Coco's, South Perth, Western Australia

For my birthday we choose to go to Coco's for dinner, we usually come here for our wedding anniversary but hadn't in a few years, then I saw the menu... Pistachio Creme Brulee!

I'm not usually a fan of Pistachio, but this Creme Brulee was sweet enough to cancel out the bitterness of this nut.

We sat in the outside area overlooking the water and the city views while we ate our meal and then finished off with this delectable dessert. To the right was a biscotti biscuit and some blood orange compote. Again I didn't eat these with the Creme Brulee, I'm not sure I'd rush out to find a Pistachio one again but it was worth trying that's for sure!

Globe Restaurant, Hilton Hotel, Perth, Western Australia

For our wedding anniversary my husband and I went to Globe (yes because they served Creme Brulee) - we had a few choices but settled on this due to the dessert menu ;).

The food at this restaurant has always been superbly done and the service here is just as remarkable. On their dessert menu was a delicious Chocolate Creme Brulee - the presentation of this dessert was fantastic

My husband had taken a bit of the biscuit to the right already before I took the photo! The red dots were raspberry sauce and added a wonderful flavour to the Creme Brulee. I found this one fairly heavy due to the chocolate but would never say no to having it again!

Cafe at the Hyatt, Perth, Western Australia

I took a friend to this Buffet in March 2012 because she hadn't been before, the Buffets in Perth at the major hotels have all had renovations and now have upmarket food available.

What I found slightly funny was on this night the Cafe at the Hyatt had a giant Creme Brulee, which was fantastic to look at in its big big dish but to get it out of that big dish and into your own dish didn't exactly turn out very well.

Yup it comes out on your plate like a bit pile of mush.. 0/10 for presentation, the taste was pretty low as well, the custard felt like it needed some more sugar in it, it was quite bland.

Fraser's Kings Park, Perth, Western Australia

On Valentine's Day 2012 Fraser's were holding a new function upstairs in the State Room - this was a Buffet and I picked it over the restaurant because yup... they served Creme Brulee when the restaurant didn't.

My husband doesn't like Creme Brulee so I got to have his share too :) A wonderful Valentine's Day gift!

These were Honey Saffron Creme Brulees - very very sweet! But they tasted so fresh and the egg custard was what you would expect from an upmarket venue such as Frasers.

The consistency of the custard was solid and make this a very enjoyable dessert.

Il Fornaio, Santa Monica, California, USA

As the sun goes down over the Santa Monica boulevard - Il Fornaio was our last supper before we had to head to the airport to go home. It was packed! The Pier had a Cirque Du Soleil show running and it must have just been about to start because it was impossible to walk around this place - so many people! Cars were everywhere and none were moving from the traffic that encased this area.

Watching the sun set from our table was a beautiful finish to our wonderful trip to the US, and to top it off, this Italian restaurant's pasta was the best I've ever had (apart from my nannas of course..) but surprisingly they also served Creme Brulee!

 I give points for presentation of this dessert but the taste was something close to what I experienced in Vegas at the Cafe Ile St Louis. The egg tasted like it was not fresh but powdered (if that's even possible but hey we're in America, they process nearly everything!)

This Italian restaurant should stick to Italian desserts, we dined here in January 2012.

Sofitel In Room Service, Beverley Hills, California, USA

We got the Sofitel in a 'Secret Hotel' deal and we were very surprised, it was such a beautiful hotel and the rooms were quite big considering we're in the middle of LA. Loved every minute of being there, we were there for a couple of nights and went off to Universal - but not before I got to have a look at their in room menu and found Creme Brulee on it!

They were offering 3 mini Creme Brulees of 3 flavours - the first to the left was Pistachio, then Chocolate and Vanilla, they were divine! The Chocolate one was very chocolatey and heavy while the Vanilla and Pistachio were quite light, the Pistachio one was very nutty you could definitely taste it in there! Considering it was a French themed hotel you could hope they hit the nail on the head with this one, and they did.

The Yard House, Long Beach, California, USA

Long Beach is so beautiful! We decided to come here for the day to check it out while the wonderful California sun was out during their winter, a nice warm 24 I think it was that day. Bit like Perth weather really.

We walked into this pub and my husband almost died and went to heaven, they had 180 different beers on tap..

But more importantly, they had a beautiful 'Mini' Vanilla Creme Brulee with a bit of a twist..

In the middle of this Creme Brulee at the bottom was a small piece of chocolate which they had melted to the bottom of the ramekin, then they put banana on the top and then sugared it and 'bruleed' it. The different flavours were a welcome change to the almost constant plain vanilla bean that was on offer. This Creme Brulee was a little too sweet due to the banana but definitely something you shouldn't miss if you can help it.

Alcatraz Brewing Company, Anaheim, California, USA

Of course, the shopping mall builders were very smart to include a pub for the husbands while the wives went off to shop, my husband couldn't wait to park the car this day, it was Happy Hour at Alcatraz - which meant it was Happy Hour all day, $3 pints.

