Walking down King Street in Newtown, one of Sydney's oldest suburbs, one's senses can become completely overwhelmed. Despite its colourful boutiques and a seemingly endless array of second-hand book stores, it's the tastebuds that really get the work-out with the strip's vast line of culinary delights. I've walked King Street many times and have counted over 140 pubs, restuarants and cafes along it.

These never stay static either. Constantly changing, upgrading, renaming and expanding one can always expect a new gastronomic adventure to greet them when visiting King Street.

Well, I'm determined to end that and achieve the near impossible: to feast from every restaurant/cafe/bar on King Street and live to tell the tale.

Friday, February 18, 2011

Sacks Coffee Roasters

**Sacks Coffee Roasters has been given the, erm, well, sack! It'll soon be replaced by a new coffee place - will update when it opens!

@ 343 King St, Newtown

The idea behind this cafe is a commendable one. Fully organic coffee and chocolate. The decor is gorgeous inside, with wooden seats and a well stocked array of coffee beans, also available for purchase. Everything else within was a disappointment.

Whether it was the early morning wake up or something else, this was a strange experience indeed. I requested a soy chai latte and a couple of moments later, the brewer asked if I'd like honey in it. I said no. She then proceeded to insist that honey should be added. At last I relented. To top that off, she handed me a giantic tall cup. I always thought if you don't mention a size and you're not asked what size you'd like, the answer would be, make it a medium. Apparently not so here. To make matters worse, after drinking my tall cup of wake-me-up I felt sick. On the upside, I am now aware of my allergy toward bonsoy milk. Thank you Sacks, you've made my day - not. I'm sure under other circumstances, this place would have been much more pleasant, although don't quote me on that. The only other customer in the place at the time was an interesting character who didn't exactly seem like the approachable type ...

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