tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10963797827252188242024-02-19T20:52:38.340+08:00Perth PubsAs visited by a vegetarian on a budgetfeckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-59424507675086839762012-10-19T15:25:00.001+08:002012-10-19T15:28:19.546+08:00The Como<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-size: small;"><b>Food Choices </b></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;"><br /><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Three of us tried this pizza and we all agreed there was something a bit off about it. The pizza had: char-grilled fennel, roasted capsicum, pumpkin,mushrooms, asparagus, leek, fetta, thyme,parsley, spinach and basil on a tomato base sauce. It may have been the fennel that gave it the odd flavour. It wasn't unpleasant, but I didn't feel the desire to finish it. The base of the pizza was really nice though, and the dough was cooked perfectly.</span><b> </b></span>
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feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-21280737824375371192012-09-21T15:12:00.000+08:002012-09-21T15:14:51.294+08:00Grill'd (Mt Lawley)First I would just like to say I've actually now tasted an amazing vegetarian burger. However, it comes from a small restaurant in Whittier, California, which I realise isn't the most useful place. I tried to put the epicness of this burger out of my mind when I tried the burger at Grill'd.<br />
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Premium quality veggie pattie with beetroot, tasty cheese, avocado, salad, relish & herbed mayo.<br />
FIELD OF DREAMS / $12.50<br />
Grilled field mushroom, basil pesto, roasted peppers, tasty cheese, salad & herbed mayo.<br />
BOMBAY BLISS / $12.50<br />
Premium quality chickpea pattie with roasted peppers, tzatziki, salad & relish.<br />
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and I tried the Field of dreams, and had a taste of the Garden Goodness.<br />
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So this burger really wasn't special. The mushroom was supposed to be the patty, which would have been okay, but the way it was cooked gave it a really odd flavour which seemed to ruin the rest of the burger for me. Unfortunately, my favourite bit of the burger was the bun.<br />
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I think the Garden Goodness was probably better, but I still didn't really like it. The beetroot was a nice addition.<br />
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All in all, I didn't really like them, I prefer the Jus Burger Pumpkin burger out of any Perth burgers I've had so far, but it will be hard to beat that one in California...<br />
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</article>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-25445013203200717182012-05-18T15:04:00.000+08:002012-05-18T15:04:21.184+08:00Empire Bar<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So this place has replaced the Rivervale, and as my friend so polietely put it "Stab proof vests now optional". I'd never been to the Rivervale, but I heard it had a bad reputation, but this place was really nice. It was big, with wide open spaces, high back chairs and interesting decorations.The lights that looked like cassette tapes, seem worth mentioning.</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I didn't have much time to look at the menu, as I had been running late, so I've looked over it now. There are 3 pizzas* ($18-$20) and one main </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Red quinoa risotto, fontina and haloumi croquettes, Swiss mushroom and truffled celeriac*($25)</span>. <span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I went for one of the pizzas containing </span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">roasted pumpkin, Spanish onion, corn, piquillo peppers,</span><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"> goat’s cheese and pine nuts.</span><br />
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</span>I actually really enjoyed my pizza. It tastied good and was healthy. The friend I was sharing it with was surprised by the quality that a vegetarian pizza could have. I really enjoyed the mixture of flavours. The saltiness of the cheese mixed with the sweetness of the peppers and the crunchy pine nuts were completely satisfying. I was quite impressed.</div>
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It was really delicious. The mushrooms were cooked just how I like them, and the whole dish just worked. I wish that I had ordered it, and I am planning on going back just in order to eat one for myself. I didn't get to try the cheese croquettes, but I hear they were really nice too. <br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">X-factor (0-1): <b>0 - </b><i>It was a nice enough place, but I just didn't think it was special</i></span></div>
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1658486/restaurant/Perth/Belmont/Empire-Bar-Rivervale"><img alt="Empire Bar on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1658486/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; padding: 0px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-17808187760615711182012-04-22T13:20:00.000+08:002012-05-06T20:38:29.543+08:00Run Amuk Hotdogs UnleashedI was really impressed by this place. They did (almost) all of their hotdogs with a vegan sausage. It was delicious. It's hard to get good veggie sausages, and I really did like this one. The prices were good too at around $11 for a lot of things. The hotdogs were huge and packed with all sorts of things. I had the Mischief, which was like a nachos hot dog. It included "Premium bratwurst, tasty tomato relish, avocado with garlic & lime, aged cheddar, baby spinach, tortilla chips, jalapenos & sour cream". I thought it was great. Their sides of chips were only $3.50 as well, and they had delicious milkshakes for $5, so it's a relatively cheap night out.<br />
