New Cafe - Cook Book Bistro & Cafe @ 171 East Coast Road

Cook Book Bistro & Cafe @ East Coast Road

Address: 171 East Coast Rd 428877 Opening hours: Mon-Fri: 3pm-11pm Sat, Sun & PH: 7am-11pm Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/CookBookBistroCafe/

Visited a new neighborhood cafe in the East, it is just opposite Santa Grand Hotel!

The restaurant has a great ambiance & interior design.

They have indoor & outdoor seating and they even have a bar area.

They are all priced at a reasonable price.

Check out their Facebook page for their menu!

Opening Special

Call them @ 6344 0166 for table reservations OR to book the entire place for corporate events and birthday parties!

Happy hour (Mon-Thur)

3-7pm: Craft Beer $21 for 3 pint/ Tiger $13/Jug

9-11pm: Craft Beer $28 for 3 pint

Mon & Tue: Free drink & appetizer with every main/ 1 for 1 on all non-alcoholic drinks

Cabin Crew Wed: 20% off total bill when you flash your staff pass

Pioneer Citizen Thur: 20% off total bill when you flash you pioneer citizen pass

Family Fri: Complimentary Ice cream for each person on any total bill above $50

Quote "Sara Shantelle" to enjoy these promos!

Cheers~

SYDNEY - Balmoral Beach - The Bathers' Pavilion

Driving across the Sydney Harbour Bridge in my Lamborghini with the top down 

SYDNEY - Balmoral Beach - Located in North Sydney in the Mosman area, Balmoral beach is a beautiful, quaint and pretty quiet beach if you want a relaxing getaway from the bustling busy Sydney City. Unlike other crowded beaches, Balmoral beach is tucked away from tourists and allow one to take relaxing strolls along the beach and just simply lie on the sand and enjoy the sounds of the crashing  waves. They even have a special area at the Rotunda for weddings to take place. It is a beach that is positioned to allow visitors to enjoy views of Sydney Harbour National Park and the gateway to Sydney Harbour.

SYDNEY - The Bathers' Pavilion - Situated on one end of Balmoral beach, this restaurant serves delicious and impeccable cuisine to match the stunning view of the waters. The menu changes with the season and prides itself only to serve the freshest produce bought from small Australian producers.

Managed by Owner / Executive Chef Serge Dansereau and Cameron Johnston,  The Bathers' Pavilion   has eclectic lunch and dinner menus with strong focus on fresh produce to create French cuisine with a twist. On the other side of the restaurant is the cafe where visitors can enjoy snacks or simply a delicious coffee at more affordable prices. Their breakfast menu is sumptuous and worth the calories! I enjoy their delicious hot chocolate drink the most especially on a cold windy day by the beach. Overall, the restaurant and its sister cafe adds to Balmoral's beach beauty and definitely worth a visit! A lovely place to enjoy a meal or drinks with breath-taking water views :)

The Bathers' Pavilion

4 The Esplanade, Balmoral Beach, NSW 2088, Sydney

Phone: 9969-5050

Website: http://www.batherspavilion.com.au/

♥ Lora Christelle Lim ♥

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SYDNEY - Devon Cafe @ Surry Hills

SYDNEY - Devon Cafe @ Surry Hills - Every weekend I look forward to exploring new cafes in Sydney for brunch. Devon Cafe was highly recommended by my girlfriend Tourmaline who just moved from Singapore to Sydney and I was impressed by their creative brunch menu.

DEVON CAFE

                                     76 Devonshire Street, Surry Hills, NSW 2043, Sydney

Phone: 9211-8777 (Beside Central Station)

Website: http://www.devoncafe.com.au/

Situated conveniently beside Central Station, Devon Cafe is opened by 2 renowned chefs from Bistro Guillaume - sous chef Zacharay Tan and chef Jacqui Ekortors. I like the fact that there was ample parking outside and I could keep watch of my Ferrari while eating on the bench. I had to be careful as people tend to bang into other cars especially drivers who can't do parallel parking for nuts.

We ordered their delicious Ice Mocha and it is one of the best I've ever had! The Ice Mocha tasted heavenly with the perfect blend of chocolate and vanilla ice cream. The Fruitti Berri drink tasted absolutely refreshing too if you prefer something healthy! Under the waitress's recommendation, we ordered the items with the most unique names such as "Breakfast with the Sakuma's" (Aud24.50) which comprises of miso grilled king salmon, smoked eel croquette, 63' egg, radish petit salad and kepi mayonnaise and the "Ogre's Happy Meal"(Aud21) which consisted of ox-tongue, hash potatoes, cauliflower puree, picked onion & fried egg. Food & drinks were tasty, delicious and interesting. Overall, we enjoyed our Sunday brunch and would definitely come back again!

