Beastie Burgers

Beastie Burgers are a favourite amongst our group - as their burgers range from beef, to seafood and chicken all done in style.   Although the piece-de-resistance are the chunky onions rings which are absolutely delicious!

Hence, when faced with a decision as to what to eat one Monday evening, I wandered down and ordered my takeaway feast.

I have to say, when we ate in the restaurant, I loved the onion rings - I thought the burger was ok.  But I was disappointed with the takeaway.   The onion rings are 100 times better fresh and my beef pattie was burnt. =(

Given that experience, I'm giving Beastie Burgers 5/10, although I think my fellow Brisbane Biters would be quite a bit more generous.

Beastie Burgers is at Shop 60d, Little Stanley Street, South Bank.

Sardine Tin

A previous lonely Monday, I was walking around Southbank (waiting for my Beastie Burger to be cooked) when I spotted this lovely, wine bar.   I was enchanted with the name and decor and decided that this would be the place for our weekly team dinner.






Arriving at 7pm, we didn't make reservations, but I was charmed by the chalk reservation handwritten onto another table.  The three of us perched on some high chairs, and proceeded to choose items off the menu and wine list.


We chose 3 share plates of tapas.   They were all delicious!    We started with some marinated mushrooms, anchovies and fresh beetroot with goats cheese.   We then had lovely calamari, chicken wings, and smoked salmon with asparagus.   And yet another with pork belly and sardines.   

Finally, we decided to share a cheese platter and indulge in some dessert wine (although Gary opted for Port).   Really great cheese platter with plenty of variety.  I enjoyed the dried muscatel grapes, and thought the touch of honey comb honey was a great alternative to fig paste.




Thoroughly delicious, and I only hope to find a restaurant like this back in Sydney so I can enjoy it!

I'm giving Sardine Tin a 9/10.

Sardine Tin is at Shop 3A, Little Stanley Street, South Bank.

Guppy's Seafood & Grill

Looking for a good value meal, I couldn't go past the 2-4-1 that Guppy's holds on Tuesday nights. Besides the meal, you need to buy a drink (but very reasonable) so for under $20 you can eat and drink!

Although choices are limited to a compact menu, the selections are interesting.   We copied each other though and opted for the Corn crusted barramundi with mango salsa and sweet potato "chips".   I really liked the corn crusting - tasted like nachos - yum!

I also enjoyed choosing the strawberry/white chocolate / frappe type shake.   Tasted like creaming soda.

The service was fast and the food was good value.   I'm giving Guppy's a 6.5/10

Guppy's Seafood & Grill is located at 199 Grey Street, Southbank

Sardar Rasoi

We spotted a brand new indian restaurant - boasting bollywood music, bright uniforms and decor at the edge of the South Bank parklands, so we thought, why not? let's give the punjabi fusion theme a go.

Chicken Tikka Entree

At first, we were a bit worried about the single, poor review on eatability, but with the rain pelting down, we thought we should give it a go anyway, and we were very glad that we did!

The menu was both nicely presented and exciting!   We finally settled on a chicken tikka entree, a family sized naan, a mild pindi masala (okra), a medium... masala (chickpeas) and a vegetable biryani.

Mild really is mild - thank goodness, and I'm glad we only chose medium, as already I found it quite spicy.   So that's a good sign for those wanting an aurthentic taste.

Impressed by the family size naan!!!

Everything was very tasty - and surprisingly light and fresh!   MVL commented that this was similar to home style cooking and thought that it was delicious.

After seeing the poor review, but then having our own good experience (and the great value - $50 in total for dinner - including the 15% off voucher on eatability for Dec 2010), I'm giving the place an 8/10, Hayden agreed with an 8/10 and MVL went for a 9/10.

We all agreed we'd go back.

Sardar Rasoi is at Shop 2, 164c Grey Street, South Brisbane (although, we entered from Little Stanley Street)

Piaf

Piaf is a cute little french restaurant in Southbank, with a small seasonal menu, and I decided on Monday that I had to try it out!

Boasting a small seasonal menu, each section had me salivating and in dilemma about what to eat!   In the end, I chose to go all french...!

For my entree, I went with the escargot.   Beautiful snails in a lovely garlic and chive? sauce.   Really lovely, and I enjoyed mopping up the sauce with the bread provided!

Leesa chose the onion tart with goats cheese.

Meanwhile, Gary tucked into the beetroot cured salmon.   Quite good, although the beetroot curing was unusual.

Next, we chose our mains.   Leesa went with the "rump cap" which came with a broadbean salad.   The rump cap is a tender piece of meat, just above the usual "rump" cut on the cow.



Gary chose the chicken breast with roasted garlic and potatoes.   

And I tucked into a delicious confit of duck, on a watercress salad, with dried cranberries and walnuts.   Yum!!! and the duck was cooked perfectly, tender and falling off the bone.

We then decided to indulge further, sharing a cheese plate and some desert wine. We went with a brie and a crusted cheese.   Leesa and I liked the brie, but the crusted cheese was a bit pungent for my liking.   At least Gary liked it though!



All in all, quite a good meal and the prices were good for the quality of the food.   The entree's cost $12 and the mains $22.

 I think this was the place Sacha mentioned when I first visited Brisbane - but its probably now at the end, when we discovered it!  I only wish I knew about it earlier so I could have taken my mum when she visited.

I'd probably rate this place an 8/10 - good food, good prices, nice ambience, but I didn't like the cheese I picked... which is probably my fault... but still!!

Piaf is at 5/182 Grey Street, South Bank.