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The place is also really nicely decorated. It has a really fun feel. The tables are covered in Where's Wally books, and they have a Wally hidden on their wall. The seats are either bus seats or drum kit seats.<br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My friend also ordered this pizza, in the large size. The large size pizza was about the same size as you'd expect a small pizza to be, and the small one was tiny. My friend really enjoyed his, but I didn't really like mine. If you like mint, then definitely try it, but otherwise I thought it was a bit boring. It mostly just tasted like doughy pizza with cheese on top. I got a second opinion on this, and two out of three didn't really like it. Another friend who had eaten it before claimed "It was nice enough, but I wouldn't order it again".</span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>1.5 </b><i>- 1for the pizza, 0.5 for the over budget and the sides</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Quality of meal (1-3): <b>1.5 - </b><i>A bit bland, but not horrible</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Value for money (1-3): <b>0 - </b><i>Tiny pizza, over-budget everything</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">X-factor (0-1): <b>0.5 - </b>I didn't like the place, but I didn't dislike the place</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Total: 35%</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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Raah is a Middle eastern style restaurant with a stylist look and prices you would expect. This meant, of course, that nothing was within my budget. It was a sharing style place, and that would have been great if I wasn't a vegetarian. Out of the "More substantial" menu there was only one vegetarian option. We ordered a few Meeze dishes are well, where there were a few more options.<br />
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I started the night with a Turkish Delight martini. It was amazing. It tasted like liquid turkish delight with vodka. It wasn't cheap, but I'd definitely recommend it.<br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Out of the Mezze dishes I got to try the corn dish (Chunky cut corn on the cob with sumac-dried lime butter) and the boreks (Mixed cheese and dill boreks). They were at bit pricey at $10 each, as you only got 4 pieces. The corn was really amazing. The subtle lime flavour really worked. The boreks were nice, but not really my thing. </div><br />
The one vegetarian main was "Sweet potato, lentil and golden raisin tagine with lemon pickled turnip, parsley and preserved lemon salad" and was $26. This would be out of my budget, but I guess things are different when you are sharing everything equally. It was the cheapest of the mains, which mets my philosophy of "Vegetarian food should be cheaper".<br />
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The sweet potato crisps on top were really nice. Probably the best part of the dish for me, which was overall slightly too spicy for my liking. I'm not very good with spice, so perhaps it would appeal to almost everyone else.<br />
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</tbody></table><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Overall everyone seemed to enjoy their meals, and at the end of the night we ended up paying around $40 each. This is probably more of an expensive night out than I am used to, but the food was good quality, the place had a nice atmosphere and the staff were friendly.</div><br />
Somewhat unusually for me I had a dessert. All of the desserts were between $8-$12.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Saffron and cardamom crème carmel with almond shortbread ($10)</td></tr>
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If you are looking for a nicer place than I normally review, then go to Raah. It's probably not the best choice for a vegetarian on a budget, however.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1624718/restaurant/Perth/Raah-Highgate"><img alt="Raah on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1624718/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-image: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-6711537343898179282012-03-25T13:42:00.001+08:002012-03-28T09:38:17.105+08:00Side Quest: Rosie O'Gradys (Fremantle)<div style="text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">Night at in Fremantle, and wanted to quickly grab some food before heading out. I really like Rosie O'Gradys in Northbridge, so I thought I'd give the one in Freo a try.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br />
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<a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1370666/restaurant/Fremantle/Rosie-OGradys-Irish-Pub-Perth"><img alt="Rosie O'Gradys Irish Pub on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1370666/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-20311975198655702592012-03-18T16:22:00.002+08:002012-03-19T15:25:30.675+08:00Belmont Tavern<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small; line-height: 21px;">The Belmont Tavern (aka Silks) is a really nice looking place on the inside. Outside, it looks a little dodgy, but once you are inside there is a very nice restaurant section, which included table service, and a waiter that did everything with one hand behind his back. Our group felt a little out of place, though, as we seemed to be about half the age of the rest of the patrons.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">It was<b> </b>nice enough. I was quite hungry, and I enjoyed it. That said, it wasn't $21.50 worth of food. It wasn't amazing at all. Overall, it was a bit bland. I feel like I could have made something better myself and saved myself a lot of money. