<H2> Pineapple Waffles </H2>

769C Glenferrie Road, Hawthorn


Although Hawthorn's Glenferrie Road is known as a vast and vibrant area with different restaurants and cuisines from a range of cultures, it has always been lacking in the dessert department. While we were searching for place to enjoy some dessert after a warm dinner, we noticed that most of Hawthorn's dessert offerings involved ice cream, gelato or frozen yogurt. Eager to have a warm dessert on the cold night, I was delighted to see a restaurant specialising in liege waffles.

Pineapples waffles

Clean and spacious interior

Fun decor

Nutella waffle with dark belgian chocolate, Nutella sauce, strawberries and mini marshmallows $8.50

I chose to build my own waffle with some favourites such as Nutella, dark chocolate sauce and mini marshmallows. I enjoyed the toppings quite a lot as I have quite a sweet tooth, unfortunately the waffle itself was a bit doughy in the center and therefore was quite heavy.

Waffle delicates $14.80 

Although the toppings and ice cream were pleasant and had a lot of variety, the overall dish suffered from the same problems as the Nutella waffle. Out of the different flavours offered on the dish, my favourite would have to be the cinnamon apple with maple syrup and roasted walnuts, as it had warm flavours from the cinnamon apple spice and textural elements from the roasted walnuts.

As one of Hawthorn's few choices of desserts I hope that the problem with the waffles was a once off issue, I enjoyed the experience with friendly staff and great toppings but I would definitely like to see an improvement on the waffles themselves.

Food Rating 7/10

Overall Rating 7.5/10