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, Darling Harbour - Bona Fides Cafe Restaurant

Photo: Bona Fides Cafe Restaurant 

Front: Poached Eggs Benedict with Bacon drizzled with homemade hollandaise sauce

Back: Bacon and Scrambled Egg with Toast

Quality: 2 nomnoms out of 5!

Service: 3.5 nomnoms out of 5!

Pricing: $$ (drinks are $-$$) 

THE NOMNOMGRAM!

• I came here for breakfast and the Quality of the food here really top notch and fresh! The poached eggs are perfectly cooked with the oozing yolk and the focaccia bread is freshly toasted. The biggest let down for me was the sauce on the Eggs Benedict because it had an acidic taste and really just ruined the whole meal for me and acidic food in the morning really isn't really a good idea haha. We also ordered a nutella french pancake (which really was a crepe) and the sauce tasted strange and a bit off so... maybe their sauces aren't their forte.  

• The Customer Service here is really really good! There's always someone around if you need assistance and they're very friendly. Very Helpful staff and they are always on the ball to remove unnecessary plates and cutlery on your table! We walked by looking at the menu and they had a waitress standing there talking to us and somewhat convincing us to eat in (which is perfectly normal! Fish gotta swim People gotta eat right? =))

• The Pricing here is quiteeeee expensive considering the proportions of the meals. The Eggs Benedict was $17 (honestly ripped a hole in a heart because it wasn't as delicious as what I hoped it would be!) and breakfast in general was an average of $16 or so. I haven't been there for Lunch or Dinner so.... We'll see how that goes =)

• The Quanity of the food is pretty small... as you can tell from the photos above. But the Quality of the food is pretty good so I guess it balances out some what =P

**Side Notes 

Bona Fides have been quite popular lately, 

which I think it's becuase they have coupon 

deals available online so I've had quite a few 

people pop into the information centre

asking where the cafe restaurant is located. 

They are at a great location just around the 

waterfront, about 5 minutes walk from the 

IMAX theatre (which you cannot miss, hahah)

but the only downside is that the building

itself have 3 different names! 

Theres Home Bar, Tokio Hotel and Bona Fides 

Cafe. I think Home bar is the function room (also 

nightclub upstairs) and the building in general, 

Tokio Hotel is the Bar section of the building and 

Bona Fides is the Cafe part. It'a all very confusing 

but all the same place! The coffee here is pretty 

goood! Very creamy and frothy! They also have a 

outdoor seating area which is really good for smokers 

and they also have a heater as well so you can keep 

yourself warm and toastie especially during winter!

Trying to do more posts, since I've been slacking off lately... yeeeaah.... Nevertheless! Plenty of food to eat and not enough time to post!

Meanwhile, have an AWESOME day and keeep smiling =)

Camila. =)

**Bona Fides Cafe Restaurant Details
Address: 101 Wheat Road, Darling Harbour (along Cockle Bay waterfront, under Home Bar)
Trading Hours: N/A, But they are open for Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
Contact: (02) 9264 1929

Sydney, Burwood - Pom's Thai Restaurant

Photo: Pom's Thai Restaurant 

Front: Roast Duck Red Curry and a Chicken Pad Thai

Quality: 4.5 nomnoms out of 5!

Service: 4 nomnoms out of 5!

Pricing: $-$$

THE NOMNOMGRAM!

• The Quality of the food here is just soooo delicious although they're not always consistent, the food always tastes really good. I've been here quite a few times and I haven't been disappointed! The ingredients may change from time to time (it's seasonal) but it's always fresh and awesomeeee! They're at a great location not the main eatery street in Burwood (on burwood road) and it's about a 15-20 minutes train ride from the Sydney CBD. 

• The Customer Service here is pretty good. I think the restaurant is family owned so their english isn't the greatest but they're pretty chill and they don't harass you to order or get out or anything! They're always around if you need them so it's perrrrrrfect!   

• The Pricing of the food here is quite pricey considering that the restaurant is located in the Inner West suburbs and the restaurant looks pretty dingy from the outside and the inside haha. But! Other than that, in relation to the quality and quantity of the food it's pretty worth it! If you're going to eat there you're probably looking at paying about $20-$25 for an entree and a main.