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">I wish I could comment on the soup, but I didn't try it. The garlic bread was cheesy and tasty, though. I guess, I wouldn't recommend this place for dinner as it's a bit more expensive for most mains. The options are also very limited, unless you want to eat only side dishes. <b><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>1 </b><i>- 0.5 for the over budget food, and 0.5 for the soup of the day, which may or may not be vegetarian</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Quality of meal (1-3): <b>1.5 - </b><i>A bit bland, but not horrible</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Value for money (1-3): <b>1 - </b><i>Everything was over budget</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">X-factor (0-1): <b>0.5 - </b>Whilst we seemed to be the over young people around, I'm giving them points as it was nice enough inside, and the waiter was very professional. However, I don't want to give them full points, as two of my friends ordered a dessert, and they were told they didn't have any left. This would have been fine if it has been at the time they ordered, but the waitress had to come back twice, one for each dessert, to inform us they were out.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Total: 40%</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Guess I will have to drink my calories tonight...</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1537971/restaurant/Perth/Belmont/Belmont-Tavern-Silks-Bar-and-Bistro-Cloverdale"><img alt="Belmont Tavern (Silks Bar and Bistro) on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1537971/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></span></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-70586611321505341492012-03-04T16:08:00.005+08:002012-03-28T21:05:30.806+08:00The Rosemount RevisitedWent back to the Rosemount this week. Just wanted to say I ordered their burger and I really didn't enjoy it. It just tasted like generic burger. Like you could get from Hungry Jacks, or a cheap frozen patty from the supermarket. Definitely would not recommend!<br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Unlike most pubs there was plenty of vegetarian options. Almost every type of dish: sushi, udon, ramen, rice, etc had a vegetables only choice. The prices were pretty good too, mostly within the $10-$15 range. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I've eaten here before and always enjoyed it. The low prices and the large portion sizes make it great value for money, and the food is really tasty. So, if you're heading to The Garden on a Thursday night and you find it's completely packed head across the road to Banzai. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Extra points for the chairs that look like they have faces on them!</span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1464125/restaurant/Perth/Banzai-Sushi-and-Noodle-Bar-Leederville"><img alt="Banzai Sushi and Noodle Bar on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1464125/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-36996746860604766902012-01-16T13:08:00.000+08:002012-01-16T13:08:25.814+08:00Side Quest: Jus Burgers (Leederville)So got home after work and I was starving, so I went to Leederville looking for dinner and ended up at Jus Burgers.<br />
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They had 3 vegetarian burgers on the menu, one of them being a "make your own" kind of thing. I went to for the Pumpkin burger ($13) as I had enjoyed the pumpkin burger at <a href="http://weeklypubcrawl.blogspot.com/2011/12/side-quest-v-burgers.html">V Burgers </a>(at least the first time I tried it).<br />
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The burger had crumbed pumpkin, goats cheese, pesto, lettuce and tomato. It wasn't the holy grail of burgers, and I'm not sure it was as good as the one from V burgers, but it was still nice. The cheese and tomato were the best bit for me. The bun was a little over-toasted, which was a little disappointing. Also, it was really big. I think I made the mistake of ordering a side of very average chips. They arrived first, which at the time I thought was good as I was really hungry, but then I ended up eating most of them before my burger arrived, and then I wasn't as hungry for it.<br />
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If you find yourself with a group of people craving burgers, yeah, order the pumpkin burger from here. It's good, but it's not amazing.<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1421654/restaurant/Perth/Jus-Burgers-Leederville-Leederville"><img alt="Jus Burgers (Leederville) on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1421654/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-20226846052401163772012-01-13T11:27:00.033+08:002012-01-16T20:13:29.430+08:00The Generous Squire<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;">The last time I went to this place they had amusing coasters. They didn't have them this time. It may have been because we were in the restaurant section; I didn't check.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">I wasn't really a fan of the tart. It tasted a lot like a quiche. The vegetables were fresh enough, and really there wasn't anything wrong with it, but it just wasn't what I fancied that night. To be fair, it was nice, but just not to my tastes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">My friend ordered the soup. She said it was really nice, thick and tasty. She definitely recommended it. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Two other friends ordered each of the pizzas. They both described them as average.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: small;">Finally, I wanted to comment on the chips. They were really good chips. The beer batter gave them a really nice flavour and they were cooked really well. If you just want a bar snack, not dinner, I would definitely recommend this place to get beer and chips.</span><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>3 </b><i>- One for the pizzas, one for tart, one for the salads</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Quality of meal (1-3): <b>2 - </b><i>I've giving it an exactly average mark, whilst the soup and chips were good, the other meals were still average.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Value for money (1-3): <b>1 - </b><i>Everything was on the upper end of my budget.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">X-factor (0-1): <b>0.5 - </b><i>I'm just not sure about this place. I like the location, but at the same time it's hard to find parking. I liked the amusing coasters, but I didn't see them last time. I liked the restaurant section, but there wasn't enough room for my group.