I went off shopping and came back to find him watching the Superbowl playoffs and enjoying himself, I sat down with my loads of bags (it is SO cheap here!!) and decided it was time for some dinner.. I take a peak at the menu and find they offered Creme Brulee! In a Pub! Glorious!

This was another classic Vanilla Creme Brulee - I found it interesting that most American restaurants just stuck to the original flavour, not seeming to venture very far. I was impressed with the presentation of this dessert considering the clientele and the fact it was a pub! Amazing standards in this place. This classic Creme Brulee tasted much better than anything I had in Vegas, this one was a little too much on the sweet side but not enough to make me shy away from it, the texture was solid and the best part was the sugar on top was not burnt enough that it took away from the taste. We dined here in January 2012.

ARIA Resort In-Room Service, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Flicking through the in room menu for no reason (I think we might have been looking for wine..) I came across the Madagascan Vanilla Bean on offer from here. I couldn't help myself, I ordered it and it looked so amazing

It was much nicer than the one I had at The Meat & Wine Co in Sydney and I had definitely started to enjoy what ARIA was offering in terms of the standards of food compared to other restaurants around Vegas.

This was a fairly low sugar Creme Brulee which would be offset by the chocolate hidden in the bottom of it (lovely surprise) and the berries on the top. The custard tasted fresh and not very processed like some of the others, I honestly thought they were powdered egg but I enjoyed this one very much, again I didn't have the berries, I had them after I ate the Creme Brulee. This was our only night in the ARIA, we were here in January 2012.

Jean Philippe Patisserie, ARIA Resort Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

We checked out of Paris Las Vegas and spent our last night in luxury at the ARIA, which was pretty much across the road.

This place was amazing, it was a very modern hotel with modern amentities, such as opening your door with a electronic sensor which would then open up your blinds automatically and turn on the lights and the tv and music... it was something out of a movie!

 

So while I was looking around I find a cute little Patisserie downstairs and what did ya know, it sold Creme Brulee!

So I bought one to enjoy back at the room, It was quite nice but one of the downers of being in a really flashy hotel is they stock the hell out of the minibar and I wasn't able to put this little beauty in the fridge and I had to go out before I was able to eat it. It had a caramel kind of syrup on the top of it with vanilla bean custard, I bought it while we were here in January 2012.

Le Village Buffet, Paris Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

While in Vegas they were having a special where for $45 you could get 24 hours of buffet food. My husband and I were running out of money at this stage (hmmm, maybe I shouldn't have bought that necklace at Tiffany & Co...) so we decided this would be a good way to have 3 meals for only $45.

Once you bought the card the timer started counting down and you had several casinos to choose from not just Paris but since we were already there when we bought it, we made this our first stop, the Le Village Buffet.

This Buffet is massive.. I can't even describe to you how big it is, my plate was full before I even got 1/8th of the way around it.

I went to the dessert station and couldn't believe my eyes...

Mini Vanilla Creme Brulees everywhere! What was so funny about this was they tasted FANTASTIC! Seriously who would have thought these little gems in a buffet would be better than all I have so far tasted in America.. the mind boggles!

They were quite small, about 4-5 dips with a teaspoon and you'd have finished them, this one pictured above had a tiny amount of the burnt sugar on it - but some of the others had more. I was able to eat about 4 of these little precious gems! They had a fair bit of sugar in them but not overpowering to the point it made them sickly, it pretty much redeemed the horrible Creme Brulees I had earlier with the disgusting egg taste, but this tasted fresh!

We dined here in January 2012.

Eiffel Tower Restaurant, Paris Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

This is a beautiful restaurant, we decided to come here for my husband's birthday as a special occasion. Of course, they also had Creme Brulee!

Out of most of the Creme Brulees I have had, this one definitely gets 10/10 for presentation.

This restaurant is located in the Paris Las Vegas Eiffel tower replica and you can view the Bellagio water feature during your dinner.

I took the berries off this Creme Brulee to try it without the berries altering the flavour of the Creme Brulee, while its presentation was magnificent the flavour was about a 7/10 - I had nicer Vanilla Creme Brulees. I think the eggs in this region were not completely fresh and/or possibly cage eggs not fresh range.

We dined here in January 2012.

TREVI, Caesar's Palace, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

Las Vegas is amazing, a very very interesting city that mimics some real life monuments. We found ourselves walking through Caesar's Palace (again with the cobblestones and forever dusk theme) and decided to stop for lunch, I was surprised to find TREVI in the middle of this selling Creme Brulees. This was an Italian restaurant not French.

It was just a standard run of the mill Vanilla Creme Brulee, it tasted similar to the one at Cafe Ile St Louis but wasn't as bad - it had some flavour to it and wasn't quite as off tasting. Possibly the produce in the desert is not the best!

We dined here in January 2012.

Cafe Ile St Louis, Paris Las Vegas, Nevada, USA

We arrived in America and drove to Las Vegas (5 hour drive!) and we arrived just after dinner time, we dropped our bags off into our room and decided to look around the place for some dinner and then go to bed and crash!

