Prior to dinner last night, it was looking like it might rain, so we took a short Uber ride to the restaurant. The place hasn’t changed a bit since our last visit and was completely full — except for our reserved table.We started by sharing the grilled octopus entrée (and yes, in Australia, appetizers are called entrées). It was absolutely one of the best octopus dishes we’ve had in a very long time! For our mains, Debbie had the King Salmon, while I went with the grilled Moreton Bay Bugs. Bay bugs are a highly prized type of slipper lobster known for their flat, broad shells and sweet, tender white tail meat. They were incredibly good — much sweeter and more tender than traditional lobster. Our wine for the evening was also quite spectacular! We had a nice chat with one of the owners — it’s a husband-and-wife team. She runs front of house while he’s the chef. She told us the restaurant has now been there for 36 years, and she’s worked there for the past 25. As I mentioned in yesterday’s blog, the tiny restaurant is mostly visited by locals. That was evident last night, as we only spotted one other table of obvious tourists.
Afterwards, since it still hadn’t started raining, we chanced it and walked back to our hotel — a casual 20-minute stroll.
If you enjoy seafood, we very highly recommend dining here!
Today’s forecast called for a 90% chance of rain, so armed with a massive hotel umbrella, we set out on a shopping safari. And shop we did! I even ended up with a pair of Spanish Pikolinos shoes. I looked all over Spain for my size (47s) with no luck… and then wham — here in Sydney, I found them!
Hopefully we can fit everything in our bags. We are not buying another piece of luggage like we did on last fall’s Europe trip. 😄
We made it back to the hotel by 3 p.m., racking up 7.6 miles! Now it’s time to chill until dinner.
And for the record — the rain only amounted to a few sprinkles. If we hadn’t brought the umbrella, it definitely would have poured. 😂