</i></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Total: 65%</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1496534/restaurant/Perth-CBD/The-Generous-Squire-Perth"><img alt="The Generous Squire on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1496534/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></span></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-62044938245377284772012-01-06T11:19:00.002+08:002012-01-06T11:39:21.957+08:00Brass Monkey Hotel<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small;"><span style="line-height: 21px;"></span></span><span style="font-size: small;">In the heart of Northbridge I'd always seen the Brass Monkey as a place you go to get really drunk on a Friday night, or as a starting point for clubbing so I wasn't expecting much. I suppose I didn't really have much to base this assumption on, so perhaps I was being a bit unfair.</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small; line-height: 21px;"><br />
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</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small; line-height: 21px;">Actually the choices wasn't bad. Besides the usual sides there was a $14.90 Brushetta, 3 different vegetarian salads (excluding the side salad); Garden ($10.90), Greek ($13.90) and Goats cheese ($20.90). There was a vegetarian pizza ($19.50) and two mains Three mushroom risotto ($22.90) and Spinach and ricotta cannelloni ($18.90).</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small; line-height: 21px;"><br />
</span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: #222222; font-size: small; line-height: 21px;">I felt vaguely obligated to get the cannelloni considering the price was in budget, but I just really fancied the risotto, so I splurged $2.90 over budget.<br />
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</b></span></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: small;">Average. The rice was a bit undercooked, and it was a bit bland. It wasn't terrible, not by a long shot. I've definitely had worse, but there was just nothing special about it. To be honest, the risotto I cooked a few nights ago was better. As a small eater, I couldn't finish it and I don't like leaving things I've paid good money for; I would have preferred to have half for half the price. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #222222; font-size: 15px; line-height: 21px;"><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Besides sides there was only one main on the menu. It was pumpkin and feta tart that came with chips and salad for $16.50. However, there was a specials menu that had a vegetarian pizza ($18.50). I went for the pizza and split it with my friend.</span></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>2</b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">X-factor (0-1): <b>0.5 </b><i>I don't dislike it, but it's not amazing</i></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Guess I won't have to drink my calories tonight...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><span style="color: red;"> <span style="color: black;">So I went back last week and the menu had changed. There was no longer anything vegetarian available. However, they were able to make a vegetarian option pasta special for $20.50. It was quite good, and seemed reasonable. I just wanted to note that maybe it would be best to check the menu before you go, to see what they can do for you.</span></span></span><br />
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feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-17580312439499562382011-12-23T10:45:00.007+08:002011-12-23T11:46:43.223+08:00Little Creatures Brewery<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Little Creatures has a good reputation. Freo is generally a little far away for most of our group, but we thought we'd give it a go. We had been there once before, about a year ago, and generally had a good time. We had sat outside on one of their long tables. This time, after fighting for a place to sit, we sat inside, cramped up against another group of people. As it's Christmas time, you would expect the place to be busy, and it's generally hard to accommodate a group of 14, but the ability to make a booking to ensure we had a table would have been nice. Having two of our group go home before we even ordered put a negative light on the evening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Little Creatures isn't the kind of place where everyone gets one main meal, it's more of a sharing kind of place. They had a range of pizzas (including a couple of vegetarian ones for about $19-$22) and what I would usually call sides (including chips, corn cobs, nachos and salads).</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I ordered the $19 mushroom pizza (mushrooms, mozzarella, olives) but replaced the olives with pumpkin and some frites ($9.50) which I shared with another person. The pizza was good but bottom was a little burnt. It didn't look burnt, but you could definitely taste it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My friend ordered the corn cobs, which strangely enough came out about 15 minutes before the rest of the food. She said they were a little burnt too, but that you want that in corn, so she liked them. </span><span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another friend got a salad, which she enjoyed. She said the dressing was good, but it could have had a few more ingredients on it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Another friend ordered the nachos. He said "they are everything you could want in nachos". He was pleased with all the toppings, especially the capsicum, which he said worked really well. He said they were the best non-handmade, non-Mexican restaurant nachos he's ever had. That said, it's hard to get nachos wrong unless they are very soggy. </span><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>3</b></span><b style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></b> <i>- <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It's hard to rank as they were all sharing dishes</span>, <span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">but there was three vegetarian pizzas, and they were a few options with the sides.