nana-chic-style cafe, well removed from Newtown's main drag. Cafe Review: Three Blue Ducks. Review by John Saxby It can sometimes feel to the diner with sand on their feet and breakfast on their mind that the cafes across the road from Bronte Beach rely too heavily on their proximity to the surf, rather than what is on the plate, for their pulling power.
Your towel will be dry by the time you've walked past them to Three Blue Ducks on Macpherson Street but you'll eat well and perhaps even feel you've earned a friand or two for having trudged uphill along sun-baked footpaths, past houses you will never afford, to get there. The small, 20-seat cafe has an open kitchen populated by staff that look like they might have just stepped out of the water themselves – and are keen to get back there – trying to outdo each other in some kind of highly competitive, share-house toast battle.
Unlike a true share house, however, they can cook. Three Blue Ducks Café, Bronte. Home » Restaurant Reviews, Sydney Author: Corinne Posted on: October 18, 2010 at 5:56 pm.
Café review – Double Roasters, Marrickville. Before Australia became an espresso drinker’s paradise, how the hell did we fill our time?
Café Review – Sonoma, Alexandria. The French House – Waterloo. The Danks Street precinct has a relatively new addition and in true Sydney form the locals have begun sniffing around to see what all the fuss is about.
I think the most noticable feature and drawcard is the wrap-around balcony scattered with wrought iron furniture and mature gum trees seemingly sprouting from the decking. The balcony is teeming with new devotees sipping a coffee whilst munching a pre-made baguette sandwich or hand-crafted pastry at those typically sizeable Danks Street prices. Once inside, the "French" theme takes hold. Honeycomb, Darlinghurst. Honeycomb is the new venture for Chef Andy Bunn, ex Café Sopra. It is where the old Koi used to be and prior to that Phamish. The space is simple, huge window that opens one side of the building. Flour and Stone, Woolloomooloo. I have heard wonderful things about this place, the pastries, the pies and many more. For fans of Nadine Ingram’s cookie Couture gingerbread, the not so new news is that she has opened flour and stone in the old Sweet Inifinty space (which has now moved to the Strand) which is in Woolloomooloo.
Upon entering Flour and Stone, you are instantly greeted by smiling faces and the smell of delicious baked goods. I was tormented by the various cakes and cookies, I really wanted one of each. We were hungry, so started with the slow braised lamb, potato and rosemary pie. Orto Trading Co (Breakfast) Circa Cafe, Parramatta. I first heard about Circa Cafe when the Good Living included it in an article they wrote on great eateries and grocers in the Parramatta area. Then whenever anyone asked me for good places to eat in Parramatta I'd suggest Circa Cafe, even though I'd not actually been there myself.
Project 8 Cafe. In a city that feels increasingly over-run with food and drink franchises, Project 8 is a breath of fresh [caffeinated] air. It's a hip but slouchy kind of cafe - a mix of good coffee, cool music and an affordable snacks menu making it a popular hangout for local university students. Mecca Espresso, Ultimo. Mecca Espresso Ultimo had only been trading for four months when it was announced as winner of Best Cafe in the Sydney Morning Herald Good Cafe Guide. Fernside Coffee Shoppe, Redfern. Opened just three weeks ago, Fernside Coffee Shoppe can be found in Surry Hills / Redfern, on the corner of Crown and Cleveland Street. Cafe Giulia. Cafe Giulia is a popular haunt for Usyd students due to its proximity, HUGE portion and small price.
13b, Darlinghurst – Rating: 20.5/25. 13b Café and Cocktail Bar. Forbes and Burton, Darlinghurst. La Gerbe D’Or, Paddington – Rating: 20.5/25 (re-review) Hot cross buns. Tiger Mottle, Paddington – Rating: 19/25. Tiger Mottle. Does My Bomb Look Big In This? - Review - Tiger Mottle *UPDATED*