Do folk eat out less in Aus?
May 20th 2008, 11:37 am
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
We went to a place called Hobsons in Sandringham for the Sunday lunch I referred to-not one other customer the whole time and then drove by a number of other places along the bayside during the week-max 2 tables full at most. Walking around Port Melbourne on a Monday lunchtime-very quiet everywhere & the pub we had planned on going was shut Mondays. Looked in at a pub we saw online & thought looked good in Collingwood-only 2 customers. Just seems v quiet wherever we go-but then could just be because there's 1/4 of the population we're used to in London...
May 20th 2008, 11:39 am
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
We went to a place called Hobsons in Sandringham for the Sunday lunch I referred to-not one other customer the whole time and then drove by a number of other places along the bayside during the week-max 2 tables full at most. Walking around Port Melbourne on a Monday lunchtime-very quiet everywhere & the pub we had planned on going was shut Mondays. Looked in at a pub we saw online & thought looked good in Collingwood-only 2 customers. Just seems v quiet wherever we go-but then could just be because there's 1/4 of the population we're used to in London...
Jools monday is definately a funny day, lots of eating places closed on a monday (its a bugger when your looking for a carryout as you aint been to the supermarket
). It all does seem pretty quiet on a Monday.
May 20th 2008, 12:07 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
We went to a place called Hobsons in Sandringham for the Sunday lunch I referred to-not one other customer the whole time and then drove by a number of other places along the bayside during the week-max 2 tables full at most. Walking around Port Melbourne on a Monday lunchtime-very quiet everywhere & the pub we had planned on going was shut Mondays. Looked in at a pub we saw online & thought looked good in Collingwood-only 2 customers. Just seems v quiet wherever we go-but then could just be because there's 1/4 of the population we're used to in London...
HTH
May 20th 2008, 12:56 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
We eat out loads more here- not good for the weight gain.
Sometimes it is hard to decide where to go, as there are to many good places to chose from.
H (whose Vietnamese mum was a fab cook) is very particular about his Asian food and we have found some awful Chinese and some amazing places. Still the bad ones do not get repeat business.
Here in Newport/Willy there are some fab places and no matter what day of week/time of year, they are busy.
You just have to look around!
Sometimes it is hard to decide where to go, as there are to many good places to chose from.
H (whose Vietnamese mum was a fab cook) is very particular about his Asian food and we have found some awful Chinese and some amazing places. Still the bad ones do not get repeat business.
Here in Newport/Willy there are some fab places and no matter what day of week/time of year, they are busy.
You just have to look around!
May 20th 2008, 1:20 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
Curry (where you live) is no way as good as UK. Bloody excellent indian restaurant here (in fact just last night I had a stunning Jhinga Malabari, Pilau Rice and a Garlic and Corriander naan bread for the princely sum of $16).
Chinese food (where you live) is full of crappy veg and fatty meat. Where we live, the Chinese restaurants are mediocre, the noodle bars are really good and the Thai is bloody excellent.
But let's be honest - if Gordon Ramsay opened up in your local high street and was charging $20 a meal all-in, you'd still think it was shit.
Chinese food (where you live) is full of crappy veg and fatty meat. Where we live, the Chinese restaurants are mediocre, the noodle bars are really good and the Thai is bloody excellent.
But let's be honest - if Gordon Ramsay opened up in your local high street and was charging $20 a meal all-in, you'd still think it was shit.
There's only a handful of places that I will pay my hard earned cash for good food....
As for the Indians/Chinese/Thai..... I would rather lick a light switch.
May 20th 2008, 1:27 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
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But let's be honest - if Gordon Ramsay opened up in your local high street and was charging $20 a meal all-in, you'd still think it was shit.[/QUOTE]
Curry where i live is definately not as good as UK, you got that right.
And if Gordon opened a restaurant here i'd give it a go, but i don't like the way he cooks his meat, far too rare, so yeah you're right again. You shouldn't take offence. He wouldn't
p.s..i had a nice piece of chicken last night from KFC..all breast too, so no, not everywhere is shit, although you'd like me to think that!
But let's be honest - if Gordon Ramsay opened up in your local high street and was charging $20 a meal all-in, you'd still think it was shit.[/QUOTE]
Curry where i live is definately not as good as UK, you got that right.
And if Gordon opened a restaurant here i'd give it a go, but i don't like the way he cooks his meat, far too rare, so yeah you're right again. You shouldn't take offence. He wouldn't
p.s..i had a nice piece of chicken last night from KFC..all breast too, so no, not everywhere is shit, although you'd like me to think that!
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May 20th 2008, 2:07 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
The Perth curse rears its head again ...
May 20th 2008, 2:13 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
Curry where i live is definately not as good as UK, you got that right.
And if Gordon opened a restaurant here i'd give it a go, but i don't like the way he cooks his meat, far too rare, so yeah you're right again. You shouldn't take offence. He wouldn't
p.s..i had a nice piece of chicken last night from KFC..all breast too, so no, not everywhere is shit, although you'd like me to think that!
And if Gordon opened a restaurant here i'd give it a go, but i don't like the way he cooks his meat, far too rare, so yeah you're right again. You shouldn't take offence. He wouldn't
p.s..i had a nice piece of chicken last night from KFC..all breast too, so no, not everywhere is shit, although you'd like me to think that!
