Friday 5 February 2010

Has it really been Over 6 Months?

My poor neglected blog. I suspect I will have lost ANY readers that I had, but if you are still checking back ocassionally THANKS!
End of last year was not good for me food wise - didnt really go anywhere new - except Kuzina but it was so long ago I cant remember it AT all.
I think the only memorable meal I have had lately was actually at Tarraleah Lodge in December.
Was on a girlie road trip with one of my best mates who had flown out from the UK. While Tarraleah Lodge itself is AMAZING, and has to be seen and experienced to be believed, the food at the resturant was mediocre to say the best. I had high hopes when I got an email asking us for food preferences etc, so I duely sent it back saying the best mate wasnt too keen on seafood (except fish) but I would try anything once.
The soup was amazing - pumpkin, simply done and hot.
The entrees were ok. A seafood/japanese mix, that had a nice salmon and seafood roll, an ok prawn and something else which has totally skipped my memory and I cant find th menu.
Mains were Lobster with stir fried asian greens. The lobster was cooked, but had obviously been sitting for a bit, and the stir fried greens were oily and limp. It was a real let down. The lobster was good quality, with lovely looking flesh, but it was tepid heat, and the greens added NOTHING to the taste except an oily kind of sheen.
I cant for the life of me remember WHAT desert was, but it was vanilla SOMETHING.
The views from the resturant however are amazing....it was definately the redeeming feature. BEfore you ask why didnt I choose something else...it was a set menu, so I couldnt.

The food at Lemonthyme lodge however was brillant. Massive serves, with good hearty mixtures of things, subtly flavoured and cooked to perfection. We both melted over the Wallaby with Cajun spices and salad. Soft, moist and full of flavour.

On a otally different note, had a really good toasted sandwhich at the cafe in front of the Hospital today. Only cost a fiver as well. They also do proper milkshakes with ice cream in them.

Not sure how often I will be updating this, as my thesis is eating my brain, I am working 2 jobs to try to pay my mortgage and I have an absolute deadline of Nov 2010 to submit. Add to this I have broken up with my boyfriend (who bankrolled my expensive resturant habit) and you can see why I aint gonna be posting much. However if I taste something spectacular I will let you know!