Ice cream is one of those foods that I could eat everyday, and after every meal (ice cream party, anyone?)
After finishing exams on Tuesday night, the contingency plan for a half-hour wait at Sunshine Crepe led to the four of us trooping to Coles in the cold weather and buying two boxes of ice cream (twelve bars all up), where we just sat outside, pigging out.
Would it be embarrassing to admit that my heart beats just that little bit faster whenever the word “ice cream” comes up (must be from all the fattiness clogging up my arteries ..hahaha) – and ’tis the same with Passionflower and their self-proclaimed dessert culture – a place where ice cream and fruit join together in holy matrimony and make sweet, sweet loooove.
Desserts here rally around the $14 mark, which some may think is a little pricey, but if you’ve got your student ID card, you can get 10% off at the George St store (dno about the Capitol one though) ….and if you’re a UNSW Law student ..well, you get discounts just about anywhere -_-”
Lasting Luv – $14
A combination of strawberry & mango ice cream, dressed with a mix cocktail of peaches, cherries & strawberries, dazzled with strawberry syrup
do you see the “dazzling” ..haha, the fruit ice cream here is reallyyyy good :) But I think you can still get the same quality of ice cream at Baskin & Robbins, Gelatissimo …or even your local grocery store !
Playmate – $14
three scoops of lychee & rose petal ice cream, with hard coconut and lychee jelly, and lychee strawberry syrup
Albert had been raving about lychee & rose petal ice cream for weeks, and so I hadddd to try it. I gave Justin the first bite though ..to my mistake.
As soon as he had a lick, he burst into raucous peals of …laughter? pain? God knows.. :\ hahah and it all stemmed from the flowery taste of the ice cream. If you’ve never tried it, the first thing you can taste is lychee (duh)….but then a subtle rose flavour creeps up and hits you. Justin had a good giggle about this for agessss
Final Fantasy – $14
black sesame & coconut ice cream accompanied by cool refreshing pieces of black jelly, drowned in a shot of evaporated milk
The one thing I don’t really like about Passionflower is their jelly. It is always sosososooo hard, like the ones you get at yum cha or buffet. I’ll take soft Aeroplane jelly anyday, thanks !
I do like how they actually give you a shot of condensed milk separate to the ice cream, though, so you can put in as little or as much as you like (or none, if, like me, you’re also not a fan of condensed milk ..although I did put a little on for comparison’s sake, and I musttt say, everything is so much better WITHOUT it!)
Durian Milkshake – $6 ?
what looks like an innocent glass of milk is actually a noxious durian shake ! “Tastes like heaven, smells like hell” ..but I would just say that it’s hell all over. >:(
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Passionflower may have the classic strawberry, vanilla or chocolate, but it’s renowned as the hotspot for Asian cravings ;) you can get green tea, black sesame, taro, and red bean all at the one placee !
..and the ice cream flavours at Passionflower even go so far as to include durian (yuck!), jackfruit, sticky rice and a new flavour, cherry blossom . I do remember that ages ago, they had wasabi-flavoured ice cream …but it appears to be written off the menu now :( ..I wonder why ….
Quick & Fast scoops of ice cream
Clockwise from top:
Mango, lychee & rose petal, durian ..and a scoop of sticky rice underneath – $15
Clockwise from top:
White chocolate hazelnut, lime sorbet, cookies & cream ..and a scoop of Japanese green tea below – $14
Hot waffles – $12.80
Freshly baked made-to-order Belgian waffles with thick chocolate syrup, a scoop of vanilla ice cream and a side of strawberries.
I think they ran out of maple syrup, so Philip made do with chocolate syrup. You can also get orange chocolate, apple, banana, chocolate mousse ..the possibilities are endless (or are they).. But because they make it when you order, the waffles are always nice and hot :)
A lot of people also don’t know that Passionflower has savoury crepes (think chicken, mushroom, etc) and cheese melts as well – I think around $10 for each one – and they are deliciouslyyy tasty when it’s a cold day (or even when it isn’t) . If the desserts are too sweet, there’s always the choice of coffee, or you can get water – the option of a self-service jug of water at the Capitol store, or asking the waitress/waiter for a few cups at the George St store.
