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.