Having seen Master chef Neil Perry in cooking shows on television, we certainly were looking forward to a great experience  visiting one of his restaurant chains “ROCKKPOOL BAR & GRILL”. The Long Passageway does definitely impress as soon as you push the big wooden door and enter  the restaurant from the Burswood Hotel reception area and so does  the interiors which definitely has a posh look.

But That was the only good things ( or memory) that  we came back with , unfortunately for us everything else was poor, the service and the  food. For our starters after mulling over the menu and the chili mussels and fried  calamari , we settled to get the traditional garlic prawns  and the sautéed mixed mushrooms ( which is actually is a side ) as  the starters. The sautéed mixed mushrooms were the best dish we tasted over here , even though  it  was a bit annoying that the waiter sounded reluctant to bring  in the mixed mushrooms as a starter and so we settled to get it  later with the mains. The garlic prawns were good , but i have tasted better and bigger garlic prawns at one of the other local restaurant i visit in perth called “DA VINCI” in north Perth.

The mains was the hard part  to decide  after  pondering over the good selection of steaks, Pasta and seafood we decided to go with lamb lion chops with mint jelly $ 38 & WOOD FIRED VEAL CUTLET . About a good 30 minutes later  while we were enjoying our starters and cocktails. the waiters arrived with  the Veal Cutlet and  told my other half  that her lamb lion cutlet was ready and placed it on her table. My other half then got sus and asked what my order was  and the waiter said that my order was also a veal cutlet. My partner repeated what we had ordered  and they suddenly looked a bit confused and  said they will reconfirm  what was ordered.

They came back in a minute and said they were sorry , but a wrong order was placed and both of them were veal cutlets , the head waiter came and informed us  that he was sorry and they were out of lamb lion chops and would she like to  order something else  and they would make it up to her with some complimentary dessert. Given that my veal cutlet had already arrived and we  possibly were looking at another long wait  for her new order to arrive ( being hungry as well by now) , she reluctantly agreed to have the veal cutlet.

That’s where my luck ran out now, luckily enough  the veal cutlet for my partner was rated “just ok” by her , but i got a veal cutlet that was totally burnt , I thought that i might be able to get some good parts in the veal cutlet .. but the burned charred meat ruined the whole flavor in my mouth  and i did not even go through the whole veal cutlet. I tried to hide my displeasure  as it after all was my partners birthday today  and didn’t want the day to get ruined.

I got my usual coffee for dessert  and my the waiter bought a small little cupcake ( to add insult to injury) as a complimentary dessert for her. I decided i rather drown in a pool than come back to this rockpool for a dinner.If any of you are looking for a good fine dining restaurant i would recommend “The Zafferanos” anyday  its good value for money and just a bit more friendly on you wallet  and still the best gourmet food ever with million dollar sea views.

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Entree and main course at Kailis Bros

One of my favorites at kailis bro has to be the Grilled Lobster ( basted in pernod and herb butter)@ 29.94 for half lobster and $54 .95 for full lobster. The lobster is always cooked just right , so that its just soft and ready to dissolve in your mouth with its nice garlic and herb garnished taste.

There is  generous portion of Garlic bread reasonably priced at $ for entree  , and i usually go for the decent size servings of the Mussels ( Traditional Chilli Mussels with white wine, chilli & napolitana salsa ) $19.50 to go with the garlic bread as a starter, Just right for 2 people. Though you should also try the Sizzling Garlic Prawns which is also absolutely delicious.

They got a nice drinks menu for their cocktails which will most certainly delight some of the womenfolk  as get the men folk also curious to try some ( though  most popular beers are also represented in the drinks menu).

Id like to say the place was extremely busy  as usual and also the wait staff was ever so attentive to the customers , with the waiter at our table regularly checking if we are okay  with the food and all.  They also had  a dedicated bar staff by the looks of it , we got a guy promptly coming to our table from the bar within minutes of ordering our drinks.

