Serendipity: September 2009

Sunday, September 27, 2009

Adriano Zumbo's Pâtisserie, Balmain

After finished having brunch at Café Chocolat; we went to Adriano Zumbo's Pâtisserie. Cakes looked so beautiful!!!! I wish I could stay there to take the pictures one by one. Apparently, they have different cakes everyday and sometimes there are "limited-edition" cakes. The cakes are slightly expensive compared to other Pâtisserie though. If I am not wrong ... one slice of cake is around $8-$20?

Adriano Zumbo’s Pâtisserie

296 Darling St

Balmain NSW 2040, Australia

(02) 9810 7318

Open Mon-Sat 8am-6pm; Sun 8am-4pm

http://www.adrianozumbo.com

Adriano Zumbo’s Café Chocolat, Balmain

Finally I went to Adriano Zumbo’s Café Chocolat, after reading so many article about him and looking all those drooling cakes photos. There are always queue either at patiserrie or cafe. I was lucky enough to get seats straight away (there were 5 of us). I felt so excited looking at the menu and was confused which one I should order.

When the food came; the presentation was very beautiful but the taste was average. My friends couldn't even finish their food (probably too sweet). I will still come back to this place though because it's one of the best place to take food pictures.

PS: just checked the website recently, they have changed the whole menu. It's time to go there again :) -26 June 2010

Adriano Zumbo’s Café Chocolat

ricotta pancakes

Miss Marple Deconstructed

chocolat soup

Adriano Zumbo’s Café Chocolat

Shop 5, 308 Darling St

Balmain NSW 2040, Australia

(02) 9555 1199

Open Mon-Fri 8am-4pm; Sat 8am-5pm; Sun 9am-5pm

http://www.adrianozumbo.com

Sunday, September 20, 2009

Driftwood, Narrabeen

Went to Narrabeen, it means going to Driftwood again :) Love banana strawberries smoothie there ... very refreshing especially in this warm weather. Nice place, nice food with nice people :)

3 different smoothies

berries pancakes

big breakfast

banana pancakes

another big breakfast without hashbrown

ocean breakfast

Driftwood

4/18 Ocean St

Narrabeen NSW 2101, Australia

(02) 9970 8911

Open Weekdays 6:30am-3pm; Weekends 6:30am-3:30pm

http://www.driftwoodcafe.com.au

Saturday, September 12, 2009

Spanish Tapas, Glebe

Second time I tried Spanish food in Sydney, I think this one is better although a bit expensive. The service was good and there were live dance performance as well.

paella de marisco - very very good

tapas - fried mushroom

tapas - chorizo

sangria - first time tried, very good!

Spanish Tapas

28 Glebe Point Rd
Glebe NSW 2037, Australia
(02) 9571 9005

Open Mon-Tue,Sun 6pm-10:30pm; Wed-Sat 12pm-3pm, 6pm-10:30pm

http://www.spanishtapas.com.au

Tuesday, September 08, 2009

Billu's, Parramatta

Billu's is my another favourite Indian restaurant in Sydney. Biryani and chats are really good. I went to Billu's with my colleagues for team lunch. It was really good.

mango lassi

okra

chicken tikka masala

chicken biryani and butter chicken

Billu's

62/64 Wigram St
Harris Park NSW 2150
(02) 9687 7785

Open Daily 6pm-9pm

http://www.billuseatery.com.au

Sunday, September 06, 2009

Kazbah, Balmain

First time I tried the banquet menu in Kazbah, as always, the food were really good. There were so much food ... everybody was enjoying it but in the same time was struggling to finish all. You can only order baquet menu when you are 8 people or more. Always remember to make a reservation before you come to Kazbah because it's always busy especially on the weekend. There is a trick though, come after 2pm, maybe you can get seats straight away.