Back at The Grounds of Alexandria (♥ω♥ ) ~♪

My first weekend back in Sydney, my brothers and I decided to take my mum out for breakfast at The Grounds of Alexandria. My mum has never been before and we've shown her photo's of the times we went with our friends/partners. She thought the food, markets and animals all looked pretty cool and different! 

Brunch Date | 2015 Starts at The Grounds of Alexandria (‘∀’●)♡

First foodie review of 2015 starts at The Grounds of Alexandria. Yesterday was a cloudy but warm sort of day and I was headed off to The Grounds with the boyfriend (Mr.Smiles). The last time I went to The Grounds was also last year in summer and since then things have changed so much! 

While we waited for our table we went around the area and checked out what the changes were. The changes included the market and garden area which were noticeable instantly! 

The Garden has had a fast food counter along with the bar they had. They also moved the bakery section from the garden seating section to the pathway right across the brunch location, along with the lemonade, sugarcane juice and nut stalls!

The florist had also changed as I remember being it much more smaller but it now feels much spacier, maybe it's because it's more open air and they've also got the rainbow roses and glass jars filled with greenery in them which you can hang them up. I really wanted to get the teardrop looking one but where would I put it...I need to figure that out first before I can purchase one

Moving onto their farm animals, last summer they had two goats or so and their well-known pig, Kevin Bacon and a few chickens. Now they've added a pony and a pair of ducks!

They've also got another cafe called The Potting Shed up and going too, so if you're not bothered to wait an average of 40-50 minutes you can either eat at The Potting Shed or in the Garden Bar instead.

Enough about the surroundings and moving onto the food, their menu had made a huge change compared to last year with more renovated and new dishes. We ordered their Roasted Salmon Fillet, the Ground Burger and their Special Drink of the Day, Fresh Fruit Punch. 

Last summer I got the salmon dish as well but wasn't all that great, but this year it was so light and refreshing to have, especially on a hot day. The sauce seemed somewhat familiar to me but I just couldn't put my tongue onto it until I saw the menu and it was cauliflower puree! 

The burger was not so bad either, although I regret not going for the soft shell crab one. It definitely fulfilled my burger craving. It came with a side of chips and boy were the chips and chili mayo, which were superb! 

The Fruit Punch was freshly squeezed orange juice with various fruits included such as apple, lychee, blueberries, strawberries, pineapple, etc. topped with mint leaves.

It was a lovely day spent with Mr.Smiles as it was his first time going to The Grounds and he was just surprised as to why it was this popular and all.

If you're visiting Sydney or looking for a place full of surprises I highly suggest going to The Grounds to check out their garden, markets, animals and of course their cafe~! The only downside is probably the getting here and/or finding parking (although we found parking as we reached the location!). 

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Meeting Kevin the Pig at The Grounds of Alexandria ｡ﾟ(ﾟ´(00)`ﾟ)ﾟ｡

Just posing casually on the wall~

One cloudy Wednesday afternoon I met up with a friend who took me to The Grounds of Alexandria. I've heard many raves about this place and have been wanting to go for a while now and so my friend decided to take me there. Coincidentally, we were both wearing something similar! We both had a grey Baseball varsity inspired 3/4 blue sleeves top/dress.

Anyways, since my friend drove we obviously had to find parking and lucky for us we found it within a few minutes after arriving then we headed down towards The Grounds. I was quite shocked and amazed how big the whole place is..I thought it was just going to be like a cafe which have amazing food but no~ they pretty much covered a whole factory ground! We headed to the front of The Grounds and we were given a buzzer for when it was our turn to head in as there was already quite a queue. 

Can you spot my friend!

During our waiting period it didn't feel long at all as we explored the other parts of The Grounds, I wanted to see their pig, Kevin, who got stolen a few months back but is now back. Again I was surprised as the pig was quite HUGE! I was thinking a slightly bigger piglet-sized pig...As I snapped a picture of the farm animals feeding my friend asked why the pig's tail wasn't curly~ I think he's been watching too many cartoons hahaha!

At The Grounds they also have a coffee cart, juice/fruit cart play house, flower shop, BBQ Shack and bakery section which had quite a few seating's placed outside for those waiting for tables to sit and for those who just wanted to a piece of freshly baked pastry or coffee.

Bakery

Playground

BBQ Shack

Apparently our waiting time was about 40 minutes but it didn't feel that long at all and we were shown to our table swiftly~ The Grounds are well-known for their amazing coffee so I decided to go with their Affagato as it was quite hot that day. 

Their menu~

Next came the decision of which dish to order! It took us around good 10 minutes for us to decide and I went with their New Zealand King Salmon dish and my friend ordered The Grounds Schnitty. We also ordered a side of chips to fulfill our chip cravings that day. 

FOOD!

All three dishes were lovely! Their menu is kept small because they know that each dish is amazing in their own way which is what I like about their place but it can make choosing a dish harder for first timers.

Their flowers are so beautiful!!

I cannot wait to come back to The Grounds with more friends and try their bakery and other coffee and dishes that they offer! Looking forward to it!

Their juice/fruit stall

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