The Restaurant Thread

[julian87]

Jamie's is pretty good, just need to be careful what you order or you end up with crushed peas or something. The menu is very literal.

Went to Blu Ginger indian last night, outstanding. Some sort of South indian coconut prawn and coriander dish was the highlight.

I think they have one in Sydney as well.

Coconut with coriander? Surely you jest. That's the fashion equivalent of wearing blue with green.

Pretty much every Thai curry uses coconut and coriander tbf.

[Shadow Boxer]

Fresh spaghetti with smoked salmon and asparagus in a creamy leek sauce and a glass of nice red for lunch down at Watson shops today.

I love Christmas time.

[greeneyed]

I went to Le Tres Bon at Bungendore for lunch today. On the Canberra Times list of Canberra's 20 best restaurants, yes, the top 20, and this place has no right being there. Huge disappointment.

It was rustic and kitsch in terms of decor, fine, but never, never ever, give me a plastic tablecloth and a paper napkin. Not in a top 20 restaurant.

Then there's the food. I was expecting old fashioned French country cooking, but it was not traditional presentation. The duck confit was soggy, not crispy, drowned in a terrible cherry sauce that was advertised as "Christmas cheer" or some such thing. Then the creme brûlée. It should be listed as a crime brûlée. Sugar on top was left granulated around the edges, with the toffee not properly formed. And coffee flavour in the custard creme, please, NEVER. You can tell a lot about a French restaurant by their treatment of the classics. Massive fail.

Given the owners are French and run annual food tours to France, I was expecting much, much better food.

My rating is: Don't bother. Fine dining prices, with food that does not match.

[Begbie]

.......Then the creme brûlée. It should be listed as a crime brûlée.

Zinga!

I don't think a restaurant in Bungendore should be listed in canberra's top restaurants anyway.

[Toviii]

.......Then the creme brûlée. It should be listed as a crime brûlée.

Zinga!

[Schifty]

I went to Le Tres Bon at Bungendore for lunch today. On the Canberra Times list of Canberra's 20 best restaurants, yes, the top 20, and this place has no right being there. Huge disappointment.

It was rustic and kitsch in terms of decor, fine, but never, never ever, give me a plastic tablecloth and a paper napkin. Not in a top 20 restaurant.

Then there's the food. I was expecting old fashioned French country cooking, but it was not traditional presentation. The duck confit was soggy, not crispy, drowned in a terrible cherry sauce that was advertised as "Christmas cheer" or some such thing. Then the creme brûlée. It should be listed as a crime brûlée. Sugar on top was left granulated around the edges, with the toffee not properly formed. And coffee flavour in the custard creme, please, NEVER. You can tell a lot about a French restaurant by their treatment of the classics. Massive fail.

Given the owners are French and run annual food tours to France, I was expecting much, much better food.

My rating is: Don't bother. Fine dining prices, with food that does not match.

#firstworldproblems.

[greeneyed]

Schifty, when you pay almost $100 a head, you expect it to be good.

[Schifty]

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[Botman]

I went to Le Tres Bon at Bungendore for lunch today. On the Canberra Times list of Canberra's 20 best restaurants, yes, the top 20, and this place has no right being there. Huge disappointment.

It was rustic and kitsch in terms of decor, fine, but never, never ever, give me a plastic tablecloth and a paper napkin. Not in a top 20 restaurant.

Then there's the food. I was expecting old fashioned French country cooking, but it was not traditional presentation. The duck confit was soggy, not crispy, drowned in a terrible cherry sauce that was advertised as "Christmas cheer" or some such thing. Then the creme brûlée. It should be listed as a crime brûlée. Sugar on top was left granulated around the edges, with the toffee not properly formed. And coffee flavour in the custard creme, please, NEVER. You can tell a lot about a French restaurant by their treatment of the classics. Massive fail.

Given the owners are French and run annual food tours to France, I was expecting much, much better food.

My rating is: Don't bother. Fine dining prices, with food that does not match.

You had a completely different experience to me, i loved the joint. It wasnt fine dining, pricing IS steep and the deserts did lack sophistication and technique, but the food was fantastic when i went there, i got a cassoulet and it was really top shelf, it had all the wonderful, simple but strong flavours of typical french cooking, and hearty too. I thought the food is very traditionally french in substance but not in it's presentation.

I would recommend it, but in the same way i would Poachers Pantry. If you go in, forgetting it's reputation and just have a meal, you'll enjoy it. If you go in with certain expectations, it wont live up to them.

[greeneyed]

I lived a number of years in France, I know what to reasonably expect as a basic standard and this restaurant did not meet it, nothing like it.

[Botman]

Stand down, GE. I wouldn't dare question your passport!!
Just stating my experience of the place.

[The Nickman]

Yeah, but was the tomato sauce up to your liking, Nicko??

[-PJ-]

I had Oporto yesterday.

[greeneyed]

I went to Raiders Belconnen today. Paper napkins, but I was happy, it met expectations.

[-TW-]

I had Oporto yesterday.

Regular or Diet Coke?

[Manbush]

If anyone finds a restaurant that serves this TELL ME!!!

[The Nickman]

You are just a terrible, terrible person, Hanbush

Hope you had a nice Christmas

[Manbush]

How awesome does it look though, I thought my chicken breasts wrapped in bacon were good. Also saw taco shells made out of bacon, I'm drooling everywhere.

[-TW-]

Chicken wrapped in bacon stuffed with feta and or garlic is the business

[Manbush]

Chicken wrapped in bacon stuffed with feta and or garlic is the business

Nah I stuff it with mango

[greeneyed]

Mango is off.

[Manbush]

Sacrilege

[reptar]

I had random pork stuff from a place in Shinjuku that you put money into a vending machine and what comes out bares no relation to what you thought you were ordering. Highly recommended. Probably will never find it again.

[Schifty]

KFC want to start selling Beer in Australia.

What could possibly go wrong!

[Botman]

The nay sayers can **** off. Beer on the KFC menu would be exceptional

[Schifty]

Heard they also want to put a tab in there as well.

[julian87]

The nay sayers can **** off. Beer on the KFC menu would be exceptional

Haha it'd be dangerous.

Because the only time I ever go out of my way to get to and eat KFC is when I'm very hungover.

[The Nickman]

I'm with Piggles on this one, why not??

[Botman]

Beer goes super well with KFC. You can sign me up for that in a huge way

[The Nickman]

I never go into the actual store itself, but it would be great to get it through the drive thru along with a bucket of KFC.

[greeneyed]

Back on topic thanks, this is the restaurant thread.

[The Nickman]

KFC is a family restaurant GE, you cultural snob

[Begbie]

I ate 68 oysters in one sitting last night. Went to this seafood buffet at the casino and had my eye focused on the oysters. A sprinkle of salt and a squeeze of lemon. Best $29 I ever spent.

[The Nickman]

And poor old Mrs Begbie can hardly move today!!

[Schifty]

Because we've reached the stage where people should literally shovel food into their mouth.