Holiday in Sydney - Page 2

Neale · 31-10-2011, 07:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Markets, don't know how often they happen at the Rocks (Every weekend perhaps???) but that is more for arty farty stuff. The other markets to look at are next to China Town (Haymarket area), sorta near Central station which has general stuff, clothes, souvenirs etc.

As for drives? Perhaps a day trip to the Jenolan caves, then return the long way via Oberon??? That would be a long day, but the drive is nice and scenic.

Stop in at Leura / Katoomba for a late breky / early lunch. A Cafe style restaurant called "Common Ground" has an excellent menu and the prices are great as well.

Great cruise but your looking at a 6 hour return trip.

what about a day trip down to Wollongong via the National park & Stanwell tops.

Its around a 4 hour return trip, & some awsome roads & scenery.

Anyone locals here that know the best roads???

Neale · 31-10-2011, 07:06 PM

If your driving down from brissy you could come down via the old pacific or down via Wisemans ferry & come into sydney via Galston Gorge

Uncle Niceguy · 31-10-2011, 07:50 PM

cheers for the info Neale but i'm actually flying down unfortunately :(

Yellow_Festiva · 31-10-2011, 08:38 PM

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Originally Posted by eb-fairmont

Thanks A lot guys what sorta food style does "Wildfire" serve??? and pancakes are the **** with banana, bacon, ice-cream and maple syrup. mmmmmm so nice

Wildfire is a posh place (you know... big plates, tiny servings, zig zags of sauce oh I mean 'jus' for artistic flair and a menu that has very little English on it). The churrasco is the only thing worth getting, the ultimate hunger satisfier for the most ravenious carnivore! They have an online menu, look it up ;)

Ps, Pancakes is also open 24hrs

**Mechan1k** · 31-10-2011, 09:10 PM

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Originally Posted by gtfpv

hey thanks for the tips guys . i live in sydney and there is nothing like listening to those that have come here for a holiday to get some pointers on what i can do .

Hahahahahaha .... I know what you mean.
I do courier work in the CBD and the metro area ... and I hate the place .... i try and steer clear of the CBD whenever possible.

Uncle Niceguy · 31-10-2011, 09:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Wildfire is a posh place (you know... big plates, tiny servings, zig zags of sauce oh I mean 'jus' for artistic flair and a menu that has very little English on it). The churrasco is the only thing worth getting, the ultimate hunger satisfier for the most ravenious carnivore! They have an online menu, look it up ;)

Ps, Pancakes is also open 24hrs

Is there any catch to this awesome sounding pancake store "awesome pancakes", "open 24 hours" surely there is some sorta catch to this??? cos i've never heard so many good things about one place without hearing a bad thing about it.

**Giant Cranium** · 31-10-2011, 10:20 PM

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Originally Posted by eb-fairmont

Is there any catch to this awesome sounding pancake store "awesome pancakes", "open 24 hours" surely there is some sorta catch to this??? cos i've never heard so many good things about one place without hearing a bad thing about it.

its packed all the time with poor service also. the pancakes also taste crap. (i hate pancakes though, give me a real sized cake)

Uncle Niceguy · 31-10-2011, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by captain awesome

its packed all the time with poor service also. the pancakes also taste crap. (i hate pancakes though, give me a real sized cake)

hahahahaha thats a good thing i mean its gotta be packed for a reason e.g AWESOME PANCAKES lol if it was always empty there'd be issues

trippytaka · 01-11-2011, 11:09 AM

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Originally Posted by Yellow_Festiva

Markets, don't know how often they happen at the Rocks (Every weekend perhaps???) but that is more for arty farty stuff. The other markets to look at are next to China Town (Haymarket area), sorta near Central station which has general stuff, clothes, souvenirs etc.

As for drives? Perhaps a day trip to the Jenolan caves, then return the long way via Oberon??? That would be a long day, but the drive is nice and scenic.

Stop in at Leura / Katoomba for a late breky / early lunch. A Cafe style restaurant called "Common Ground" has an excellent menu and the prices are great as well.

Glebe Markets is the best for hipster kind of stuff.

