Valentine's Day 2025

Every year we absolutely love celebrating Valentine's Day and this year was no exception. I have been fortunate that my husband could take time off work to spend the day with me. There were so many options of what we could do and where to go, places like the countryside in the Yarra Valley or beach town of Torquay, but we ultimately decided to stay in Melbourne, as the weather was going to be around 23 degrees Celsius.

There are many choice of cafes in Melbourne, but one of our favourites is Hello Sailor. I first stumbled upon this quaint cafe when shopping in Auburn Village, located in the leafy suburb of Hawthorn. I pre- ordered an almond croissant as they often sell out and since I cannot eat garlic nor onion, I am very limited with choices. Hubby chose the beef tacos which he enjoyed with a fresh juice and I enjoyed the loose leaf Earl Grey, which is served in the chicest see-through tea pot. We had a lovely chat and a relaxed time.

Afterwards we decided to head to Chadstone Shopping Centre and, after walking around browsing some of the high end stores, decided to stop for afternoon tea at Laurent. Laurent is our go to usually for lunch and we always enjoy their food. I chose the raspberry frangipane tart and hubby enjoyed the pain de chocolate.

In the evening we didn't eat much for dinner as we had gone out already. We had a relaxing evening at home. If we had of chosen to eat out at dinner, most restaurants have a Valentine's Day menu. Since I am restricted with what I can eat, it doesn't work for us! I wish more restaurants would realise this and offer both the Valentine's menu as well as the a la carte menu.

Do you celebrate Valentine's Day?

Yours in style,

Suzi x

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