Tuesday, August 19, 2008

The Tea Room @ NGV

Address: Level 1, National Gallery of Victoria International, 180 St Kilda Rd Melbourne VIC

Trading hours: 10am-5pm (closed Tuesdays)

I am a real sucker for trendy tea places, and while at the NGV it was difficult not to stopover (since I was going to be there for hours).

Pictured below: A funky tea set...

I ate this phenomenal 'baked' sandwich: the Croque Monsieur. This is essentially a sandwich, with melted cheese & ham between 2 slices of white bread, topped with melted & hardened cheese on the outer layer. This simple culinary delight is baked in the oven for warmth & texture - I do have random cravings for it. It's like a warm, fresh cheese & bacon roll - only sandwich version and more tasty because of the proximity of flavours (Pictured below).