Coffee, Tea and Me, Redfern

What a day! An early morning of property inspections calls for a quick chai latte, coffee and bagel.  A hole in the wall sort of joint; squeeze in to order your food/drinks and wait outside on the street with other consumers with friendly dogs.  If you are lucky then you can grab a table. 

A good joint.

Mark and Olivia's Kitchen

I didn't take photos of the wonderful feast of food of cheeses, bread, fruit, wine and other wonderful delights.  I was very lucky to join my friend Mark and his better half Olivia for an afternoon delight.

How adorable are the strawberry Mr and Mrs?

Pancakes On The Rocks, The Rocks, Sydney

I have been to the pancakes on the rocks twice in the last two months.  The first time was at 3AM after my work xmas party.  The second time was after about a few casual drinks.  I think the food at pancakes on the rocks is generally average but since it's open all the time - it's pretty awesome.  If you go there then eat the pancakes!

The pancakes are generally a big win.  Soft, fluffy, thick pancakes !!! Probably best shared with a few people.

Prices - about 15-20 per person

 

Nakashima Japanese, The Rocks, Sydney

After about 5 hours of drinking on the last day of the working year; I was hungry with a touch of tipsy.  Two of my girlfriends and I deserted my Irish work colleagues  and decided to eat some Japanese food in the rocks.

The gyoza was a good balance of crunch, soft juicy meat and soft textures. The gyoza is more authentic than a lot of the Korean run Japanese restaurants.  The eel was tasty but small in portion.  The Sashimi was fresh and had the usual salmon, king fish and tuna varieties.

Price: Approximately 20 per person (when sharing with girls - maybe more with guys :) )

Thu Phuong Dessert and Coffee, Cabramatta

My work friend kept on talking about this avocado and durian drink.  I hear all sorts of horrible things about the durian fruit and while i've tasted small amounts of durian - i've decided that since there are so many other flavours, textures and smells that it's best to stay away from this. However my friend convinced me to try this "amazing avocado and durian drink" Thu Phuong Dessert and Coffee.

What is the verdict?  It was tasty and the hint of durian is tiny.  It's definitely a drink to test your conventional taste buds.  I think it grows on you.  I think it's worth giving it a go if you're in Cabramatta!

Price - Approximately $5

Jones the Grocer - Dessert (NOW CLOSED)

Can anyone say OMG DELICIOUS, I'M HAVING A FOOD COMA?  The caramel cheesecake was mainly responsible for food coma and it lives up to it's sexual food allure.  It was rich, delicious and had a thick caramel hard base.  I had a foodgasm.

The cranberry and coconut muffin was tasty too.  It was amazing.  Yummmo

Price: About $6 per dessert

Commodore Hotel, North Sydney

We had a work function and typically with the pubs - the food is average or you have to be quite drunk to enjoy the food.  However I had a very different experience at the Commodore.  I have been here for drinks before and it's a nice cosy pub to enjoy a few drinks.  What is the food like though? This is what you want to know!

I ordered the truffle fries and the octopus salad.  I love truffle flavours and there was a nice drizzle of truffle oil on the fries which had mushrooms and parmesan cheese. They were devoured by myself and my colleagues very quickly.  The octopus salad was good too.

My colleagues next to me had the steak and the burger.  They looked pretty good and the verdict was a thumbs up baby!

Peace

Prices = $20-25 per main