24 Jan

We wanted to go out for a nice dinner for A2's birthday and settled on Bistro Guillame. Mum and I have also been wanting to try it. A2: Roasted duck breast, carrot and orange purée, caramelised endive and radish salad Mum: Steak frites with béarnaise sauce (Rangers Valley sirloin, 300 days grain fed) Dad: Chargrilled King Salmon with fennel purée and a herb salad Me: Venison tenderloin with beetroot and horseradish Dad didn't like his salmon; A2 tends to say almost everything is nice, and this was no exception; mum's beef was very...

22:03 / Bistro Guillaume / Food / French / Restaurants / Southbank
03 Dec

Mum has been hanging out for a paella before she leaves for her overseas trip. After looking at prices for paella at various restaurants we went with Movida Aqui, which had a $63 paella that feeds 2-4 people (other restaurants charged up to $30 pp). Since we were there, we thought we may as well order some tapas and other dishes to supplement our rice meal, though dad isn't a big eater so we refrained from ordering everything that looked interesting. We ordered the rice first, before deciding on...

14:56 / Food / Melbourne CBD / Movida Aqui / Restaurants / Spanish
13 Aug

Walking around Harbourside I noticed a lot of the restaurants had dinner specials on, particularly early dinner specials. Olivo had a $35pp special which consisted of any entree, any main and a drink (including wine). Mum: - Entree: Homemade scallop and barramundi ravioli - Main: Lamb rump with feta, sun-dried tomatoes and oven-roasted potatoes Me: - Entree: Mussels with a tomato based-sauce - Main: Grain-fed eye fillet with sweet-potato mash [gallery order="DESC" link="file" columns="2" ids="2836,2838,2837,2835,2839"] I think I picked the better dish combination, though to be fair, mum only picked the lamb because she'd had the...

23:10 / Food / Harbourside / Italian / Olivo / Restaurants / Sydney
20 Jul

I came here for a colleague's farewell, and while the others ordered pizzas, I wasn't able to eat it so I ordered a main instead: lamb back strap, tomato pâté, olive tapenade, baby eggplant, candy peppers. It took quite a long time to arrive - apparently it had been given to the wrong table even though they hadn't ordered it. I saw photos of this dish online and they showed two giant pieces of eggplant, presumably both sides of a whole, however, mine was only half of a skinny...

21:48 / Campari House / Food / Italian / Melbourne CBD / Restaurants
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