</span></i><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1370471/restaurant/Perth/Little-Creatures-Brewery-Fremantle"><img alt="Little Creatures Brewery on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1370471/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-29039374979996745292011-12-16T13:31:00.001+08:002011-12-16T13:32:29.091+08:00Rosie O'Gradys (Northbridge)<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">To me, Rosie O'Gradys has always been one of those nice and cosy pubs that I've always had a soft spot for. Like <a href="http://weeklypubcrawl.blogspot.com/2011/11/oxford-hotel.html">The Oxford</a> I was looking forward to reviewing it, and giving it a good review, as I was fond of it. </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: -webkit-left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">For some reason everyone seemd to arrive really early last night, so I didn't have much time to look over the menu. The Deep Fried Camembert ($12) jumped out at me straight away, so I just went for it.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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</b></span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">The salad was pretty good. I liked the dressing and the inclusion of an orange. It was quite rocket-heavy, and I'm not a fan of rocket but there was enough other things to make it enjoyable. The deep friend Camembert itself was great on the first bite, but seemed to go downhill from there. It was really rich and creamy, which was great at first, but by the end I didn't want to finish it. At first I was pleased by the small portion size, but then I found it was too rich to finish, and then about an hour later I was hungry again.</span></div><div style="text-align: -webkit-left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;"><br />
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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>1.5 </b>(1 for the deep fried Camembert, half for the salad)</span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Quality of meal (1-3): <b>2 </b>- <i>it really wasn't great, and it wasn't terrible</i></span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">Value for money (1-3): <b>2</b> </span><br />
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue', Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">X-factor (0-1): <b>1 </b><i>- as I said, I like the place, it's got a great cosy atmosphere</i></span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1370667/restaurant/Perth/Rosie-OGradys-Irish-Pub-Northbridge"><img alt="Rosie O'Gradys Irish Pub on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1370667/biglink.gif" style="border-bottom-style: none; border-color: initial; border-left-style: none; border-right-style: none; border-top-style: none; border-width: initial; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-92227449820027204462011-12-14T16:17:00.003+08:002011-12-19T14:00:16.846+08:00Side Quest: V Burger Bar<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">To make this side quest official I have gathered a small team of adventurers who are going "Veggie Questing" with me. Their code names, for the purpose of this blog, are: Lancelot, Guinevere, Morgan Le Fay and Galahad. I'm King Arthur, because I'm the fussiest and hardest to please.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">V Burgers had 3 vegetarian bugers: Med-Veg, Halloween and Gucaloumi.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Morgan had the Med-Veg plus mushrooms. She described it as moist, messy and filling.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Lancelot had the Halloween. He described it as good, interesting and said that he would have liked another. He went on to say that it was lovely and crispy, but would have been nicer with more pesto, and less feta. Morgan said that she though the feta balanced out the taste of the pesto.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guinevere had the Gucaloumi. She described it as nice, perfectly salted with good guacamole.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">As King Arthur, I of course have something to say about all of them.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Med-Veg whilst very nice, unfortunately fell into the warm sandwich trap. Everyone can make a nice veggie sandwich. It was also quite messy to try and eat. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Gucaloumi also fell into the same trap. Whilst the cheese almost pulled off being a patty, it pretty much wasn't. I did like the cheese though and it was definitely an enjoyable warm cheese sandwich.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">The Halloween, however, had a layer of crumbled pumpkin that could definitely pass off as a patty. It passes my definition of burger. I was pleasantly surprised, that seeing it had a patty, it wasn't horrible. The crumbed pumpkin was very nice, and seemed to work for the burger. It could have done with some more veggies, but I guess it can't have everything. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Helvetica Neue',Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><span style="color: blue;">Edit (19/12/11): I had this burger again last Friday night, and whilst it was OK, It wasn't great. When I did this review, I tried a small portion of each burger, and last Friday I ate a whole one to myself. The onions, which I hadn't noticed the first time, were very overpowering, and made the experience mostly unpleasant. After I picked them out I was happier and whilst it was still a good burger, I can no longer label it amazing.