A couple of days ago, I went out with a friend all day for some girly shopping! Surprisingly, we didn't buy too much. Feeling peckish mid-afternoon, we decided that we wanted some tea. The Tea Salon in Westfield Sydney was the first destination we had in mind, but alas it was not meant to be. The line was so long! Wandering around, we managed to find another place hidden inside the Glasshouse called the Tea Centre so we settled ourselves in for some refreshments.
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| Large pot of tea, 2 scones with strawberry jam & cream, $15.00 |
We ordered a pot of pina colada tea. It came all pretty and pink! It smelled divine, like creamy coconut. But I have to say, it didn't taste like that at all! It was more on the fruity side however, it was quite bland and on the watery side. The scones arrived a bit flat (looks like we got dud scones!), but weren't too bad lathered with cream and jam ;) Maybe the kitchen was having an off day because I see big fluffy scones on other blogs who have visited.
Continuing on, I was definitely excited about two notebooks I bought from Typo though - they are so cute, don't you think?
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| Typo notebooks, normally $16.95 each |
My friend works in the Cotton On chain so I received 50% both these purchases. I love how they look like novels but are actually notebooks!
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| Aren't the interior covers amazing? |
Our shopping day turned into dinner at Mizuya after feeling like some sushi. Turns out, they also have Happy Hour from 5-7pm daily.
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| L to R: Pina Colada, Coconut Kimono, $10.00 during Happy Hour (normally $14.80) |
There are definitely some major perks to being a girl - we can order girly cocktails with whipped cream and cherries on top all the time! These two were deliciously drinkable cocktails with the pick of the night being the Coconut Kimono with Malibu, plum wine and coconut juice, topped with whipped cream. I don't know what exactly made it blue, but it tasted amazing!
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| Spider roll, $14.80 |
Because who can say no to soft-shelled crab?
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| Eel roll, $14.80 |
And throw in a grilled eel roll for good measure.
Shopping is definitely counted as exercise in my books. We managed to walk non-stop for over 6 hours!
The Tea Centre in The Glasshouse
146 Pitt St
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Opening Hours
Monday-Wednesday, Friday: 9:00am - 5:30pm
Thursday: 9:00am - 8:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am - 4:00pm
Sunday: 11:00am - 4:00pm
Mizuya Japanese Restaurant and Karaoke
Basement, 614 George St
Sydney, NSW, 2000
Opening Hours
Sunday-Thursday: 11:30am - 12:00am
Friday-Sunday: 11:30am - 2:00am
