I recently wrote a review here for a Greek cafe serving pana cotta cheesecake, well now I have…read morefound panna cotta ice cream, this time coutesy of South America. Patagonia South American Ice Cream in Coogie, serves an extraordinary number of ice cream flavours and after much debate with my tastebuds, I decided on a thick shake with a mix of pana cotta, Snickers and Mars ice creams, the result was a delicious blend of creamy sludge. I think think shakes which could burst a rib from suction and this shake was thick, there must have been more than four scoops overall. The ice cream of South America has a different texture to what Australia considers traditional ice cream, it sits somewhere between ice cream & gelato, I assume that water replaces some of the milk quantity in the recipe. I personally prefer creamy milky icecream to the gelato style, but none the less this was very good.

I was wandering around the city, desperately hungry, and aching for some toast, eggs, and perhaps…read morebacon. Alas, it was way past breakfast time. This is my eternal problem. I love breakfast.. yet I never wake up early enough to get it. Almost as if driven there by fate (lolnotreally), I chanced upon Opal Coffee. Now, Opal Coffee looks entirely unremarkable. The dining area is tiny, with maybe 3 or 4 tables inside a fairly cramped space, and a couple of tables in the outdoor seating area. Were I not almost fainting with hunger, I might've walked right past in favour of something that looked more substantial. Reputable, perhaps. Thank the metaphorical heavens I didn't! For Opal Coffee serves ALL-DAY breakfast! Not just any meager breakfast... but the most complete, well-rounded, varied collection of breakfasts menus I've had the fortune of seeing. After much drooling, I picked the 'Sourdough Special Breakfast'. This consisted of two rather enormous pieces of buttered sourdough toast, what looked like two scrambled eggs, two sausages, three rashers of bacon, and two hash browns. All for what amounted to $12. Me AND my rather hefty friend shared the meal, and could not finish, that's how satisfying and filling it was. I would go here again, and again, and again, multiple times a day, if it were at all feasible. Best breakfast I've had in a long time. PS: I would not recommend the sausage roll. They do weird things like put peas and carrots in it. Do not want.

Coffee shop in the heart of the city, there is a screen and some fantastic lunch specials. Coffee…read moreand deserts can be purchased from here too. But I think there is a lot of effort put into the lunch menu to keep it low fat and healthy food, for a economical price. The atmosphere is casual dining and the staff friendly and ready to help, there is a separate window for coffee purchases if you are just walking past, or you can enter and take a seat. There is a lot of competition in this area for places to eat, so you will find that prices are kept down and that there is a lot of variety. This could easily be seen as a lunch regular for many office workers in the area.

Just come and eat here. Amazing menu. Flavors hit every taste profile. Excellent example of Thai…read morecuisine. Sorry abt the pics being in progress...but just had to eat.

Lunch was amazing! Truly authentic Thai food. I had a starter of fish cakes with a sweet and tangy…read moredipping sauce. My entree was green Thai curry with prawns with a nice heat and fresh vegetables. My husband had an amazing Thai cucumber salad with fresh cucumber, mind, parsley and red onions with a tangy dressing

At lunchtime this place is very popular. We decided to get here early but we also stayed for some…read moretime too 11:00-13:00. The food was good. The hamburger and chips was the pick as the chips were good too; the ocean benedict was OK but cold so it didn't seem like the eggs were freshly done; the arabiatta wasn't very chilli hot. We asked for a coke spider but we ended up with the tiniest of ice cream and a bottle of coke. Possibly the worst was the sticky tables. They were wiped down OK but whoever painted them used the wrong stuff. We got over that by asking to keep the menus and we used them as a table mat.

We love this place, but lacks some service. We love going…read morehere on a Saturday morning to have brekky. However, it lacks service. We had to wait like 10 mins before anyone even came over to us. And they were just standing by the counter, chit chatting, and not even paying attention to anyone around them. Finally got service, and the food here is just amazing. The Bacon is SOOOOO GOOD!! The coffee is amazing as well!

We were planning to hit up the zoo so I was looking for a place to eat in the Mosman area. Four…read moreFrogs Creperie looked pretty good so we decided to give them a shot. They have two other locations (Circular Quay and Randwick. We dropped in on a Tuesday afternoon for a late lunch. They have galettes, crépes, crépes on fire and drinks. Service is a bit spotty and they tried to overcharge us for our meal but it was fine enough. - Hot Belgian chocolate ($3.50 AUD small) - Litaly said it wasn't too sweet, which was nice, but pretty small. - Spinach & feta ($11.00 AUD) - a nice contrast to the meat special we ordered. The galette is thin but has a good crisp texture to it. It also tastes very light; you won't really feel full after eating a few of these. - Chorizo, tomato & Swiss cheese special ($17.00 AUD) - this was one of their special galletes of the day. It also came with slow cooked onions. Chorizo was tasty and had a slight kick to it. - Butter, sugar & cinnamon crépe ($12.00 AUD double) - plain and simple is sometimes the best. Nice way to end our meal. Good if you want to try some French galettes and crépes but a bit overpriced in my books. 3.5 stars.