Head to King Street Newtown for a beer and a feed - good Vietnamese and great shopping if you're into a bit of vintage stuff

Fev · 01-11-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by eb-fairmont

hahahahaha thats a good thing i mean its gotta be packed for a reason e.g AWESOME PANCAKES lol if it was always empty there'd be issues

Last time i ate there I had chosen the Choc-chip-mud chocolate pancakes with chocolate sauce and icecream for desert so I decided on a ceasar salad for dinner (not that healthy I know lol) which was really good. And then proceeded to eat half my girlfriends rack or pork ribs too - they were really good!

Service wasn't too bad either. I think it might have taken a big longer than your usual wait for the food but it was damn good. It was packed so understandable.

http://pancakesontherocks.com.au/home
It seems there is one opening on the Gold Coast soon too

I'm hungry just looking at the website lol. OO lunch time

Edit: I'm pretty sure I had them put cream on the pancakes too haha

Yellow_Festiva · 01-11-2011, 02:21 PM

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Originally Posted by Fev

Last time i ate there I had chosen the Choc-chip-mud chocolate pancakes with chocolate sauce and icecream for desert so I decided on a ceasar salad for dinner (not that healthy I know lol) which was really good. And then proceeded to eat half my girlfriends rack or pork ribs too - they were really good!

Service wasn't too bad either. I think it might have taken a big longer than your usual wait for the food but it was damn good. It was packed so understandable.

http://pancakesontherocks.com.au/home
It seems there is one opening on the Gold Coast soon too

I'm hungry just looking at the website lol. OO lunch time

Edit: I'm pretty sure I had them put cream on the pancakes too haha

There is one on Campbelltown as well ;)

I can vouch that the Pancakes are worth lining up for. Yes, the service is slow during peak times but you go there to eat not make friends with the waiter.

Anyway.. We have similar testes Fev, my standard meal is the chocolate pancakes (devils delight????) and the chicken caesar salad ;)

Friday and Sat nights there is a line down the steps and onto the footpath, with an hr wait or more. There is a reason for this! ;)

DBourne · 01-11-2011, 03:42 PM

The strawberry pancakes are the ones I go for, that or the devils delight.

Fev · 01-11-2011, 04:13 PM

Hehehe yeah its good stuff! Not something you'll have very often though - well atleast for me. I like buying smaller sized clothes, not larger haha

The Yeti · 01-11-2011, 05:05 PM

depending on when your coming to Sincity theres plenty on at WSID this month not just wednesday nights

Uncle Niceguy · 01-11-2011, 09:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Fev

Last time i ate there I had chosen the Choc-chip-mud chocolate pancakes with chocolate sauce and icecream for desert so I decided on a ceasar salad for dinner (not that healthy I know lol) which was really good. And then proceeded to eat half my girlfriends rack or pork ribs too - they were really good!

Service wasn't too bad either. I think it might have taken a big longer than your usual wait for the food but it was damn good. It was packed so understandable.

http://pancakesontherocks.com.au/home
It seems there is one opening on the Gold Coast soon too

I'm hungry just looking at the website lol. OO lunch time

Edit: I'm pretty sure I had them put cream on the pancakes too haha

Hot damn they do brekky lunch and dinner !!! this place can't get to brissy soon enough!!!!

HLC · 01-11-2011, 10:53 PM

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Originally Posted by eb-fairmont

21 and the sort that loves a canadian club Dry!!!

Hit kings cross mate.

I'm a Sydney-sider.

Candy's Apartment on Bayswater Road Darlinghurst is without a doubt my favourite club there.

Also plenty of other clubs... Or strippos if that's what you prefer in the cross.

There is King St Wharf or Cockle bay wharf if you prefer something a little more classy eg. Cargo Bar, Bungalow 8 etc.

The Ivy at Wynyard is also ace if you wanna see Andrew O'keefe rolling around on the floor smashed... Just wear a suit or similar lol

The Rocks is good for pubs/bars. The Argyle is a favorite, but dress nice.

There is also Oxford St/Surry Hills area. Plenty of super trendy bars around there but be careful as you may end up in a club that does not match your interests!!

Windsor342ci · 01-11-2011, 10:58 PM

Hey mate! Well i you manage to go to Rocket. The site to the right of Rocket is where I work! Ive got a mate who works in rocket too. Unless you get a pass to the back of the warehouse though, all your gona see is about 8 blokes at reception.
WSID is great. About 3 mins from where I work and some weeks when Im stressed out, I'll go there on a Wednesday arvo after work and come home a new man!!!