• The Quantity of the food is pretty good as I mentioned earlier, the proportions are always pretty big, well it's filling =) 

** Side Notes

I'm usually a "judge book by its cover" type 

of person when it comes to restaurants (it's 

terrible, I know >__<!) BUT! One of my more 

"adventurous" girlies took me to this place 

and it's just bomb! The Roast Duck Red Curry 

is just sooo good and the Pad Thai is spicy 

and soooo addictiveeeee! I love eating here 

because I love Roast Duck and I don't have to 

wait in line for a ridiculously long time and 

it's pretty secluded and quiet so it's great to 

sit and talk with your friends! 

I've had Roast Duck Curry before but usually 

the duck has a fridge taste as you would imagine, 

Roast Duck isn't that popular amongst the Western 

culture, so it's kept in the fridge for a while 

(lets be honest haha). Anyways, the food here 

is pretty good, we've had the Curry, the Pad Thai, 

Laksa and the Fish Cakes but everything is at a 

pretty good standard so definitely a to-go restaurant 

if you want Thai in the 'burbs!

Have an awesome weekend =) I'll be back to post tomorrow ;) 

Don't forget to smileeee!

** Pom's Thai Details

Address: 157 Burwood Rd, Burwood NSW 2134

Trading Hours: N/A

Contact: (02) 9745 5588

Sydney, City - Jamie's Italian Restaurant

Photo: Jamie Oliver's Italian Restaurant

Front: Jamie's Italian Signature Porchetta (Slow-cooked free-range Australian pork belly filled with herbs, garlic & spices with fennel crackling & a watercress salad- Jamie's Website). Middle: Our Famous Polenta Chips (Crispy Fried with Rosemary and Parmesan - Jamie's Website), Back: Prawn Linguine (Juicy pan-fried garlicky Spencer Gulf prawns served with tomatoes, chilli, rocket & fennel - Jamie's Website), 

Quality: 2.5 nomnoms out of 5!

Service: 3 nomnoms out of 5!

Pricing: $$ - $ (Drinks are $-$$)

THE NOMNOMGRAM!

• The Quality of the food ... Let's just say it's not my favourite place to eat. I don't know if its because I went there for lunch but I had a good expectation for this place because its really popular and because of the prices as well, I was expecting to be somewhat decent. I have hear feedbacks before I went and there were people who really really loved it and then there were people saying that it wasn't that great... So I don't know if it's the lack of consistency or what... I ordered mainly the popular "signature" dishes because that's always safe! And it was honestly disappointing... It wasn't flat out busy when I went but.. might have to drag myself back there to try the food again just in case the chef was having a crappy day and the food wasn't up to standards that day!

• The Customer Service here is pretty good... our waitress was giving us attitude from time to time but it's alright.. The people working there are generally really nice, so it was all goood!

• The Pricing here is quite pricey... You're looking at an average of $26 or so per main dish? For the pasta's, you have the option of getting entrée sized or main sized dishes so the prices will vary. When I went with my bestie, we got 2 mains, 2 sides, 2 soft drinks and 1 order of bread and it costed us about $80? $80 for lunch is quite expensive haha.

• The Quantity of the servings here are quite decent. Considering the price that you pay for the food, it's pretty goood. You definitely will feel full and stuffed afterwards which is the main point of eating right?!

**Side notes:

As I have mentioned before, the feedback 

here is really inconsistent and people either 

loved it or hated it so... if you do go, don't 

have an expectation for it and see how it 

you like it! The interior design is really well 

designed and has a rustic type of feel and 

they have lots of seating with an upstairs and 

downstairs seating arrangements. It also has a 

very romantic, dim lights type of setting 

which is really nice and calming. They don't 

always have seating available so when we got 

there we had to wait for about 20 minutes for 

a table? 

That's all from me for now =) 

Hope you have a GREAT day and don't forget to smile! =D

** Jamie's Italian Details

Address: 107 Pitt Street, Sydney NSW 2000

Trading Hours: 11:30am - Late, Open 7 Days 

Contact: (02) 8240 9000

Sydney, Darling Harbour - The Little Snail Restaurant

Photo: Little Snail Restaurant 

Escargot de Bourgogne (Dozen snails marinated in herb-infused court bouillon, oven baked in garlic butter - Little Snail website)

Quality: 4 nomnoms out of 5!

Service: 4 nomnoms out of 5!

Pricing: $$ 

The Nomnomgram!

• The Quality of the food here is just absolutely divineeee! If you haven't yet already noticed, the Little Snail Restaurant is a French restaurant =) I've never had French cuisines before but this was a pretty good first time experience! Escargots are one of the signature french delicacies for appetizers and it was really yummy! We also ordered their Loin of Lamb dish and it was cooked till perfection. Everything is really fresh including their French baguettes (the Bruschetta is to dieee for!) and their desserts (yumm... profiteroles)!    

