IHOP, I’d like you to meet Pancakes on the Rocks.
Most Americans probably don’t realize this, but it’s ridiculously difficult to find a restaurant that’s open 24/7 in another country. Even if we live in the suburbs, there are always diners to fall back on when we’re hungry at 3am. Unfortunately for me, one of the few 24/7 places in Sydney was about a 40 minute bus ride away from Coogee.
The bunch of us could never agree on when to go to Pancakes on the Rocks. Jenny felt it’d be great food for the drunk, Angela thought it’d complement a view of sunset from Macquerie’s Chair, and I wanted to catch an early breakfast after watching sunrise at Circular Quay. It didn’t matter because we were running out of time to decide. We ended up going after the UNSW International Exchange Goodbye and having heaps of this really dense and fudge-like cake I had baked for Dani and Fern’s birthday.
(Strawberry Patch)
Luckily, Angela had decided to follow her whole watching the sunset regime before having pancakes so she was able to reserve us a table by getting to the restuarant early. By the time we got there, it was around 8:30pm (on a Thursday night) and the place had heaps of people with more queuing through the door. It would have been a long wait especially since we were a party of 5.
All of us ordered pancakes even though they serve everything from steak to nachos to salads. The only question was which pancake to get. I was really happy with the prices. All of the pancakes were under $13. You have the option to get 2 pancakes or 4 crepes or even 1 pancake and 2 crepes. That’s what most of us ended getting.
(Blueberry Heaven)
I chose the Blueberry Heaven, which ended up being phenomenal. With the vanilla ice cream, it tasted like one giant plate of dessert. I was more partial towards the fluffy pancakes, but mostly everyone else preferred the crepes. It’s not that I didn’t like the crepes. I just felt it didn’t give me the same satisfaction as the pancakes. My only complaint is that the blueberries are laden in this over sugared syrup, which was almost like a jam. It wasn’t exactly the most athestically pleasing dish on the table either. At least they gave me heaps of blueberries!
(Devil’s Delight)
(Chocolate Jewel)
(Vanilla & Choc Surprise)
However, I think the best dish of the night was Angela’s. The Devil’s Delight is described, word for word from their menu, as “To die for…Our chocolate pancakes with strawberries, cream, chocolate ice cream and drizzled with chocolate sauce.” Need I say more?
You might want to check out the menu before you go so you don’t spend heaps of time deciding (because everything just looks so damn delicious). You can now get your pancakes at the following locations:
THE ROCKS
4 Hickson Rd, The Rocks, Sydney
Trading Hours: 24 HOURS, 7 DAYS A WEEK
Phone: 02 9247 6371 | Fax: 02 9252 2900
Email: therocks@pancakesontherocks.com.au
NORTHMEAD
100 Briens Road (Corner of Redbank Road) Northmead
Trading Hours: Sunday to Thursday 7am-11pm | Friday and Saturday 7am-Midnight
Phone: 02 9683 4322 | Fax: 02 9683 7587
Email: northmead@pancakesontherocks.com.au
DARLING HARBOUR
229/230 Harbourside Shopping Centre, Darling Harbour
Trading Hours: Sunday to Thursday 7am-11pm | Friday and Saturday 7am-Midnight
Phone: 02 9280 3791 | Fax: 02 9280 0467
Email: darlingharbour@pancakesontherocks.com.au
CAMPBELLTOWN
Centric Park, 4 Hyde Parade, Campbelltown
Trading Hours: Sunday to Thursday 7am-Late at night | Friday and Saturday 7am-Midnight
Phone: 4627 5656 | Fax:4627 8086
Email: campbelltown@pancakesontherocks.com.au
PARKING AVAILABLE underneath, entrance just past Gloria Jeans
You should also check out:
- The Rocks Cafe
- Banana Sour Cream Pancakes
- Peanut Butter & Jelly Pancakes
- Rock in Burger
- Simple Savory Pancakes
