hi there! our latest adventure was at the melting pot bar and bistro which is located within mantra hotel in chatswood. the place is really easy to locate and convenient to walk from the train station so leave your car at home! we were there on a friday evening and interestingly there wasn’t too many patrons, probably due to the large number of choices available in chatswood. the interior was nice and new and we were seated promptly, however orders did take quite a while to arrive.
let’s get right into the food! for entrees we ordered the pork belly bao which was made up of twice cooked pork belly in a steamed bun. the pork was really tender with a good ratio of fat to lean meat and the fat part was beautifully rendered. definitely recommended!
the other entree we ordered was the satay chicken with homemade satay sauce. chicken thigh was used in the dish and was tender and juicy; however the sauce was a bit more runny than i would have liked.
for mains, c ordered the 300 gm sirloin with chips and bay leaf jus. the sirloin was cooked perfectly medium and the jus was delicious to the point that c was literally drinking it down! chips on the other hand were just ok for chips – delicious, but could be crunchier!
i got the pan seared salmon with bok choy and salsa verde. the salmon had deliciously crispy skin and was cooked perfectly. bok choy was soft and tender and salsa verde was punchy.
for dessert, we shared the trio of gelato with pistachio biscotti – strawberry, coconut/vanilla and caramel sauce on meringue base. this was amazing, the strawberry gelato was delicious (c is not a fan of strawberry but she loved everything else). biscotti was crunchy and added great texture. c preferred this to the other dessert which we ordered which was the…
chocolate brownie with vanilla ice cream! the brownie was warm and delicious and it was a good pair with the cold, sweet and smooth ice cream.
overall experience? food was really good, from entree to main to dessert.
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