                                              

  

• The Service here is really good! You can always find a waitress or waiter whenever you're in need of assistance and they don't hassle you to eat faster or ignore you when you need them the most haha. They are also really good with timing with the food being served as shortly after your meal is done, your next course is up and running and ready to go! The atmosphere here is very nice, not too noisy and so you can have a nice peaceful dinner or lunch.

• The Pricing here is pretty decent... they have a 3 Course set dinner menu for $60 per person which will include an entrée, main meal and also a dessert. The options are pretty good as they have a range of different dishes from red meats to seafood and etc. They have a selection of really good desserts and you're actually full after the meal haha

• The Quantity of the meals here are quite decent. Before I went to the restaurant, I thought it would be a fine dining type of experience but surprisingly the proportions are pretty good in relation to quality.    

** Side Notes:
The Little Snail is located at a prime location 
just off Darling Harbour near Star City Casino. 
It's got a very romantic type of setting with
 dim lights and it's very spacious and comfortable. 
Would definitely recommend to wear something 
semi-formal when going here, people get quite 
dressy but it's pretty chill. 

Meanwhile, have a GREAT day! And Don't forget to smileeeee!





**Little Snail Details:
Address: 50 Murray street, Darling Harbour NSW
Trading Hours:  7 Days/ Lunch: 12:00pm - 3:00pm and Dinner: 5:30pm - 10:30pm
Contact: (02) 9212 7512

Sydney, Chinatown - Twisted Noodle Bar

Photo: Twisted Noodle Bar

Yunan Noodle Soup (Pork, Soy Sauce Egg, Beef, Mushroom, Bean Sprouts, Chives and Tofu with a side of Chicken Wings and Sausages.)

Side dishes: Soft Pork Bone and Fried Chicken Wings.

Quality: 3.8 nomnomns out of 5

Service: 3 nomnoms out of 5 

Prices: $ - $$ (Side dishes and drinks are $)

THE NOMNOMGRAM!

•  The Quality of the food here is really consistent and it's one of those restaurants where you crave every once in a while and not necessarily want it all the time. The thing about the dishes here is that everything pretty much tastes the same because they have the same sauce and soup based for the noodle soups, only the toppings are different. 

• The Customer Service here is not honestly the best. It's like a get in and get out type of restaurant, not exactly the most romantic sit in and chat type of place. The people working there are pretty much Asians who speak Cantonese and also mandarin. They got my order wrong a few times and their not very sympathetic nor apologetic but what do you expect right? Haha

• The Prices here are pretty cheap compared to other places on Chinatown. The noodle soups are at an average of $12 including a small side dish of chicken wings and sliced Taiwanese sausages. They also have little side dishes that you add on with your meal and they're like less than $5 so its great when you have 2 or 3 people eating with you cause you can have a bit of everything and have variety!

• The Quantity of the food that is given is pretty good considering the price that you pay for your meal. You can also add extra noodles to your soup as well for a few extra dollars. 

**Side Notes:

The food here is pretty good especially 

if your looking for a cheap feed around 

Chinatown. It's also really good because 

people go in and out and there is always 

seats and never ever have i needed to 

wait more than 5 minutes for a table which 

is just aweeesome especially now that its 

freeezing and you're hungry =( They're at a 

great location and its super close to George 

st and its not super popular but its preetty 

good! 

When you get there and order their specialty 

(noodle soups) you can choose the level of 

sourness and chilliness of your soup. The soup 

is really addictive because its kinda hot and 

spicy and its great on a cold winters day! 

As per usual, have an AWESOME day and feel free to visit my other posts (located on the left <---- font=""> ) and have all the Giggles! 

**Twisted Noodle Bar Details

Address: Shop 44, 1 Dixon Street, Chinatown Sydney

Trading Hours: N/A

Contact: (02) 9267 2327

Sydney, City - Sedap Malaysian Kopitiam

Photo: Sedap Malaysian Kopitiam

Chicken Laksa and Roasted Chicken

Quality: 4 nomnoms out of 5

Service: 4 nomnoms out of 5

Pricing: $-$$ (Drinks are $)

THE NOMNOMGRAM!