Paris, Las Vegas is full of lots of little sandwich and pastry shops but we found Cafe Ile St Louis overlooking the casino floor. The Paris, Las Vegas has built the inside to look like the streets of Paris, the walkways are cobblestones, the roof is painted forever dusk.

I didn't take this photo but it gives you an idea of what it looks like.

We stopped by this little French Restaurant (yes because they served Creme Brulee) - and I forgot to take a photo of the Creme Brulee before I started eating it.

This Creme Brulee was terrible, it tasted like the eggs were powder and yuck! I would definitely NOT go back to this one. It just tasted wrong, I'm not sure if it was too many days old or what but the eggs just did not taste right - it tasted like it was powdered egg or something,. Disappointing considering I was in a French themed Casino/Hotel, this was a Vanilla flavoured Creme Brulee. We dined here in January 2012.

Homemade, Perth, Western Australia

I decided to give making the Creme Brulee a go at home and the results were... interesting.

This was my 2nd go and it finally turned out good enough to eat, while the others were good to eat as well, they were well, actually liquid custard and did not set the way this one did.

Word of advice - use less cream than stated in the recipes, about 100ml less and an extra egg and I found it finally worked. Also always use Pure Cream.

Cargo Bar & Lounge, King St Wharf, Sydney, Australia

On the way back from the Brewhouse (and my quick Baileys Creme Brulee at Nick's Bar & Grill) we were walking back to our hotel and saw the Cargo Bar & Lounge on the corner. We had gone to the Strike Bowling for some fun and were ready for dinner and decided to stop by in here.

They served a Citrus Creme Brulee and it was very tangy, while the flavour was not one I was accustomed to in a Creme Brulee it was certainly welcomed. Fresh tastes of Lemon and Lime were infused with Orange and the flavours all hit me at once, it was a very 'busy' Creme Brulee taste wise but it was most certainly one I remembered.

This one came with Candied Orange and Biscotti Biscuits, my husband ate the Candied Orange before I took the photo.

We dined here in January 2012.

Nick's Bar & Grill, King St Wharf, Sydney, Australia

On the way to the King Street Brewhouse for my husband I was just having a look around at what desserts were at these wonderful restaurants as we walked by the one at Nick's Bar & Grill caught my eye.

It was a Baileys Creme Brulee. Baileys is my favourite drink and to have that mixed in with Creme Brulee is heavenly.

Served with a chocolate biscotti and some strawberry compote the Creme Brulee was sweet yet not too sweet with a beautiful custard taste that balanced with the hint of Baileys, I think the chef may have put less sugar in this one due to the compote being sweet enough. I liked it with less sugar to be honest because the Baileys hint made up for the less sugar. I decided against having the compote with it because I believe when trying a Creme Brulee I should not be mixing my tastes with other things that may take away from the flavour of this wonderful dessert.

The custard was perfect and the hint of Baileys made this Creme Brulee definately worth the trip to check it out if you are a fan of their Creme Brulees or Baileys. I would most definitely come back to have this Creme Brulee again. We dined here in January 2012.

The Meat & Wine Co, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia

One of the very first Creme Brulees that triggered me to start taking photos of these amazing desserts. This dessert was so amazingly presented I almost didn't want to eat it. A co-worker of mine enjoys Creme Brulees and she knew I was on holiday searching around for them, so I took the photo to send to her to tease her and then decided to start taking photos of every one I eat.

My husband and I dined here in January 2012 on our way to the US and I have to say their steaks were very very tasty so it made me excited for the dessert, of course we picked this restaurant because they served Creme Brulee.

Along with the Creme Brulee I also ordered a Don Pedro and it was more amazing than the Creme Brulee! The Meat & Wine Co used Madagascan Vanilla Bean for the Don Pedro and also the Creme Brulee, Madagascar is the natural area where Vanilla Bean grows. I wasn't entirely blown away with the Creme Brulee but most definately the Don Pedro, even though they both had this type of Vanilla Bean in it.

The Meat & Wine Co's menu states the Creme Brulee as "Madagascan Vanilla Bean infused Creme Brulee served with Strawberries and a Tuile biscuit".

While I didn't enjoy the Creme Brulee as much as previous ones (I'd say the egg was a little off, it tasted strangely bitter) it wouldn't stop me from going back there to have another.

Welcome..

Hi there!

Welcome to my blog, here I will be posting up pictures and reviews of the Creme Brulees I have eaten in my travels around the world.

I am based in Perth, Western Australia and the most delicious dessert of Creme Brulee is my favourite. I have dedicated this blog to my love for this amazing dessert and find the tastes of this dessert can be so varied depending on which country you are tasting it from! The creativity of the Chefs who make these wonderful desserts can be so amazing to see - as you will notice from the photos. Some restaurants were quite dark and therefore some photos may be hard to see.

I have had many many creme brulees in my life so far and unfortunately not all of them I took photos of, I only just started taking photos in the past couple of years of the various Creme Brulees served to me at restuarants around the world.

So I am only going to go through the ones I have taken photos of (with my iPhone) and note the place they were bought from. I was lucky enough to have creme brulee in Paris and it was amazing! And now without further ado...