Pancakes On The Rocks

Chicken & Mushroom Crepes (AUD 15.95), this is creamy chicken and mushroom folded into two crepe pocked, topped with a crunchy coating of parmesan cheese and served with their special tomato sauce and sour cream..

This is really taste good, its not like a crepes, but it is a crepes..

Chicken & Bacon Pizza (AUD 17.95), this is chicken breast pieces with bacon bits, fresh and sundried tomatoes, marinated mushrooms, tomato salsa topped with sour cream and guacamole.. The pizza taste good.. Thin and crisp enough, very generous of mozzarella cheese..

Black Forest Cherry (AUD 13.95), this is chocolate pancakes with cherries in cherry brandy sauce, served with cream, chocolate ice cream and a sprinkle of chocolate chips and drizzled with chocolate sauce.. The taste? was heaven.. the pancake really soft, fluffy, and still warm.. the cherries, ice cream and chocolate sauce also taste good and match together.. Must try..

Fav dish : Black Forest Cherry and Chicken & Mushroom Crepes

Rate : 8/10

Pancakes On The Rocks
4 Hickson Rd
The Rocks, NSW 2000

La Renaissance (Updated)

Today I came here again especially to buy their macarons because my friend told me that la renaissance have a good taste of macarons.. Anw the box name is baroque because they are a same owner..

 Macarons (AUD 2.70/each) 

Pistachio & Cherry : this is also taste good, have cherry inside..

Mandarin & Milk Chocolate : I love this flavor.. really taste good.. chocolate with a hint of mandarin orange taste..

Jasmine Green Tea : just taste okay..

Inside the pistachio & cherry

Overall.. The macarons shell are crisp outside, thick, and soft.. Really love it.. The filling also taste good...

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October 26, 2013

Clockwise : Cheese Cake - Lerme de Gauguin - Aroma (AUD 3.5 - each)

Cheese Cake : taste nice and very smooth and cheesy..

Lerme de Gauguin : is mixed berry mousse encased in decorative jaconde.. I like the berry mousse, not too sweet or too sour.. yumm..
Aroma : is chocolate mousse topped with coffee mousse.. this is also taste good..

Le Roi Soleil (AUD 9.50), this is mango mousse with creamy jasmine centre, pine nut nougatine and pain de genes biscuit base..

 Hmm.. this is just taste okay for my liking..

Zulu (AUD 9.50), this is varlhona chocolate mousse with a chewy salted caramel ganache centre, macaron biscuit and flourless chocolate biscuit base..

 This zulu taste good.. Very rich of chocolate.. I like this..

Raspberry & Passion Fruit Mousse (AUD 9), this is raspberry mousse, passionfruit cremeux, almond nougatine, sponge biscuit base..

I love this.. Really really taste good.. the mousse was smooth and light.. love the raspberry and passion fruit flavor.. =9

Fav cake : Raspberry & passion fruit mousse

FYI, if you buy the cake for take away, the price is $1 cheaper..

La Renaissance
47 Argyle St
The Rocks - NSW 2000
(02 9241 4878)

Opening Hour:
Mon - Sun 8am to 6pm

MakMak Macarons

Hi guys… 

I'm back to post again… It's been a while I abandon this blog.. I saw my last post is last year.. 

It is because I'm so busy.. I feel 24 hour a day is not enough…

I have school, assignment, exam next week, working, and practicing for competition that will be held next month really take all my time.. :(

Super tired.. Leaving home in the morning, going back home late night.. 

I feel I don't have enough sleep.. always feel sleepy..

Okay.. enough about my recent activities.. Now talk about this small macarons shop that won the best macarons in timeout sydney magazine beating zumbo and laduree.. Cool, huh?!?

Macarons (AUD 3.2/each - AUD 15/box of 5 - AUD 34/box of 12)

Top left - right..
Banana, Macadamia & Coffee : taste good, have a hint taste of banana and got macadamia nut inside.
Bellini (Peach & Prosecco) : just okay..
Nectarine, Raspberry & Vanilla : taste sweet, got raspberry jelly inside..
Salted Caramel : taste good.. My favorite..
Bottom : Smoked Vanilla & Pecan Praline : My second favorite..

The macarons shell are crisp outside, soft inside, and thinner than zumbo macarons, baroque, or laduree..

I bought their macarons several times because I wanna to try all the flavor they have..

Number 2 from the top is Peanut Butter : I like the peanut butter, its belgian milk chocolate ganache with peanut butter in the middle..

Left - right :
Gianduja : It's dark chocolate with hazelnut in the middle..
Raspberry & Dark Chocolate : Just taste so-so, have a bit of sour taste because of the raspberry jelly..
Mocha : the taste of the coffee is stronger..

Number 2 from the right is Raspberry, but I forgot the taste because it's been too long I ate that flavor..

