Restaurants

Here you will find local and global restaurants with lots of photos and mouth-watering descriptions. The thing about blogs is that we can include as many pictures as we like! Perfect for showcasing gorgeous dishes and enticing you to visit ASAP!

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Capital Grill, Circular Quay + POM Juice

Posted on March 14, 2011

Capital Grill has loads of fabulous meat on the menu and hubby was especially drooling over the Wagyu sirloin with 5+ marbling from Oakleigh ranch in QLD.

However, we will have to go back to try those mouth-watering steaks because on this visit we were there to try the pomegranate inspired dishes that Head Chef and owner, Dah Lee, created in partnership with POM Wonderful 100% pomegranate juice.

The dishes have been on the menu all Summer and are about to be removed so head down there soon to check them out! Let’s take a photo journey of them now… (more…)

Aperitivo Wine Bar & Restaurant, Leichhardt

Posted on March 10, 2011

If you’re heading to Leichhardt and thinking of going to the Italian Forum for some good Italian food… Don’t. Just keep driving.

That’s right, keep the motor running, zoom past the Forum and cruise down Norton street until you arrive at 163. It’s on the right hand side.

Congratulations, you have found Aperitivo.

Sorry to be so blunt about where to go to eat, but experienced travellers will always warn you to never eat on the square. European cities, like Italy, are notorious for having gorgeous alfresco dining areas with bustling restaurants where the food is absolutely terrible and over-priced to boot!

If you’re smart, then you know to trawl the back streets until your legs are sore and you’ve almost worn a hole in your shoe, because only then will you find a culinary gem that will deliver on taste, service and price. With memories to last you a lifetime.

Don’t be fooled like a tourist in your own city. Be adventurous the next time you visit Leichhardt and give Aperitivo a whirl. Here are some good reasons why… (more…)

Review: New Shanghai, Chatswood

Posted on February 15, 2011

It’s not often that you get to sit down to a proper restaurant in a shopping mall food court, but at New Shanghai that’s exactly what you do.

Admittedly, Chatswood Chase is not your regular run-of-the-mill mall; it’s super posh. So having a restaurant in their food court doesn’t really seem out of place at all.

We went for lunch on a Saturday and as it was a review, we had a table booked, much to the dismay of the long line of punters queuing as there are no bookings on the weekends!

We felt even more special when we were shown to the private dining space that is in a raised area at the back of the restaurant. It was the perfect spot for us as there was lots of room for our pram and very convenient as Poppy decided she wanted to be fed just as we were seated. Babies are so wonderfully unpredictable sometimes! (more…)

Review: Lennox Head Pizza and Pasta

Posted on January 13, 2011

This is the pizza to eat if you only eat pizza once a year!

Well, according to my hubby’s Grandma (and my little girl’s Great-Grandma), who only eats pizza at xmas time when she visits family in Lennox Head.

There is only one pizza shop in town – Lennox Head Pizza and Pasta – so that’s where she goes.

She could, of course, venture further afield to the many pizza shops in Ballina or Byron Bay, but why do that when there is delicious pizza right there on your doorstep? (more…)

Foreign Food Fridays: Florence, Italy (cont)

Posted on September 10, 2010

I can’t believe it’s Friday again so soon! Where did this week go?

Last week’s edition of Foreign Food Fridays was the best panna cotta of my life. But I got a bit ahead of myself.

As promised, here’s the meal we ate before the panna cotta. As you’ll see, we could have really done without dessert, but I’m glad I went for it. No regrets.

Above is my entree of mozarella burrata with fresh truffles. Served just like that and hoovered up by me in less than 3.2 seconds. Well, not really, but that’s what I wanted to do…

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