Adelaide~ [Bracegirdle's House of Fine Chocolate & Mamma Carmela Restaurant and Pizza Bar]

Hellloooooo~

I've just come back from Adelaide a few days ago for University Games. It was an interesting place I reckon.
The good things were:

• Stayed right next to beach
• Good time with friends
• Found this awesome chocolate shop (Bracegirdles) 

Bad things:

• Shops close at 5pm weekends and 9pm weekdays (blasphemy D:)
• Not much to do ..

Rather than talking about that~ I found two places that I liked in Adelaide :D
An amazing chocolate shop and a fairly decent restaurant~

The Chocolate Cafe is called 'Bracegirdle'.
It gives off a warm welcoming atmosphere when you enter :)
Oh and the rich smell of delicious chocolate too~
I ended up coming here twice :9

They have this at the front of their store...
I was somewhat skeptical..
Because you know, when places put these up; it's usually not that great.
However this place lived up to it :)

As you enter you can see their wall full of chocolate delights :O
Absolutely heaven for anyone seriously ._.

Then when you get to the counter... You see these bite sized chocolates D:

Oceania: $2
I ended up trying this one.
It was chocolate and caramel but was very nice :D
The shell broke apart quite easily in my mouth and everything melded together quite nicely~

Hot Chocolate: $6.00
Chilli Hot Chocolate: $6.50
They came in the same cup so I didn't see the point of having two pics of the same cup.
Their hot chocolate is really good! One of the bests I've tried in a long time.
The hot chocolate was full of flavour and simply amazing :D
For the chilli chocolate one.. I'm usually not inclined to try chilli chocolate..
However these guys made it quite good. The chocolate was warm and a bit frothy which was then
hit by the slight taste of chilli, not too strong but strong enough :9

Short Chocolate: $4.50
It's basically a shot of their chocolate with milk.
This is SOOOO good D:
This is the main thing from this store that I will be craving I think
For this price you get a fair amount and it was worth it ..
I mixed the milk and chocolate together to get the picture above so then I could
scoop the chocolate out and eat it :9
It was creamy and satisfied my chocolate cravings ~

Bracegirdle's Cooler Bag: $15 normally. $5 if spent over $50 and free if over $75
I got it for free... So yeah you can tell I bought a lot of chocolate :\

White, Milk, Dark, Darker Chocolate: $9.00 or $12.50
These are the chocolates I bought!
They're blocks of chocolate for my friends in Melbourne.
Trying to stop myself from eating these T.T

Mamma Carmela is a restaurant of mixed reviews ~
Reviews said only good pizza.
End of the night.. I reckon the pizza wasn't that great but other things were~

Seafood Platter: $33.00
Hmm... skeptical...
Chips were below standard and seafood was okay?

Sweet Chilli Chicken Focaccia: $12.50
Chips: $5.00
The chips wasn't the best choice.
The Focaccia however was a good choice.
The Focaccia was massive and worth the money. It filled me up in a good way :9
Chicken was well cooked, the vegetables complimented the chicken and to the top it off; the melted cheese /drool

Gourmet Calzone $18.90
It's basically their Gourmet Pizza in Calzone form.
The Calzone itself didn't have empty air inside, full of ingredients and flavour.

Wrap up! :D

Stop #1: Bracegirdle's House of Fine Chocolate

Best chocolate in Adelaide? I think yes. In Melbourne? It's in the top chocolate places for me! :D
Amazing chocolate products, great service and awesome atmosphere ~

Food: 9/10
Service: 9/10
Price: 8/10
Overall: 8.67/10

It's a must try! Cannot miss this if you're in Adelaide (not like there's anything else there).
They have a few stores but the one I went to was in Glenelg.
They are at: 31 Jetty Road, Glenelg, SA 5045

Stop #2:  Mamma Carmela Restaurant and Pizza Bar

Not a bad restaurant. I guess this place is good depending on time and what you choose? Seafood platter and some Pizzas weren't good choices. Calzone and Focaccia were good choices. It depends on what you order here in my honest opinion. Service was okay, not the best though.

Food: 7.5/10
Service: 6/10
Price: 6/10
Overall: 6.5/10

Not a bad place. I reckon try it out if you're ever in Glenelg, South Australia.
They're at: 4 Jetty Road, Glenelg, SA 5045

 

I'm glad to be back in Melbourne though. I miss this place with it's changing weather and bad public transport a lot haha

Til my next post,

-R

Food hunting in Melbourne #101 [Huxtaburger, Monsieur Truffe, Fatto a Mano, The Dessert Box & Meet Fresh]

Hello to anyone who reads this 8D
I haven't made a post in a while but I thought I might as well because like... you know .. I have homework to do and what better way to get my mind off it by posting on here :'D

Alright, so I was waiting for my friend (who overslept) and then I see this man just 'cussing' at the Telstra building on Bourke Street in the city. It intrigued me a bit.. I really wonder why he was doing this ..

