62 Bridge Street,
Sydney 2000
9247 4777
info@etchdining.com
Monday to Friday 12pm - 3pm, 5pm - late
Saturday 5pm - late
It is holiday time again and there is no better way to spend a dreary, rainy, midweek day than leisurely lunching!
We last visited Etch not long after it had opened & even though we really enjoyed our meal, for some reason we have never made it back.
After an appointment in the CBD & with food on our minds, we decide to head to Etch to see what's cooking.
The restaurant is as cosy and inviting as we remember and we are really looking forward to the meal ahead.
150 Sutherland Street
Paddington 2021
02 9326 2254
bar@fourinhand.com.au
From Midday 7 days
The Four in Hand Bar menu has been on our hit list ever since we heard about their Sunday Roast.
Finally, on this lazy Sunday afternoon we decide to make the trip to Paddington and see what the bar has to offer.
Arriving at around 11.50am we can already see people milling about waiting for the pub to open....we are glad we got here early!
88 George Street (cnr Hickson Rd)
The Rocks, Sydney
Mon-Sat: Midday - late
Sun: Midday - 4:30pm
I love a macaron. Who doesn't? Squeak loves French fare. Who doesn't? It seems only natural that we should find oursleves lunching at Baroque Bistro one fair Saturday. We have been desirous of dining here for some time, but just hadn't quite got around to it, but finally we bit the bullet, and before we know it are seated in the open, busy and industrial inspired space that is Baroque with glasses of Prosecco in hand.
1 Bent Street Sydney 2000
02 92470851
info@acquapazza.com.au
Open Weekdays 12pm-3pm, 6pm-11pm;
Sat 6pm-11pm
We don't tend to eat out in the CBD during the week....don't know why, but we tend to restrict our midweekers to Surry Hills or the Inner West.
That said, we have been very keen to try Mario Percuoco's (not so new) restaurant Acqua Pazza for a while now.
We arrive at around 6.30pm & locate the restaurant (which is part of the Winter Garden complex) easy enough.
The room is spacious, not too dark (which we love), with large tables & comfy chairs. It is a very inviting space.
We kick things off with a glass of Prosecco each while looking over the menu.
4 Burrows Avenue
Sydenham
Mon - Fri: 06:00 - 17:00
Sat: 07:00 - 15:00
Well it has certainly been a long time between breakfasts. After a couple of disastrous visits we swore we would not return to Platform 7.
Time however, has mellowed us & we decide to pop along to see if things have improved.
We secure a table & the first thing we notice is that the Sacred Grounds Fair Trade coffee has been replaced by the wonderful Rosebery's Allpress, which we certainly much prefer.
312 Drummond Street
Carlton, Melbourne
03 9347 3312
info@embrasserestaurant.com.au
Wed-Sun Dinner from 6.30pm
Fri-Sun Lunch from Noon
Mon/Tues Closed
Cooty loves Italian food. Old school Italian, that is.
So the plan for this evening is to head to Lygon Street to see if we can find somewhere ‘old school’ enough.
However, after a very long day traipsing around the city and a matinee performance of ‘Love Never Dies’, Cooty decides that she would rather stay in with a pizza and a crossword.
So what are Buggles and Squeak to do? We want to go out to dinner, but we haven’t booked anywhere!!!
As we are staying in Carlton, we realise we are not too far away from Embrasse. So, pizza delivered we hit the road & make our way to Drummond Street.
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.
