lindt cafe

You will, I'm sure, have seen this shot before. Two macarons, or, as Lindt says, two declices in Passion and Vanilla. Though they are not mine on this occasion. For I have come for waffles. I have had waffles on the brain for a while, but this has been exacerbated by a recent-ish trip to Guylian where the waffles were from-a-box-crunchy and the chocolate sauce a little gluggy. "Waffles" I had muttered to Suze at the time "should be hot. And fluffy. And definitely. Not. Crunchy." "Well let us go somewhere where the waffles are hot and fluffy then" said they. And we did.

Not immediately, mind you. But weeks later, and after a trip to Eveleigh Markets and a lunch at the Blackbird Cafe.

FFichiban in action

The cameras were out, and I had snuck Karen's bag of declices away from her ("Just to look!" I had chirped) and stuck my camera in the bag to take a picture. FFichiban hollered an "Ooh! Lightbox" and promptly followed suit. Which then led to each of us snapping photos of him, snapping photos of declices. And when he was done, we still hadn't gotten that shot and so made him sit in that pose for "Just a little bit longer!" until we were done. And maybe for just a little bit after that too. Because he looked so funny.

Chocolate Milkshake ($7.00) & Lindt Dark Iced Chocolate ($7.00)

And so the food arrived. Or should I say, the things-that-had-been-ordered. For after breakfast and lunch, Karen & FFichiban couldn't eat a thing more. "What is the difference" wondered FFichiban "between an iced chocolate and a chocolate milkshake?" We couldn't tell him so he and Karen ordered one apiece. And the answer? The milkshake comes with a beautiful swirl of chocolate round and round the sides. And the Iced Chocolate does not. They taste slightly different too, with more ice in the Iced Chocolate and a creamier texture to the milkshake.

Mini Declices... GIANT DECLICE!

When we had been pondering what to get whilst waiting in the queue (and when I say we, I mean they, because I had made my choice back about a month ago) I felt a hand grab my arm. "Giant macaron" Suze hissed at me. "Do I? Do I?" "Yes. Do." we had said and so she did. And it looked just like its little cousins. But GIANT.

Chocolate Hazelnut Declice Gateau $13.00

As a way of measurement, this macaron-ish-thing would have been about 10cm diameter and about 4cm high. And it was filled with a crunchy hazelnut praline and chocolate cream. And it was rich. So rich that Suze, after chomping down on it for the first third of it, slowed her pace down to nibbles. "I will not" she said in between rabbit bites "be defeated by a macaron." It was a little soggy and it was a whole lot of richness. I took a rabbit nibble myself, and know that I would have only made it about halfway through. If that.

Lindt Waffle $15.00

No matter, for I was here for waffle. And waffle was here for me. Hot from the waffle press. "Freshly made & served with Lindt Vanilla White Chocolate ice-cream & Chocolate Fudge Sauce" said the menu. "Freshly made waffle!" I had said. And I took three quick snaps then eyed everyone else off while they took theirs. And all clear, and then a digging in. Sauce was poured over the top in a thick fudgy stream. "Ohhhhh...." I heard, as that hot, buttery waffle smell mingled with the smell of chocolate sauce. And then in I went.

Methodical Waffle Demolition

Methodically of course, as is my habit. Cut along the marked lines. Then sliced into three pieces. The tip of the wedge, and then the base sliced in two vertically. For that allows for an even distribution of ice-cream and chocolate sauce. I powered through half of it. Paused. Ate another triangle and then hit a wall. The food for the day had caught up on me and my head was starting to hurt. The waffle was finished by all and sunder (including me, for what is a headache when you have waffle) and the slow realisation that we had been eating for nigh on 6 hours hit us all. So homeward bound it was. Slowly though. For a jolt in a car could have spelt disaster.

Lindt Cafe
Cockle Bay
104-105 Cockle Bay Wharf
Darling Harbour, Sydney
ph (02) 9267 8064