silver spoon bistro is a nice pub located in the lakes hotel, rosebery. it was difficult to get to, not close to a train station and hence we took buses to get to and fro. once there, we sat down and ordered our dishes at the counter.
the meal started with delicious garlic bread for 2. the bread was tasty and fluffy and it was a delicious start to the meal.
i ordered the crispy chicken dim sim with sweet chilli sauce for entree. the chicken dim sim was yummy and great with the sweet chilli sauce. it was crispy as described, too. would definitely get this again if/when i return.
she ordered chorizo and chicken croquettes. the croquettes were nice and fluffy on the inside, with plenty of taste. i personally would rate the crispy chicken dim sims above the croquettes, but c disagreed with me here.
as for mains, i ordered pan seared atlantic salmon with creamy mash, beans, tomato basil salad and citrus butter. the highlight of this dish was the creamy mash, so good that c was eating the mash out of my plate! the salmon itself was reasonable, lightly salted and fried with delicious flakey meat. i didn’t really care for salmon skin myself but others might find it good. other sides like the tomatoes and beans were nice additions to a pleasant dish.
as for her main, c got a grilled scotch fillet with mushroom, peas, spinach, battered onion rings, chimichurri butter and red wine jus. c ordered hers medium and got just that: medium. there are not many places these days which get your order right when it comes to steaks and this is one of them. the onion rings on top were delicious too! unfortunately since it was so good she forgot to share the dish with me apart from one onion ring and the peas, however i was assured that it was a delicious main.
i would say the only downside to this restaurant is its distance to a train station; non-driving folks may find it hard to get there!
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