This is not the most exciting review in the world because it is a beverage review and beverage shots never come out particularly fascinating but I thought I would update nevertheless.
I ate sushi for lunch but didn't bother taking a picture of that because I've eaten sushi from Oishii's Kitchen a million times and y'all know what takeaway sesame teriyaki chicken sushi would look like. Not a big stretch of the imagination.
I did however try something fairly new. I had a craving for something sweet and milky. Something in the form of a thickshake so I brought a small tiramisu thickshake from New Zealand Natural. It was good but not amazing. Firstly, it could have been thicker. I like my thickshakes thick. It did almost fooled me into thinking it was thick but I realised that it was just chunks of cake/biscuit clogging up my straw. I also would have preferred a stronger coffee and chocolate taste. The liqueur flavour was tasty but in order to have a more authentic tiramisu thickshake, I feel as though it needed more coffee and more chocolate. This is the fault of the icecream it was made with not the shake itself. It was still a satisfying beverage, however.
 This is a sucky shot, I know. I was lazy and just snapped a picture of it sitting on a shelf at the store. I actually consumed another drink (and sandwich) that is worth mentioning. I think it was about a week ago. Ma and I went went to the new coffee shop that recently opened at Botany Town Centre - The Coffee Club. Of this place, I am quite impressed. I hadn't eaten all day and was rather famished so I ordered a turkey cranberry sandwich (may or may not be it's real name, I'll check later) and a banana split frappe. The sandwich was light and delicious, served on a thick turkish bread with turkey, cranberry sauce, salad and avocado (it might have added brie as well, poor memory, this was a week ago). I would definitely recommend this as a healthy lunch. I think they toast things as well. Next time I'm gonna get it toasted. The banana split frappe was fabulous and authentic. It really did taste like a liquified banana split sundae. Definitely banana-ry, with a hint of chocolate, strawberry and caramel. I would drink this again.
The Coffee Club had quite an extensive menu. Sandwiches, pizza, other cooked meals, slices, cakes, muffins. I was quite attracted to the breakfast menu. I'm planning to go back and try their pancakes for sure. It looks like a great place to have a meal. It won't however replace my beloved Starbucks because they don't have many cozy couches for single people. It's more of a group place.
Labels: beverages, Italian, Japanese, lunch |
Why is it when I check your blog daily there are no updates but when I come back from holiday there are many?! You are making it difficult to keep up with your foodly adventures :-P However, I really want to try the banana split drink and now you have reminded me so that's good. :-)