Jun 10, 2008
Don't let the large expatriate crowd deter you.
Since the others have mentioned it, the fish and chips are good fare here. It's dory but it's fresh and the batter is crispy and light. Don't forget to ask for the malt vinegar for the chips.
They also do a pretty good Sunday Roast which comes with appetisers, mains and desserts. The menu changes weekly. The dessert is nothing to shout about but the other courses are better. The beef and lamb are done in medium only for this menu though. It's $25 for all three courses; $20 gets you either dessert or soup with the entree.
There's bar food only at night (read, smaller, expensive portions). Go for the lamb chops (nicely grilled, and I found myself gnawing on the bone), the mussels (drench the bread in the sauce!) and the mushroom toasts (think a patty-less BK Mushroom swiss).
Guinness on tap here is really fresh, and the housepours and liqueurs are $10-$11. Happy hour ends early at 7.30pm though, and there's live music or televised sports at the weekends. The service staff are very friendly and accomodating as well. It's easy to have fun here, the patrons often clap, dance and sing along to the live music, and while it's rowdy, I have yet to see any ugly.
Edit (2 March): No more mushroom toasts, but the juicy and tender beef cubes with blue cheese dip are a new winner.
The fish and chips served for lunch come with potatoes that appear hand-peeled, instead of the supermarket variety seen on the menu boards, and they taste a fair bit better. I'm not a fan of mushy peas but you get them too. The batter of the fish is nigh-on perfect in crispiness and colour, but the taste of cream dory (tradename for a freshwater catfish that's quite bland) pales in comparison to marine fish like cod.
Must tries: lamb chops, mussels, beef tenderloin cubes with blue cheese dip, draught Guinness
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