Note: It could get pretty crowded so do go early to avoid waiting in long queues *winks-

We visited Devon Cafe again on Sunday and ordered different items to try. The owner Noni Widjaja, a friendly Indonesian lady suggested I try their White Truffle Carbonara Pasta with herbs and bacon (Aud60) and my my, it tasted heavenly! An expensive dish due to the rare white truffle imported from overseas. We also tried the Citrus King Salmon (Aud18) and it was really refreshing and appetizing!

♥ Lora Christelle Lim ♥

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Burnt Orange Cafe - Mosman, Sydney

Burnt Orange Cafe - I stumbled upon this lovely cafe while taking my car out for a drive around Mosman area. It is located in a quaint and rather secluded forest area with beautiful views of the Sydney Harbour. It is approximately 30 minutes drive from Sydney's CBD. There is ample ticket parking available and it is a lovely short 5 minutes walk through the bushes to walk from the carpark to the cafe.

It was interesting to spot an old bicycle which greeted us at the entrance of the sandstone mansion. The interiors were also interesting decorated with lovely wooden tables, pink and white wooden chairs and lovely flower vases on each table. We chose a table at the inner edge of the cafe to enjoy the lovely water views of Mosman Bay, Manley and the Sydney Harbour.

The cafe prides itself with using the highest quality and freshest ingredients to make their food. They make their own bread and scones daily as well as jams, marmalade and chutneys. We ordered the Eggs Benedict with Smoked Salmon as well as the Banana Cake to share. The food and coffee looked pretty simple but tasted amazingly delicious. It was a wonderful morning well spent in this cozy cafe tucked away from the city.

After indulging in our breakfast, we visited their retail store that sold eclectic items that included books, children's toys, jewelry, men and women's clothings, housewares and gifts etc. As the Easter holidays are coming up, they were selling many delicious handmade chocolates too!

Burnt Orange cafe is usually fully booked so do make a reservation at their website to avoid disappointment at http://www.burntorange.com.au/ or call 9969-1120. Their full address is 1108/1109 Middle Head Road, Mosman, Sydney, NSW 2088. Opening hours are 830am-530pm daily.

♥ Lora Christelle Lim ♥
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The French House - Cafe Review

The French House located on 1 Danks Street, Waterloo (beside Hillsongs Church) in Sydney is recommended to me by a lovely girlfriend Sisi Soh. It is an elegant, plush high-end Parisian cafe decorated with heavy gold framed mirrors and Victorian style furniture, old charm stylized velvet chairs, beautiful crystal chandeliers and aristocratic paintings. If you love French croissants, this is the place to be! They do not take reservations and I heard weekends can be extremely crowded. It is about 15 mins drive from Sydney City.

The staff were friendly and offered me free tasting of some cinnamon buns which melts in my mouth. It was fantastic! Some critics mentioned that this faux-french cafe is overpriced but I do not mind paying more for the quality food, ambience and service. I guess because of the price, the crowd tends to be the more well-dressed and affluent one. I prefer quiet cafes compared to the noisy, crowded ones with rowdy patrons.

Their breakfast menu is rather small but the food tasted remarkably good! Overall, food and ambience was excellent and I highly recommend this place for breakfast, brunch and coffee! We ordered the French Toast with fresh bananas, maple syrup and vanilla ice cream and it was delicious. It is sweet, yummy and perks you up for the rest of the day. We also tried the Croque Monsieur - ham, gruyere, béchamel which tasted better than the French Toast as it is more savory and not too sweet. The bread was warm, crisp and perfect! Service staff were friendly too and I enjoyed relaxing in this warm cozy cafe! The Ice Mocha drink was well-made with generous servings of chocolate.

We did not try any sweet pastries as we could not even finish our breakfast! It was very filling indeed! The next time we visit this place, we will try their mouth-watering French desserts and pastries that looked too good to be eaten! These well-crafted cakes are absolutely sinful and decadent!!! The French House is a fine piece of gem indeed!

♥ Lora Christelle Lim ♥
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