What I ate today - the food thread

Sunday night’s dinner at the Coogee Pavilion. Every thing dearer than at home. All but one of the family present.
The menu
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The food. Smoked ocean trout
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My barramundi
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Sunday roast beef
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Pork Chop
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Bouillabaisse
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The food was good but at Sydney prices. Food about 30% higher than at home. Drinks 40. to 50% higher.
It was a good night. Huge place. Upmarket food on ground floor where we were, Cafe and street food on level 1 and a bar on the top floor.
Part of the Merivale empire.
 
Sunday breakfast at IC club Coogee..
Mrsdrron had American style pancakes.
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I started with some meats and smoked salmon.
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Then Beach Benedict.
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Monday we both had the eggs, avocado and portobello mushrooms on toast Nice taste but blunt knives.
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Lunch at new-ish QF J lounge, CBR. Compared to the previous version of this lounge, I believe, the food options I have greatly improved. There’s usually only one hot main. But today there were two - one meat based and one vego …

Usually the veg options are the salad and soup, but not today - no sireee …

The paneer curry was AH-MAAA-ZING! And I had to, pair it with some fresh chillies 🌶️ 😀

The salads were good too. finished with a slice of blueberry cheesecake …

All in all a amazing (compensating more like) start to my JQ service to MEL…

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Big - 50 odd people anyway - family reunion in Cambridge at Millworks

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Food was fine but but not special. Probably what you would expect from a limited option pre-booked meal.

Pea soup or salad to start..

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Roast beef - very tender but not a lot of flavour

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Sticky Date Pudding.

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