If I were to take all the good and happy things in life--the sugar, the spice, the everything nice--and mix it all up in a cauldron, according to Cartoon Network, I'd end up with the Powderpuff Girls. The animal equivalent would probably be the unicorn, and the movie equivalent would be The Lord of the Rings. The season equivalent would be summer, and the holiday, Christmas. The dessert equivalent, a maple pumpkin pecan cake...oooh...or maybe a German chocolate cupcake...and the breakfast equivalent, a nice generous stack of banana pancakes, smothered with butter, and drowned in maple syrup. Actually, lately, the breakfast equivalent would probably have to be a huge bowl of plain yogurt drizzled with honey and sprinkled with trail mix--but the good kind, the ones with the yogurt and chocolate chips! I'm salivating...but back on track! These are the little wonders in life-- the things that are just so full of goodness, it's absolutely unbearable!
Today, I think I may have found the restaurant equivalent.
Cue the trumpets. The Grounds of Alexandria, located in Building 7A/2 on Huntley St, Alexandria NSW 2015, is opened Monday-Friday, from 7am-4pm, and 7:30am-4pm on the weekends!
This place is just so full of sugar, spice and everything nice, it's practically radiating goodness and charm.
They had little wagon carts outside filled with jars of jams that are made at a farm owned by The Grounds. This cart also featured a large assortment of absolutely stunning desserts, and some delicious loaves of bread! A word to the wise, definitely save some room in the belly for some dessert because you won't want to miss out on this...Or, I guess you could always just utilize that extra dessert pocket! Better yet, do both!
Another stall featured some yummy nuts! If you know me, you probably know how excited this made me...
They were all roasted and beautifully flavored! The flavors ranged from Madagascar cinnamon to Thai Lime and Chili! I believe it was $5 for a small tub and $7 for a larger one that you could fill as you'd like! You really can't go wrong with any of the flavors!
This stall featured fresh berries, fresh squeezed lemonade, and caramel apples. It was a beautiful combination of fall and summer.
After spending a good amount of time perusing, we finally decided to head inside to order. Unfortunately, The Grounds of Alexandria gets extremely crowded during the lunch time rush, so my friend and I actually had no idea what was going on, nor did we ever really find out. We ended up in a long line, and it wasn't until after we ordered did we realize that we had ordered a sandwich, but for takeout. Apparently, there's a separate line, and a list, that you have to get on to secure a table; nevertheless, the food was still good!
I ordered a spiced chicken wrap with spicy mustard, arugula (which they call rockets here), tomatoes, and I can't quite remember what else was in it! I do wish that there was more arugula and spicy mustard to balance out the fried chicken, but it was still really good! And the takeout counter was bustling, so I'm sure that the quality of the meal would have been much better had we sat down! Please don't judge my wrap for not being more put-together! He just wanted me to hold him...I tend to have that effect on people.
After ordering and grabbing our sandwiches, we headed outdoors to seat ourselves! Despite the crowd, seating is plentiful! Overall, the chicken wrap wasn't anything amazing or out of the ordinary, but it was a rather large portion and very satisfying! I'd have to say, the environment definitely made up for anything my chicken wrap was lacking!
After lunch, we paid Kevin Bacon a visit at his house.
Kevin Bacon is a pig, by the way. And he's actually a pig that went missing a few days back!!
Kevin and Bradley, a goat, were actually kidnapped from The Grounds the other day! Thankfully though, they were found in a nearby suburb! I'm cracking up.
We then headed into the garden to look around the toolshed.
They would have shelves filled with mason jars...
Apparently, The Grounds of Alexandria also has some amazing coffee that is roasted on location. Unfortunately, my taste buds have not matured enough to truly appreciate coffee and I therefore cannot vouch for that, but if the coffee is full of even half of the goodness The Grounds of Alexandria is, it's probably great.
Pay this place a visit! If not for the food, do it for the environment, the mason jars, the wagons filled with nuts and jams. If anything, do it for Kevin Bacon and his billy goat friend, Bradley!
Cheers,
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