Ultimo Foodie Finds

So, the other day we had a evacuation drill at work. Conveniently, the assembly point was just around the corner from a new cafe that I'd heard about in Ultimo called 'Le Depot'. They are one of the few spots around Sydney that are selling MakMak macarons, which I've been hearing some good things about.

Fellow foodies Jonathan, Laura and Jo came along to check it out.

We're not the only ones that have heard about the macarons - I was looking forward to the raisin toast flavour, but they'd already sold out.

Since I'd already had a piece of Zucchini Cake with Crunch Lemon Glaze for morning tea, Jonathan and I decided to get 3 flavours between us and have half of each.

We finally decided on salted caramel, lemon and black sesame.

The girls both got something for lunch.

Poached egg and proscuito roll with hollandaise (we all stuck our fingers in the hollandaise - so delicious):

A jazzed up cheese and tomato toastie:

Walking back to the ABC and we found that another little placed had popped up along the way.

We popped in for a look and were rewarded for our curiosity - the lovely guy behind the counter gave us all a small piece of a pear and almond tart to try (good move, we're so going back). They bake their own bread on the premises (I stuck my head in the kitchen to see their set up) and have a nice selection of pastries.

So - what about the macarons. Well, they were so so. They looked perfect and the shells were great, but the fillings let them down. Regardless, I'm still keen to try the raisin toast one.