</span> </span><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1499667/restaurant/Perth/Victoria-Park/V-Burger-Bar-East-Victoria-Park"><img alt="V Burger Bar on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1499667/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-86066453126221781902011-12-12T14:27:00.000+08:002011-12-12T14:27:37.438+08:00Side Quest: The Burger Bistro<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was out with a couple of friends in Leederville looking for dinner and we decided to stop by the Burger Bistro. They had two veggie burgers on the menu, the "Veggie Max" and the "Chickpea Chow Down" both for $15. Whilst the Veggie Max looked nicer, I was afraid of running into another <a href="http://weeklypubcrawl.blogspot.com/2011/11/aside-pink-pepper.html">warm sandwich</a> and I ordered the Chickpea Chow Down.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1575365/restaurant/Perth/The-Burger-Bistro-Leederville"><img alt="The Burger Bistro on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1575365/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-12457007518958755422011-12-09T10:13:00.002+08:002011-12-09T10:30:59.603+08:00Tiger Lil's<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This is going to be a bit of a mixed review I think. I like Tiger Lil's as a bar, my brother had his 21st there earlier this year, and it had a great atmosphere, nice cocktails, etc. <b><br />
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</tbody></table><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Basically, Tiger Lil's is a great bar. Nice atmosphere, great cocktails. Nice snacks (the chips and the onion rings were both really tasty). However, I wouldn't go there for dinner again. Most people were generally unhappy with their dish, and they were all really pricey.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>1.5 </b><br />
Quality of meal (1-3): <b>1</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Value for money (1-3): <b> <i>1 </i></b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">X-factor (0-1): <b>1 - </b><i>I like the place, it has a nice atmosphere.</i> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Total: 45%</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guess I will have to drink my calories tonight...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1370786/restaurant/Perth-CBD/Tiger-Lils-Perth"><img alt="Tiger Lil's on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1370786/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-59722267676872262132011-12-02T11:18:00.001+08:002011-12-02T11:25:59.641+08:00The Breakwater<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This place is really pretty. It's right on the waterfront which is really nice. I used to go to Hilary's boat harbour a lot as a kid, so it brought back a few memories for me.<b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><b>Food Choices</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Wow, the prices were as impressive as the scenery! Mains included: portobello mushroom ($23.90), <b style="font-weight: normal;">fattoush with grilled haloumi ($22.90) and two pizzas (</b>bocconcini, roma tomato, basil & kalamata olives: $19.90 and pear & gorgonzola, fontina, mozzarella, caramelized sweet onions & chopped hazelnuts $20.90). There were the regular sides as well as grilled baby eggplant ($11), <b style="font-weight: normal;">an antipasto plate ($23.50) and </b><b style="font-weight: normal;">arrancini balls ($15). So not really very much within my budget.</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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<span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">My friend ordered the portobello mushroom. She was surprised at just how tiny it was for the price. However, she gave it a 7/10 for taste. </span><b> </b><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>2 - </b><i>Looking at in budget only - half for both the sides, and 1 for the pizza.</i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Quality of meal (1-3): <b>2</b></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Value for money (1-3): <b> <i>0 - </i></b><i>Everything there was VERY expensive</i></div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">X-factor (0-1): <b>0.5 - </b><i>I did like the place, it had a nice atmosphere, however the place was too expensive not to have table service.</i> </div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Total: 45%</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">Guess I will have to drink my calories tonight...</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-62878916815796070042011-11-28T11:59:00.001+08:002011-11-28T12:03:55.478+08:00Side Quest: Pink Pepper<div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">This isn't a pub, I know that, but there was a claim it had a good vegetarian burger, and I can't let that go. As my loyal readers know, I'm very picky about my veggie burgers, so I had to give it a go.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">I was there with friends and we shared a vegetarian pizza, veggie burger and chips. To keep some suspense I'll talk about the pizza first. It was pretty good. I'd recommend it when you're looking for a good quality pizza. I enjoyed the crumbled feta.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">It was ... good! I was impressed! However, I'm afraid I can't say I've finally found my veggie burger of choice. It's not really a burger. My definition of burgers usually includes some sort of patty (be that beef, chicken, lentils, chickpeas, etc) and unfortunately this was just vegetables and mushrooms. It was delicious, don't get me wrong, but it was more of a warm sandwich. I'm not very picky about those, and I'd has very nice, similar sandwiches on plenty of occasions.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">So, was there a nice meal at Pink Pepper, yes! Was there a nice veggie burger, unfortunately not. I will keep you posted if I have any other discoveries.</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;"><br />
