Ganache Chocolate - High Tea High Tea - Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse

Gânache Chocolate, South Yarra

Ganache Chocolate

The team at Gânache Chocolate South Yarra, led by Master Chocolatier, Arno Backes, have now introduced a chocolate high tea. There’s been a recent revamp of the interior, with a new white ceiling, accents of green, faux windows along the side, and light fixtures set higher from the ground. It lends to a more open and spacious feel to the European-style chocolate lounge.

Ganache Chocolate Arno Backes
Arno Backes
Ganache Chocolate - High Tea - Hazelnut fan - Hazelnut sponge, roasted hazelnut, hazelnut praline, pailleté feuilletine, milk choc mousse Brownie Mousse - Dark choc sponge, choc anglais, French style dark mousse, dark glaze
High Tea - Hazelnut fan - Hazelnut sponge, roasted hazelnut, hazelnut praline, pailleté feuilletine, milk choc mousse Brownie Mousse - Dark choc sponge, choc anglais, French style dark mousse, dark glaze
Ganache Chocolate - High Tea - Pulled pork and cheese toastie - Gouda, cheddar, pulled pork and Bechamel sauce on Sourdough from Tivoli Rd Ham and Spinach Quiche w broccoli and Parmesan
High Tea - Pulled pork and cheese toastie - Gouda, cheddar, pulled pork and Bechamel sauce on Sourdough from Tivoli Rd Ham and Spinach Quiche w broccoli and Parmesan

This isn’t your typical high tea, but it’s still one with European influence. No finger sandwiches or scones here; instead there are savoury snacks like quiche and savoury croissants, or perhaps toasted sourdough sandwiches filled with yummy things like pulled pork, Gouda and cheddar cheese, and Bechamel sauce, using sourdough from Tivoli Rd.

Ganache Chocolate - High Tea - Praline chocolates and honeycomb sticks
High Tea - Praline chocolates and honeycomb sticks
Ganache Chocolate - High Tea - Vanilla, lavender, raspberry, salted caramel macarons, Parisian Teacake with rooftop honey
High Tea - Vanilla, lavender, raspberry, salted caramel macarons, Parisian Teacake with rooftop honey

On the sweet side there’s plenty of variety. A plate of their delectable hand crafted praline and chocolate-coated honeycomb sticks comes alongside the stand. Dense Parisian tea cake is a common breakfast item, and here might be topped with ingredients like toasted almonds or chocolate. Their macarons sandwich ganache rather than butter cream, giving them more intense and distinct flavours. Today we have vanilla, lavender, raspberry, and salted caramel, each easily identifiable by taste alone. The crisp shells, even feet and chewy cookie are perfectly executed.

Ganache Chocolate - High Tea - Hazelnut fan - Hazelnut sponge, roasted hazelnut, hazelnut praline, pailleté feuilletine, milk choc mousse Brownie Mousse - Dark choc sponge, choc anglais, French style dark mousse, dark glaze
High Tea - Hazelnut fan - Hazelnut sponge, roasted hazelnut, hazelnut praline, pailleté feuilletine, milk choc mousse Brownie Mousse - Dark choc sponge, choc anglais, French style dark mousse, dark glaze

Ganache also does cakes and patisserie. Their rich, dark and handsome Brownie Mousse cake has dark chocolate sponge, chocolate anglais, French style dark chocolate mousse, dark chocolate glaze, and gold leaf. One of their most popular cakes is the Hazelnut Fan, with hazelnut sponge, whole roasted hazelnuts, hazelnut praline, pailleté feuilletine, and soft milk chocolate mousse. There’s a bit of crunch in the cake courtesy of the roasted nuts and feuilletine, and plenty of hazelnut flavour throughout. It does not disappoint.

Ganache Chocolate - High Tea High Tea - Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse
High Tea - Chocolate and Raspberry Mousse

Gluten free and vegetarian menus are also available, where you might receive equally enticing treats like their rich raspberry and chocolate mousse.

Ganache Chocolate - The Urban Cocktail - Kahlua, Baileys, Frangelico, dark chocolate ganache, vanilla bean gelato, rooftop Urban Honey ($13)
The Urban Cocktail - Kahlua, Baileys, Frangelico, dark chocolate ganache, vanilla bean gelato, rooftop Urban Honey ($13)

For your beverage you can pick tea or coffee, but it is a chocolate shop after all, so there is always their signature classic hot chocolate to enjoy. Made with 60% dark couverture, the hot chocolate is thick and rich. There are plenty of interesting cocktails to choose from too. The Urban Cocktail contains Kahlua, Baileys, Frangelico, dark chocolate ganache, vanilla bean gelato, and their own rooftop Urban Honey. It’s like an adult dessert in drink form. Their bees fly up to 5km to get nectar, and there’s a slight variation in flavour in each batch thanks to the variety of flowers available to them as the seasons pass. If you’re not in the mood for too much food, they also have happy hour 2-for-1 cocktails every day from 5-7pm.

The Chocolate High tea is available at their South Yarra location from 12-5pm every day and is open to walk-ins, but it’s best to book if in a group just in case. At $35pp, or $45 with a cocktail, the high tea offering at Ganache Chocolate is a steal and the chocolate-lover’s dream.

Ganache Chocolate

Disclaimer: I was invited to Gânache Chocolate as a guest, however, opinions expressed here are purely my own, and are based on my experience at the time

Gânache Chocolate
250 Toorak Road
South Yarra, VIC, 3141
(03) 9804 7485
http://www.ganache.com.au/
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