Food Escapade in Sydney (and Melbourne)

Here are the food places (in my opinion) worth mentioning in Sydney - and to some extent Melbourne since we stopped by there for a while during our recent trip to Sydney in August. They are in no particular order:

(1) Cafe Inniene, Bourke Street Melbourne. 

The cafe was just a stone's throw away from the place where we stayed in Melbourne, Causeway Inn on the Mall, so naturally we dropped by there for breakfast. It was among the cheapest there as well. I like that dining was al-fresco because the weather was fantastic (cooling). I had their breakfast set and chai latte. It was yummy-licious! :)

(2) Bratwurst Shop,Queen Victoria Market Melbourne.  

OMG! This was SO GOOD!! They use french loaf, and the humongous sausage was so juicy! Top that up with cheese, sauerkraut, lots of mustard and chili sauce - it's a perfect combination.

(3) Ying Thai, Melbourne

Good Thai food. Full stop. 

(4) San Churro, Lygon Street Melbourne.

Ultimate comfort food. Lightly battered, sprinkled with powdered icing, and dipped in chocolate. Hmmm~

(5) Schnitz, CBD Melbourne.

Schnitzels are actually breaded cutlet made with boneless meat. To me, it was pretty much like your normal fast-food joint . So really nothing much to comment here. 

(6) Pancakes on the Rocks, Sydney.

I don't think this place needs introduction. The pancakes were fluffy and out of this world. So so good. :)

(7) Lindt Chocolate Cafe, Cockle Bay Wharf Sydney.

Honestly I am not a chocolate fan, so I don't have much to comment. However, the raspberry ice-cream  coupled with the thick dark chocolate poured over it was heavenly. Of course, the view over-looking Darling Harbor adds to the entire ambiance too.

(8) Fish Market, Sydney.
I really don't know what is the hype about this place. The seafood platter was so-so. In terms of freshness, it was so-so also.

(9) Chat Thai, Sydney.

In my opinion, they serve the best Thai food!! Reasonable pricing too. It was so good, we went back there twice! Must go!

(10) Pho An, Bankstown Sydney.

Aside from the Pho (Vietnamese beef noodle) in Springvale Melbourne, this place serves the awesome~st most authentic Pho ever! This is because the place is a Vietnamese community and the beef that they used are Australian beef which are tender. The place is out of the way from CBD. We were quite blessed cos Bear's uncle drove us there. :)

(11) Some restaurant near Blue Mountain, Sydney (forgot the name).

The food was bleh and very expensive too ... only consolation was that the pumpkin soup was really delicious. 

(12) Harry's Cafe de Wheels, Wooloomooloo Sydney.

True to the hype, the hotdogs and pies were really good. Just be prepared to get real messy! Must try! 

(13) Clipper's Cafe, Glebe, Sydney.

Their chai latte is the best~est that I have ever tried!!!! You need to sieve the spices yourself. Soooooooooo good~! Must try their baked egg with tomato sauce and lamb sausage as well. Awesome breakfast place. Just a caution though, it could get pretty packed over the weekends with students from UTS. 

(14) Hurricane's Grill, Bondi Beach, Sydney

Must must must must go!!! EAT THE PORK RIBS AND NOTHING ELSE!! Please make reservations or you will have to wait like mad.

That concludes our makan escapades in Sydney (and Melbourne).
You hungry yet?

Love;
Mummy Geri

Picture Perfect

Am not gonna write much. Let the pictures do the talking. By the way, none of these pictures are photoshopped and neither are they shot using a hi-tech pro DSLR. I merely used a simple Canon point-and-shoot digital camera.

Tall trees in Dandenong

Port Campbell

Funny rock formation in Two Survivors

Two Survivors

View of the Two Survivors from a cliff

Twelve Apostles. Beautiful!

Magnificent

This is my most favorite!

Breath-taking

Vast hill farmland on the way to the Twelve Apostles

Over-looking the sea

Couldn't resist .. took this while standing in the middle of the road

Apollo Town - which has funny sculptures

Forgot the name of this small town - along the Great Ocean Road

Quaint residence

At the start of the Great Ocean Drive

Clear blue skies

God's creation is amazing, isn't it?

Love;
The-Bride-who-is-in-Awe

I blame you Melbourne!!!

Didn't expect this at all but the food in Melbourne was oh.so.good ... we did nothing but sightseeing and went on an eating spree!! Best part is that the Asian food are prepared by the Asians themselves! Not like here .. every hawker food in KL/PJ is being prepared by a Burmese. -.-"

Counting down to the best food in Melbourne (not in particular order).

1) St. Remo Fish & Chips
Honestly, I find this place so-so only. We dropped by here on the way to Phillip Island to see the penguins. The fish were so fishy that I only ate the fries for lunch. And it was soggy *eww* Nice view and ambiance though.

2) Kingfisher Blue Fish & Chips

This is the most fantastic fish & chips I have ever tasted!!! This shop is located in the suburb - Wheelers Hill. Dropped by this place while we were on the way to visit my parents' friend. Voted No. 1 in Australia ok!

3) Freddo Ice-Cream

What can I say? Awesome ice-cream on a cold winter night = Heaven! This ice-cream parlor is located on Lygon Street.

4) Brunetti Cafe

It's true when they say that Melbourne embraces coffee culture. It suits me perfectly well as I am a coffee addict. This cafe not only makes nice cappuccino, they also serve a wide array of yummy pastries.

5) Cafe Cavallino

We had authentic Italian food and it was good! A bit jelak because of the overload of cheese though. Yup, Lygon Street is where it's known for Italian food. We sat outside and had to practically hug the heater ok. Brrr~

6) Stokers Pancake

We were brought to this place by our friends and the pancakes were heavenly ok! Expensive though. We were told that this is the place where Asian students bring their chic for some erm .. quiet time. Hehehe ..

7) Pho' Hung

We had Vietnamese noodles in Springvale - this place is crowded with Vietnamese , so much so you feel like you are in Vietnam ok! I kid you not! The noodles were really good, evident from the fact that the restaurant is always packed to the brim.

8) Ying Thai

I don't know what else to say about this shop except that they serve excellent Thai food. So good that we went back twice! One thing to caution though : they charge AUD2 for a bowl of rice each. O_0"

9) Wing Ho Chinese Restaurant

The only edible food in Phillip Island. Operated by a Singaporean family.

10) Max Brenner

The chocolate haven! So heart the hug mug ok!! Me and Bear came here to pak tor and we shared a cup of mocha kau and waffles. Bliss!

11) Lord of the Fries
Nothing to shout about really. Just expensive fries with really good sauce.





12) Some random Chinese Shop in China Town

Which serves really good pork and duck rice. Also there is another Chinese shop that serves really good porridge. Forgot the names of the shops though. :p

13) Cafe L'incontrol

Bear said this is the place where students hang out. Relatively cheap and good coffee. I couldn't agree more. :) Am so loving the coffee culture in Melbourne!

14) Scones in Dandenong (forgot the name of the shop)

Scones were so-so only. Somehow prefer our own Cameron Highland scones. At least the scones served back home are hot and they give us butter, jam, and marmalade. In Australia, they serve cold cream as sides. Kinda weird la ...

15) Churros & Spanish Donuts
In Queen Victoria Market. Really really good! But I had to share cos the portion was too big.




16) Home-Cooked Food
My parents' friend cooked these awesome food for us. Remarkably good!


Love;
The-Bride-who-Blame-Melbourne-for-her-Weight-Gain