Melbourne drinks and dinner - 14th Aug 2010

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THanks for the support everyone - a great night out spread across 4 locations. In summary:

Lagerfield - Our interstate guests beat the locals to the bar. That proves beyond doubt what we always thought about Western Australians ;)

nlagalle dropped in with his daughter on their way home from the footy, and by the time 1800 had com and gone, we had 14 people ready for round 1 of dinner.

Quanjude - As the reviews had said (that I had read) the food was brilliant, the service, well lets just say ordinary. A very rude waiter who one of our quieter members was considering throwing his prada shoe at!

I personally thought that the Peking Duck was the best I had had, done in a true Bejing style that wasnt greasy and literally melted in your mouth. On top of that, the duck was cut by the chef at the table, so we saw exactly what we were getting - -very professional and I will return to this restaurant again - just avoiding Xi'ini "Grumpy" Shu

Out the restaurant after the bill was settled and some walked, the smart ones trammed to Rydges for the next round.

Serfty, Mrs Serfty and others were waiting patiently for our arrival and had enjoyed a refreshing beverage in the interim, so were quite happy to get the food part underway. The set course menus came out and the eating began.

Again I was impressed with the quality of the Rydges food - my steak, Mrs munitalPs steak were perfectly cooked, other food I saw looked excellent and I never actually saw anyone complaining about quality.

The Rydges platinum card has a 10 person limit we found out early in the evening - this was confirmed by looking up the fine print on the interweb - so, without even a stumble in the proceedings, drinks were bought direct from the bar while swiping the platinum card - everyone got 50% of drinks, then when paying the final account without drinks added, 10 people got the 50% discount, the other 7 didn't, then we simply added the 2 separate table dockets together and divided equally - about 35% discount was enjoyed by all on food - worked well in my humble opinion.

18o6 - After saying goodbye to a few, 18o6 had been holding a table for us (QF009 had been getting a number of calls from them - "where are you!") and we headed across the road for night caps.

I indulged in Mojito's - my norm at 18o6, the selection of coughtails on the table being consumed (I didn't say drunk because it may have been confused with the general condition of the AFFer's at the table) was impressive, a bottle of bubbles, and before long, I was bidding farewell to my AFF friends and SWMBO and I wandered off into the dark in search of the Sofitel

Thanks to everyone who came - it was great meeting the new faces, good catching up with the rest and can't wait for the next time.

munitalP

Quanjude Pics

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Next came Rydges...

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A bit shy on photos here, so if anyone else took some, please post!
 
18o6 - my mixed emotion bar...

good drinks, slow good service, insanely expensive...

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my mojito's

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Thanks everyone, it was great putting faces to the names and meeting everyone, certainly a great first AFF experience for me :D
 
Thanks everyone for an awesome night! :D Was certainly fab to catch up with familiar faces and meet some new ones. I think that was the biggest Melbourne AFF night we've ever had - my AMEX is still sizzling...:eek::cool:
 
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Glad you all had a great night (though Penegal's seems to have ended on a sour note :( ) An interesting set of mugshots! :shock::)

My flight from AKL actually landed a bit early and though I would have loved to have got there at some stage it was all I could do to get myself home and remain awake just long enough to see the Cats wallop the Doggies!

And just one (AKL-MEL) flight in economy, after the DONE4, was enough to tell me I am going to have trouble adjusting!
 
Very good night.I am back in Perth getting ready for my 3 day working week.
Thanks for making me welcome even though I came over from Perth.
The Peking duck was really good,the deal at the Rydges was excellent and the use of Crown Casino loyalty cards for drinks was innovative.
Now I learned from MRS SERFTY that her other half is addicted to AFF at night and he has an encyclopedic mind.
Now if anyone loses on that share tip just remember it came from my identical twin when I was in the toilet.....
Thanks Gordon for the arrangements,accounting and the free tram to the Rydges.
 
Had a good night and it was pleasing to catch up with people I have met before and some new - yes the food was really reasonably priced.

Kicking myself as I joined the Rydges program last week and in checking things out today, I realized we could have had a 20% dicount for those seven remaining plates.
... Now I learned from MRS SERFTY that her other half is addicted to AFF at night and he has an encyclopedic mind. ...
Wasn't so encyclopedic this morning ... :-| :shock:
 
Thanks everyone for a great night. It was nice to catch up with old friends and meet some new faces. A big thank you goes out to mutinalP for organising this, and handling the bookings, bills, etc.

The Peking Duck was a highlight for me, and the half price Pinot at Rydges washed everything down well.



Glad you all had a great night (though Penegal's seems to have ended on a sour note :( )

While partaking in some post-1806 beverages on Chapel St the night did end on a slightly sour note, but thankfully everyone is okay.
 
Thanks for a great night everyone. From the duck to the dinner to the drinks, a good night had by all.

Had a leisurely Sunday (once again, Hilton MEL SW never fails on good service), got some steps, saw Bundy Bear off at MEL T1 on what was a very windy peak traffic period with ZXA going tech, pushing out the crucial MEL/SYD CityFlyer schedules. Staying at the Hilton MEL Airport tonight before JQ3 tomorrow.

Somehow I think I (amongst perhaps a couple of others) have a monopoly on the photos posted in the thread... :-|
 
Hey All.

Myself and +1 Had a good night.

Sorry for the early exit... However I had worked during the day.

Was nice to get back to our suite at the Sofitel and have a quick nght cap.

Was really great to meet some new ppl who share my love of all things to do with flying and to put some faces to some "handles".

Look forward to next time.

Special thanks to munitalP and munitalP +1 for the planning and hospitality.

Shaun.
 
Looks like a great night was had by all! Glad it was enjoyed. Despite the invitation from flashware, I didn't have the time to get to Lagerfield for a quick meet before the Victory vs Glory A-League match. Maybe next time!
 
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