</div><div style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1538407/restaurant/Perth/Pink-Pepper-on-Royal-East-Perth"><img alt="Pink Pepper on Royal on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1538407/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-62766435284955424622011-11-25T12:35:00.004+08:002011-11-25T16:50:34.318+08:00The Woodbridge Hotel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">Aka "The Woody". I remembered it to be kind of grungy, and I didn't think it would be vegetarian friendly.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Food Choices</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">There was basically one option for a main. The "Woody Vegetarian". It described itself as a "potato and vegetable cake" and was $22. That was outside my budget, so I looked at the starters, besides the usual there was spring rolls, and a grilled mushroom with salad, both $11. I ordered the mushroom, my friend ordered the Woody Vegetarian and the spring rolls.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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Good! All three things were good. The grilled mushroom dish would probably not be enough for a normal person, but I don't eat much, so it was fine. I wasn't a big fan of the dressing on the salad, but it wasn't smothered in it. It would make a good entree for bigger eaters, or a pleasant meal for small eaters like me.<br />
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The spring rolls were big and tasty. Hard to go wrong with spring rolls. I enjoyed the plum sauce too.<br />
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The Woody Vegetarian was good too. I didn't get to try it, but my friend said it was tasty. It looked good. It had all the things a good vegetarian dish needs. Piles of vegetables and beans, with some bread and sauce. I'd recommend it. It was only just over budget!<br />
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<b>Overall Rating</b><br />
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1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>1.5 - </b><i>Half for each of the</i> <i>starters, half for the over budget main</i><br />
Quality of meal (1-3): <b>3</b><br />
Value for money (1-3): <b> <i>1 - </i></b><i>The main was over-budget, the mushroom wasn't particularly big, but the spring rolls were huge</i><br />
X-factor (0-1): <b>0 - </b><i>I don't like the atmosphere there</i> <br />
Total: 55%<br />
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Guess I will have to drink my calories tonight...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1370855/restaurant/Perth/Woodbridge-Hotel-Guildford"><img alt="Woodbridge Hotel on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1370855/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-28374395217203079462011-11-18T10:53:00.003+08:002011-11-25T12:49:54.059+08:00The Oxford Hotel<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;">I had high hopes for The Oxford. It's one of my favourite pubs, as a pub. It has a pretty good atmosphere. I like the outside, yet undercover area. I had a private function there for New years eve, and it was cheap and everyone had a good night. They had a private "downstairs" area, that looks kind of like a dungeon. It's cute, I like it. I was excited to see how they went for food. I wanted to see The Oxford in my top 5.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
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</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">I ordered the macaroni cheese. I was pleased. Most of the dishes were over $25, closer to $30 and I wanted to cut The Oxford some slack. I was going to give them high marks for value for money, even though mostly their meals were expensive, because I was able to eat something for $7.</div><br />
<b>Food quality</b><br />
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But they disappointed me... In the worst possible way. The macaroni cheese had bacon in it! It's partially my fault. I should have asked if it did. That said my friend did said to the waitress when she took our order "I wanted a vegetarian dish... I guess I'll just get the mac and cheese", which implies a meat-less dish is expected. It could have been misinterpreted, but let's move on. I was able to take the dish back and get a meat-free version. This meant that by the time I had my meal, everyone else had finished eating. It also meant that I'd finished my drink, consequently drinking my calories, and thus no longer being hungry.<br />
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When I eventually got my meal I wasn't expecting much. It was pretty terrible. The pasta wasn't even macaroni, and it wasn't cooked properly. It tasted, and I'll quote my friend here "Like someone has taken some pasta and grated some cheese on top and gone DONE!". It really wasn't very special. My friend who had also ordered the same actually sent his back. I ate most of mine, but I wasn't impressed. Suddenly $7 seemed like a lot of money. I thought at first it was really reasonable for dinner, but when I realised I could get a bag of cheap pasta from Coles for 99c, and a block of cheese for a few dollars and I could make it myself it suddenly felt like a rip-off. In fact, I could make it better myself.<br />
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<b>Overall Rating</b><br />
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1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>0.5 - </b><i>0.5 for the overpriced vegetarian dish. Nothing for the sides, even though there was lots of them. I cannot be sure they were vegetarian.</i><br />
Quality of meal (1-3): <b>1</b><br />
Value for money (1-3): <b> <i>1 - </i></b><i>Most dishes were quite expensive. $7 for that mess suddenly wasn't worthwhile</i><br />
X-factor (0-1): <b>1</b><i><br />
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Total: 35%<br />
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Guess I will have to drink my calories tonight...<br />
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(You know, I say this ever week, but this is the first time I've actually done it!) <br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1370597/restaurant/Perth/Oxford-Hotel-Leederville"><img alt="Oxford Hotel on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1370597/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-32450712258343617992011-11-11T11:54:00.006+08:002011-11-25T12:49:59.493+08:00The Flying Scotsman<div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><b>Food Choices</b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><br />
