In my last post about our Sydney trip (Adriano Zumbo at The Star), I told you that I love rustic, home-style cakes - so you can imagine my delight when I walked into Flour and Stone the next morning and saw this gorgeous spread! Mismatched cake stands, wooden boards, beautiful handmade cakes, donuts, cookies and tarts. Gorgeous!
Flour and Stone
53 Riley Street
Woolloomooloo, NSW 2011
Ph: (02) 8068-8818
Website
I heard about Flour and Stone a few months ago, when I saw super-blogger Penny from Jeroxie upload a picture of their chocolate and salted caramel tart to Instagram. Zomg! I swiftly googled Flour and Stone, saw it was in walking distance from our hotel and added it to our Sydney itinerary!
We arrived at about 11 on a Saturday morning. I was worried they'd be crazy busy, but luckily we were able to get a table and there was still heaps of cake left. Phew! (N.B. they're not open on Sundays!)
Flour and Stone, Woolloomooloo |
Breakfast at Flour and Stone, Woolloomooloo |
Cafe Latte - $3.00 |
Check out their amazing apple tart!
Fine apple tart - $5.00 |
Lemon Capri Torte - $5.00 |
Pear Bran Muffin - $4.50 |
And finally... I know we didn't really need another cake, but I just had to try the panna cotta lamington, after having read rave reviews about it on both Lorraine and Penny's blogs.
Unlike your regular, dry, supermarket lamginton, the sponge cakes for these lamingtons are soaked in a panna-cotta flavoured mixture before being sandwiched with jam, dipped in chocolate and covered in coconut shavings. It was so good! If you like lamingtons then this is a must order!
I thought Flour and Stone was an excellent cafe, and I was so glad that we put it on our eating itinerary! We did struggle to eat four cakes between the three of us, but there were still so many more cakes and goodies I wanted to try! I'll have to come back on my next visit to Sydney. And although there's a common perception that Sydney is very expensive, the prices at Flour and Stone were very reasonable - cheap, even! I'd struggle to think of a cafe in Melbourne of a similar quality that sells coffee for $3 and cakes for $5!
Panna Cotta Lamington - $5.50 |
Mmm... lamington |
I thought Flour and Stone was an excellent cafe, and I was so glad that we put it on our eating itinerary! We did struggle to eat four cakes between the three of us, but there were still so many more cakes and goodies I wanted to try! I'll have to come back on my next visit to Sydney. And although there's a common perception that Sydney is very expensive, the prices at Flour and Stone were very reasonable - cheap, even! I'd struggle to think of a cafe in Melbourne of a similar quality that sells coffee for $3 and cakes for $5!
This is the fourth post in my 2012 Sydney Trip series.
7 comments
That polenta cake looks fab :D I'd love the recipe as well if you get one.
ReplyDeleteToooooootally on my list for the next trip. That lamington sound freakin amazeballs!
ReplyDeleteThat polenta almond and lemon tart has STOLEN MY SOUL. I bet that could be so easily dairy and gluten free!!
ReplyDeleteI'm sop glad that you enjoyed it there. I don't think that there was a single item that I didn't love! :D
ReplyDeleteSo may F&S pictures on my instagram feed lately! Good to know that it is good :)
ReplyDeleteSo may F&S pictures on my instagram feed lately! Good to know that it is good :)
ReplyDeleteYay for rainbows indeed! LOL
ReplyDeleteI agree- the spread of cakes is crazy good. I don't know how you made a choice!
The Apple tart is waaaay pretty. So purty!