• The Quality of the food here never seizes to disappoint me! It's always fresh and is a great way to experience the Malaysian culture and they have a great range of traditional Malaysian dishes to choose from such as Kampong Nasi Lemak (A fragrant Malaysian rice dish cooked in coconut milk served with hard boiled egg, salted peanuts, fresh slices of cucumber, anchovies, Sambal sauce and your choices of curry chicken, beef rendang, sambal prawn or squid - Sedap Website), Laksa's (Rice vermicelli in a rich & fragrant coconut curry broth served with bean curd puffs, meat or vegetable. - Sedap Website), Nasi Goreng (Malaysian fried rice) and etc! 

• The Customer Service here is generally really good. They always have someone standing at the front who will direct you to your seat/table and also the great thing is, even though they have someone standing at the front, they don't yell out to you and pressure you to go inside and eat. which is just awesome. Really not a fan of places in Chinatown where they have, mainly girls, standing outside trying to get you to eat at the restaurant. But... that's just my opinion =)

• The Pricing of the food is pretty good.. each meal is an average of about $13-$15. So dinner with drinks would probably cost about $20 which is alright haha

• The Quanity of the food is not exactly bulk amounts but its just enough for you to be full and space for dessert without feeling disgusting and crappy! In terms of quality for quantity, it's really good and worth it =)

**Side notes:

After coming here with my bestie 

(because she's a hardcore foodie too!) 

I've been craving their drinks and food! 

It's awesome because its located in a prime 

location in Townhall just opposite the train 

station where KFC is (you'll see it when you 

get to the City Centre). They have a really 

nice rustic type of feel to the restaurant 

and they have like a nice vintage type of 

interior design.

They also have really really good drinks here 

too! You must try the traditional Teh Tarik 

(cold is really yummy) which is a traditional 

"pulled" milk tea and it has a very strong 

fragrant tea flavour with a frothy top! If you 

are up for something different and refreshing, 

I would highly recommend getting their 

Homemade Barley Drink. So deliciousss! They 

also have Milo Tarik which is a Milo drink 

prepared in the Tarik way so... I'm still waiting 

on trying it out!

I'm going to tryyyy and do more posts but meanwhile... hope you have a GREAT day/night and... Don't forget to SMILE!

**Sedap Malaysian Kopitiam Details

Address: Shop 10, 501 George Street Sydney CBD

Trading Hours: 7 days, 11:00am - 9:30pm 

Contact: (02) 9262 7979

Sydney, Lidcombe - Arirang House

Photo: Arirang House, Lidcombe 

Left to Right: Daeji Bulgogi (Spicy Stir fried Pork Belly), Traditional Jajang Myeon (Black Bean noodles),  Fresh Salmon and Avocado salad. 

Quality: 4.5 nomnoms out of 5
Service: 4 nomnoms out of 5
Pricing: $-$$ 

THE NOMNOMGRAM!

• The food Quality at Arirang House is just so fresh and deliciously awesome! Every time I go there they never seize to disappoint me and the food is always consistent with quality AND quantity! I love their traditional gold bowls that they serve with. They are actually really really heavy! I love it when Korean restaurants serve the purple rice instead of white rice because it just adds a little bit of extra brownie points for effort!

• The Service here is reaally good! They're so friendly and always really polite. They don't hassle you like restaurants do and they are always readily available! The food doesn't take very long to prepare and its really cool because they have a little Sushi bar? where they prepare all their fresh Sashimi and sushi dishes and the chef is very presentable and it gives it that extra touch!

• The Pricing of the food is pretty decent. You're paying good money for good quality food! Each dish is probably around $15 or less, which isn't tooooo bad!

• The Quantity of the servings here are quite generous... Lets just say you will be happy and content if you just get a dish for yourself =) They also have side dishes too (Banchan) so you get a good variety of different things here and there! WOOT for variety!   

**Side notes:

I am a MASSIVE Korean food fan and this place 

just hits me in the feeels every time I go! As 

strange as it sounds, I always go here for the Salmon 

and Avocado salad. They just have the best dressing 

and its so fresh and deliciousssss! *drools

I haven't explored their menu as much as I should so I

definitely will go back and try their soups 

(my favourite WOOT) and also their KBBQ too!

I love the atmosphere of this place because it's in 

a traditional looking house and the interior has 

been designed flawlessly and all the artefacts and 

paintings look absolutely amazing and with the 

presentation of the food and what not, it just gives a 

different feel as compared to other places!

Hope you have a GREAT day! and don't forget to smileeeee!

