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| Winging Barilla Bay’s oysters to the mainland |
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By BEVERLY BRILL
Barilla Bay, 1388 Tasman Highway Cambridge 6248 5454 COLD winter's day, but it was warm in the restaurant, as we settled back to check out the menu with fresh bread rolls and aioli. The Doo Town venison for my friend, and scotch fillet for me were the decisions, and great decisions they were. I then went totally troppo and ordered the Turkish delight brulee which was a knockout. The other great thing about Barilla Bay is being able to buy fresh oysters to take home, or, even better, if you are flying out you can buy a selection to take with you on the plane. The oysters are packaged up and you can completely flabbergast your big island hosts. There are lots of goodies to choose from in the downstairs providore area. Golden Tulip Patisserie, 1b Franklin St, Lindisfarne 6243 6255 WHILE discussing the spruce mast for The Matelot's wooden boat, we had a quick lunch from Golden Tulip Patisserie. I had the cauliflower, leek and cheese pie, and Le Mat had the meat pie. What a pair of ockers we were. Thoroughly enjoyable, however, and the food did the trick! This little establishment also does fine cakes, coffee and other delicious things which makes you realise you will have to run around the block for a week after eating them! Astor Grill, 157 Macquarie St, Hobart 6234 3122 WONDERFUL to be back at the Astor for lunch, with John Caire, consultant chef, back at his old stomping ground, working with owner Marshall Kimber, Phillip Fletcher, the astonishingly wonderful Maitre d', Susan whom foodies will remember from Squid Roe, doing a brilliant job, and Rebecca cooking up a storm in the kitchen. With starters of house bread, followed by crayfish pate with goat’s chevre ($16.50), duck liver parfait glazed with port jelly served with beetroot and orange tapenade ($13), I was in heaven. Great to see beetroot getting a run. It's a fabulous vegetable which is really better fresh than out of a tin. The Dragon decided on the duck confit in chive crepe ($30). It was a very delightful meal. The refurbishment of the restaurant is a pleasure. The ‘old girl’ is looking fantastic again! There are some beaut prints up on the walls featuring the Astor in past times. A table of gents near us did a wonderful job managing three courses, making it out to the parking meters before the parking police, and demolishing their desserts. We didn't get that far. The place really means the long lunch is back! Prossers on the Beach at Sandy Bay has a winter seafood special - a tasting platter for $28 which features chilli and salt calamari, scallop baked on a half shell, and blue eye laksa. This platter is available Monday to Friday night and Wednesday to Friday lunch. Bookings on 6225 2276. You can also check out the redevelopment of Lower Sandy Bay Beach while gazing out at the River Derwent. Peppermint Bay 3435 Channel Hwy Woodbridge 6267 4088 A COUPLE of suggestions from me regarding the current menu at Peppermint Bay. With its beaut views over to Bruny Island, it is a pleasure to laze back in the dining room, or head upstairs to the Locals' Bar. The Locals' Bar usually has a terrific soup and loads of specials. However, to the restaurant's current menu, and I don't think one can go past the D’Entrecasteaux Channel seafood sampler of Lobster, Ocean Trout, Scallops and Abalone 25.90. A real extravaganza of local products and something you could spend ages drifting through it. From the mains you could choose the trevalla with native pepper and citrus salad ($29.90) or the twice-cooked duck with potato and beetroot pave and aniseed jus ($28.90). Eastern Shore Gossip THERE are two new chefs at the Beltana Hotel: Jane Muir and Robyn Sansom who are really doing a fantastic job. The $11 specials are still available from Monday to Friday at lunchtime and Monday to Thursday at dinner. The main menu changes all the time. The vegetables are incredibly yummy - I was there last month for dinner and the potatoes and broccoli were al dente and perfect with the chicken schnitzel ($12.50). Cheapies Baba's in the Elizabeth Street bus mall is a new kebab specialist in town. I had the lamb kebab with garlic sauce, lettuce, and tomato, which was just delicious. There is some seating out the back of this cafe, but most of the people when I was there were grabbing takeaways and coffees. Price for a large kebab is $7.50 and large it certainly is. The smaller version was $6. There are all sorts of other goodies, but really worth a look. Something Different Wild Cafe Restaurant, By The Beach. 87 Main Rd Penguin 6437 2000 A FOODIE friend has been up in the north of the state and discovered Wild at Penguin, and has given it the thumbs up. Good food, service and staff and a beautiful view. Koukla's BYO Cafe, 285 Gravelly Beach Rd Gravelly Beach 6394 4013 ANOTHER discovery by same friend. I really must get up north sometime soon to check out these places which are proliferating at a great rate of knots. Apparently, the food is terrific too, and the desserts are special. **************** My gripe for the month THE redevelopment of Lindisfarne seems a good idea. However, has the Clarence Council thought about the state of the footpaths? They are shocking. A few weeks back, a local from one of the three major retirement homes came off his motorised scooter and was saved by two young blokes who righted the scooter, and helped the hapless driver back onto it. Why are the footpaths in such a mess? Another thing that has to be done is the placement of a pedestrian crossing from the Post Office to the Hardware Store. Wellington Road is wider than normal suburban roads, and it is most difficult for anyone to cross safely, let alone people on motorised scooters or those people using walking sticks. Clarence City Council seems happy enough to take our rates, and then not do much when there are problems with roads, footpaths and crossings. As pointed out in last month's Eastern Shore Sun, the roads need repair - and sooner rather than later. More about this state of affairs next month.
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