A Year Ago Today at Acre Eatery

Thursday, July 30, 2020
Cheese with Garlic and Crackers
Coffee at Acre Eatery
Lasagne with Salad at Acre Eatery
Thick Hot Chips at Acre Eatery
Cheese with Garlic and Crackers
Salt & Pepper Calamari at Acre Eatery
Lasagne with Salad at Acre Eatery
Acre Victoria Sponge Cake
Acre Victoria Sponge Cake

Lunch at: Acre Eatery, 31A Mallett street, Camperdown NSW 2050. Photos taken by me with my Canon D70 DSLR

So I had no intention of posting these photos to my blog. It was a day I took out my best friend Betty for her annual birthday lunch, one year ago. Our tradition is to 'surprise' each other with a restaurant we know we both enjoy to show how much we care and love one another. <3

But this year, with the Covid-19 pandemic, Australia has been in lock down and I think me and Betty quietly knew we couldn't celebrate our birthdays in our traditional way.

But these photos came up as part of my 'Facebook Memories' as Betty's birthday was a few days ago and I realised how much I missed our old lives before lock-down.

Everyone, please do your part and wear a mask, sanitise, isolate if you feel sick and practice social distancing so that next year I would not need to experience the same frustrations. Hoping I am lucky enough to take my best friend out for her birthday in 2021. I hope everyone else does too. We all deserve to be safe and happy.

Reflecting back, I picked Acre Eatery because of the cosy farm-to-table feeling I felt when I saw the website photos. When we arrived, the eatery was surrounded by a garden where you can see that they grew their own foods where they can. The menu is seasonal so unfortunately it changes all the time so I couldn't find what I ate a year ago on the menu today. But everything was delicious and our favourite was the garlic topped baked Camembert with rosemary crackers.

My favourite thing was that I could order a special in-house baked birthday cake for Betty to be served at the end of our meal. I pre-ordered before I arrived to the restaurant when I was made my booking. It was beautiful vanilla sponge cake topped with cream and fresh colourful fruit from the gardens. I remember the look of glee on Betty's face when it came out and the sinking embarrassed feeling I had when I realised I had to sing the birthday song to Betty solo, but I love her so much I would do anything for her.

That's the beauty of our friendship <3

Stay safe everyone x

13 comments :

  1. These photos are gorgeous and I absolutely love the look of that cake!

    Tash // A Girl with a View

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  2. Oh what a lovely cake! it's a shame restrictions mean you can't celebrate in a restaurant again this year!

    Hope that you are having a nice week and have a lovely weekend ahead of you :)

    Away From Blue

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    1. thank you! it was a great birthday surprise. i hope everything gets better for everyone soon!

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  3. Aww that's beautiful! I love your tradition with your bestie! I'm sorry you guys couldn't celebrate like you usually do. Hopefully everything will go back to normal soon. The pics look great & that sponge cake ๐Ÿคค. Thanks for sharing doll, take care!

    Des | https://www.itsbetterinheels.com

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    1. Thank you! I hope everything gets better for everyone too. It's a shame how 2020 has turned out so far :(

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  4. Hey Lucy, thanks for taking a look at my blog! :)

    I'm sorry you couldn't celebrate this special occasion, but taking a look at these awesome shots could be a small relief for you both in these hard times. Maybe you can start planning a picnic !

    Pablo
    HeyFungi

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    1. Hi, thank you! Actually we have planned a picnic haha, its the best option given the circumstances now. Hope you have a great week! :)

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  5. Oh how beautiful, you have made me feel so hungry now!!๐Ÿ˜‰
    Such a shame you guys couldn't celebrate in style this year...but just the picture of that stunning cake...oh WOW...I have never seen anything so delicious and unusual!!๐Ÿ˜Š๐Ÿ˜Š

    Have a good weekend!

    Hugs xxx

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    1. It was delicious food and a wonderful cake indeed. Thanks for visiting!
      I hope we get to celebrate next year as we normally do. I hope you have a great week!

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  6. they dishes look delicious:)
    I'd like eat this tort:)

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    1. Thank you! It was great food! I hope you have a great week this week :)

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  7. Birthday surprises are always lovely. Yes dear we all need to do our part to fight this virus. I really hope 2021 brings better times. Your yummy photos made me hungry. Please wish your friend Betty happy belated birthday. :-)

    Via | https://glossnglitters.com

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