Tried Four Frogs today on their 2nd day in business. So far I don't have much to fault so let's…read morehope they keep up the good work once they've been open for awhile because this place may just become a new favourite of mine! I'm also glad my family (visiting from overseas) got the chance to try it out before they headed off back home. One more thing to add to the list of why they need to come back to visit again soon. :) So how do I love thee? Let me count the ways... 1. The inviting open faced shop front. Something about these make me smile. 2. The authentic French vibe 3. The decor is right up my alley 4. The servers were friendly and the crepes came out quickly 5. The crepes were delicious (and there are tons of flavours to choose from) 6. The prices are totally reasonable, especially for mosman- and even the "simple" crepe is quite big. 7. They serve wine and cider! 8. It's only a 5 minute walk from my place and we seriously need some cool new little shops and restaurants in the area. I mean really... how many hair salons do you need on avenue road? So glad to see something different! Our group tried a variety of crepes. The boysenberry, Nutella & banana, sugar & butter, salted caramel & fig and finally the egg, cheese, mushroom and bacon (which was LOADED with mushrooms and bacon). All were great except we struggled to find egg in the egg one. Seemed like tons of cheese and mushrooms and barely any egg. REVISED- the original complaints below have now been rectified! They are open late on weekends and there are some new delish savoury flavours to try. My favourite are the goat cheese varieties. If I had any complaints (and these really are small, picky little things) they would be: 1. They are not open later than 5. Not sure if this is in their control or if it's a neighbourhood zoning type thing. There are some delicious looking dessert crepes that I'd love to try but the thought of eating them before 5pm doesn't work for me. This would be an awesome after dinner spot to have a glass of wine and a chocolate and french rum flambee. 2. The variety of savoury crepes is a bit lacking in my personal opinion. Seems like they were primarily breakfasty egg and bacon type flavours or ham and cheese. I'd love to see something a little different/unique that I'd enjoy for lunch since I'm not a giant egg or ham fan. Overall I'm stoked about this place. Really looking forward to trying all the other flavours soon.

Let me just say that I did not dine in here. I was tired and worn out from discovering the city and…read morewas looking for some carry-out to take to the hotel with me. Thai sounded good to me, so I ventured on in here. To my surprise there was a hot station with the most popular dishes already packed up and ready to go... well, say no more... one Padd Thai please. I was in and out in a minute and thoroughly enjoyed my meal while watching tv in my hotel room and relaxing. If i were in town longer I would have went back to dine in as the Padd Thai was delicious.

Nice little place with good tasting food. Sadly it was s…read morebit hard to find the meat for both our meals. Can't say I'd be back but it was still a nice experience.

Nosh Up Cafe is the only light food cafe still operating on the lower ground floor of the World…read moreSquare Building. Located just down from the newly renovated Coles Supermarket, Nosh Up is a popular cafe that serves all day breakfast, lunch and dinner choices. Food choices are pasta dishes, sandwich combinations, salads, soups. chicken schnitzel and risottos. Coffee and cakes/deserts also available. The Italian pasta dishes all look so delicious and are very reasonably priced between $12 and 16! I can guarantee that you will love the coffee as $4.80 give you the large cup size and a shortbread biscuit on the side.

Cute little spot amidst the hustle and bustle of the World Square Shopping Centre in Sydney. It was…read moregood to find a non-Asian food place. The server/cashier was friendly which, unfortunately for us, was a little hard to come by during our stay in the city. She took our order and made sure to offer suggestions as well. We dined in. The place is a little cramped but super homely and modern. Since it's located in a large shopping center, we found that not many people stayed very long. The servers were on it, working fast and efficiently, making sure to take orders and turn over tables quickly without rushing you. We ordered the Ham Croissant sandwich. The flavors were super fresh. The bread was crispy and light. We've found that ingredients in Sydney are a lot lighter than those in our neck of the Bay Area. We almost haven't felt bloated or bogged down after eating. The veggies, which we've found cucumber, rocket (arugula) and carrots to be staples here, have been extra crispy. Nosh Up has been one of my favorite breakfast places here. I'd definitely return if we had more time. My fiancée and I split the croissant, and it left us satisfied and carried us over for 3-4 hours before our next meal.

I was very happy that this cafe was close to the accommodations we had! We came in a couple times…read morefor coffee, every time we did come in, it was nice and lively but not crazy busy where the wait would take forever. The coffee was nice and they have a good selection of milk alternative although no macadamia milk which I view as an Aussie treat so I always ask about it. I also had a smoothie one day and it was so good! I had mixed berry and mango and the most delicious thing is that they put cinnamon in their smoothies, which apparently is a thing that people do, but this is the first I've ever experienced so now I'm going to do that at home when I make a smoothie!! I was only in their for food once and I had a delicious toast covered in house-baked beans with a perfectly poached egg. It was one of their daily specials which I saw on a chalkboard. Their regular menu had lots of options. The baked beans on toast thing gave me inspiration for breakfast food at home too! The service was great! Since I had gone in there a couple times, I should have asked for my server's name but she was absolutely lovely! It's like she knew exactly when I was ready to order, ready for coffee, ready for more water, etc and she was so kind and great. This a cafe is a nice, cozy, inspiring neighbourhood gem!

AVERAGE at best…read more Mr/Ms Gordons owner. Keep the Cafe, the location, the menu... but get rid of your staff! They're miserable! I've tried too many times to go back and "give it another shot" because I want it to be better than the last time, but one bad experience after another at Gordon's makes me permanently move the 4-5 minutes up the road to somewhere else. Food is ok, standard - but ok. It's the staff that are the worst. Every. Single. Time. I'm disappointed by the staff at Gordons. Order a take away coffee to a rude lady behind the counter who ignores you for 10 min before looking up. Only to wait a further up to 20 min (yes 20 min) on a takeaway coffee, then when you go up and ask if it's far away, you get glared at and handed a coffee without any words. They had a steady stream of customers, but by no accounts were so busy that the 3 people behind the counter could not get a take away coffee done in 20 min. Dine in is no better. 15 min for someone to clear a table (on a quiet day), a further 20 min for a menu, a further 15 min for someone to come back to take an order, a further 15 min for a Soda bottle to be brought to the table all while the wait staff ignore you and chat to each other.. and honestly, look miserable. In saying this, there is 1 nice lady who works there. In summary, walk the 5 min up the road and go somewhere else. Here are some of my favs to get you started. The Village Man and Monkey Clodelly