The Yellow Deli

We left the Blue Mountains region of Australia today; after attending Mass, we decided to stop for lunch at The Yellow Deli before driving back to Sydney. It was a beautifully decorated lunch spot with something akin to a Middle Earth-and-hipster vibe. The food was excellent, but the place is, I think, run by a cult, albeit a very polite well-mannered one (I'm not inclined to hang out, though).

I ordered a smoked chicken sandwich with cheddar.

My husband had the Australian beef hot dog.

The Gingerbread House

After making a stop to visit the Three Sisters, my husband and I decided to find some brunch before exploring the Blue Mountains today; we stopped off at The Gingerbread House.

I had a bacon and egg sandwich.

I also tried an omelette "muffin" with haloumi cheese, tomato, and basil.

Proper National Pies

We're flying to Cairns today, and decided to grab a bite at Proper National Pies to hold body and soul together. I tried the cheese and spinach pie (on the bottom) and the curried chicken pie.

The Palace Tea Room

I'm relatively disinterested in shopping, but I wanted to see what the Queen Victoria Building looked like, so we stopped in to look around, and while there, we had the Devonshire tea at the Palace Tea Room. Our scones, one plain and one with raisins, came with clotted cream and jam. My husband had  the dragon pearl tea; I had the cinnamon tea.

Sydney Fish Market

My husband and I decided to take a look around Sydney Fish Market today, and planned our visit so that we would have time for lunch. There were a lot of choices, and some really good looking seafood all over the place, so we decided to try a few different places.

First, we had a Nicholas Platter 1 from Nicholas Seafood Traders, which came with two lobster tails; a white fish fillet; two octopus skewers; three scallop Mornays; two Singapore chill prawns; flower-cut squid; calamari rings; and white bait; as well as a garden salad, fries, and sweet potatoes.

Of course, this was not nearly enough food, so we had sushi from Peter's Fish Market, where we tried the salmon, the tuna, the cooked salmon, the eel, and the Moreton Bay Bug, as well as one more type (in the lower right corner) that I'm not sure of.

The Spice Room

After a morning of visiting the Sydney Opera House and the Royal Botanic Gardens, my husband and I wanted lunch, so we swung by The Spice Room for what turned out to be one of the best Indian meals we've ever had.

appetizer: gheeya mushroom tikka

appetizer: tandoori lamb kati roll

butter naan

mushroom and cheese naan

I ordered the Dhaba-Style chicken curry.

My husband ordered the Railway Canteen Goat Curry.

Alpha

We had a busy day planned for our first full day in Sydney. First, though, we required breakfast, and we chose a Greek restaurant, Alpha, since it was so close to the sights we had wanted to see.

My husband had the strapatsada: scrambled eggs, roast tomato
saltsa, sheep's milk feta, and olives.

I had the bacon and egg pita roll, which was
missing the wilted spinach, but which included
house-made ketchup.

New Tai Yuen Restaurant

This is our first night in Australia. After a 17-hour flight from Los Angeles, my husband and I were pretty tired, so we didn't do much today. After taking a nap, we got our bearings and explored Chinatown, which was a few blocks away from our hotel, and had dinner at New Tai Yuen Restaurant.  

My husband had the sizzling lamb.

I had the salt and pepper soft shelled crab, which was a bit
too salty, but which otherwise was very good.

And we shared some rice.