French House revisited

French House in Waterloo is special to us - we discovered this gem in a previous DDT and our dear DDD Ness was very taken by the tea served on a silver platter. Also that there were French servers behind the counter and the lovely French pastries and desserts on display. Not to mention, the beautiful decor and the wrought iron table setting. So we come back again, especially before she leaves the beautiful land of Oz, so she could have a silver platter at least one last time.

Dear KT, how much do you miss croissant aux amandes? Well here's another one to remind you of the goodness of French pastry we can find in Sydney. It was a rich pastry with an almond crust on top and almond paste sandwiched inside a croissant. A little different from the almond croissant from other patisseries, still tasty and hearty.

Pity, I did miss out on their breakfast menu by 5 minutes... it would have been good to try their French toast with strawberry and ricotta, or maybe banana and maple syrup, or bacon and maple syrup ... oh well, next time.

Little madeleine - lovely little cake with a fresh citrus aroma - just big enough to be satisfied, but small enough to leave room for other goodies!

4 flavours of macarons made with French meringue (a lighter texture than that made with Italian meringue) - we were not so impressed with these, the shells were doughy and sticky, not light and airy and fragile, and the filling was average flavoured with essence... it's a pity. They could do so much better.

Florentine - a nutty chocolatey biscuit perfect with a cuppa tea on a cold winter's afternoon...

Oh and we like freebies - perfect little morsels of orange and pistachio cake - moist and fragrant, would be great if I had more room in my stomach.

So with a full stomach and feeling slightly dozy from the indulgence, we depart from the lovely French House ... but not forever. We shall return!!

CS