Anyone interested in the Good Food Society dinner?
Right, I have a couple of places I have been in the last week. Being on business in Perth somewhat assisted the consumption of food, expansion of the waistline and the general satisfaction of the palate.
Cocos, South Perth
Good Lord, what nice views! You can see across the river to the city, and when the sun is setting it is an ideal romantic spot. But, as I was taking my new employee there with her partner, that wasn't overly my intent. Actually, the sly minx suggested it as I am 100% sure she knew how much it costs! Here's an idea.
Twice roasted duckling with mash, red cabbage and jus - $48
Fish of the day (Barramundi) - $49 to $60, depending on what it is.
Pasta of the day - $45 (I'd want it hand made by Nonna in Tuscany and flown by private jet to Perth!)
Steaks - All over $50, even then 200g ones.
Bread, oil and balsamic - $15.
The food itself was lovely. The fish cooked to perfection and my duck was tender and moist, could have been a bit crispier skinned though. The service was amazingly attentive, the cocktails (thanks work credit card) were beautiful! None of this watered down rubbish, all top shelf spirits and fresh fruits. I understand that Perth's living standard is slightly higher due to the mining, and even a sandwich over there costs $14, I just guess I was shocked at the prices! That said, I did manage to find a Vietnamese place over there with wonton and pork soup for $15. That soup was pretty average though.
Phore Seasons, Semaphore.
Terry surprised me with this place for our 2 year wedding anniversary. It was that disgusting hot day on Saturday, and we walked in and it was blissfully cool. And Empty. It eventually got too cold so we asked to go outside, after the change had come through. More people eventually arrived, as an empty restaurant always worries me!
We had the tasting platter (supposed to be for two, but the poor girl waiting on us only wrote down for one. it was her first day, all is forgiven!) with a mushroom arancini,fried pork and beef balls, spicy pepperoni, roasted tomatoes in sticky balsamic and a mushroom puff pastry. All tasty enough and for $12 is was good value. The waiter we had while outside was a hoot! He used to own a place in north Adel for 20 years but sold it and went back to waiting for somthing to do. We ended up giving him a $10 tip as he was so entertaining!
My roasted pork belly had awesome crackle, but the meat itself was dry. No mean feat with pork Belly! There was also no sauce, which would have made it nicer. it came with an apple stuffed with... Not overly sure to be honest! But it did give a bit of moisture to the pork. Terry had lamb ragu, the lamb was fall-apart beautiful. I wasn't too happy with my meal, but terry liked his, and the waiter made up for it!
Ginza, Unley Rd
What a nice looking place! Good service, great decor, lovely miso soup but the chicken was a bit of a fail. Mine was badly fatty and the sauce was gluggy. Once again though, Terry's was tasty, the sauce perfect! I can't win this week! With a bento for $15, great for a quick lunch as you get rice, pickles, potato salad, miso soup and seaweed sala.
) on henley beach road the other week in search of something different
