tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post8941968346829216529..comments2023-10-24T03:10:47.088+11:00Comments on A Goddess In The Kitchen: M Bar. Crushingly mediocre...purple goddesshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05205284829507903435noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-67937542213315752312010-02-21T15:09:03.219+11:002010-02-21T15:09:03.219+11:00I really like when people are expressing their opi...I really like when people are expressing their opinion and thought. So I like the way you are writingAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-56623512835654062592007-12-10T11:31:00.000+11:002007-12-10T11:31:00.000+11:00Oh PG, Sad to hear your dining experience was less...Oh PG, Sad to hear your dining experience was less than first class. A great piece of reading though. So nice of you to quote me – I feel honoured. You really must try Bistro Vue some time – as you have read its excellent food at very fair prices. I have plenty more reviews to be posted on my blog in the coming days so stay tuned.<BR/>Happy eating,<BR/>Jon!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-29495803174389431702007-12-07T00:06:00.000+11:002007-12-07T00:06:00.000+11:00$11 a meal max, or $40+. anything in the middle, w...$11 a meal max, or $40+. anything in the middle, with a few exceptions of course, is usually disappointing.<BR/><BR/>My scale is a balance between the effort it takes to get to said establishment vs. effort (assuming ability) it takes to prepare same food with a trade off of "botheredness", "tiredness", "convenience", and necessity.<BR/><BR/>boring to many I know, but that's how i feel. If I'm going to eat amateur food, I want it to be in the comfort of my friends' homes with huge amounts of love and thoughtfulness amongst the ingredients. ALWAYS ALWAYS is better!!grocerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13860154539429230909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-13336813894887323742007-12-06T16:35:00.000+11:002007-12-06T16:35:00.000+11:00Struggle indeed.I find myself in the same quandary...Struggle indeed.<BR/><BR/>I find myself in the same quandary. I refuse to pay $35 for grilled fish (of questionable freshness, with chips and salad, when I could have it at home better, fresher, nicer.<BR/><BR/>**sigh indeed**<BR/><BR/>It was a work Xmas do, so I really had no say in it.purple goddesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05205284829507903435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-89058769037322489292007-12-06T15:44:00.000+11:002007-12-06T15:44:00.000+11:00Mr Stickyfingers has a group of friends with unedu...Mr Stickyfingers has a group of friends with uneducated palates who love that kind of thing. To them that's a 'swish do'. <BR/><BR/>I always struggle to choose something from the menu in those places and inevitably come away feeling ripped off. Mr feels we eat better and use superior produce at home. I'd rather have a cheap meal whether Asian or wacky Honkers Fusion at bustling Star East in Glen Waverley, my local pub for a counter meal or a nice bowl of Pho, failing that some proper fine dining.<BR/><BR/>Sadly the majority of venues in Australia are of this mediocre ilk because there is a market for it. These are the same diners who think junk food is an acceptable school lunch and throw money at their kids in lieu of considered parenting.<BR/><BR/>**SIGH**stickyfingershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14861830835308131738noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-77504129566641314012007-12-06T12:25:00.000+11:002007-12-06T12:25:00.000+11:00Oh Ella, that is hilarious. I think your review is...Oh Ella, that is hilarious. I think your review is totally honest and has saved me a trip there. It's also hilarious, I'm cracking up here at work.<BR/><BR/>I loved this line the most<BR/>"If I'd turned around at an inopportune moment, I'd have had to have given him my phone number and expected respect in the morning."<BR/><BR/>I too hate really noisy places. Hence I found places like Bar Lourinha and Belgian Beer Cafe a bit too noisy for a dinner. Great if you're just there for drinks but when you are sitting further away from your friends, you literally can't hear them.thanh7580https://www.blogger.com/profile/12101572834580539226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-53215039020155331292007-12-06T07:19:00.000+11:002007-12-06T07:19:00.000+11:00Ha Ha Haserves your mob right. Who was the wanker ...Ha Ha Ha<BR/><BR/>serves your mob right. Who was the wanker who picked a "trendy" resto in Toorak Rd.<BR/><BR/>And you were surprised it was crap! <BR/><BR/>What did Furry have for dinner? A warm chicken ceasar salad. Total cost, 'bout $10. And it was probably better than anything on the menu where you were at.<BR/><BR/>HA HA HA<BR/><BR/>No sympathy for any of you ..... serves you right for abandoning your Furry all night long. <BR/><BR/>Especially since you took the pellets for the air rifle before you left! I WAS BORED!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-90829373076496975162007-12-05T18:47:00.000+11:002007-12-05T18:47:00.000+11:00Toorak Road! I have to ask, was it a dare, a reuni...Toorak Road! I have to ask, was it a dare, a reunion, a tryst, an undercover Op?<BR/>I dont even live in Melb anymore so i guess I am talking out of my date (again!)BUT, generic restuarants like this are all part of the 'Beige' phenomenon that you have described earlier PG.<BR/>If ever there were a poster boy/girl for the reason why its better to cook at home, these joints should be front & centre.<BR/>Take their 'hero', that freakin' souffle, the whole restaurant rests on its power to 'OOh & Ahh'. Maybe to some it makes up for every other disappointment of the night, to me though it smells of cynicism, high-rent & paint by numbers un-hospitality.<BR/>How dispiriting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-537734033723164207.post-43793644813719593862007-12-05T14:46:00.000+11:002007-12-05T14:46:00.000+11:00It sounds like you've taken one for the team, crus...It sounds like you've taken one for the team, crushingly mediocre indeed, better luck next time.<BR/><BR/>It's been ages since I was at Romeos, I took a date there and funnily enough, can't remember a thing about the food!neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17247582833451153687noreply@blogger.com