Baroque..

Remember that I've shared about La Renaissance before that? This is actually a unique french restaurant opened by the same owner, the Charkos family. It's called Baroque at the Rocks. Anyway I went there with Jen and two other friends for a joint birthday celebration without knowing where we were heading to. Thanks for the little surprise.

 Some fresh homemade bread to start out the meal. It saved me from having gastric problem cause we actually waited for ages before the food was served.

Finally our entree arrived. To be honest I don't remember what was this dish called. Something like foie gras. Sorry but I didn't really know how to enjoy this.

Confit duck legs with grilled leeks and cucumber for Jen. Great presentation and some great flavours there. The portion was not enough for him. $29

I had the barramundi with eggplant caviar and piperrada. The barramundi was cooked nicely and kept the moisture of the meat, with the crsipy skin on top. The sides just added on more flavours into it. $29

Confit shoulder of Bangalow sweet pork. Great presentation and the pork was cooked just right. $29

Dessert time! I've ordered the Voltaire. It's vanilla cheesecake with mixed berries wrapped in white chocolate. How pretty is that. It did taste as good as the look. $13

Jen had the Zulu, it's 72% chocolate mousse, ganache with salted caramel and chocolate biscuit base, finished with a mini chocolate macaron on top. Rich and creamy chocolate mousse. Yum! $13

Blood orange souffle with Valrhona chocolate sorbet and macaron. It was awesome! Soft and fluffy and my friend enjoyed that. $16 

Ratings: 7/10

Address: 88 George Street, The Rocks, Sydney 2000

La Renaissance Patisserie Shop..

I was lucky enough to explore this little patisserie shop at The Rocks with my dear sister and friends. It's called La Renaissance Patisserie at The Rocks. Yes it's in Sydney! Finally I'm writing about Sydney. Please do get excited together with me while I'm sharing this with you. Cause it just cheered me up by just looking at the photos.

My birthday cake. Isn't it pretty? It's made of passionfruit and raspberry. Don't remember what is the name of it though. It has a sourish after taste, it would be a nice combination if you're having something really sweet.

And with macarons as well. I'm not a fan of macarons but it was really nice, totally yummylicious.

The chocolate cake is called Zulu, with rich chocolate mousse and macaron biscuit and chocolate biscuit base. You'll like it if you're a huge chocolate fan. I did! Next to it is mini cheesecake mousse. Soft and fluffy.

This is Passion de Pierre. A layer of light, creamy passionfruit mousse and raspberry jelly. It was really sour for this one. Not my personal preference.

Classic cheesecake. With additional macaron as well. It was nice and moist but I think it was just average.

For chocolate lovers, this is called Tranche au Chocolate. Chocolate ganache with layers of flourless chocolate biscuit sponge and pistachio nuts. For me, it's a "to-die-for". I think it's something like Opera House in Lindt, or perhaps better than that. And also the blackcurrant macaroon. *love*

Creme Brulee. It was awesome! Totally creamy, rich in flavours, moist and just melts in your mouth.

Lots of desserts that just melts my heart with great company, lovely environment and nice weather. Nothing beats that kind of happiness. The price of the cakes ranges from $5.50-$9 and macarons are $10 per 100g, each macaron is about 20-25g. It's bit pricey i should say, however, definately worth a visit. A new found place that I will recommend to friends that visit Sydney.

Ratings: 9/10

Address: 47 Argyle Street, The Rocks, Sydney 2000