tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-97896862024-03-13T13:34:42.183+11:001001 Dinners 1001 NightsOriginally a culinary journey through the best (and sometimes not the best) eateries in Melbourne interstate and international. This site is a free guide. Your comments are very welcome and any contributions will be added to the site. Feel free to email us reviews, anytime and anywhere.Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.comBlogger1049125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-74752345617716544732022-06-28T14:07:00.001+10:002022-06-28T14:19:30.745+10:00Navi YarravilleOMGI dont recall how I came across this little restaurant months ago but Whenever I tried to get a reservation it was always booked out, even months ahead. Without much hope I put myself down on a waitlist for a few dates. A week or two later an email informed me we had a table for Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-53280179101635240892022-04-01T22:49:00.006+11:002022-04-06T09:53:30.415+10:00Potsticker RevisitedThere have been at least five restaurants on this busy corner diagonally opposite Caulfield Park that have failed to before Potsticker showed the way. It has changed hands since Eric Wong refurbished the place with a central pool featuring an ever flowering Cherry blossom in lights. It's got a lot of style for a suburban restaurant.Looking back I see that we've reviewed Potsicker in 2011 andElliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-54505629487432437332022-03-08T13:11:00.001+11:002022-03-08T13:11:10.442+11:00GoldaWhy would anyone review a restaurant just one week before it closes?Well, lots of reasons. It may have been an iconic restaurant worth remembering, a memorial, or perhaps as an opportunity to comment on the food scene as illustrated by the place.To some extent that applies to this review. It makes me wonder.How can a restaurant survive six lengthy lockdowns, with government support of course. butElliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-41925248683994197192022-03-02T15:16:00.002+11:002022-03-03T07:53:57.493+11:00CentonoveCentonove translates as 109 which is the address in Cotham Rd. Kew of this long standing Italian restaurant.It has a goodly number of regulars and is generally quite busy.It is in the upper price bracket for a suburban restaurant. They offer a two course menu for $69 and a three course menu for $90. There is a modest wine list by the glass, and a more extensive reasonably priced half or full Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-1571055764809880082022-03-02T14:27:00.002+11:002022-04-03T21:57:55.501+10:00Name:
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Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-56331069652479372862020-05-20T20:13:00.002+10:002022-04-03T21:57:55.717+10:00FormsElliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-59973681715073074102019-08-26T21:18:00.000+10:002022-04-03T21:57:55.752+10:00Dinner by Heston revisited (Crown, Melbourne) 08/2019Where to begin. It's about four years since we visited Heston's restaurant. Last time it was and we sat at the chefs table which, in fact, is rather isolated from the rest of the restaurant yesterday we went for lunch. We sat in the main dining room which will spacious with well separated tables and not noisy. From the start to the end service was impressive wait staff knew a lot Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-1175697189279056492019-06-16T13:29:00.001+10:002022-04-03T21:57:55.433+10:00MsFranki (Cremorne) 06/2019
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Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-73474010176770712382019-01-10T22:18:00.000+11:002019-01-10T22:24:52.946+11:00Provenance (Beechworth) 01/2019
The entrance to this highly regarded regional restaurant, which has featured in the AGFG for almost a decade, and is currently rated 30th by Gourmet Magazine in Australia's top 100 restaurant, is through an impressive very large wooden door down the side of this former bank building.
Spread over a number of rooms it retains something of the grandeur of the original building with a Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-91057638425433121622019-01-09T23:14:00.003+11:002019-01-09T23:14:46.121+11:00miss Amelie (Woodonga) 01/2019
Woodonga, in Victoria, is a twin city with Albury, separated by the Murray river that forms the border between New South Wales and Victoria. Neither of them are noted foodie eating stops but miss Amelie was recommended. It lives in a former railway station
which has been refurbished into a clean but unexciting restaurant.
had only two dishes - local asparagus coddled hen's egg cheddar Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-48502708591113570392018-12-31T10:41:00.000+11:002018-12-31T10:48:39.215+11:00Amaru (Armadale) 12/2018
We ate here almost two years ago (see https://1001dinners.blogspot.com/search?q=Amaru )and we were massively impressed. I described the place and discussed the meaning of the name at length at that time. After a term as sous chef at Vue de Monde Chef McIvor made the astonishing move to run the kitchen at a suburban golf club before taking the reins at Amaru. The eight course degustation Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-19570149239833049742018-12-25T00:13:00.001+11:002018-12-25T00:13:41.939+11:00Kakizeki Sushi Bar (South Yarra) 12/2018
This quite simple Japanese sushi bar, formerly the home of Hibari, a similar establishment without the finesse, is marked by delicacy, with a Japanese emphasis in every aspect.
Even the draped front door. The restaurant is very plain and functional. Setting are simple
and minimal.
There are about 12 seats around the preparation area
and a couple of Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-61562472507182171632018-12-13T10:22:00.003+11:002018-12-13T10:27:31.254+11:00Da Noi (South Yarra) 12/2018
Hard to believe that it is 12 years since we last ate here and it has remained fundamentally unchanged. At that time we had a five course Sardinian style meal with no menu. See https://1001dinners.blogspot.com/search?q=Da+Noi
That's what you get today. Indeed there is so much variation that dishes might even vary from table to table. The narrow two story terrace, home of Da Noi, remains Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-86726569231787551012018-12-12T01:06:00.000+11:002018-12-12T01:08:57.292+11:00Woodland House (Prahran) 12/2018
Since Jaques Reymond sold his eponomous restaurant, renamed Woodland House a few years ago we've reviewed it three times see https://1001dinners.blogspot.com/search?q=woodland+house with moderate to high praise.
