Comments on: Adriano Zumbo Café Chocolat, Balmain

By: Food lover

Food lover — Sun, 16 Aug 2009 10:42:55 +0000

I’ve visited the Cafe recently for the first time with a couple of friends. It was a Sunday morning. There were only two waitresses at that time, one Asian looking and the second one was European looking, both didn’t look friendly. The place wasn’t busy and no one bothered to clean up the mess the previous people made. One of my friend had to actually bring the dirty plates and cups to the kitchen window on the side. We waited one of the waitress to take our order for about 10 minutes and we watched the European looking waitress (she knew we were waiting to be served) went to serve a couple came 5 minutes after us. What a joke!? Very bad first time experience for us, very poor customer service! Don’t know if those waitresses were under paid or it is what you are supposed to expect from the famous Adriano Zumbo Chocolate Cafe!??

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Sat, 11 Apr 2009 07:16:05 +0000

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By: Interview: Adriano Zumbo interview, Patissier, Balmain @ Not Quite Nigella

Interview: Adriano Zumbo interview, Patissier, Balmain @ Not Quite Nigella — Thu, 12 Feb 2009 03:48:47 +0000

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By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 09:26:33 +0000

Hi Mick and Kathie-Wow, that’s a long way to travel. It is great though, although I’d expect nothing less of Zumbo

Hi Angela-He’s a Sydney phenomenon. Like our version of Pierre Herme

Hi Sarah-So the cherry layer at the bottom was no distinct? Aww no that was my favourite bit!!

By: Sarah

Sarah — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 11:31:23 +0000

I visited the Zumbo cafe two days ago and ordered, among other things, the Cherry Iced Chocolate but am disappointed to find that it has changed considerably! Yours looks a bit like a milkshake where the cherry compote is distinguishable whereas mine resembled a Gloria Jean’s Iced Chocolate – it was thick as the ice had been blended and the drink itself had a quite subtle cherry flavour. I am wondering whether the cafe has revised its method of making drinks, given that some of the menu items (A Night Out with Trisha; Mum & Me) have now become extinct!

By: Angela

Angela — Mon, 01 Dec 2008 22:21:54 +0000

I have died and gone to heaven. This looks amazing. Why have I never heard of Zumbo before??

By: Mick and Kathie

Mick and Kathie — Fri, 14 Nov 2008 07:46:15 +0000

The time and effort has paid off. Travelled from Hobart just to try it all.Congrats to Ratch and team. Jonnie makes the best coffees and the chocolates, get in there and try for yourself, yummy xx

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Mon, 10 Nov 2008 10:33:16 +0000

Hi Chinalilly-That doesn’t sound right, did you send them back and let them know? Our experience of their crepes (not pancakes) was superb.

By: Chinalilly

Chinalilly — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:15:15 +0000

I was actually really disappointed in the cafe. I love the cakes, macaroons and chocolates but the pancakes with berry compote I ordered are probably some of the worst pancakes I’ve ever had. They were hard, dense and bland. The topping helped, but there was too little of it to cover up the poor pancakes.

By: Not Quite Nigella

Not Quite Nigella — Wed, 05 Nov 2008 09:52:49 +0000

Hi Jules-definitely put it on your must-eat Sydney tour