Alexandria is an industrial suburb of Sydney and located 4km south of Sydney CBD. Once Alexandria comprised of terrace houses but those houses were demolished for industrial buildings and warehouses. The residential area remains at the northern side of Alexandria.
One thing that drew me to visit Alexandria is a cafe called The Grounds at Alexandria in Building 7A, 2 Huntley Street. I alighted at Green Square Train Station and walked about 20 minutes to reach this cafe.
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| Outside Green Square Train Station |
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| Alexandria Industrial Estate |
Once I arrived, I realised that it's not merely a cafe but a community compound. The compound comprises of restaurant, function room, cafe, food stalls, flower shop, phone shop, market, barn. Basically the visitors will not run out of things to do here, whether eating marathon or just simply taking pictures.
I went there in the mid of summer. It was freaking hot and humid to eat outdoor amidst all the greenery. And the place was full with people like the whole Sydney just flocked there.
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| Hello, The Grounds! |
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| Another entrance |
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| The arch of The Grounds |
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| I told you, many things here! |
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| The alley is so green |
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| The Potting Shed Restaurant |
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| The flower shop |
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| Flowers |
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| Rainbow roses |
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| The phone shop |
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| Function room for wedding, bridal shower, birthday party |
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| The dining area |
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| Another part of the dining area |
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| You can get your salad, sandwiches or burgers here |
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| Or your pizza here |
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| Donut cart |
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| Nutella filling |
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| Bakery and Pastry |
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| Place for your coffee fix |
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| And free live music (you can donate if you wish to) |
Finding the seat was definitely the problem, especially when I was alone. Other than that glitch, I found my experience in The Grounds was excellent. The food is good, the coffee is even better, the live music is so excellent, the atmosphere is so so so great!
The Grounds also offers many photogenic spots for instagram posts. You can be in frame or not, it doesn't matter, because the photos will turn out to be just beautiful!
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| The spot where everybody just takes pictures |
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| The barn |
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| Goat |
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| Hens |
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| Pinky pig and golden hen are BFF apparently |
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| Children's playground |
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| Old school truck as photo props |
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| You can climb and take picture here, so cool! |
Every Saturday and Sunday, The Grounds Market is opened from 09:00 a.m. to 03:30 p.m. and it showcases many innovative products that produced locally. I always love visiting markets and this is for sure an appeal for me.
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| The sign |
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| The market is located at another warehouse building outside the cafe compound |
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| It is at another side of the cafe |
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| The market |
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| The same cafe with different set up, I love this one even more |
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| Jewellery stall |
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| Many other stalls |
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| Another live music |
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| Photo spot again |
I was surprised to see even the washrooms are set up according to the theme of the place. Visiting the washroom has never been so pleasant.
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| The stables for the visitors |
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| Bye, The Grounds! |
Love is in the air,
Little Feet
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