Ribs & Burgers | 39 James Street, FORTITUDE VALLEY QLD 4006
Last
Friday night A, H and baby A met up with us for dinner for the first
time in three months. The dinner gathering meant that there would be
two Bugaboo Cameleons with two babies aged at 9 months and 2 months,
plus four hungry adults all at the same place. Inevitably, we wanted
somewhere that was baby friendly (i.e. people wouldn't look at you
with disapproval when your baby screams), spacious and provides
decent meals.
Ribs
and Burgers immediately came to mind.
When
we arrived at this James Street eatery, the A family had already
scored a nice table outside. After a long greeting with lots of
kisses and cuddles, we got down to the serious business – deciding
on what to eat for dinner. While the men went to the counter to place
the orders, H and I caught up on our recent lives, mostly baby
related stuff seeing as that's all I tend to talk about these days.
The
meals didn't take long to come out at all given how busy the joint
was. Two plates of beef
ribs ($27
each) for the hubbies and best
of both ($25
each) for H and I. When it comes to food, I suck at making decisions
because we all know that my eyes are bigger than my stomach by a few
times over. So what I love about best
of both is
that you get your choice of ribs as well as two mini burgers (chicken
and beef).Best
of both also
comes with either chips or salad. Given that the other travel bunnie
was having chips with his dish, I decided to have the cabbage
salad with
mine. The salad tasted fresh and crunchy. It was a combination of red
and white cabbage, chopped apple, roasted pine nuts, fresh mint and
parsley, seasoned and dressed with olive oil and lemon juice. To me,
the salad had just a tiny bit too much lemon juice, making the
acidity of the citrus fruit really prominent in the dish. My choice
of ribs was lamb. Having been marinated and slow cooked for 8 hours,
grilled and then caramelised with the eatery's secret basting, the
lamb ribs was succulent, fatty and I could really taste the smokiness
in the meat as well. The two mini burgers were delicious as well. My
first impression of the burgers as I took my first bite was how soft
and yummy the hand rolled buns tasted! So as you can tell, I
absolutely enjoyed my dinner. The men were happy with the beef ribs
as well. Although the portions are not as big as the Hurricane's
Grill, the price is a lot friendlier in comparison. The pork ribs,
slightly on the dry side, turned out to be the less attractive of
them all.
I
would definitely go back to Ribs and Burgers for dinner again. The
ambience is relaxed and cozy, it's baby friendly with minimal waiting
time on the meals and above all, the food taste nice!
Minibun Friendly? - Yes
Total
Bunnie Dollars Spent: $120
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