Hahahahhaa!!

Also, if you can manage to come down to Orange Grove on the last Saturday of the month. If weathers good, litlerly hundreds of cars!!!! Everything from Jap, old school 8s. Harleys etc. The place to be on a Saturday if you can!

Uncle Niceguy · 01-11-2011, 11:17 PM

sounds awesome so if i go to rocket and then go to the site to the right of it i can see ur xr8 in the flesh?!!

Windsor342ci · 01-11-2011, 11:24 PM

Maybe the turbo Diesel! Hahahahaha. The XR is my weekend car so rarely goes to work.

Uncle Niceguy · 01-11-2011, 11:30 PM

ahhh bugger mabye meat up at eastern creek or something

The Yeti · 02-11-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by CRYHSV

Hey mate! Well i you manage to go to Rocket. The site to the right of Rocket is where I work! Ive got a mate who works in rocket too. Unless you get a pass to the back of the warehouse though, all your gona see is about 8 blokes at reception.
WSID is great. About 3 mins from where I work and some weeks when Im stressed out, I'll go there on a Wednesday arvo after work and come home a new man!!!

Hahahahhaa!!

Also, if you can manage to come down to Orange Grove on the last Saturday of the month. If weathers good, litlerly hundreds of cars!!!! Everything from Jap, old school 8s. Harleys etc. The place to be on a Saturday if you can!

Rocket have their open day on the 19th of November and the Retro drags are at WSID on the 20th

I'm not a huge fan of being shafted at Rocket but the open day is always a good day

Windsor342ci · 02-11-2011, 01:02 PM

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Originally Posted by The Yeti

Rocket have their open day on the 19th of November and the Retro drags are at WSID on the 20th

I'm not a huge fan of being shafted at Rocket but the open day is always a good day

Ahhh I wasnt aware they had open days! That would be interesting to be a part of!!

EB - Yeh definatly happy to meet at Eastern Creek then!

Uncle Niceguy · 02-11-2011, 02:43 PM

Sweeeet i'll be down on the 10th sounds like we should meat up on the 19th and 20th for the respective events!!! and maybe all meet up for pancakes on the rocks??? I'm open to any suggestion of chilling with you guys cos u seam pretty damn nice.

Windsor342ci · 02-11-2011, 06:58 PM

Sounds good.
You'll also find in the NSW events, an event organised by Tony every couple of weeks at Orange Grove. Every second Friday or something like that. Meet and Greet. Ive been there for each one so far and its a good half a dozen that turns up for a yarn.

The Yeti · 02-11-2011, 09:05 PM

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Originally Posted by CRYHSV

Ahhh I wasnt aware they had open days! That would be interesting to be a part of!!

EB - Yeh definatly happy to meet at Eastern Creek then!

Yep every year they have one the day before the Nostalgia drags

Always a great event, I'm still waiting for a leave pass as I will be at the drags the following weekend as well so it's a big ask

Also rodders life have their nostalgia drags the following Sunday and that lines up with the last Saturday night of the month and a pie at Harry's in Liverpool

Uncle Niceguy · 02-11-2011, 10:23 PM

sounds awesome cryhsv so if your at WSID on the 20th i'll look out for your XR8 nostalgia drags are freakin awesome its a pity my whole life i've had to watch it or read it.

The Yeti · 03-11-2011, 08:24 PM

Also on the Saturday 19th is the old time driveinn night at blacktown drive inns I don't know what movies (it's just the normal play list for the saturday night)

I'll probably be at this one in the xp

Uncle Niceguy · 03-11-2011, 10:12 PM

haha any chance of a pick up on the way????

nuthin' fancy · 06-11-2011, 07:37 PM

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Originally Posted by eb-fairmont

Thanks A lot guys what sorta food style does "Wildfire" serve??? and pancakes are the **** with banana, bacon, ice-cream and maple syrup. mmmmmm so nice

and freshly ground pepper.

nuthin' fancy · 06-11-2011, 07:39 PM

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Originally Posted by Fev

proceeded to eat half my girlfriends rack