3b-45 Blackwall Point Road
Chiswick
02 9712 1274
chiswickpizzeria@iinet.net.au
Tuesday-Sunday
5pm-9.30pm
So it is Saturday night, but not any Saturday night, this one finds us in a suburb we have not previously visited.....Chiswick.
There is no question that Buggles and Squeak love our fine dining, but we also love our comfort food...a lot.
Take our regular visits to Riccardo's and the
Pastizzi Cafe for example.
Chiswick Pizzeria Ristorante, sits on Blackwall Point Road, nestled between Abbotsford and Five Dock Bays, the view is quite impressive.
The restaurant this evening is positively buzzing, it is clear to see that it is very popular with local families.
Once seated we crack open a bottle of Pinot Gris and set about deciding what to order.
161 Spring Street
Melbourne
03 96540811
info@theeuropean.com.au
7.30am-3.30am daily
Well Buggles and Squeak are back in our favourite Australian city......Melbourne.
We are down here with Cooty, so know our dining options will be limited.
A work colleague suggested a restaurant in Melbourne that she rather fancied on her last visit, and on perusing the menu online, I realise that The European is probably a safe bet.
When we arrive the restaurant is still relatively empty, however in no time at all it fills up. This is one popular restaurant.
35 Oxford St, Darlinghurst NSW
At the Hyde Park end of Oxford St.
Phone: 9283 1891
Email: info@gotham.net.au
Tue - Sat 5pm to midnight
The last time we visited Gotham a few months back, it was by invitation.
Time to pay another visit as 'paying customers' to see if we are still suitably impressed.
We still really love the space. Dark & intimate, perfect for catching up with friends over a cocktail or vino and a few shared plates.
175 Victoria Street
Potts Point
02 93613884
Tues - Wed: 16:00 - 23:00
Thurs - Sat: 16:00 - 01:00
Sun - 16:00 - 23:00
Victoria Street was home to me for a good 5 years, I loved living in Potts Point and always love to return.
Brunch is becoming a Buggles and Squeak favourite, so when 'Janice' left a comment on our blog suggesting we try Bootleg Bar, well it seemed a case of killing two birds with one stone.
Just down the road from Kings Cross station & next door to Soho Bar, Bootleg is a smallish bar with a New York sensibility.
127 Booth St
Annandale NSW 2038
02 9660 6652
e: mail@boothstbistro.com
Tues-Sat from 6pm
Breakfast Sat & Sun from 8am
It has been a long time since Buggles and Squeak visited 127 Booth Street. The last time we were here we were dining at Three Clicks West!
Having missed Da Gianni Trattoria altogether we decide it is time to return to 127 & see what Booth Street Bistro has up its sleeves.
When we arrive we the room feels quite familiar, not too much has changed from the old Three Clicks West days.
320 Crown Street Surry Hills
(02) 9332 2344
info@thebentley.com.au
Tues-Sat
Lunch and Dinner
The day is not going as planned. We are all set to have lunch with Cooty at Criniti's, but early this morning she phones to say she is feeling a little under the weather.
Not ones to let a lunching opportunity go by, we make the snap decision to head to Surry Hills and once again indulge in another spectacular Bentley lunch.
When we arrive at around 12.45pm we have the entire restaurant to ourselves, we are seated at our 'regular' table and are really looking forward to the lunch ahead.
503-511 King Street
Newtown
Wednesday-Friday from 5pm
Saturday-Sunday from 4pm
We are catching up again with C1 & C2 and alas, once again, C2 is absent (we are starting to feel a tad paranoid!).
The three of us decide that some wine/cocktails & a few share plates are just what the doctor ordered! So it's off to Bench we go.
Finally! a drinking establishment in Newtown that seems to cater for us (ok, mainly me), the more geriatric set. I look around and I feel positively in 'bloom' again.
It is very pleasant indeed walking into this sleek, dimly lit bar. It is tiny, granted, but also very inviting.
We grab a spot at the end of the long communal bench, order a cocktail each and decide on what plates to share.
32 Burton Street Darlinghurst
BREAKFAST
Weekends from 8am
LUNCH
Thurs-Sun 12pm-3pm
AFTERNOON DRINKS
Thurs-Sun 3pm-6pm
DINNER
Tues-Sun 6pm-Late
It is 10.30am on a Sunday morning & we are famished. We cannot decide where to go to for brunch. We hop onto the internet & google 'Brunch Sydney'.
One of the first listings we come across is a Gourmet Traveller article mentioning The Commons, and in particular its Corned Beef Hash.
Needless to say, I am a sucker for said hash, and as far as I'm concerned it is "decision made".
The Commons sits in a lovely old sandstone building just across the road from my hairdresser 'Get Smart'.
We grab a table in the front courtyard & glance over the menu.
80 Campbell Street
Surry Hills
9280 1980
enquiries@barhsurryhills.com
Lunch
Thurs-Fri Noon to 3pm
Dinner
Tues-Sat 6pm to late
Unfortunately we are heading towards the end of our week off. It has been a great week that has seen us visit Becasse, Four in Hand & Biota.
We have been meaning to visit Bar H for ages & a quiet Thursday lunch seems the right time to do so.
We secure a parking spot pretty much across the road, walk by cafe ish & grab a table at a very empty Bar H.
Kangaloon Road,
Bowral
(02) 4862 2005
info@biotadining.com
mon: lunch & dinner
tue: closed
wed: lunch & dinner
thur-sat: breakfast, lunch & dinner
sun: breakfast & lunch
Bowral has long been on the Buggles and Squeak "places to retire" hit list. It sits there comfortably next to Daylesford (current leader) & Blackheath.
So it is with much joy & (not curbed) enthusiasm that we head down to one of a favourite locales for a spot of lunch at Biota.
It is freezing when we arrive at Bowral. Driving into the carpark we are immediately taken by the look of the restaurant, it looks cool & modern, yet warm & inviting all at the same time.
