Because we are all sooooooo busy we had already done 3 restaurants before we set up the blog but don't worry we took pictures and notes.
Week 1
Friday 7 May 2010
Deli’s Thai
381A Glebe Point Rd
phone: 9660 7792
Free home delivery. Lunch specials.
Thai will feature large on this blog. There are at least 5 on Glebe Pt Rd and that's not counting the $5 Thai which is in Bridge Rd and so does not meet our criteria. By the time we get down there I expect the Thai which replaced the long moribund Glebe Hardware will be open. Hooray!!!! The Thai Intra and Thai on Wok (I like the Chinglish senselessness of the name) are next to each other so Thai two weeks running and me hankering after pasta!
This Thai, Deli's Thai (no pictures sorry) does have the recommendation of longevity. It appeared in the late seventies or early eighties and is still there. Like Tony the delicatessen (now occupied by Toast Soldier which is not open at night) long enough to put a number of sons through Grammar. If they sold shares I would buy some.
Deli's Thai
The waitress look confused as we collected 4 menus from the counter. They have about 6 or 8 small tables but mainly it is takeaway. The waitress cheered up and was very pleasant and helpful with wine glasses etc. The decor was honest Thai or Thai honest or about what you would expect.
The mains
Best forgotten although the waitress was nice as i mentioned above. I recall Janet said they had lots of vegetables which is good but probably not reason enough to go.
The desserts
We tried two: black rice and pandan custard and banana pudding.
I looked suspiciously at the very green blanket on the black rice but it was delicious probably too much for one person but as we shared between two just the right amount. The pandan custard aka the green blanket was especially good, not to sweet subtly flavoured and good texture. Janet and Dave were less than impressed with the banana pudding which looked very glutinous. It was a rice cake and when I had a taste, I thought it was very good possibly, no actually, the best thing we ate all night. It reminded me of the tiny kueh which I ate in Bali in the seventies, no not hash cookies just sweet little cakes. This was not tiny, one portion is enough for two. I think we are narrow too minded about cakes.
The price
Very cheap about $75 for four. We brought our own wine but they got us very nice glasses to drink it out of and did not charge corkage.
The verdict
I may go back for the deserts but I think I will be on my own.
Week 2
Sunday 16 May 2010
Perry's The Authentic Woodfired Gourmet Pizza & Ribs
381 Glebe Point Rd, Glebe NSW 2037
(02) 9660 8440
Well it was going to be every Friday but even aging boomers are difficult to lock in so we went on Sunday. A foolish consistency is the hobgoblin of little minds
(Ralph Waldo Emerson ESSAY II Self-Reliance http://www.rwe.org/complete-works/ii---essays-i/ii-self-reliance accessed 25/05/2010).
Perry's only just made it into the blog as it has only one four person table which when we went was occupied by two young men waiting for take away. They agreed to move to a two person table. The waitress looked bemused but said nothing. The chef just carried on behind the counter.
The mains
Dave had the pizza (cebu) Stephen and I had the ribs and Janet had lasagna. Hearty servings but probably not good for your heart. The ribs could have been OK but had trails of sweet sauce which was all you could taste. I sampled Dave's pizza and it was intense and savoury but I couldn't identify any taste except cheese of no particular sort. Janet's lasagna was also mainly cheese.
So in summary no better than the Thai.
The deserts
Intense nostalgia!! Mr Pisa gelato! Rockmelon and lemon served in their respective skins, cassata with the small piece of soggy cake in the middle. The coconut was a tour de force in a mock coconut shell made of chocolate.
The price
The pizza comes in 4 sizes and ranges from $7 for small to $17 for large for the ordinary pizza and up to $26 for the family gourmet pizza. The ribs are about $15 and the pasta around $12. The gelato is $5.
The verdict
The waitress was nice. No other reason to go back unless as Dave said you are having the boys over to watch the footy (and you don't like them).
Week 3
24 May 2010
TOXTETH HOTEL 345 Glebe Point Rd Glebe 2037
Phone: (02) 9660 2370 Fax: (02) 969 29517
This time we went on a Monday night because the Toxteth Hotel has a two meals for the price of one Monday to Wednesday. We sat in what was called the fireplace room, a little quieter than the rest of the pub and Dave could keep an eye on the enormous tv in the beer garden.
