Hopetoun Tea Rooms, Melbourne

 

Tucked away in the Block Arcade in Melbourne, is the Hopetoun Tearooms.  It is a quaint Victorian-looking place that is a step back in time.

Vanilla Slice

Chocolate passion fruit brownie

Cream-filled lamingtons

Lemon tart

Besides cakes, there are breakfast options, eggs and bacon, and raisin toast.  Lunch options include soup, toasted croissants, stuffed zucchini flowers and fish.

Pavlova and wild berry sponge cake

Strawberry sponge cake

It took a good while to decide on a cake.  I was going to select something modest, but I rarely get down to this part of town, so I thought, 'time to lash out!'.  

Raspberry and pistachio cheesecake $9.50

I decided on the raspberry and pistachio cheesecake.  A fine choice it turned out to be! A creamy cheesecake with a soft biscuit crumb base, crunchy pistachio edge and a soft layer of raspberry jelly.  A cute decoration on top was a candied wild hibiscus flower.  

Top left - raspberry pistachio cheesecake (slightly better photo)

Hopetoun Tearooms stock Serendipitea teas.  I had a cup of black Darjeeling tea which was a perfect foil for the creamy cheescake

Table decorations

Queue at Hopetoun Tearoom

I waited about 10 or 15 minutes to get in.  I generally don't queue for places, but I will make an exception for this place...I must find a reason to be down in this part of the city again very, very soon!!

Hopetoun Tearooms

Block Arcade

Shop 1 and 2, 282 Collins Street

Melbourne

Ph 9650 2777

Open Mon to Sat 8am to 5pm

Sunday 9am to 5pm