16
2010
Le Renaissance Café Patisserie, The Rocks
An article by obesebaby
Although birthday cakes tend to be more common, but I thought it would be nice to celebrate JC and my anniversary with some cakes too. I already had a thought in mind to buy some cakes from Le Renaissance in The Rocks on the actual day and take it back home as a dessert. I absolutely adore their cheesecake because it tastes so smooth and rich that the first time I tried I fell in love with it. And since JC never tried it so it’s the perfect excuse for me to get a couple of pieces of cakes there.
| Ratings | |
| Food: | 8/10 |
| Atmosphere: | 7/10 |
| Service: | 7/10 |
| Value: | 7/10 |
| Average Price | |
| Entrée: | $8 – $10 |
| Main: | $15 – $25 |
| Dessert: | $7 – $10 |
| Degustation: | N/A |
| Corkage: | Not allowed |
| Cakeage: | Not allowed (come on they sell cakes) |
| Others | |
| Ease of finding a car park: | Hard |
| Ease of finding the restaurant: | Easy |
| Brightness of restaurant: | Bright |
| Noise Level: | Normal |
| Waiting time for foods: | 15 mins |
| Booking time require: | walk in |
| Child friendly/High Chair: | No |
Being a Friday afternoon, the place was absolutely packed with people. As you can see the crazy queue outside the little café. I have no choice but to line up for 15 mins to get my dream cheesecake.
Cheese Cake, $5.50
I made use of the 15 mins queuing up time wisely and choose the 3 most appealing cakes out of the colourful window. I told myself, cheesecake gotta be one of the choice, Lemon tart next as I fancy anything lemony…then the 3rd probably something chocolate and rich so I decided to get the Aroma. The cheese cake was really nice, smooth and cheesy, it is the major reason why I kept coming back.
Lemon Tart, $5.00
First of all, tart itself looks amazing with the shiny glaze on top, the size is big and the base looks crunchy. Everything was nice, I mean the tart has a soft and smooth lemon filling but oh my dear god! It was so sour… that I got the worse sour-face ever. I couldn’t take it anymore so JC was happy to finish it all.
Aroma, Eat in $6.00
Aroma has 3 layers of mouth-watering chocolate mousse, bottom being a milk chocolate mousse, middle is a white chocolate mousse and at the top is a thin layer of dark chocolate mousse with a dash of coffee. The cake is really nice as it is moist and not overly sweet.
Conclusion: This place was a bit of trouble to find a parking but well worth the wait and long lines. Le Renaissance food can be enjoyed in the outdoor courtyard between historic sandstones walls with a cup of delicious coffee. It may also be packaged for take away. If you want to impress family or clients, La Renaissance also does catering for parties and events.
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Address:
47 Argyle Street, The Rocks
opening hrs: Mon – Sun: 8:00 to 18:00
Ph:+612-9241-4878
Web: www.larenaissance.com.au
Getting There:
Parking: Hickson St
By Train: Circular Quay Station
By Bus:
Have you tried their pies? The beef bourguignon is amazingly good, especially when the weather is chilly.
No I always go there for their cheesecake. Beef Bourguignon as good as Julia’s child? It will be my next on the list thanks!
That lemon tart looks like my kind of a treat! I too love lemony desserts
I feel so much happier now I unedsrtnad all this. Thanks!