Today our team of gourmet adventurers strolled in the sun to the Flavours of India restaurant
The proprietor and staff were friendly and professional
our food - fresh and aromatic
plain and garlic naan - light with crispy bits
railway lamb - tender, spicy and not hot (as served on the famous Indian railway since 1906)
beef vindaloo - not too hot
dahl and rice
all dishes were dressed with fresh coriander
We have been here before and always enjoy the friendly service and fresh food
http://www.flavoursofindia.net.au/
19 January 2012
13 January 2012
Roule Galette
Braving the ominous overtones of it being Friday the 13th - not a black cat or ladder in sight, thankfully - our little team spent this morning venturing slightly wider afield than St Kilda Road.
Admittedly, not sticking to our "theme" of "St Kilda Road Eateries" in only our second post may not be a good sign, but we do frequently venture into the city for treats so it's only fair to keep you in the loop on our opinions on those places too.
Today's treat was in the shape of Roule Galette and what a treat it was!
Our little team nearly packed out the whole cafe, it's a tiny little place filled with many cute treasures from Brittany and a gorgeous little children's book called Roule Galette - not every place can boast having a storybook of their own!
Being fairly early in the day most of us opted for savoury galettes - Cathy and Tom were the exceptions with a lemon and sugar crepe and a Normandy Flambee, the latter taking several tries to set alight, but it was a spectacular and delicious-smelling display when it eventually did catch on!
For myself, I was very boring and went for the ham and cheese galette, which was a perfect rainy day brunch choice, although maybe a little too much ham for my taste (but easily enough fixed with a little of my traditional food dissection).
Others opted for the Complete (ham, cheese and egg) and (not even on a dare!) Paul selected the escargot... very brave for that early in the day if you ask me, but he seemed very happy with his choice! I liked the inclusion of lettuce, presumably to give the snails something to nibble on (don't get me started on lettuce - I may be the only person on the planet who doesn't like it!).
We stayed for about an hour enjoying the atmosphere, sharing travel stories and discussing the origins of Facebook and how "liking" works and we certainly weren't pushed to hurry along.
Overall, I couldn't fault our food, the service or the venue and judging by the faces of my fellow travellers, I like to think they agree.
Admittedly, not sticking to our "theme" of "St Kilda Road Eateries" in only our second post may not be a good sign, but we do frequently venture into the city for treats so it's only fair to keep you in the loop on our opinions on those places too.
Today's treat was in the shape of Roule Galette and what a treat it was!
Our little team nearly packed out the whole cafe, it's a tiny little place filled with many cute treasures from Brittany and a gorgeous little children's book called Roule Galette - not every place can boast having a storybook of their own!
Being fairly early in the day most of us opted for savoury galettes - Cathy and Tom were the exceptions with a lemon and sugar crepe and a Normandy Flambee, the latter taking several tries to set alight, but it was a spectacular and delicious-smelling display when it eventually did catch on!
For myself, I was very boring and went for the ham and cheese galette, which was a perfect rainy day brunch choice, although maybe a little too much ham for my taste (but easily enough fixed with a little of my traditional food dissection).
Others opted for the Complete (ham, cheese and egg) and (not even on a dare!) Paul selected the escargot... very brave for that early in the day if you ask me, but he seemed very happy with his choice! I liked the inclusion of lettuce, presumably to give the snails something to nibble on (don't get me started on lettuce - I may be the only person on the planet who doesn't like it!).
We stayed for about an hour enjoying the atmosphere, sharing travel stories and discussing the origins of Facebook and how "liking" works and we certainly weren't pushed to hurry along.
Overall, I couldn't fault our food, the service or the venue and judging by the faces of my fellow travellers, I like to think they agree.
PS - a bonus treat, completely unrelated to food - an amazing timelapse video of monks working on a Mandala Sculpture.
06 January 2012
Fleur Depot de Pain
Yesterday we visited the Fleur Depot de Pain (love the name!) for the second time.
It has a great feel about it, with big wooden tables and cute old-fashioned chairs.
For early January it was quite busy and it can be a bit noisy inside so we bravely decided to sit outside... but the wild winds of Melbourne quickly forced a retreat back inside, where we found a table towards the back.
The staff weren't super friendly, but they were efficient and the food arrived relatively quickly.
I had the Croque Monsieur which was lovely and buttery with generous amounts of gruyere and ham - the perfect treat for a day when I was feeling a bit under the weather! Although I was a little jealous of Cathy's leek quiche which smelt divine...
I finished off with a piece of the pistachio crumble which I was a bit disappointed in - if I'm going to be bad and have cake with lunch, I want it to be worth the calories, so forgive me if I'm a little over-critical of my sweets! I guess for crumble I expect there to be a contrast in the texture - soft pastry, warm goooy middle and slightly crunchy top. This one, although the elements were reasonably tasty, was the same texture all the way through - and I'm sure being served cold did it an injustice.
Overall, I'd say lunch was a delightful French-ish break from the everyday trappings of St Kilda Road.
It has a great feel about it, with big wooden tables and cute old-fashioned chairs.
For early January it was quite busy and it can be a bit noisy inside so we bravely decided to sit outside... but the wild winds of Melbourne quickly forced a retreat back inside, where we found a table towards the back.
The staff weren't super friendly, but they were efficient and the food arrived relatively quickly.
I had the Croque Monsieur which was lovely and buttery with generous amounts of gruyere and ham - the perfect treat for a day when I was feeling a bit under the weather! Although I was a little jealous of Cathy's leek quiche which smelt divine...
I finished off with a piece of the pistachio crumble which I was a bit disappointed in - if I'm going to be bad and have cake with lunch, I want it to be worth the calories, so forgive me if I'm a little over-critical of my sweets! I guess for crumble I expect there to be a contrast in the texture - soft pastry, warm goooy middle and slightly crunchy top. This one, although the elements were reasonably tasty, was the same texture all the way through - and I'm sure being served cold did it an injustice.
Overall, I'd say lunch was a delightful French-ish break from the everyday trappings of St Kilda Road.
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