Neither the venue nor the format of the meal has changed but the food does. Last week we enjoyed the eight course degustation menu. You could have five courses, if you Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-85226004879825959272018-12-09T10:41:00.001+11:002018-12-09T10:43:29.600+11:00Rump and Ribs (Townsville and Rockhampton) 12/2018
This franchise restaurant has about half a dozen venues, almost all in Queensland. Almost by accident I tried two of them on two successive days, the first in Rockhampton and the second, apparently the most successful one, in Townsville. They have some variations but work to a pretty good formula.They both offer inside and outside dining.
They both have bars
and minimal Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-37161255025487383432018-12-04T17:43:00.000+11:002018-12-04T17:43:54.672+11:00Table 8 (Mulia Resort Nua Da Bali) 11/2018
Mulia is a very fancy resort hotel in Bali distinguished by swathes of marble, huge foyers,
and grand staircases.
modern decor,
quality shops and high prices.
They have a few restaurants, on particularly noted for the prodigious variety of Chinese dishes available.
It's a simple place with a large u shaped counter stacked with every kind of meat, seafood Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-89274914179557272162018-11-05T01:32:00.002+11:002022-04-03T21:57:55.826+10:00AZUL BEACH CAFE ( Legian Bali) 11/2018
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Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-50062108372002428792018-11-05T00:53:00.001+11:002022-04-03T21:57:55.627+10:00Azull (Mimdara Beach Hotel Legian Ba;li) 11/2018Azul is the main restaurant at this beach resort hotel. It's the breakfast area and remains open all day for lunch and dinner. It's set up in a cavernous building,
open on two sides, with seating for about 100 in the building and the surrounding balcony..
In daylight the plainess of the room stands out.
although it has a few sculptured figures along one inner wallElliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-39515227605290633632018-11-03T21:25:00.000+11:002022-04-03T21:57:55.593+10:00 Gelateria Pasticceria D'Angelo (Rome) 08/2018Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-10850637416179875412018-11-03T20:32:00.001+11:002018-11-03T21:35:17.344+11:00Asian Spice Asian Urban Cuisine (Legian Bali) 11/2018
This, like lots of other areas in Bali is packed with tourists, and restaurants. We were looking for a Rijsttafel, literally 'rice table'. This Dutch word refers to an Indonesian meal made up of a large number of small dishes served with rice. There may be 40 or more but we only got eight plus sauces and rice.
Indian Spice is a barn like restaurant on the main street of Legian. It is simply Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-84074605856152795442018-11-03T20:08:00.001+11:002018-11-03T20:19:40.830+11:00Camden Hotel (Caulfield) 11/2018
All this signage might give one the idea that this is a drinking place, which, of course, it is but it's also a place that serves fairly decent food at quite modest prices.
It's unpretentious with basic table settings
in a large open room with a central bar.
We'd heard that their large flounder was particularly good so that had to be top of our choices.
What sort Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-33483688961773116532018-11-03T17:46:00.000+11:002018-11-03T17:48:46.666+11:00Matilda (South Yarra) 10/2018
It's not usual that Sandra and I disagree about a restaurant to more than a minimal degree. Matilda, named after Scott Pickett's daughter, was the exception.
I liked the simple, understated decor, although the chairs could be uncomfortable there is plenty of cushioned seating around the walls.
The attempt at noise reduction with the sound absorbing ceiling is admirable and not unattractive&Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-11874617005940787952018-10-09T19:11:00.000+11:002018-10-09T19:18:52.134+11:00Sapphire (Newcastle, NSW) 08/10/2018
We don't often go to Indian restaurants because Sandra has a sensitivity to chili, perhaps even an allergy, but arriving in Newcastle alone at dinner time after only a scanty snack on the plane I was happy to take the opportunity to try Newcastle's reputedly best home style Indian cuisine.
Sapphire, a precious gemstone, often worn by Royalty, especially the brilliant blue as seen inElliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-64675564154529842652018-09-28T17:36:00.004+10:002018-09-28T17:51:40.204+10:00Origin Nepal (Canberra) 09/2018
In Canberra rather late I wandered around Northbourne Ave and precinct looking for a good place to eat.
There were stacks of restaurants but the all seemed very mundane so I chose something a bit different.
Origin Nepal is very much a place serving traditional Nepalese food. There's a brief menu on a black board outside the door.
The restaurant occupies along room
which, atElliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9789686.post-26853587859807487202018-09-15T14:25:00.000+10:002018-09-15T15:00:42.232+10:00Montrachet (Bowen Hills - Brisbane) 09/2018
It's four years since I last visited Montrachet and things have changed a bit. It's been sold and it's moved from a slightly isolated spot in Paddington to a busy restaurant strip and now also have outside dining. In other ways it's very much the same. A seven course degustation ($110) or a four course degustation ($90) with matched wines if you wish. A very French a la carte menu, uniformed Elliot and Sandrahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05054855299596966207noreply@blogger.com0