2015
27 January 2015 Kiyomi - "We were told Kiyomi was named after a rare Japanese citrus fruit – a hybrid of mandarin and sweet orange – to reflect a creative blend of Japanese and Australian flavours. I think the marriage succeeds." Our summary HERE
10 February 2015 Jamie's Italian Brisbane - "Jamie’s Italian Brisbane defies the critics, delivering solid, tasty fare with fun and informality" Our summary HERE
3 March 2015 Hop and Pickle - "For a relaxed beer, South Bank’s newest gastropub has you covered, but it’s a different story on the food and service front." Out summaty HERE
17 March 2015 Smoked Paprika - "Smoked Paprika is an unglamorous eatery that bills itself as an all-day breakfast cafe. There is no dinner service. It shuts at 3pmI thought it was a terrific menu without the usual cafe cliches." Our summary HERE
7 April 2015 Lutece Bistro and Wine Bar - "For me, Lutece remains smoothly luxe and exuberantly social. It has high expectations and usually meets them. This joint is confirmation that the endless joy of French food isn’t only the ingredients and sauces. It is also about exacting methods taught and perfected over many years. Cooking such as this is a discerning craft, but with the advent of more casual dining, it may also be a declining one." Our summary HERE
5 May 2015 Melbourne St Wine and Tapas Bar - "The prices are reasonable; the beer is cold and service exemplary. ... I liked this place, despite a wheel or two falling off at the end." Our summary HERE
19 May 2015 Songbirds - "Songbirds is special. And, with some minor lapses, we found the cooking to be uniformly first-rate." Our summary HERE
2 June 2015 Montrachet - "Montrachet is a fabulous place to eat – a class act from start to finish. ... We devoured a cavalcade of lovely little dishes ... The attention to detail is extraordinary. ... Nothing set before us was too rich or too aggressive on the palate." Our summary HERE
23 June 2015 The Spaghetti House Trattoria - "The Spaghetti House has all the promise of a great restaurant, but with unavailable menu items and lapses in the kitchen, it sadly fails to hit the mark." Our summary HERE
7 July 2015 Farrier Bar & Supper Club - "Farrier’s moody setting and interesting Asian-inspired menu ensure you’ve backed a winner for a late-night feed." Our summary HERE
14 July 2015 Cucina Vivo - "Cucina Vivo doesn’t pretend to be fine dining and it is great value in the cut-throat Gold Coast restaurant scene." Our summary HERE
11 August 2015 Gaslight Bistro - "Gaslight Bistro turned out to be a little oasis of flavour and fun. Some of the combinations were quite novel.' Our summary HERE
18 August 2015 NOLA Portside - "The food is a riot of flavours at NOLA with cajun and creole clashing head on. Many will find these robust dishes too heavy. I did." Our summary HERE
1 September 2015 Moo Moo The Restaurant + Grill - "This Brisbane city restaurant’s beefed-up offering proves a winner for steak lovers." Our summary HERE
15 September 2015 New Farmer's Kitchen and Watt Bar - "There was much to admire on the intelligently crafted menu ..." Our summary HERE
29 September 2015 Corbett and Claude - "C&C is really a glorified pizza bar with the ubiquitous shared plates and charcuterie platters thrown in. ... I left with a feeling the food was so pedestrian it might as well have been served on the footpath." Our summary HERE
13 October 2015 Les Bubbles - "The whole menu tips its hat to France. ... Les Bubbles offers an old-fashioned, rather nostalgic view of French cuisine ..." Our summary HERE
3 November 2015 Seaduction - "Seaduction’s culinary pretensions remain. ... The menu includes blockbusters such as lamb with sweetbreads and caramelised yoghurt ($39); and duck and confit tongue in gin-flavoured rhubarb, artichokes and braised celery." Our summary HERE
17 November 2015 Hawkes and Crosby - "This new rural Brisbane cafe has plenty to offer, unfortunately timely service isn’t one of them." Our summary HERE
2014
11 November 2014 Live Fire Steak Bar - "our beef when it eventually arrived was a huge disappointment. ... I am happy to give Live Fire the benefit of the doubt and say this was an unfortunate lapse". Our summary HERE
25 November 2014 The Flying Cock - "I tried so hard to like The Flying Cock but was repelled at almost every inch of my journey." Our summary HERE
9 December 2014 Etsu Izakaya - "The menu ... was full of sharp contrasts. ... delicious eye candy ... exquisite little bundles ... small skewers...from the robata grill and they were first-rate." Our summary HERE
16 December 2014 E'cco - "There is so much to like here. ... there is an air of confident promise about the menu." Our summary HERE
No comments:
Post a Comment