Didn’t really have the time to write for the last few days, so maybe this will be a long post. We’ll see.
On last Saturday 22/10/16, Bruno and I went for the Escher’s Journey Into Infinity exhibit at Artscience Museum. Photography is allowed, but I didn’t take much photos. We were there to marvel at his works, not to take photos lol. I only took one photo – which was aptly named as the exhibit itself.
So after spending two hrs and a half inside there, we went for a short coffee break at Commune, before we went for our Restaurant Week dinner. One nice thing about Bruno is that he can always commit a date (I mean, date, not dating kind of date) for such activities. So it makes it a lot easier for me to make the bookings when the reservations are open. This time, we tried Wooloomooloo Restaurant, with me making the booking despite no menu being provided initially. I mean, what can go wrong, right? It’s a steakhouse!
So we went there at 8.15pm, 15 minutes earlier than the expected time of arrival, and their service was astounding. The lady did not keep us standing for 15 minutes. Instead, she ushered us into their bar, and asked us to make ourselves comfortable while we wait for the tables to be free. By 8.30pm sharp, we were being ushered to our table. It was a 5 course dinner (wow), at the special Restaurant Week price of $58++ (double wow!). You can never find such a price in their regular menu. And the best part is they didn’t skimp on their serving size!
Our first dish was actually their complimentary onion bread. It was still warm when it was being served to us, and although the sauteed onion at the top was a tad too salty on its own, it complemented the warm plain bread very well. It was so good that we finished the entire bread off.
Next up was the first dish on the menu. The item reads “Shooter of Forrest Mushroom Soup | Parmesan Cheese | Truffle Oil”. I was still wondering what the hell does it mean by “shooter”, and I nearly laughed out loud when it was being served. It was mushroom soup served in a vodka shot glass! LOL that was so unexpected. I drank it and wow, the truffle taste exploded in my mouth. The mushroom soup itself was very thick, and chock-full of mushroom bits. Mmmm-nice!
Next was their duck confit salad. I have to confess that 1) I can’t eat duck, and 2) I hate salad. Like literally hate, with every fibre of my being. But when the salad was being served, and after gingerly putting one spoonful of salad into my mouth, I eagerly polished the whole plate off. It was so good! The vegetables were fresh, and came in manageable bite-sized portions (no huge lettuce that you have to stuff into your mouth), and with the pulled duck meat, walnuts, beetroot and cheese, every flavour just came together so nicely, yet at the same time you can taste each of them individually in one mouthful as well. It was honestly amazing. The best salad that I’ve ever eaten, really. I swear to god, if I ever go to Wooloomooloo again and they have that dish, I will order it. Yes, I will voluntarily order a salad in a restaurant! It’s that good.
The next dish on the menu is sauteed garlic prawn. I wasn’t blown away by this dish. The toasted garlic was okay-ish, the lobster cream was pretty good, and the prawn was absolutely perfectly grilled – slightly crisp on the outside but succulent and sweet on the inside. Very nice, yes, but not out of the world. Bruno absolutely loved this dish though.
Main courses were then served. We had a choice between Grain Fed Australian Ribeye, Pan Seared Barramundi, or Tagliatelle Salsiccia. Our choice was obvious. We were at a steak house. What else do you order other than steak, right? XD So yup, both of us ordered the ribeye. The guy who served us the main courses had a little mixed up – he gave me Bruno’s medium-rare ribeye, and gave him my medium ribeye. We both sensed something amiss while slicing the steak, so we just switched it between ourselves. No big deal. But the kitchen staff saw it, and alerted the guy, and he came over to apologise profusely for the mixed up. We had to reassure him firmly that it’s absolutely fine, and the food was absolutely perfect too, please don’t worry about it. It was very nice though, to have him apologise for the mistake (but not that we minded, seriously).
It was certainly not the -best- steak that I’ve eaten, but it’s definitely ranked up there among one of the best. I asked for medium, and the doneness was perfect. The sauteed mushrooms on top and the Lyonnaise potatoes added a slight tinge of other flavour at the same time. And the serving size was perfect. We were feeling full after the steak – and that’s with the complimentary bread!
Desserts then came along promptly after we cleaned off our steak plate. I picked the Wooloomooloo cheesecake with yogurt gelato, while Bruno got himself the Wooloomooloo Brownie with vanilla ice cream. My cheesecake tasted heavenly actually – slightly salted cheese mousse, and a delicious crumbly biscuit base. I couldn’t take yogurt though, and the raspberry coullis was a tad too sour for me as well. Nice dish as it was, but I couldn’t finish it. Bruno couldn’t really finished off his either, coz his brownie was too sweet and too dense. But he did mentioned that it will definitely be an amazing dish for those with sweet tooth.
So that concluded our Saturday. An interesting art exhibit, an amazing dinner, and a lovely companion. Life’s good. :D
Oh, and Bruno finally finished my Facebook cover photo! Initially I only asked if I could use his original artwork (a swiss roll cottage!) for my Facebook cover, because I fell in love with it the first time I saw it in his portfolio reel. I said I would pay for it (with dinners!), and he said okay, but he’ll have to polish it and resize it to Facebook resolution. And that took him almost 10 months to do because he was so lazy! :x Okay he’s not lazy, just that he had other priorities. But yeah he finally got it done, and on top of that he tweaked a little and added my favourite comic strip characters! He also changed my display pic so that it all fits into the banner.
How cute is this?!??!?! Omg I’m grinning face to face everytime I see it. The swiss roll cottage looks soooo delectable, and then there were mushrooms! And there’s all my favourite Capoo characters… awwww….. *heart melted* <3
And today is Bruno and I’s friend-niversary! Yupyup, we met up with each other exactly one year ago on this day. I’m meeting him later for dinner, at the same place we first met too! Huehue, maybe I should just make it like a tradition. XD Hopefully we have more friend-niversaries to come!
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