Dessert menu after seafood

when your rounding up your delicious dinner , do try the divine sticky date pudding  that will leave a heavenly taste to sum up your most delicious dinner for the day. Bon Appetite

You can check out their main menu over here ,  and Beverage and Beer Wine Menu 

Kailis Bros Locatios in Perth 

In perth Kailis bros are located at

KAILIS BROS FISH MARKETS AND CAFE LEEDERVILLE

101 Oxford Street Leederville 6007

 

KAILIS BROS PTY LTD
23 Catalano Road Canning Vale Western Australia 6155

For more locations click here – >>  Kailis Bros

Kailis Bros Location Map

Adam Liaw, a 31-year-old media lawyer, won this year’s series of MasterChef after beating engineering student Callum Hann, 20, in the final challenge.

Adam liaw

Callum Hann

The ingredients for the “snow egg recipe” is as below

Guava and Custard Apple Snow Egg

Ref:http://foodiepop.blogspot.com/2009/11/food-review-quay-rocks.html

Custard apple ice cream
100ml milk
3 egg yolks
100g caster sugar
3 soft ripe custard apples
50ml pouring cream

Vanilla custard base
400ml pouring cream
2 vanilla beans, split and seeds scraped
1 whole egg
3 egg yolks
80g caster sugar

Guava granita
100g caster sugar
500ml water
400g strawberry guavas, peeled and diced
100g fresh strawberries, hulled and halved

Poached meringue
Canola oil spray
150g egg white
150g caster sugar

Guava puree
175g caster sugar
250ml water
½ vanilla bean
375g strawberry guavas, peeled and roughly diced

Maltose tuiles
200g liquid maltose
100g caster sugar
20g flaked almonds

Vanilla cream
100g vanilla custard base
100g double cream

Guava fool
100g of guava puree
200g vanilla cream

1 cup icing sugar, to serve

For the full masterchef Snow egg recipe go here

– >> http://www.masterchef.com.au/guava-and-custard-apple-snow-egg.htm

Other snow egg recipes

Snow eggs (Oeufs a la neige) – taste.com.au

Guava Snow Egg – lifestylefood.com.au

Snow eggs dessert recipe – a-taste-of-france.com/snow-eggs.html

(Simble) egg curry Kerala style – indiacurryrecipes.com/2009/01/simble-egg-curry-kerala-style.html

Dining at zafferanos

But when you dine at zafferanos , you would not mind paying more than  what you pay for the same food in Sydney or Qld or Melbourne, because the food is just delicious and exquisite , the ambience real 7 star ( but still got that relaxing feeling) and the restaurant decor just right. The wait staff here are impeccably professional and untrusive. Unlike many restaurants in Perth, they know how to deliver silver service here. This is a restaurant to keep for a very special occasion ,unless off course you can afford it on a regular basis .

Me and my better half decided to have the evening out in Perth  at a good restaurant to celebrate a occasion. we had already been to city beach  restaurant  Oceanus and  Kings park restaurant Frasers earlier and C restaurant ( the revolving restaurant with 360 degree city views ) in perth and definitely put them together in this category if not a better category. The cuisine is mainly Italian and seafood.

The sea views are really spectacular and also calming at the same time at zafferanos ,make sure you get  a good seat  right next to the water

zafferanos is fine dining restaurant and the service and  food definitely reflect that. The food was laid out on the plate perfectly and looked really exquisite  like on those master chef tv shows , and the taste definitely  left me attacking the food right up to the last morsel , without a spec of food left behind. The view at this restaurant is to die for!!! Simply stunning panorama of the river and the city

Food at Zafferanos

What we had  for dinner ?