</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; text-align: left;"><span style="font-family: "Helvetica Neue",Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif;">S</span>o, continuing the trend, there were a few options. Gnocchi ($20), Vegetarian rissotto ($21.50), 3 vegetarian pizzas (Margarita: $13, Fat vego: $17.50, Tandoori: $17), Vegetarian platter ($33), Vegetarian burger ($16), 2 salads ($14, $16). So that's plenty of options, and plenty for under $20. Want to share a pizza or a platter and you're in for a cheap night out! </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br />
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I ordered a pizza and shared it with my friend. I'm pretty sure I've had the Fat Vego before, and remember it to be good, but don't quote me on that. This time, however, I had the Tandoori pizza. If you like Indian food, but don't like spicy foods (like me, yes yes I know I'm picky), then this is the pizza for you. It was really tasty! You wouldn't think yoghurt on a pizza would be a good idea but it <i>worked</i>! It was a bit messy to pick up and eat, but other than that I was very pleased. I couldn't eat the whole thing, so I shared it with a friend. Nice and cheap. I had two other friends order pizzas, and they couldn't finish them either, so I'd definitely recommend this place to share a pizza.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The Vegetarian Platter changes with the specials</td></tr>
</tbody></table>Two of my friends ordered and shared the platter. One friend said he was "in love" with the quiche. He then demoted to it "quite nice", and then didn't finish it. They seemed to generally enjoy it. I tried the quiche and wasn't impressed.<br />
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</tbody></table>So apparently even though this looks awful it was really tasty. My friend said that even though they didn't like olives, it was still nice. He ate all the olives. <br />
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<b>Overall Rating</b><br />
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1 point per vegetarian choice (max 6): <b>3</b><br />
Quality of meal (1-3): <b>2</b><br />
Value for money (1-3): <b> <i>2.5 - </i></b><i>There was a lot of options under $20, and $8.50 for a delicious meal. My only complaint is that there were meat pizza for cheaper than the vegetarian options. That just doesn't seem right</i><br />
X-factor (0-1): <b>0</b><i> </i><br />
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Total: 75%<br />
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Guess I won't have to drink my calories tonight...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1370285/restaurant/Highgate/The-Flying-Scotsman-Perth"><img alt="The Flying Scotsman on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1370285/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1096379782725218824.post-23060916841176532762011-11-04T10:05:00.005+08:002011-11-25T12:51:55.457+08:00The Rosemount HotelI really like the atmosphere at The Rosemount. It was a nice night and we sat outside. The beer garden has bench tables, grass and pool tables. It's a great place to chill.<br />
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<b>Food Choices</b><br />
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I seem to be on a roll here, another place with plenty of options. Besides the usual sides there was primavera pesto quiche ($15), vegetarian burger ($16), gourmet pumpkin salad ($16), vegetarian and margherita pizza (small $11.50 / large $15.50) as well as a vegetarian asian platter (small $30 / large $50). Obviously the platter was outside of my price range, but the idea is that those are to share. Which is always a great option. Not only was there a heap of choices, they were all under $20! Dinner for as cheap as $11.50 is pretty rare these days.<br />
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I ordered the pumpkin salad.<br />
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It was really good. It was definitely my kind of salad. It had all the things that I love in a salad, plus things I wouldn't normally include, which just added to it. It contained "roasted butternut pumpkin, baby spinach, feta cheese & pine nuts tossed in a light honey balsamic dressing" and it was delicious. It had no rocket, which is great, because I don't like rocket. I am definietely a fan of baby spinach though, and the dressing was really nice. The pumpkin was cooked perfectly. $16 seems a lot for a salad, but compared to a lot of other pub prices, it was reasonable. I was very happy.<br />
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A friend ordered the quiche. She said it was average, and nothing to write home about. Her chips were a little bit too salty as well.<br />
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Another friend ordered the burger. He said it was good. However, I think I've established how I feel about vegetarian burgers. I didn't try it, but he said he'd recommend it.<br />
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<b>Overall Rating</b><br />
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1 point per vegetarian choice (max 3): <b>3 </b><br />
Quality of meal (1-3): <b>3</b><br />
Value for money (1-3): <b> <i>3 - </i></b><i>There was a lot of options under $20, including non-vegetarian dishes. I was very pleased with my meal, and the price was good.</i><br />
X-factor (0-1): <b><i>1</i></b><i><br />
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Total: 100%<br />
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Guess I won't have to drink my calories tonight...<br />
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<div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://www.urbanspoon.com/r/338/1428556/restaurant/North-Perth/Rosemount-Hotel-Perth"><img alt="Rosemount Hotel on Urbanspoon" src="http://www.urbanspoon.com/b/link/1428556/biglink.gif" style="border: medium none; height: 146px; width: 200px;" /></a></div>feckyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14007605363014749326noreply@blogger.com0