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Jul
Rockpool Bar & Grill, Southbank
Anticipation was building as we wandered down the walkway lined with accolade upon accolade, framed and arranged lovingly on the wall...
Anticipation was building as we wandered down the walkway lined with accolade upon accolade, framed and arranged lovingly on the wall...
Waterslide Bar is the newest addition to Southgate, taking its place right next to La Camera. Fred Siggins (of Black Pearl) and Former Australian Bar Manager of the Year, Tim Wastell (Rockpool Perth, The Blue Diamond, The Saint St Kilda), have teamed up to create the cocktail menu and extensive drinks list, featuring wines and spirits, including nine pages of whiskeys. Techne Architecture and Design were in charge of the fit out, utilising dark timbers, gold and purple shades to create an ambience of retro elegance. There are plenty...
Maker of the famous South Melbourne Market gozleme, and parent of Göz City in the CBD, Koy has a prime location from which to serve its Turkish fare. The setting was warm and inviting, with dimmed lights and homely decor. It was actually smaller inside than I had expected; the bar taking up much of the floorspace and smaller tables arranged around it. There were quite a number of covered tables outside, but it was too cold and dreary today for them to be enticing. We took a seat...
[caption id="attachment_8693" align="aligncenter" width="533"] Hercules Morse[/caption] Open 7 days for lunch and dinner, and brunch on the weekend, Hercules Morse offers a seasonal menu that's mainly designed around share plates and bar snacks. Being a bar, it's unsurprising that it has an extensive list of drinks and cocktails, and these also come with rather amusing descriptions on the menu. The long and narrow space consists of high seats, and tables towards the back. There's a casual yet intimate feel, accentuated by the low hanging lights, candles on the table...
Puglia (pronounced more like PUL-ia) is the region at the south-eastern tip of the Italian peninsula and is renowned for its beautiful scenery with its limestone sea cliffs, olive groves, fishing towns and whitewashed houses. Its climate and location provides Puglia with fresh seafood and soil allowing for wonderful olive trees, fruit orchards and vegetable fields to be cultivated. In fact, Puglia is historically an agricultural region and access to all this fresh and fabulous produce is reflected in their cuisine. Luca Lorusso and Vivienne Polak aim to capture the...