The mains
As we had just got back from Darwin and I was missing the barra and chips I ordered the Thai style barramundi on a bed of greens. Too much sweetish sauce (where does it all come from) a bit overcooked and far too much rice, otherwise perfect. Dave thought so too.
We had a guest reviewer with us, Elena, awkward for the two for one but a good opportunity to explore the vegetarian options. She chose lentil moussaka. said it would have been good if there were less lentils and it cost half the price. it was $15, $18 with a drink (soda water, no one laughed)
Stephen had spachcock with piri piri sauce and Janet had Atlantic salmon
Our meals , on the two for deal cost $31 which was the cost of the spachcock and Janet and Dave's a modest $27. The cheapest meal so far said Janet. Gentle reader the fact that I am able to recall the meals speaks more to recentness rather than the quality but I am happy to report that so far the Toxeth mains have been the best (but remember the low threshold).
The deserts
NY baked cheese cake and sticky date pudding were chosen on the basis of Elena's advice that these are the only things to have in a pub. The desserts are $7.90 and not two for one. I had a coffee which was described as Illy coffee and this turned out to be unusual but in a good way. See photo below. It had some taste and lacked any bitterness a good quality in a long coffee.
The other two deserts were carefully presented and very sweet. Two balls of ice cream on each, well it looked odd.
Dave had the pizza (cebu) Stephen and I had the ribs and Janet had lasagna. Hearty servings but probably not good for your heart. The ribs could have been OK but had trails of sweet sauce which was all you could taste. I sampled Dave's pizza and it was intense and savoury but I couldn't identify any taste except cheese of no particular sort. Janet's lasagna was also mainly cheese.
So in summary no better than the Thai.
The deserts
Intense nostalgia!! Mr Pisa gelato! Rockmelon and lemon served in their respective skins, cassata with the small piece of soggy cake in the middle. The coconut was a tour de force in a mock coconut shell made of chocolate.
The price
The pizza comes in 4 sizes and ranges from $7 for small to $17 for large for the ordinary pizza and up to $26 for the family gourmet pizza. The ribs are about $15 and the pasta around $12. The gelato is $5.
The verdict
The waitress was nice. No other reason to go back unless as Dave said you are having the boys over to watch the footy (and you don't like them).
Week 3
24 May 2010
TOXTETH HOTEL 345 Glebe Point Rd Glebe 2037
Phone: (02) 9660 2370 Fax: (02) 969 29517
This time we went on a Monday night because the Toxteth Hotel has a two meals for the price of one Monday to Wednesday. We sat in what was called the fireplace room, a little quieter than the rest of the pub and Dave could keep an eye on the enormous tv in the beer garden.
The mains
As we had just got back from Darwin and I was missing the barra and chips I ordered the Thai style barramundi on a bed of greens. Too much sweetish sauce (where does it all come from) a bit overcooked and far too much rice, otherwise perfect. Dave thought so too.
We had a guest reviewer with us, Elena, awkward for the two for one but a good opportunity to explore the vegetarian options. She chose lentil moussaka. said it would have been good if there were less lentils and it cost half the price. it was $15, $18 with a drink (soda water, no one laughed)
Stephen had spachcock with piri piri sauce and Janet had Atlantic salmon
Our meals , on the two for deal cost $31 which was the cost of the spachcock and Janet and Dave's a modest $27. The cheapest meal so far said Janet. Gentle reader the fact that I am able to recall the meals speaks more to recentness rather than the quality but I am happy to report that so far the Toxeth mains have been the best (but remember the low threshold).
The deserts
NY baked cheese cake and sticky date pudding were chosen on the basis of Elena's advice that these are the only things to have in a pub. The desserts are $7.90 and not two for one. I had a coffee which was described as Illy coffee and this turned out to be unusual but in a good way. See photo below. It had some taste and lacked any bitterness a good quality in a long coffee.
The other two deserts were carefully presented and very sweet. Two balls of ice cream on each, well it looked odd.