Camila. =)

**Arirang House Details:
Address: 9 John Street, Lidcombe  
Trading Hours: N/A
Contact: (02) 9746 5630

Sydney The Rocks - Pancakes on the Rocks

Photo: Pancakes on the Rocks, Circular Quay

Top Left to Right: Mexicana Crepe, Proportion of Wedges, Farmers Brunch Crepe and Chicken and Mushroom Crepe

Bottom Centre: Barbeque Pork Ribs with a serving of Wedges

Quality: 3 nomnoms out of 5

Service: 3.4 nomnoms out of 5

Pricing: $$ (Drinks are $) 

THE NOMNOMGRAM!

• The Quality of the food is alright. I reckon the restaurant is really hyped up and the food is pretty mediocre, nothing really like OMG WE MUST GO HERE AND TRY IT! type of thing… but if you've never been there then yes you should go try it haha especially the pancakes, hence PANCAKES on the rocks =) my favourite is Strawberry Fields! Stacked fluffy fresh pancakes topped with fresh cut strawberry drizzled with strawberry topping and a dollop of whipped cream or vanilla icey cream! 

• The Customer Service here is pretty good. The franchise is very popular so I guess they have a level of standard and also because they have lots of tourists eating there (its a massive hype overseers, i have no idea why) and so they have be presentable. Lets just say if you need assistance you'll find someone readily available =)   

• The Pricing of the food is pretty expensive, in relation to the quality and the proportions, its pretty expensive for the food here. I think going here is more like a "been there done that", ticked off the bucket list. Not really my ideal "go to" restaurant.  

• The Quantity of the food here is very normal? I guess. A crepe meal, lets just say, is average $16? and the proportions are pretty much what it looks like in the photo above. If you're hungry, and want a good proportion of food, this is not your type of place to go to haha. Although the Pork Rib, is HUGE but it is around $35… so.. it's up to you really haha

**Side Notes:

This place, for me, has always been one of 

those "go to" places for birthdays? When I 

was in high school, this place was pretty 

popular. I think its cause its got a pretty 

good variety of food and when you're younger, 

you don't know whats good haha if its more 

expensive than fast food we assume its really 

good quality food! 

The food here isn't very consistent which is 

a pet peeve for me and also, I'm sorry but 

the photos in the menus are really deceiving! 

It looks really good in photos but the last time 

I went, one of my friend got the Chicken and 

Mushroom crepe and they browned the 

absolute crap out of the crepe itself and it just 

looked soggy and unappetising.. on the UPSIDE, 

they are open 24/7! well the ones in the city 

are so… late night munchieeees! If you don't 

want Maccas at night hahaha. 

Now that I'm off uni and i'm not working as much, I'll be getting may act together and start blogging more!

Hope you have a GREAT day/night and don't forget to smileeee!

Camila. =)





**Pancakes on the Rocks
Address: (Various Locations) 4 Hickson Road, The Rocks, Sydney 
Trading Hours: 24 Hours, 7 Days
Contact: (02) 9247 6371

Sydney, Concord - Il Trattoraro Pizzeria

Photo: Il Trattoraro Pizzeria, Concord

Vegetarian pizza with extra chicken

Quality: 4.5 nomnoms out 5

Service: 4 nomnoms out of 5

Pricing: $$ (Drinks are $)

The Nomnomgram!

• The Quality of the food is very good! They have very fresh ingredients and I always go for the Vegetarian pizza and then pay extra to get chicken on it cause then Id get a vege filled pizza! Yay! The food never seizes to disappoint me and everything tastes so good! I don't know if its authentic Italian food but I think its a lot better than home delivered pizza.

• The Customer Service there is pretty awesome. The restaurant itself is very homey so they're very chill and they don't harass you to make decisions or anything like that which is GOOD! You'll always find a waiter or waitress hanging about. I've been to restaurants before where the waiters never attend to you and its frustrating especially if you're sitting outside the restaurant! So it's perfect here!

• The Pricing of the food is relatively good. For the meal sizes its good to share with people and you can choose to get entrée sized or main meal sized pasta so for you small eaters out there, you don't have to waste food and pay for food you cant finish! 

• The Quantity of the food is pretty decent for the price that you pay. The pizza is always  loaded with toppings and its just super nomnoms! 

** Side notes

Concord is a really lovely quiet area 

they have lots of little café's and restaurants 

ranging from Asian to Middle Eastern food. 

There's a great cake store and a fish and 

chips store too! It's a really awesome place 

to explore during the day and at night!

Haven't been posting as OFTEN as I should but... I will eventually get around to it =D

Have a GREAT day!!

Camila. =)