ALSO …if your birthday is coming up, you can get a free dessert on your birthday at Passionflower (with photo I.D.), if you register your birth date here: http://www.facebook.com/topic.php?uid=51405631007&topic=8590
Unfortunately, I only just found out about this, which means I have another 359 days to go before I can claim my free dessert ! :(
Passionflower (visited 16/04/09 and 28/05/09)
580 George St
Sydney NSW 2000
Ph: (02) 9267 0075
http://www.passionflower.com.au
Oh my gosh they’re like ice cream cocktails (the presentation, the glasses, and the prices! LOL). Oh and eventhough it’s middle of winter and it’s been raining and cold, I’d crazily get ice cream too if they’re that good lookin’! :)
Totally agree with you. I could have ice cream, anyday, anytime – love it!! Ice cream party sounds amazing! I love all the asian flavours at passionflower, it’s such a great late night spot, isn’t it?! Green tea & red bean are my FAVE :)
Rose petal ice cream, YIKES ive tried it and yeah why would anyone want to eat flowers for………….unless your vegetarian or something!!
For me, yeah its a little pricey but its also a little different, and the jackfruit ice cream is the BEST, i dont know where else you can get that!!
There is another passionflower i believe where the theatre near chinatown is, i just forgotten the name, state theatre?
curse law students and their discounts! GRRRR
LOL!
lol what…4 of you ate THAT MUCH?!
i was hoping to see borrelli’s entry since that night was technically BEFORE passionflower :(
trisha ; i know ! i didn’t actually realise until i was looking at the photo of Lasting Luv after, that it actually really really looks like a cocktail ..and lol abt the prices as well !
betty ; ice cream parties ARE amazing, haha you should totally have one ! i had one last year and yummm all the ice cream + toppings you could mix (a la Cold Rock) ..green tea is nice but i think black sesame is one of the nicest !!
sydneyguyrojoe ; have you heard of the BALANCE water they sell in supermarkets ? it’s like ..flower-flavoured water, for women ! lol..now that stuff is weiiird
and yeah ! I mentioned the other Passionflower briefly.. it’s in Capitol Square (near Capitol State Theatre) under all the purikura machines ! :)
k ; i reckon ! I would so do law just for the discounts -_- St Honore cake shop, Pepper Lunch, Boost @ World Square ..zomg the list goes on !
dk ; noo it was 2 separate days ! the first few photos was KFC day (lol -_-) and the ‘quick & fast scoops’ and the waffles were dessert after Menya :)
and Borrelli’s was heaps after ! haha i’m not gna get there til ageeees TT_TT
opps sorry must of missed the capital theatre comment!!
Umm now why is it flower flavoured water, for woman?? why not men? have you tasted it? Where did the idea of eating or drinking flowers come from?? haha
lol apparently it’s supposed to be good for your health !
Check out more info here:
http://www.balancewater.com.au
and yeahh i tasted it :s must say i like the ice cream better, but it’s exactly the same thing ! just water flavoured instead of lychee (duhhh haha)
Sorry but some people will promote anything!!
Well cows and horses eat hay, will someone promote that as something thats healthy? its good enough for the animals why not people!! If they give it to race horses, maybe they think it might make people run faster!! haha
LOL lychee flower petal
it was one of those things, that takes you to another planet
but unlike most other things it wasn’t a planet i wanted to be on =|
and durian is the king of the fruits. you should submit to the king =}
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Just curious… what kind of discounts do UNSW law students get? and where?
Hello ! :)
Sorry about the late reply, check this link out to find out more about UNSW law discounts:
http://www.unswlawsoc.org/services/retail-sponsors