Devon on Danks, Waterloo

I like green eggs and ham,

I do! I like them, Sam-I-am!

And I would eat them in a boat!

And I would eat them with a goat…

My mind constantly makes lists, all types of lists. I have a list of places I want to eat at (naturally), places I want to see, things I want to do and inevitably a massive list of what to do during my uni and work break. And who would have thought that during the beginning of this break, I haven’t even caught a break! I haven’t had time to sit and do anything personal. But there is one thing that has been happening during this festive and silly season and that is allowing my camera to eat (so, I guess list one is getting covered).

Elevate health, fitness and nutrition [EHFN] asked when I was free for a lunch catch up, and we both set the date. Because that girl is one hard girl to lock down! Devon on Danks has been going around like crazy lately, and if there is anything we have in common it would be scrolling through instagram for food.

Organic chai $4

We are met with familiarity with the flowers placed on tables like (the original) Devon Cafe. Their chai latte was nice, however I would have liked a sprinkle of cinnamon. #hardtoplease

'Naked' bruschetta $14.50

EHFN ordered the ‘naked bruschetta’ consisting of roasted pumpkin, pea and goat’s curd mousse, sage and konbu butter crunch, soybeans, pea tendrils, focaccia and their infamous 63 degree eggs. EFHN was licking her lips at every bite!

Dr Seuss's green egg and ham $19

As for myself, I had been eying the green eggs and ham for a long time and the charred bacon did not disappoint at all, sitting on top of a crispy potato. The pea puree was smooth covering, again, their infamous 63 degree egg. I was simply over the moon at the soft, smokey bacon anticipating almost every bite.

DD special $7

There was also no way I was going to surpass my chance on ordering the DD special, it is basically the reason why everyone has popped into Devon on Danks thus far. Sitting just to the side of the layer of chunky, fat chips was a perfect swirl of salted caramel soft serve. The ratio of salty and sweet was well balanced and eating it with chips reminds me of eating Maccas French fries with a soft serve – only this is the classier version.

Sweet mayo & pork floss cronnie $6.50

Cronuts, no wait, sorry cronnies here at Devon on Danks, because cronuts has been copyrighted – as you do. The saltyness from the pork floss was actually a nice compliment to the flakey cronnie. Each bite oozed out with mayonnaise from within, this reminded EFHN of her childhood favourite pork floss bun from chinese bakeries. She loved it so much, a second pork floss cronnie was ordered.

Doughnuts $7 (3 pieces)

Three doughnuts available, and my favourite would have to be the raspberry one for the sourness from the raspberry helped bring a nice refreshing touch to the doughnut. Of course it was not because I had a little pipe to squeeze …

The milo doughnut oozed with milo ganache, however it reminded my very much of the chocolate yogo yoghurts I used to have as a child and last but not least (I use that very casually) was the matcha and azuki doughnut, only because I am a very big selector on how red bean paste is used in desserts, and it’s usually just for the fried red bean pastries.

So, tell me have you got a word you would love to copyright yourself? If so, what would it be?

Last but not least, I hope you all have a very happy and safe new year. May your year ahead be as bright as a warm summer's day, as colourful as a crisp autumn's day, as beautiful as a snowing winter's day and as floral as a blooming spring's day!

Hit: DD special. Pork floss cronnie

Miss: -

Devon on Danks

2 Danks St,
Waterloo

The Sweet Spot, Waterloo

Eating at the The Sweet Spot,

Makes me want the whole lot,

But it could cause my arteries to clot,

Unless that is their scheming plot

Not too long ago I had noticed The Sweet Spot in Randwick and had mentally added it to my ever-growing list of places I wish to visit. Until Miss JJ mentioned that there was one opened at Waterloo as well, however this one serves savory foods too! We also needed a meet up point to get started on our group presentation, so let’s kill two birds with one stone!

Unfortunately for us, doing group presentations do require some use of the internet and The Sweet Spot may not be a place for you if that is what you are after. Unless of course you have your own portable internet or have enough on your phone.

To start, I get the berry smoothie. Oh my, it was all types of good I tell you. Little bits of berries are still evident within the drink to allow you to have some bite as you drink this goodness. Not too sweet and not under sweet, because I am sweet enough. #lame.

Cheese and spinach triangle $5.50

Miss JJ has been here numerous times and have her favourites, like this cheese and spinach triangle. The pastry was flakey and it may look boring sitting on the plate, but she did demolish it in no time – which could only mean one thing right?

Zucchini fritter wrap $8.90

Miss JT ordered the zucchini fritter wrap, it looks absolutely amazing and I don’t even eat zucchinis!

Eggs benedict $15

And I ordered the eggs benedict! The smoked leg ham was chunky slices of ham, with the subtle smokey flavours along with the hollandaise sauce, which was slightly tangy. The muffin was slightly hard to cut through, but I managed, that is why I go strength training! Use those muscles!!

Egg porn!

We want sweets, but we wait and have to stretch through this so-called easy but it actually wasn’t presentation. We seemed to understand, then got confused, then understood then questioned ourselves a lot. But it’s ok, we have received our marks back now, and we did pretty well. (Not that you were concerned).

Lemon meringue tart $6.90

Would you stop and take a moment to appreciate this humble looking lemon meringue tart? This is Miss JJ’s favourite, she recalls the meringue as soft yet chewy. The look on her face when eating this could make anyone salivate! And when she finishes, the tip of her nose will always have that little bit of meringue! She’s a little bundle of cuteness I tell you!

Capioska $7.50

Miss JT went with the capioska, she admits she wanted it all because of the macaron shell! This is a cake with a short bread base with layers of lemon-lime mousse, lychee and vanilla sponge. Miss JJ recalls this was a very light cake.

Millie-Feullie $7.50

Now, I think I went all out because I felt empowered after my PT session. A millie-feuille was my choice. Layered with cream and custard, this looks so heavy, but I promise you looks can be deceiving. The pastry was a little hard to break, and yes, super messy to eat but oh so good! I absolutely loved the custard, the sweet milky custard makes my heart sing, I could do without the cream and another layer of custard just because why not?

But I am totally going back for that lemon meringue tart, or … I could just pop into the one at Randwick.

So, have you got a friend where they eat something and always manage to get a particular spot dirty? Or would that person be you?

Hit Lemon meringue tart

Miss Eggs benedict

The Sweet Spot

Shop 1, 2 Allens Street

Waterloo

(Corner Botany Road and Allens Street)

OR

1/18 Perouse Road,

Randwick