Sunday, March 5, 2017

The Arthouse for the big 40 brunch

Searched online for quite a while before deciding on this place.

It's convenient for me who live in the city.
You can book.
It's pretty cool decor - the giant disco ball is curiously kitsch
I love the bright, light setting.
The service was really good. Our water was refilled quickly. When we had one extra person coming, the waitress kindly offered us a bigger table.



But

the food was rather average...

The house burger was too salty.
The meat was a patty with a fair bit more than just beef...rubbery
The poached eggs were boiled ...

On the other hand

Chips were crispy and fresh
Barramundi was reportedly well cooked and yummy

My avocado mousse and buttermilk crisp with heirloom tomatoes was nice but a bit light for a brunch! Even for me! A poached egg on the side would have made it a bit better. But a piece of that brioche wouldn't hurt either. The plate looks a bit like someone had a right parietal stroke and suffered from neglect...where's the other half!








So when we decided to go to Chicos for gelare, that was the best part of our meal :D especially for a 33 degree day with ice cream on brioche :D



Arthouse Dine Menu, Reviews, Photos, Location and Info - Zomato

West end deli

Ages and ages since any missions were posted. Life gets away from you so sneakily!

Anyway, I've accumulated so many "war trophies" of poached eggs from various cafes but haven't had the chance to report back to "headquarters" about it...

So it'll be rapid fire reviews from here on:

Well this is the latest mission at West End Deli on Carr St in West Perth.
Good points about this place are:
- you can book!
- Parking was plentiful.
- APPARENTLY the food was pretty good. One of us had salmon and the skin was pretty crispy...mind you she was VERY hungry :D
- The vietnamese roll with duck was good.
- The chicken quinoa salad was also reportedly good.
- The setting is pretty funky. Don't know why they put the chairs up on the roof but it looks cool.

Bad points are
- service: when I got there our table wasn't ready
                They ran out of the side of avocado green peas and mint that I ordered but "forgot" to tell
                 me.
                Gave us one less set of cutlery even though there were CLEARLY 4 adults sitting there!
             
- poached eggs were grossly over cooked