{Places} The Chocolate Room

Hello everyone!

If you feel like chocolate and everything chocolate related, take a visit to the Chocolate Room down at Sussex Street.

Chocolate Fondue 

   Twixie Milkshake

 This place was okay for a cafe. To be honest the ambiance wasn't that great and it was really quiet because they had no background music playing and it wasn't too busy. I just didn't feel too comfortable here compared to when I'm at Max Brennar. 

  Marshmallow and banana pancake

Belgian Hot Chocolate

The food was below average. The pancakes were burnt at the bottom and it tasted really salty for some reason. The fondue was good but the Chocolate Room ran out of strawberries and this was early during the day so I was a bit surprised about that and really unfortunate because I love strawberries with chocolate.

Belgian Hot Chocolate with Chocolate Fondue and Twixie Milkshake

Overall, this place didn't live up to the expectations that I initially had for it. The food was disappointing, the atmosphere was dead and the lighting didn't make the place feel like a nice and cozy place to enjoy your food. The best thing about the Chocolate Room was the Twixie milkshake.  

{Places} Sushi Hotaru

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I'm a big fan of sushi trains and the wide selection of food they have to offer. I've been going to Sushi Hotaru which is at the Galleries Victoria quite a lot since it opened, usually after I visit Books of Kinokuniya upstairs. With the exception of only a few of their plates, all the sushi is $3 (not a bad price considering the other sushi trains I've been to).

Sushi chef blow torching Salmon

Grilled Salmon (Nigiri)

 Chicken Kushi Katsu

When you enter this sushi train, you're greeted by all the staff which is pretty nice. The atmosphere isn't too bad and the sushi is pretty decent as well. If the food that you're looking for isn't on the conveyer belt, you can make a special order to one of the staff and they’ll make it for you. Doesn’t take that long to make it either.

Grilled Scallops (Nigiri)

 

Salmon cream cheese roll

 Wagyu Beef (Hand Roll)

If you want a wide selection of great sushi at a good price, you'll want to visit this place. Their customer service is pretty good (compared to some other sushi trains that I’ve been to) and they’re in a convenient location in  the city. 

 Chicken Karaage

Takoyaki (octopus balls)

 

 Coral Island Drink

{Places} Adriano Zumbo Patissier

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This is my first of many upcoming posts about places that I eat at amongst the other various things that I blog about such as photography in general, snapshots of events, photo shoots and a few other ideas that I have in mind. Being the first, I thought I'd mention a very popular place in Rozelle, Adriano Zumbo Patissier. If you've been here before, you would notice the awesome graffiti on the wall outside. It's a small place with limited seating but that isn't really a problem. The service is great, the food is well decorated and you even get to see the staff prepare the food through the glass windows. It's cool to watch if people decide to sit there.

 Angela Quiche

They have a range of cakes, tarts, pastry, loaves and quiche. I enjoyed their food and after going there a few times, I liked it even more. The cakes I tried tasted great and they were beautifully decorated.

  Hot Chocolate

The thing that this place is most famous for is their macarons. Its the best I've ever had and with a changing flavor menu every month, you won't ever get sick of what they have to offer. 

  Macarons

The blue macaron (smarties) was the best of the lot.

All in all, I think this place is well worth the travel if you have a craving for some macarons. It's not really a place for lounging about like Gloria Jeans and Starbucks but more of a walk in walk out sort of place. I did find it pretty cool that we could check out the chefs decorating and preparing the food. It may be a bit pricey for some but with all the prep that goes into it, I understand why its like this. This place gets my recommended rating of 3/5