Top left - right..
Green Tea Latte : I love the green tea latte.. Really taste green tea and don't have like parfume fragrance like green tea in Jakarta..
Black Sesame : the shell is quite hard, like biscuit, I'm not a fans of this flavor, but if you like black sesame, you can try this.. Many people like this..
Passion Fruit, Mango & Cherry Jelly: taste sweet, got raspberry jelly inside..
Passionfruit, Orange, & Lemon Myrtle : mediocre.. I don't really like this flavor, can't taste the passionfruit, the taste of lemon is much stronger..
Blood Orange, Gin & Tonic : taste good, but I never try the real gin & tonic so I don't know what the gin & tonic flavor suppose to be.. But I like this.. Got jelly inside..

Bottom left - right
Extra Virgin Oil, Lemon : My second favorite..
Rose & Rhubarb : I like this, rose ganache with rhubarb jelly in the middle.. The taste not too sweet..
Bounty : I like this, milk chocolate ganache with coconut ice in the middle, I really like the flavor of the coconut.. Love it..
Strawberry Shortcake : I don't like this flavor, one side of the macarons too dry and become crunchy like a biscuit.. :(

Anw.. Isn't their macarons too pretty?? I really like the heart shape or any pattern they put in the macarons.. <3 a="" already="" and="" below="" can="" div="" facebook="" flavor="" have="" i="" in="" it="" launched="" macarons="" new="" pattern="" picture="" pretty..="" saw="" t="" that="" the="" their="" they="" think="" to="" try="" very="" wait="">

courtesy : makmak website

And if you want to order their macarons, you can order it online in here.. They have delivery service too.. :)

Fav macarons : Green Tea Latte, Bounty, Extra Virgin Oil, Rose & Rhubarb, Salted caramel..

MakMak
601 King Street
Newton, NSW 2042

Chantilly's

Irish Cream Roman Latte (AUD 4.80), taste good.. the coffee not too strong..

Quiche Florentine (AUD 16.50), spinach, egg, onion, cheese & herb flan with salad & chips.. The florentine actually come out in a big size..

Aussie Breakfast (AUD 15.20), bacon, sausage, eggs (scrambled, fried, poached), grilled tomato, chips, and toast.. Such a huge breakfast... It can be share for 2 people.. Anw I like this dish.. everything was good.. Even the toast was good with a slightly butter..

The toast

Rate : 7.8/10

Chantilly's
Macquarie Shopping Center
109 Waterloo Rd
NSW 2113

Sydney Madang

So Gal Bi (AUD 22), this is marinated beef short ribs.. The taste was okay, but the meat is not really tender..

Bul Dak (AUD 38), this is extra hot and spicy chicken with pineapple, rice cake, and cheese on top.. The chicken was tender and taste good.. But really spicy..

 Bul Go Gi (AUD 15)

I like this.. The beef was tender and taste good.. Have a sweet taste.. Yummy..

Fav Dish : Bulgogi

Rate : 7.5/10

Sydney Madang
371 Pitt St
Sydney, NSW

Bourke Street Bakery

Lemon Curd Tar (AUD 5), I love the tart shell, its crisp and taste good.. The lemon curd was okay, but very sour for my liking..
Chocolate Mousse and Raspberry Tart (AUD5), this is taste good, the mousse was smooth.. the flavor of raspberry and chocolate really match together..
Strawberry Meringue Tart (AUD 5.50), this is my favorite.. I really like this.. the strawberry filling really smooth, not too sour or sweet.. Must try!!

Ginger Creme Brulee (AUD 5), this is the famous tart in here, but I don't really like it because the taste of ginger a bit strong for my liking.. Im not a fan of ginger.. But actually the creme brulee is soft and have a nice texture..

Fav dish : Strawberry meringue tart

Rate : 8/10

Bourke Street Bakery
633 Bourke St
Surry Hills, NSW 2010

Devon Cafe

Breakfast with The Sakuma's (AUD 24.5), this is miso grilled king salmon, smoked eel croquette, 63° egg, radish  petit salad & kewpi mayonnaise.. The salmon was tasty and tender even I asked for welldone.. The egg really amazing, very soft and the yolk still gooey..

I think this is the croquette.. But I don't see any eel.. It's just like rice croquette.. But I don't really care because the taste really good.. Overall I love this dish.. Really recommended.. =9
Rate : 8.7/10

Devon Cafe
76 Devonshire St
Surry Hills 2043 - NSW
(02) 9211 8777

Haigh's Chocolate

Creme Brulee truffle (AUD 12.60 per 100gr)

each truffle around 15 grams.. This creme brulee truffle really really taste good.. The chocolate is crisp outside.. the filling really soft and smooth.. love it..

Banana Caramel (AUD 12.20 per 100gr)

Pardon me for the blur picture.. But this is the only one picture I have.. Anw the banana caramel taste good, but I prefer creme brulee..

Haigh's Chocolate
Queen Victoria Building
455 George St
NSW 2000