A perfect spring day really does call for icecream, so we stopped in at Gelato Messina in Surry Hills. I love the vibrant colours and huge spheres of icecream in the display cabinet at Messina stores, and this one was no exception. The sorbets at the entrance caught my eye and I ordered a cup of the raspberry and mandarin sorbets ($6.80 for two scoops). The bottom scoop of mandarin was a bit bigger than the top scoop of raspberry, but the whole serving together was massive and I took my time enjoying it at the park across the road. I won’t talk too much about texture, because by the time I crossed the road the sun had started melting the edges and it went downhill from there (as to be expected), but the flavours were fantastic. The raspberry had a particularly intense flavour that is probably the most concentrated pure raspberry flavoured sorbet I’ve tried. The balance betwen tartness and sweetness was just right. The mandarin flavour was equally lovely – it was really juicy and whilst not as intense, it was beautifully refreshing and had real clarity of flavour. Ah Messina, you never fail to impress.
Gelato Messina, 389 Crown Street, Surry Hills, NSW http://www.gelatomessina.com/au/
I so want to try a sorbet from Messina. Every time I go there I end up sticking to my usual – salted caramel and bounty in the fear that if I try something new it may not be as good.
The raspberry sounds delicious!
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I have the opposite problem, I always go for the sorbets and feel like I should try the gelato! I loved the raspberry, but probably preferred the mandarin as it’s a more unusual and very true flavour – you can get raspberry sorbet at most places (although to be fair, Messina’s is excellent).
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I’ll be staying in Surrey Hills when I head to Sydney in December. I’ll have to make sure I try this out.
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Definitely Danielle, I’d highly recommend it. I also enjoyed brunch at Reuben Hills. Happy travels!
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