The Palms Cafe

After a whirlwind week or so... I've finally arrived down under! Currently in Sydney and the weather here is cold. Can't imagine what Tasmania is like since it's sposed to be even colder! Taking a shower at night is not funny man, you shiver like crazy! Gotta get used to this stuff soon.

Actually I have quite a bit of backlog to blog about but I decided to blog about this cafe I went to eat at today with Aunt Rosemary and my parents. Called The Palms Cafe, its located in Stanwell Park.

Its a cosy cafe which serves your western type meals. Mom and Dad decided to share the Moroccan Carrot Soup and French Dipped Sandwich, while Aunt Rosemary opted for the Meat Loaf and I had the Spaghetti with Tiger Prawns.

The moroccan carrot soup was very thick and rich. It has an indian curry taste to it. Sort of like dhal or chutney, so you can taste the herb and spice flavours. It's also quite tangy, and has a smooth consistency. Served with a side of toasted bread which made a good entree.

I didn't get to taste this one. This is the french dipped sandwich, filled with steak, cheese and mustard, and served with a side of greens. It was quite long so my parents shared it. You gotta dip your bread in the sauce served with it, so hence the name french dipped sandwich. Quite duh right? Haha...

The spaghetti with tiger prawns was cooked a sort of dry fry style. Something like what I've made before in Singapore. It's fried with garlic, chilli and tomatoes. There were also some croutons inside. The spag was al dente and they were very generous with their prawns. I think I had like 7 prawns there. The dish wasn't spicy even though there were chillies. Had a slight tangy taste too because of the tomatoes.

I took a swipe of Aunt Rosemary's meat loaf too. It was served with some tomato based sauce, bread, mash and greens. It was very juicy and tasty. Went well with the sauce.

Dessert time and after browsing through their desserts we ended up with their Apple and Mixed Berry Crumble and Lamington. Apparently this is the original kind of crumble, whereby the mix all the topping with the fruit to get this messy mixture. It was very tasty and yummy though I must say. Topping was made of rolled oats, and topped with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. Wasn't too sweet and had a hint of sourness to it. Great thing it was served warm!

Their lamington is really unique. Normally the lamingtons I've eaten before are all very sweet and quite dense and rich. This one here was more of a sponge cake coated with chocolate and coconut. Really good though I must say. At least you don't find it so sinful. Haha.

They have really good coffee in Australia. At least at the places I've drunk at so far. Their latte here was not overly bitter, and not weak either. Good stuff cannot bluff! Argh all I've been doing the past 2 days in Australia is eat and eat!

Don't expect prices of food in Australia to be cheap. A meal here would prolly cost you an average of AUD$15-$20, but the food served is good. Not sure what time they open until, but they're pretty popular at lunch time.