TEA TIME

Wandered around Joo Chiat Place after dinner in Katong and came into this shop for a drink.  Nothing great, simple cakes and drinks.

OLD VIENNA COFFEE HOUSE

Sydney is a raining city in June. With its overcast sky and strong wind the best place to hide from the unpleasantry is the interlinked shopping malls and cafes.  While shopping in QVB we dropped by Old Vienna Coffee House to have hot drinks and desserts to wait out the rain. 

The Old Vienna Coffee House is lavish and traditional in decor.  Looking up at the chandeliers make ones feel you are at a ballroom.  Good atmosphere to linger with soft entertaining music

Classic stylish menu

A hot cup of Macchiato

Orange Pekoe Irish breakfast tea

Lemony crepe to go with lemon ice-cream

Cherry Strudel - Filled with luscious cherries and velvety smooth custard sprinkled in icing sugar

Rich chocolate mud cake in heavy chocolate frosting

Rain stopping while the sun going down and time for dinner

SYDNEY JAPANESE CAFE

Along Pitt and George Streets are shops shops shops shop till you drop.  There are cafes to cater to the weary body and feet.

Japanese cafe offers excellent cakes

Matcha and red beans cake

Light and airy chiffon cake

Foamy milky green tea

Fragrant English Breakfast tea

LEISURE TIME

A leisure day, together with your other half,  to enjoy a cup of coffee or tea with some lovely snacks and to people watch.  The children are grown and have their own lives which leave us more free time to indulge in our free time. 

Tea cum dinner

Pumpkin and bacon quiche  -  the sweetness of the pumpkin blends well with the bacon and cheese

Savory quiche fill with spinach

Chocolate lemon tart to balance the savory quiche

Of course there are Mocha latte and ice tea

ARTEASTIQ TEA LOUNGE

Enjoying a leisure weekday indulging a cup of fine tea.

Arteastiq Tea in Mandarin Gallery overlooking Orchard Road.  A cozy ambience to watch the world goes by on comfortable settees with plush cushions to rest your tired feet after a day shopping.   High ceiling with tangling bird cages and tea demonstration.

Elegant setting with lacy serviettes.  Jasmine tea, chrysanthemum tea, hot chocolate with biscuit, rose tea and breakfast tea with cookies.

TEA DINNER BREAKFAST

Tea time - rich luscious devil chocolate cake to start off

Spent a day eating ... from WheelLock Place to Ion Orchard

Wow, what a thick layer of fudge

Carrot cake - how to resist creamy cheesy nutty cake

Full Japanese Set Dinner

Fresh sashimi

Sushi varieties

Silky soft tofu pair well with fried onions and tomatoes

Scallops chawanmushi

Crispy cold salad

Salmon roe chawanmushi

Lime sherbet pair with mangoes - palate cleansing

Breakfast from Bread Society - Berries bread

Blueberries reservoir puff

INDULGE

Before subject myself to busy cooking during lunar new year let me indulge in the leisure of shopping and high tea first :

Sumptuous and to-die-for dessert plate of lemon pound cake, lemon bar, lemon sorbet and citrus fruits from the Royal Copenhagen Cafe in Takashimaya.  I like the tangy lemon bar and refreshing sorbet.