Nest | 159 Roma Street, BRISBANE QLD 4000
After a few hours spent at DFO on a
recent Saturday morning, we decided to go to Nest for lunch before heading
over to South Bank for the cruise expo.
I received a gift voucher a while
ago for a weekend brunch at Nest, but as I had recently found out that they no
longer offer weekend brunches, I made an enquiry to see if we could use
it for breakfast or lunch instead. I waited two days for a response but
no one got back to me with a clear answer despite a number
of phone calls.
Upon arrival at Hotel Jen’s reception where
we enquired about having our parking ticket validated as patrons of Nest,
the gentleman at the counter responded “I think so, but I don’t know”. I
cringed at the answer as I knew that we were not off to a good start.
The restaurant, located on the
second level of the hotel, was quiet. Having been to the previous outlet when
the hotel was still Traders Hotel, Hotel Jen has done a wonderful job
transforming this space into something contemporary, relaxing but fun. The Asian fusion menu includes dishes that are inspired by Chinese, Malaysian and Indonesian
cuisines ranging from small bites such as Malaysian satay beef skewers ($7.50)
and barbeque Beijing duck rolls ($9) to more substantial dishes such as honey
sesame chicken ($25) and crispy skin barramundi with spiced pumpkin, green
beans, sweet potato crisps ($29), which were the two dishes that we
ordered for lunch. The food took a little while to come
out, given that there were only five customers in the restaurant. The crispy
skin barramundi was nicely plated and the serving was generous. The skin was
exactly how I wanted it; crispy and salty. The steamy hot flesh was
tender and I found the whole dish very pleasant. Those sweet potato crisps were
quite addictive. The honey sesame chicken was served with steamed jasmine rice
and broccolini, and the thickly sliced chicken pieces had a golden layer
of crispy coating drizzled with honey and sprinkled with sesame. Both were
delicious.
The food was a lot better than we
had hoped for given our bad start to the experience.
Total Bunnie Dollars Spent: NIL
as we used a gift voucher.
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