Take my money now!
Sunday, January 28, 2018
Stuffing our faces into Grill’d burgers!
Upon bunny’s recommendation, we decided to have Grill’d burgers for our dinner on the second day of the trip.
She said it was so good that one of her friend would pack it home whenever she has flights to Aussie. Haha. So I guess it’s a must try?
It’s like a burger joint that apparently serves ‘healthier’ selections and ‘healthier’ burgers with options for a LowCarb burger bun. Bunny went for the Pork burger (after my suggestion hahahaha) while I went for the Wagyu Truffled beef burger. We also ordered two sliders, one Chicken & Brie and the other their Classic burger to share. Burgers are ordered ala carte so it doesn’t come in a meal, so no chips/fries. We decided to go for a Zucchini chips instead for a change, which turned out to be a good choice!
One thing to mention, is that it being a burger joint, I was kind of expecting them to serve drinks like milkshake or something but they only serve bottled drinks. How odd.
Anw the sliders were really good, the bun was very nice (even for a non-bread fan like me).
In fact it’s even nicer than the Macau Cafe ones we’ve been crazy about recently. The chicken & Brie was pretty nice and fortunately the chicken breast was the tender kind so it was pretty good. The cranberry sauce and cheese gelled up the flavors pretty well. The classic burger was pretty good too, not sure if the magic came from the bun for the sliders cuz when we had our actual burgers, the patty was less than impressive.
My wagyu truffled beef burger (with an extra order of patty) was saved by its accompanying sauce and condiments.
The truffle mayo and the bacon pulled the burger together, making up for the not-so-juicy patty.
The pork belly burger bunny ordered on the other hand was pretty good.
The pork pulled apart easily and was charred just right. The grilled pineapple also served to balance the overall flavors with subtle sweetness and not to mention the bun. Hahaha. See, I always make good food choices. Good thing I suggested bunny to go for the pork belly one. Hahaha. All in all, a pretty nice burger joint. Not blown away but was good dinner experience.
And here’s us, stuffing our faces into the burgers!
Sydney fish market with Bunny
Visited the Sydney fish market today! Couldn’t wait to dig into the fresh seafood but it was so crowded, had wait quite awhile for the seats.
We must’ve been really hungry cuz we were basically wowed by almost everything we saw. From the fresh prawns, oysters, lobsters and definitely the Scampi sashimi that I love! We looked around the different stores and decided on Peter’s (mostly cuz of their Scampi)
Ordered a huge array of seafood skewers (think scallops, squid, salmon and of course king prawns!) Most of them were just ok, if I were to head back, likely only going to order the fried king prawns which were packed in flavors, well-seasoned and buttery. The rest of the skewers were either a little too dry or overcooked for our liking.
Ordered a separate serving of salt & pepper baby squid calamari which was pretty good. Thinly crumbed and not overcooked, but the portion for it was huge and we could barely finish.
The fried soft-shell crab (served whole) was a little different to the ones we have in Sg too. Much bigger in size and the batter wasn’t exactly to my liking, thick and oily. Would give that a Miss definitely the next time.
Fish & chips was fresh but somehow just tasted a little different compared to the many other fish& chips I might’ve had.
Nothing overwhelming so it’s going to be a miss for me too. I guess in a way I went to the fish market looking forward to fresh (& cheap) seafood but really didn’t think it was really any much cheaper than the restaurants outside or in Sg.
Also had the oyster and lobster mornay, as well as grilled lobster tail.
Kind of regretted ordering the lobster mornay cuz it was basically smothered in mash potatoes and topped off with a layer of melted cheese, lacking in actual flavor. Whereas the grilled lobster tail was done just right, but inconsistent in freshness. My piece was alright but bunny’s wasn’t very fresh and broke easily when she tried to deshell it.
Highlight of the day must’ve been the Scampi!
Loved it so much, we had that, scallop and baby abalone for sashimi. Scallop was ok priced ($3.50AUD/piece) and Scampi was going for $89/KG for the bigger ones. Ordered 6pieces for about $50? Abalone was pretty meh that I almost forget we had that even. Hahaha. By the time we were done, we were too full to order the Oysters that we missed out on. It would be a lot nicer and easier to enjoy the food at the fish market if gone in bigger groups of 4-6pax? Easier to share the items as well.
Bunny asked if I might wanna head back again before we leave, and I couldn’t decide. Maybe I guess, but will really be taking a number of things off the list. We shall see!
And check out our feast!
We took a couple of pictures around the fish market as well, the surrounding was nice and Instagram worthy! We were lucky weather has been fine!
When there’s still work to be done...
Vs when someone wants attention...
Super tak glam but super funny! Brings a smile on my face!
Saturday, January 27, 2018
First meal in Sydney - Macchiato!
Obviously u know the Golden Gaytime doesn’t count for anything right? We were famished by the time we unpacked. We were also exhausted, damn keen to sleep the noon away but we know that’s not wise. Everything closes by 5pm so we made our way out. But we were too hungry so we took the recommendation of our hotel conceirge to try this Macchiato!
Great service from generally all service staff in the place. I guess that is also the general standard set out over here. Price was one of the more reasonable for the quality and portion of food. Right down to the grilled octopus salad which was evenly seasoned and nicely plated.
The bolognese we ordered was a little too gamey though, to the point of tasting like mutton. And the pasta texture was slightly less than ideal.
As for the truffle mash, bunny said it was alright for her. But I felt it tasted more of sour cream than it did Truffle, but texture was to my liking with bits of potatoes. Overall for our first meal in Sydney, still a satisfactory one!
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