Pancakes on the Rocks @ Sydney, Australia

Pancakes on the Rocks is one of the shop in Sydney where you can have your meal anytime of the day. Being a week in Sydney, I found out that there is not many shops open after 9.00pm. If you are looking for food at that time, then shop like Pancakes on the Rocks is the best option. The menu gives a wide range of pancakes, ribs and pizza. I had the coco berry and they were delicious. The pancakes portion is huge and can be easily share for two. Ice cream topping makes the pancakes taste even better.

Taste:9/10(Delicious. Among the best hot chocolate tasted. Its sweet but taste so good. I ordered coco berry which is their famous menu. Coco berry pancakes taste good however it taste even better if without the coconut flakes. The coconut flakes was dry and probably milked).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. Coco berry pancakes at AUD12.95, Devonshire pancakes at AUD6.95 and hot chocolate which they called as marshmallow cocoa at AUD3.50).


Pancakes on the Rocks open for 24 hours.


Beautifully done hot chocolate. Delicious.


Coco berry. The best seller items in Pancakes on the Rocks. Chocolate pancakes with coconut, cream, vanilla ice cream topped with our chocolate sauce and raspberry coulis.

Great combination of chocolate and pancakes. Melts in your mouth.



Devonshire pancakes - Four mini buttermilk pancakes with strawberry jam and cream. Simple and good.

Nice cosy restaurant. I came here early to avoid queue.

Pancakes on the Rocks has seven branches around Australia.

During lunch and dinner time, be expected to queue.

GPS/Coordinate: -33.857147, 151.208875
Address: 4 Hickson Road | The Rocks, Sydney, New South Wales 2000, Australia
Public transport: Bus 998 or Circular Quay train station.

Fresh Dorayaki from Usagiya @ Ueno, Tokyo

Dorayaki is a traditional Japanese confectionery. It is consist of two mini pancakes with sweet red bean paste inside the centre. Dorayaki is very popular in Japan which you can purchase it from any convenience stores and also the favourite food of the anime character Doraemon. Usagiya is quite a popular shop as there is long queue for me to purchase dorayaki from the shop and mostly in the shop are Japanese. Although the dorayaki is one of the best that I tasted so far but its still not great and lacking some of the flavour that I am expecting.

Taste:8/10(Good. The dorayaki from this shop are fresh and without any preservative. The dorayaki also larger than normal dorayaki that you get elsewhere and you can eat whole red bean. The taste is not overly sweet and the pancake were moist and soft. Although, the dorayaki is larger and taste wise is good but I think its not great. The red bean content should be more and the pancake should have some sort of oven smell).
Price:5/10(Near expensive. The dorayaki from Usagiya cost 220 Yen per piece. You can get dorayaki for around 95 to 120 Yen from any convenience stores in Japan).


Usaiya shop. Notice the small rabbit statue on the roof. Located at peaceful place in busy area of Ueno.

Blueberry pancakes in Yolk @ Chicago, USA

Yolk is famous among the Chicago resident and usually busy for breakfast. The atmosphere here are rather busy and not a good place if you are looking for a quiet place to have intimate conversation. They offer quality and good breakfast meal. The service here were fast and friendly.

Taste:8/10(Good. The blueberry pancakes that I ordered is well prepared and good).
Price:6/10(Moderate. Be expect to spend around USD6.00 to USD12.00 for a breakfast set here. Portion wise its huge).


Blueberry pancakes with butter and maple syrup.

Fresh pancakes with fresh blueberry.

My hot chocolate with whipping cream.

Open seating arrangement in Yolk.

The staff in Yolk are busy preparing breakfast to their customers.

Yolk of Chicago. Serving good breakfast.

GPS/Coordinate: 41.868859, -87.624566
Address: 1120 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60605, United States
Public transport: Roosevelt Metro station via red, orange or green line.
Yolk have expanded their outlets and now they have branches around Chicago in Streeterville, River North, West Loop & Lakeview.

Paddington House of Pancakes, The Gardens Midvalley KL

I like to eat pancakes. When I were small, my mom always prepared me with her Planta version of pancakes. I always eat it on its own. Now there were commercial restaurant which served pancakes. Although this restaurant is established in 2005, but it is still new to me. I always like a more traditional type of pancakes. So, I ordered plain pancake with lemon juice and sugar that came with a few blueberries. The second plate is mini pancakes with banana and ice-cream that came with maple syrup. Anyway, they score high on the food presentation.

Taste:7/10(Moderate. Their pancakes taste good but sometimes the combination is quite weird. I think lemon and pancakes don't mix well. Maybe I don't like sour stuff. You can choose from their more than 100 types of pancakes variety. I don't know that pancakes can be combined with ice-cream, ham or sausages before. I think pancakes can only eat with syrup, sugar, milk or jam. This give me some idea of preparing my own version of pancakes next time.
Price:3/10(Expensive. The price is expensive and it is a one time experience. You can get better value at home by making your own. Learn from here, make yourself later at your home comfort. Their pancakes priced between RM9 to RM25 per plate).


Lemon, sugar & blueberries plain pancakes.

Banana & ice-cream mini pancakes.