Month: July 2015

Nothing pulled, nothing smashed, just good steak and mash

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Mashed potato and winter – they are made for each other…

Porterhouse steak with peppercorn sauce, salad and mashed potato

Porterhouse steak with peppercorn sauce, salad and mashed potato

St Kilda’s La Roche restaurant has long been a favourite for its super-sized parmas and the generous serves of its $15 daily lunch specials.

This day,  the $15 lunch offering is porterhouse steak with peppercorn sauce, salad and mashed potato.

Just like the pubs and club bistros of the 90s. Good food, good servings, good price.

I wasn’t left hungry, broke or disappointed.

La Roche, Acland Street, St Kilda.

Kooyong Tennis Club almost serves up an ace

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Melbourne’s Kooyong Tennis Club is steeped in history.  So let’s lob into the club’s restaurant for lunch on a freezing winter day, as the guest of a mate who is a long-time member.

Coq au vin, Kooyong Tennis Club restaurant

Coq au vin, Kooyong Tennis Club restaurant

On the specials list is a choice of French cuisine…including Coq au vin, $32. I’ve seen it on many a French restaurant menu during my travels, but I’ve not tried it.  So this is a first. Today it comes with French mashed potato,  and I confess that’s what swayed me away from the regular menu’s house-made gnocchi ($22).

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