The Rocks, The Tea Cosy

Photo: The Tea Cosy, The Rocks

Front: Devonshire Tea, Two Homemade Plain Scones with Pear and Vanilla Jam and Thickened Cream.

Quality: 5 nomnoms out of 5!!

Service: 4.5 nomnoms out of 5!

Pricing: $ - $$ (Scones and tea is $)

THE NOMNOMGRAM!

• The Quality of the food here is always top notch and high on standards. The scones are always fresh as they bake it every few hours. They have a really cute clock infront of the terrace house saying what time the scones were out of the oven so you can count on them to be fresh every time! I've been there for High Tea the first time I went to the tea Cosy and I was not disappointed! They have really good pots of tea and it was only $35pp! I got ribbon sandwiches, two scones with cream and jam (of course), 2 pots of tea in cosies (super cutee) and also two small dessert tarts (See picture below). 

• The Customer Service here is exceptional! They are always really friendly with a warm smile and although the place itself is really small and compact, its very homey so you just snuggle right in there! 

•   The Pricing here is quite affordable (especially being in the Rocks area!) a single scone is $2.50 and they sell pots of tea for $4.50. Devonshire Tea (as shown in the first photo) was $12.50 so that's pretty good considering you get a pot of tea with two scones. If you're going to have a sit in at The Tea Cosy you will probably spend about $10. 

• The Quantity of the food is normal, I guess. You get what you paid for and its very good quality food and especially for the price you pay, its definitely worth it!  

** Side Notes

I am not exaggerating but I am absolutely 
in love with this place! Lalalala~
Gives me warm fuzzies inside! Because I work at the Information Centre at The Rocks, we have brochures for this lovely place and we have people asking about it occasionally and I decided to pay them a visit one day because I was in desperate cravings for High Tea 
(strange I know), so I went by my self and it was the best decision I've ever made! 

They have a great atmosphere playing slow jazz-y, blues songs and its great to sit and unwind and relax. If you go during the week, it's not as busy and its just the perfect 
atmosphere to study or just chat with friends and just hang out! 

Their scones are super fluffy and its not like where you get them elsewhere! Its not super buttery and it goes perfectly with your pot of tea! Btw, they have really awesome tea flavours! Green tea with Strawberries is my 

favourite and I've also tried Creme Brulee black tea too!

Definately go to The Tea Cosy and try the scones and tea! You won't be disappointed and I HIGHLY recommend it! 

Hope you have a WONDERFUL day!

Don't forget to SMILE and hopefully... I'll pick up my game this month =D

Camila. =)

The Tea Cosy Details

Address: 33 George Street, The Rocks 2000

Trading Hours: Thursdays and Fridays 10am – 4pm, Saturdays and Sundays 9:30am – 5pm

Contact: (02) 9247 4955

Sydney City - Umi sushi and Udon Darling Harbour

Photo: Umi Sushi and Udon, Darling Harbour

Kimchi Pork Belly Udon Soup

Quality: 3.9 nomnoms out of 5

Service: 4.5 nomnoms out of 5

Pricing: $ - $$

The Nomnomgram!

•  The Quality of the food is pretty good, it's an average Sushi place. They do have seasonal menus and their normal menu is EXTENSIVE! They have everything from Entrees, Salads, Udon, Ramen, Sushi! The List goes on! The food is usually cooked on the spot and it does take a little while for the food to come out. The sushi train is not AS fresh. It's still pretty fresh but... I don't know. I think it's because the sushi train itself is really long, it doesn't get refilled as quick as a shorter train would!

• The Service of the place is very good. They're always very friendly and the waitresses are really nice, even though they don't speak much English haha. They will always greet their customers with a "Irrashaimase! - いっらしゃいませ" and "Arigatou Gozaimasu! - ありがとうございます" which is always very welcoming and it also makes you feel important!

• The Pricing is a little bit more expensive than your average sushi train. Each plate depends on what you get, will vary from $2.60 - $7.00. The sushi plates are usually around $4.00. They do have Lunch specials as well which are usually <$15.
     
• The Quantity of the meals are pretty good. Its just the average proportions for the sushi train and the Main meals are pretty good! Enough for you to be satisfied!

*** Side notes

The Umi Sushi and Udon restaurant has other 

franchises in the City as well as Darling 

Harbour. They have one in Haymarket 

opposite Capitol Theatre, George Street 

(inside the Event Cinema complex) and of 

course Darling Quarter in Darling Harbour. 

The food is pretty good option if you're in 

the area but it's not one of my favourite 

sushi places in the city centre! I really love 

the atmosphere of the place, its very oriental 

feeling and they sell lots of little souvenirs 

and things like that too!

Feel free to read my other blogs which I have conveniently archived on the left hand side hereee! <------ font="">

Meanwhile... Have a wonderful evening! 

See you back here tomorrow!

Camila. =)

**Umi Sushi and Udon Details

Address: Shop TR10 Darling Quarter, Darling Harbour

Trading Hours: Sun-Thurs: 11:30am-10:00pm, Fri-Sat: 11:30am-10:30pm

Contact: (02) 9283 2006

Sydney, The Rocks - The Rocks Foodies Market

Photo: Wine Odyssey Food Stall, The Rocks Market

Freshly made Marinated Chicken Tikka wrapped with baby spinach, Cucumber and Tzatziki Sauce. 

Quality: 4 nomnoms out of 5!

Service: 3.5 nomnoms out of 5

Pricing: $ - $$ (Food is generally $10)

The Nomnomgram!

• The Quality of the food stalls in The Rocks Foodie market is pretty top notch as the majority of the restaurants in The Rocks are very good quality. Everything is made fresh before your eyes and the aromatic atmosphere makes it really hard to not want to buy all the fooood! Because it's fresh, it just tastes really good and yup. I'ma hungry now =(

• The Customer Service is generally pretty good. Because the stalls have only so much space to work with, it does get very crowded in the common areas on the lane and around the stalls. The people serving may get a little grumpy at times but generally they're pretty good =)

• The Pricing for the food is around $10. As you may or may not know, The Rocks is a pretty expensive area to eat in but because the Market is something a bit different, $10 for lunch is pretty good! And with the cheaper pricing's you can taste a bit of each restaurant and get a feel of what the place sells and also the quality of their food!

• The Quantity of the meals are average, just enough to fill you up! The burgers, wraps and things like that are usually just sold on its own. They don't really have chips and salad on the side type of meals. its more for "on-the-go" walk and explore The Rocks type of meal! 

*** Side Notes

The Rocks Foodies Market is on every Friday 

and every time I'm at work it just smells 

absolutely delightful throughout the whole 

dayyyyy! They have a range of different 

Stalls selling different kinds of food! They 

have Wine Odyssey, The Fine Food Store, 

The Lowenbrau Keller, The Hero Sushi Box 

and etc etc etc! They have really good 

food and Ive tried majority of the stalls 

and they are reaally good! 

Ps: If you do head over to the Foodies Market, make sure you try the Nutella Turkish Gozleme or the Chicken and Mushroom Gozleme from the Dare Cafe Stall! And try the Chicken Tikka Wrap from the Wine Odyssey! And the Wagyu Burger from the Pony Restaurant stall is AWESOME! They have the best sauceeeee! They're all $10 so... yep! Do that! 

Have a great day and keep posted for more blogs! I try to post up a blog errrday! 

Have an AWESOME day and keep SMILINGGGG! 

Camila. =)

** The Rocks Foodies Market Details

Address: Kendall Lane, The Rocks Circular Quay

Trading Hours: 10:00am to 5:00pm