We'll go out and splurge.
May 20th 2008, 4:05 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
My observations...
Food is generally better quality than in England, though often it's more expensive.
Asian places are fairly cheap, but anywhere else (eg, pubs/restaurants) are pricey. In the pubs near us the cheapest main courses are all around $20, which would be 10 pound, so I certainly don't think that's cheap. The portions are often not that big either.
Obviously you can find areas (like St Kilda) and establishments that have cheap deals/offers on most days of the week, but there aren't may of these near us!
I've found most eating places very busy most of the time, except on a Monday which seems to be a day off for most of the bar/restaurant trade.
I've given up on Chinese as I usually like chicken dishes but over here every one I've tried (and I've tried a few) use some kind of horrible, slimy, inedible part of the chicken (I dread to think what part
)
Have not found the same problem so often with Thai, which are usually very good.
Greek restaurants are fab, numerous and popular over here. They have rapidly become my place of choice.
Takeaway pizzas are dangerously cheap! We can get two large pizzas for 18 bucks delivered ... so that's becoming quite common in our house
All in all, I find eating out a better experience here, though not as cheap as some people seem to find it.
Food is generally better quality than in England, though often it's more expensive.
Asian places are fairly cheap, but anywhere else (eg, pubs/restaurants) are pricey. In the pubs near us the cheapest main courses are all around $20, which would be 10 pound, so I certainly don't think that's cheap. The portions are often not that big either.
Obviously you can find areas (like St Kilda) and establishments that have cheap deals/offers on most days of the week, but there aren't may of these near us!
I've found most eating places very busy most of the time, except on a Monday which seems to be a day off for most of the bar/restaurant trade.
I've given up on Chinese as I usually like chicken dishes but over here every one I've tried (and I've tried a few) use some kind of horrible, slimy, inedible part of the chicken (I dread to think what part
)Have not found the same problem so often with Thai, which are usually very good.
Greek restaurants are fab, numerous and popular over here. They have rapidly become my place of choice.
Takeaway pizzas are dangerously cheap! We can get two large pizzas for 18 bucks delivered ... so that's becoming quite common in our house
All in all, I find eating out a better experience here, though not as cheap as some people seem to find it.
May 20th 2008, 6:37 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
Thing is you're in Sydney. We loved everything about the place when we went. Even the food
Now come over West and eat the stuff they serve here, write all about it in your journal...i'm sure you'll understand me abit better.
There is one mean Indian i will take you to, i'll buy
Now come over West and eat the stuff they serve here, write all about it in your journal...i'm sure you'll understand me abit better.
There is one mean Indian i will take you to, i'll buy
May 20th 2008, 7:21 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
My observations...
Food is generally better quality than in England, though often it's more expensive.
Asian places are fairly cheap, but anywhere else (eg, pubs/restaurants) are pricey. In the pubs near us the cheapest main courses are all around $20, which would be 10 pound, so I certainly don't think that's cheap. The portions are often not that big either.
Obviously you can find areas (like St Kilda) and establishments that have cheap deals/offers on most days of the week, but there aren't may of these near us!
I've found most eating places very busy most of the time, except on a Monday which seems to be a day off for most of the bar/restaurant trade.
I've given up on Chinese as I usually like chicken dishes but over here every one I've tried (and I've tried a few) use some kind of horrible, slimy, inedible part of the chicken (I dread to think what part)
Have not found the same problem so often with Thai, which are usually very good.
Greek restaurants are fab, numerous and popular over here. They have rapidly become my place of choice.
Takeaway pizzas are dangerously cheap! We can get two large pizzas for 18 bucks delivered ... so that's becoming quite common in our house
All in all, I find eating out a better experience here, though not as cheap as some people seem to find it.
Food is generally better quality than in England, though often it's more expensive.
Asian places are fairly cheap, but anywhere else (eg, pubs/restaurants) are pricey. In the pubs near us the cheapest main courses are all around $20, which would be 10 pound, so I certainly don't think that's cheap. The portions are often not that big either.
Obviously you can find areas (like St Kilda) and establishments that have cheap deals/offers on most days of the week, but there aren't may of these near us!
I've found most eating places very busy most of the time, except on a Monday which seems to be a day off for most of the bar/restaurant trade.
I've given up on Chinese as I usually like chicken dishes but over here every one I've tried (and I've tried a few) use some kind of horrible, slimy, inedible part of the chicken (I dread to think what part
)Have not found the same problem so often with Thai, which are usually very good.
Greek restaurants are fab, numerous and popular over here. They have rapidly become my place of choice.
Takeaway pizzas are dangerously cheap! We can get two large pizzas for 18 bucks delivered ... so that's becoming quite common in our house
All in all, I find eating out a better experience here, though not as cheap as some people seem to find it.
Wow eating out in the UK feeling cheap, thats damn different
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May 20th 2008, 7:29 pm
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Re: Do folk eat out less in Aus?
Don't know who said it but I do think that some of the food is different to the uk because it is made to authentic recipes. In my experience tho this doesn't apply to curries, pretty shocking in some places. Went out and had a Madras with the neighbours Saturday night. I've had hotter Kormas, and the Korma was shite. Naan breads superb tho
