Passionflower, Haymarket
Location: 730-742 George St, Haymarket NSW 2000
Taste-type: Desserts
Price: Two scoops (glass or waffle-basket) $9, Premium flavours +$1. Dessert dishes around $14
How to get there: Train or tram to Central, then a quick walk inside Capitol Theatre.
Contact: 02-92818322
The heat continues to crash down in lethargic waves upon the denizens of Sydney and Shinobi Valley, so the Trainee and I seek refuge in a well-known oasis of desserts.
With two outlets in the city (the other shop can be located near Town Hall station), Passionflower has a reputation as one of Sydney’s more eclectic dessert houses, offering Asian-style ice cream desserts at a reasonable price. More pertinently, their ice cream is cold. The Trainee and I limp sluggishly into the confines of the Capitol Building with relief. Bandits and samurai fall easily to my blades, but fighting the temperature is a tasking battle for even a skilled ninja.
We find salvation scooped up and dumped in thick (and edible) waffle-baskets. I cut into my combination of Lychee w/ Rose Petals and Green Tea with gusto, letting the smooth blend of flavours dissolve creamily on my tongue as my titanium core slowly expels steam and floods with liquid nitrogen. The tinge of rose-petal is hard to discern but adds a refreshing touch to an already pleasing lychee flavour, although I note the green tea has none of the sharp freshness evident in higher-quality ice-creams of this flavour.
The Trainee goes for the rather more pedestrian combination of Cookies and Cream and Hokey Pokey, but seems to enjoy it all the same.
We also spot a pair of prospective lovebirds snacking next to us on ice-cream and waffles. However, the Trainee’s subsequent reconnaissance reveals this dish to be less than aphrodisiac for the pair. We offer our commiserations to the male but chuckle all the same.
Once again, I fail to try the more exotic dishes in Passionflower’s range like the much-vaunted Final Fantasy, but remain satisfied with simple scoops of ice-cream from this dessert parlour. Unfortunately, my katana warps when we step back outside, creaking with an old blade’s groan. I am similarly displeased, for all-black jumpsuits and summer weather do not mix particularly well.
Ed: there are actually 3 Passionflowers in Sydney, the third being in Darling Harbour (thanks CitrusandCandy)
Don’t forget the third Passionflower in Darling Harbour. Strawberry ice cream FTW!
Btw have you ever considered wearing white jumpsuits instead? If you’re worried about laundry, Napisan works wonders on even the most toughest of ninja stains.
@Karen: You have no idea the deaths we had when some bright shuriken came up with pink balaclavas…
Is it still worth visiting Passionflower? I haven’t been for years and tend to favour the gelatos instead.
i have great skills. Hokey Pokey is awesoommmeeeeeee!
LOL….
2 prospective love birds… PLZ NO….
LOL
sticky rice icecream is so full of win!
I can’t believe I’ve never been to Passionflower. I want to try that rose petal flavour!
Passionflower has some nice ice cream but I do agree the green tea one could be better. Too mild for my liking.
Green tea and Lychee a lethal combo indeed. Pitty about the flavour strength – maybe your titanium core is killing your taste buds lol!!
Was this after your Chat Thai meal that involved the epic wait?
@Joey: Yeah I would generally opt for Passionflower over gelato, depending on atmospheric conditions of course…
@chocolatesuze: Will track that one down next…
@Steph: We’ll end up there one of these days…rose petal is lovely.
@Simon: Needs more bite like that of Suminoya or Rengaya, I reckon.
@Shanks: Possibly…they say I have no soul.
@mlle: Before. The team went after to drown their sorrows as well