My
parents paid us a surprise visit today and the other travel bunnie
thought Stokehouse would be a perfect spot to take them to dinner.
So we jumped onto a ferry from downstairs and took a very picturesque
twilight trip to the restaurant.
We
were the first table to be seated upstairs, a much quieter place than
downstairs, where there the Stoke Bar occupied a section. I must
admit that Stock House is situated at a beautiful spot of the River
Quay and it's hard to find a table without a view. However, the
interior seems simple and lacked creativity. The chairs reminded us
of school chairs and the ceiling reminded us of lecture rooms.
The
service was impeccable. We had high expectations for their food given
the great professional reviews the restaurant had received and in
addition, it's a one chef-hatted restaurant. Mooloolaba spanner crab
salad, apple jelly, avocado, crème fraiche ($26.00) and Quail
saltimbocca, cracked wheat, organic cranberries & freekah, goat
curd ($25.00) were had for entrées, both of
which we thought were nothing too spectacular. We could barely taste
any crab in the salad. For mains, we had free range duck breast,
almonds, caramelised quince, duck liver parfait ($41.00), pork
cutlets ($41.00), salmon and Daintree barramundi (both $39.00 each).
Surprisingly, the pork cutlets were the best dish out of the four.
The
desserts were the best part. Both of the Chocolate nemesis ($19.00)
and Pear frangipane ($18.00) were delicious. I especially loved the
richness of the chocolate.
Stokehouse
is a beautiful spot to enjoy a an evening out. It's something that
you've gotta do once, but perhaps not twice for us.
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $294.00
I couldn't get enough of the pictures. After getting full of asian restaurants london specialties, I'm craving for bread and steak!
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