hi all! a bit of a break from the europe posts, there will be more, i promise! today’s post is on woolloomooloo bay hotel (round 2, for round 1 click here); we went there nearly a year ago and loved it, and a few weeks ago we decided to go again with our parents. the menu is different this time around…
interestingly we decided to sit outside again, despite the cold; this is due to the noise inside where the crowd is watching various sports displayed on the tv screens. to order, you have to go to the counter and they will give you a buzzer to collect your food. as we ordered all the food except dessert at the same time, we were given our entrees and mains at the same time, which meant that some of the dishes were not as hot as we would have liked, unfortunately.
we got the japanese panko crumbed prawns, with a side of seaweed salad, toasted sesame, black aioli and nori ($21). the prawns were the highlight of the day for me, the dish looked really sophisticated and the prawns were really crunchy and juicy.
we also ordered a bowl of wedges which was served with our cream and sweet chilli sauce ($9.90). the wedges were beautifully crispy and fluffy. c’s only complaint is the lack of sauce, we would love to have much more to dip the wedges in! highly recommended.
we ordered 3x mains between the 4 of us. we had the wild mushroom risotto which was served with spinach, truffle oil and crispy enoki ($22). the risotto was okay, it wasn’t creamy and the enoki was not crispy enough, possibly due to placing it into the risotto. also we note the lack of truffle taste in the risotto.
the second main we had was the 12 hour slow cooked beef cheeks with broccolini, onion rings, mash and red wine jus ($28). we were really lucky to get the last serve of beef cheeks! the beef cheeks were super tender and melt in your mouth; c thinks that the jus could’ve been stronger. the onion ring was really good and mashed potato creamy.
our last main was the 350g dry aged rib eye ($39.50) which we ordered with bearnaise sauce ($2). we ordered medium and unfortunately the steak was done more than we would’ve liked. otherwise, the steak was of really good quality and the bearnaise was delicious. chips and salad were good as well.
we also ordered 3x desserts! all 3 were tarts with vanilla ice cream ($9.90) and we ordered 3 different types of tarts. the one we really wanted, the oreo tart was not in stock that day so we made do with the other 3 types they had.
the first of all is the passionfruit tart. the tart was ok and had a crumbly texture. in terms of taste, it has a good passionfruit taste and was slightly sweet. i rated it as the best tart out of the 3 we had that night. the dish was served with chocolate soil and dessicated coconut garnish which was good with the tart and ice cream.
the lemon tart was too sour for both c and i. it must be eaten with the ice cream and chocolate for it to work, and is okay eaten that way.
lastly, the meringue tart. it was not sweet and had a really airy texture. i’m not a huge fan of it, but some might love the texture and taste!
the place has a really good vibe about it, good food and really cheap beer ($6 pints). we really enjoyed the experience. our greatest wish? bring back the pork ribs! the pork ribs were the best ribs we have had ever had.
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