Alright stop #1: Huxtaburger. Been dying to try this ages now. So we're waiting for the food to come and I decide to take pictures of whatever I can find. I took a few shots of the glass of water they gave me and this is what I ended up with after photoshop :)

The 'Denise' Burger. This was my burger which contained the buns, beef patty, cheese, jalapenos, sriracha mayo, mustard, mayo, tomato sauce, tomato, cheese, lettuce and pickles. Oh wow .. I didn't know there was that much in it ._.
My friend got the standard huxtaburger ( beef Pattie, mustard, mayo, tomato sauce, tomato, cheese, lettuce and pickles)
It was a delicious burger and worth the money. Kinda wished it was a bit bigger though haha

Time to walk off the burger. I came across this friendly dog who was waiting for its owner. I was playing with it a bit to be able to get this shot. I love dogs :P

Stop #2: Monsieur Truffe. My friend said that this place had a good hot chocolate. Who can say no to a good hot chocolate?

Yes they have a lot of cocoa .__. oh the cocoa...

The interior of Monsier Truffe is truly a beautiful sight. It is a quiet and calm place. Perfect for a chat over tea or coffee (well hot chocolate in my case)

Okay, my friend ended up getting the 70% House Blend and I got the 72% Ecuador. The image is the Ecuador :) the House Blend looks the same except only one streak of chocolate over it >:D
The extra 2% in mine made it significantly more bitter which was alright for me but quite surprising.

Stop #3: Fatto a Mano
While we were at Monsier Truffe, I went on urbanspoon and checked out what was nearby and came across this bakery. Me and my friend decided to get this spicy calzone. Only half though and then we shared that aha
Unfortunately it wasn't the best choice, not for me or my friend. Although we should of went and tried the pizza like I said :( There's always next time :)

Stop #4: The Dessert Box!
Oh my.. We started craving dessert so we went to Lygon Street to this place which was recommended by our friend. No regrets ! :) We got the honey golden bricks. It's toast bricks with vanilla ice cream and honey with it being caramelised after that. They know their desserts <3

Okay we've eaten a lot now .. I really can't believe it ._.
Time to do random poses that use the energy we stored up.
OH! This is my friend who accompanied me all day :) Introducing Clarinna. She has a blog too, shall be linking at the bottom :D

So like... she got tired and was playing with my camera~

She got me in ._.

Managed to snap a photo of her while she was distracted :D I like .. :P

We met up with the friend who recommended the dessert place to go around. Clarinna wanted some glasses so we went to Melbourne Central and checked them out. Don't we look awesome? :D

Stop #5: Meet Fresh. Seriously what am I doing?
Not sure what the name of it was but apparently it's one of the more popular ones on the menu.
Was not too bad I guess. The syrup with the ice was nice. The toppings were half good and half were okay.

Alright! Let's wrap up everything :P

Stop #1: Huxtaburger
Awesome burger. Can't complain about the taste or much about the price. Denise was $9, Huxtaburger was $8 and the large chips were $3. My only problem was the size haha. The staff were quite friendly but a bit reluctant when I asked for water :|

Price: 8.5/10
Food: 9/10
Service:8/10
Overall: 8.5/10

Definitely a must try!
Check them out, they're at: 106 Smith Street, Collingwood, VIC 3066

Stop #2: Monsieur Truffe
I like dark chocolate so it was really nice for me. I love hot chocolate too :) Staff were incredibly nice and even explained a few things about the chocolates to me and Clarinna haha. The price was kinda a lot for what I got but yeah. The House Blend was $5 and the Ecuador was $5.20.

Price: 7.5/10
Drink: 8.5/10
Service: 10/10
Overall: 8.67/10 <<

Check them out, they're at: 90 Smith St, Collingwood, VIC 3066

Stop #3: Fatto a Mano
Alright, I need to go back and try other things here. I can't give a definite score for this sorry :( I shall give you this a full review once I try their other stuff on the menu!

Stop #4: The Dessert Box
Amazing! XD No complaints about the food. The guy who served us was really nice and even let us stay for probably about an hour after we finished eating too. :) The honey golden bricks was $15.90 and worth the money in my opinion.

Price: 9/10
Food: 9/10
Service: 10/10
Overall: 9.33/10

Must try this *.*
They're at 147 Lygon Street, Carlton, VIC 3053

Stop #5: Meet Fresh
Not too bad for the asian dessert that's been surfacing up in Melbourne. Didn't have a problem with service but that was mainly because my friend could speak a bit of chinese haha. Pricing was okay I guess?

Price: 7/10
Food: 6/10
Service: 7/10
Overall: 6.67/10

Your personal choice I guess, Check them out at: 147 Swanston St, Melbourne, VIC 3000

That's all from me :'D
Hope you enjoyed my reviews and my pictures xD
This is my friend's blog, check it out! http://mydietstartstomorow.blogspot.com.au/

Til next time,

~R