If you gave me a choice of lunch or morning tea I would take lunch, but last week, in the middle of the Sydney Crave Food Festival I got invited to High Tea. It’s kind of a girls gig in a way….and I was meeting some of my favourite bloggers, girls with lots to say!
Little Darling Diner on the corner of Darling Street and Elliot Street in Balmain is a sort of French inspired diner/restaurant/cafe. It is by no means small, stretching over 3 floors. It’s quaint without being kitch, light and breezy but full of cosy nooks, where you can admire the passing parade or hide in your own little world. It’s like being in someone’s house………or at least that’s the intention. The staff show us to a large area out the back that we have to ourselves with a low lounge room like table and comfy lounges and chairs. We make ourselves comfortable and sip on the champagne that is served along with the $37 a head High Tea. This is just one of the many things on offer in this French wonderland. There is breakfast and lunch, dinner Thursday, Friday and Saturday as well as Jazz on Friday and Saturday. The place manages to morf into a Bistro at night with space for revellers drinkers and dessert muchers, all in the one place. The counter is full of gorgeous pastries and cakes that dont look like the standard cafe cakes, and they aren’t
The co-owner and executive chef Melinda Ormerod, delivers two towers of colourful sweet and savoury goodies. One of our bloggers has an aversion to dairy and Melinda has created an amazing array of dairy free delicasies for her. There are so many gorgeous things on each tower…… I loved the sandwiches and savoury tarts at the bottom, and the miniature lemon meringue tarts at the top. Cups and saucers were in cute butterfly designs, and the tea was loose leaf
The staff were helpful and friendly and we felt relaxed. I havent tried lunch or dinner but, Jazz on Friday and Saturday does sound tempting. A nice change for somewhere in Balmain. Why not give there menu a peak here. Ring ahead if you have food alergies,
There’s one thing about morning tea with other bloggers…. we can talk.
Looks fantastic, the kind of place you would have to try one of each cake leaving no room for sandwiches.
I am affraid that is true. I had to force my self to look away from those Macarons
What colourful and varied high tea! And Im pleased to see macarons feature strongly (being a macaron addict!)
PS was so lovely to finally meet you on the weekend! What a fabulous couple of days, Im still on a high from it all!
Yes it was really nice. I was so happy to meet you too…your great fun.
It was great to meet you that day and you took beautiful images of the cafe. It certainly is a gorgeous place to go for a high tea and I just loved the food xx
Hi Charlie!!!
Yes it was so good that day….. and so was such nice food
What a beautiful place! I would love to book here for a friends baby shower! What beautiful pastries you had! Great to meet you on the weekend!
Hi Anna, I really loved meeting you too. I am sure this place would be perfect for a baby shower
A lovely place..snacks and sweets look great.
A few years back noone seeemed to know what a real ‘high tea’ was! Had not had the fun of either the ‘Peninsula’ [OMG – wish I could take you all back there then!] in Honkers or the many London places still alive and flourishing! A number of Sydney favourites have published, but I DO give my top scores to this! Even more important are the promised Friday and Saturday jazz nights: more than temptimg, I’d say 😀 !
Oh, that tea service just looks heavenly!