July 2013
Can sit at bar or “communal table.” Communal table is fairly vacant, so I take that.
Sitting at bar. Better than most bars I’ve sat at. Place has huge ornate glass windows and long bench seats. Very intricate and taverny.
Pizza… on Hutt St. This had better be superior to Pizza Hut.
No tables. Other groups waiting for tables. I ask if I can eat Ristorante food in the bar. I can, and I find a table there. Very crafty.
Lots of Japanese decor. Waitresses wearing kimonos. 9 SMALL BOAT Selection of sushi and sashimi. If you like sushi, which I mostly do, this was the perfect example of it. The fish
7 TENDER DUCK FILLET Cinnamon flavoured duck breast, oven baked with string beans, pickled radish and confit of garlic, topped with Chung Jae’s creamy basil sauce. The slices of
6 RABBIT, PANCETTA, TARRAGON & MUSHROOM PIE Very cold in here. Lucky I’m prepared for anything. :] No warning on hotness of crockery. This pie stayed burningly hot for most