We had some delicious seafood as well as chicken dishes as below. click here ->  for the whole menu

Entree:

Gamberi Piccanti

Garlic king prawns lightly fried tossed through chili confit and served over a fresh avocado crush. – $29

Mains:

Polletto alla Griglia

Marinated char-grilled chicken, served with a Cointreau and orange sage sauce, potato croquette and bok choy. – $49

Pesce del giorno

Zafferano’s fresh selection of fish changes everyday. It is served with seasonal vegetables and sauce to compliment the dish.( from what i remember htis was served with sauce with a Cajun spice, saffron potato and spinach crush)

Side dish :

Insalata di Campo

Garden leaves with cucumber, tomato, pine nuts and carrot dressed with extra virgin olive oil and fresh lemon.- $13

Service at Zafferanos

We recieved very professional service and quick service too , but  i suppose it could be because this day the restaurant  was not exceptionally busy. we would like to come here on a  Friday or Saturday night too see if it makes a difference to the service and food . Its definitely  on my must re-visit list.

Parking can be a problem as the parking area is very small, so often you have to park across the very busy Mount’s Bay Road and walk back via the overpass.

Where is zafferanos ?

Zafferanos is  in Perth, Western Australia and is situated in the historical Swan Brewery, overlooking the Swan River on Mounts Bay Road

Zafferano
Old Swan Brewery
171 – 173 Mounts Bay Rd
Crawley 6009

Tel: (08) 9321 2588

Unlike one of my favorite old classics “friday Im in love” I prefer to sing “tuesday Im in love”. i beg to differ from “the Cure – who sungs friday im in love , only because  Tuesday’s has so much more to offer.

Im sure many of you will vouch for that as well , specially those of  you who have ended up going to a pub a or club that has a Tuesday  nite back packer special (+ ) like  free beer and Sausage sizzle for entry fee.

What about  the tuesday special  that dominos pizza offers , its another one of my  Tuesday favorite !! They aren’t many people who would say no to nice dominoes pizza  at the Tuesdays special price.

The point I’m coming to over here is  that Suddenly Its no longer wise  to go on tuesdays to fill up petrol  as the  petrol companies are holing up on petrol to make wednesday the cheaper fuel day.

Now you might ask why Tuesdays  were ( or then are ) cheaper for fuel ?

Even i don’t have an answer but here is what this random guy has to say “The most likely cause is due to the fact that Petrol in that part of the world gets the majority of its shipments on Monday Night/Tuesday Morning…hence the "overstock" of oil creates higher supply and less demand…Therefore, the lower price is created and it makes the consumer want to buy the lower price all on Tuesdays” which could be true or then a whole load of bull

A spokesman for independent fuel price tracking website motormouth.com.au, Sean Rennick, confirmed that Wednesdays had superseded the traditional cheap Tuesday over the last three to four months Which means one of favorite  special prices for Tuesday has shifted.

Get on the wednesday special now ( tuesdays are out )!!

Now if only the night clubs shift their backpackers night  and Dominos shift thier  Tuesday special to wednesday. i could hit  the Pubs  drink and be merry on a budget  get cheaper petrol to get  to the clubs  and after having one too many  pick up that dominos pizza before going totally skint.

Link

Link:
Cheap Tuesdays: petrol stations ‘holding back’

I think i have the big Tuesday specials listed here .. let me know if you have any more

Here is  the details i got from the C restaurant website -

THE BEST BUSINESS LUNCH IN PERTH?
THIS AUGUST YOU DECIDE!!
We’re putting our money where your mouth is! For the entire month of August 2009, you pay what you think it’s worth.

With a great new menu consisting of five entrees, five mains and five desserts, call  thier friendly team on (08) 9220 8333. 

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call one of our friendly team on (08) 9220 8333.
(Offer applies to food only; beverages are full price.  Available Monday-Friday only.  Bookings essential)

 

Condition of offer:

(Offer applies to food only; beverages are full price.  Available Monday-Friday only.  credit card details are required as a safeguard. cancelations on the day or no shows will be charged $25 pp Bookings essential)

C REVOVLING Sea View Restaurant August offer

You can check out thier website at – > http://www.crestaurant.com.au/

C Restaurant Lounge

Address:
Level 33
44 St Georges Terrace
Perth WA 6000

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