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    • JC
      JC last edited by

      My buddy has booked us into Baduzzi in Auckland tomorrow. Any been and know if it's any good? Any recommendations from the menu?

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      • canefan
        canefan @JC last edited by canefan

        @jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:

        My buddy has booked us into Baduzzi in Auckland tomorrow. Any been and know if it's any good? Any recommendations from the menu?

        It's very good. Everyone raves about the crayfish meatballs, but I personally think it is a waste of perfectly good crayfish. Can't remember what else was good but I think it was all good. They made a nice martini too. Looking at the menu I think the vongole spag with bottarga was very nice

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        • mariner4life
          mariner4life @canefan last edited by

          @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

          @jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:

          My buddy has booked us into Baduzzi in Auckland tomorrow. Any been and know if it's any good? Any recommendations from the menu?

          It's very good. Everyone raves about the crayfish meatballs, but I personally think it is a waste of perfectly good crayfish. Can't remember what else was good but I think it was all good. They made a nice martini too. Looking at the menu I think the vongole spag with bottarga was very nice

          yeah, some ingredients should be kept simple

          a mate once made some mud crab arancini balls. yes they were great, but for all the work, just serve me mud crab and i'll be happier.

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          • canefan
            canefan @mariner4life last edited by

            @mariner4life said in Restaurant Recommendations:

            @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

            @jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:

            My buddy has booked us into Baduzzi in Auckland tomorrow. Any been and know if it's any good? Any recommendations from the menu?

            It's very good. Everyone raves about the crayfish meatballs, but I personally think it is a waste of perfectly good crayfish. Can't remember what else was good but I think it was all good. They made a nice martini too. Looking at the menu I think the vongole spag with bottarga was very nice

            yeah, some ingredients should be kept simple

            a mate once made some mud crab arancini balls. yes they were great, but for all the work, just serve me mud crab and i'll be happier.

            Muddies are the best. Just boil alive and eat. Yum

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            • Nepia
              Nepia last edited by

              I like going to Belgian Beer restaurants and asking them to just steam me a pot of mussels with no sauces etc. You’d think I’d have just asked them for their 7 year olds daughters hand in marriage.

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              • mariner4life
                mariner4life @Nepia last edited by

                @nepia said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                I like going to Belgian Beer restaurants and asking them to just steam me a pot of mussels with no sauces etc. You’d think I’d have just asked them for their 7 year olds daughters hand in marriage.

                fucking Maori...

                mussels in that tomato chilli sauce, unreal

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                • Snowy
                  Snowy @JC last edited by

                  @jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                  My buddy has booked us into Baduzzi in Auckland tomorrow. Any been and know if it's any good? Any recommendations from the menu?

                  Yes, yes and no.
                  Been a couple of times and it is good.
                  We seem to have enjoyed the same restaurants down your way so reckon that you will like it. Ben Bayly is good and his other outfit, The Grove, is also worth a visit.
                  Can't remember what I had, but last time there was about 8 of us and I think only one person was a bit disappointed - there is always one.

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                  • sparky
                    sparky last edited by

                    McDonald's, KFC, Pizza Hut.

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                    • canefan
                      canefan @Snowy last edited by canefan

                      @snowy said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                      @jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                      My buddy has booked us into Baduzzi in Auckland tomorrow. Any been and know if it's any good? Any recommendations from the menu?

                      Yes, yes and no.
                      Been a couple of times and it is good.
                      We seem to have enjoyed the same restaurants down your way so reckon that you will like it. Ben Bayly is good and his other outfit, The Grove, is also worth a visit.
                      Can't remember what I had, but last time there was about 8 of us and I think only one person was a bit disappointed - there is always one.

                      The Grove is excellent. They used to do a pick your own tasting menu which was fun. For some reason I was the only one who wanted duck liver parfait for dessert....

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                      • nzzp
                        nzzp @canefan last edited by

                        @canefan damn you just went up in my estimation dude

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                        • gt12
                          gt12 @Snowy last edited by

                          @snowy said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                          @jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                          My buddy has booked us into Baduzzi in Auckland tomorrow. Any been and know if it's any good? Any recommendations from the menu?

                          Yes, yes and no.
                          Been a couple of times and it is good.
                          We seem to have enjoyed the same restaurants down your way so reckon that you will like it. Ben Bayly is good and his other outfit, The Grove, is also worth a visit.
                          Can't remember what I had, but last time there was about 8 of us and I think only one person was a bit disappointed - there is always one.

                          You can't go wrong when it's a TAC boy behind the grill! It's fucking choice that he's done so well.

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                          • dogmeat
                            dogmeat @Snowy last edited by

                            @snowy hearing good reports about Ahi as well. Almost went the Saturday we went to Lvl 3 but ended up at Saxon & Parole instead.

                            I've not been to Baduzzi but have chatted to Bayly a couple of times at Taste Auckland and Restaurant month promos and he seems like a really nice dude.

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                            • Crucial
                              Crucial @gt12 last edited by

                              @gt12 said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                              @snowy said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                              @jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                              My buddy has booked us into Baduzzi in Auckland tomorrow. Any been and know if it's any good? Any recommendations from the menu?

                              Yes, yes and no.
                              Been a couple of times and it is good.
                              We seem to have enjoyed the same restaurants down your way so reckon that you will like it. Ben Bayly is good and his other outfit, The Grove, is also worth a visit.
                              Can't remember what I had, but last time there was about 8 of us and I think only one person was a bit disappointed - there is always one.

                              You can't go wrong when it's a TAC boy behind the grill! It's fucking choice that he's done so well.

                              Highly doubt that he’s behind the grill these days. Sous chef usually gets the heat on. Head chef just controls the pass. Celebrity Chef barely touches the plates let alone the food.

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                              • canefan
                                canefan last edited by

                                Sidart, or the more casual Cassia are also excellent

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                                • nzzp
                                  nzzp @canefan last edited by

                                  @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                  Sidart, or the more casual Cassia are also excellent

                                  Cassia is sensational. Love the food, so interesting

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                                  • Bones
                                    Bones last edited by

                                    Indian Essence by Atul Kochhar is pretty neat, Bonesetta loves it.

                                    The Rib Shack is fucken top notch though.

                                    Oh, is this not fir Petts Wood also?

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                                    • dogmeat
                                      dogmeat @canefan last edited by

                                      @canefan and contrary to what @crucial (correctly) wrote, Sid Sarawat is very hands on in the kitchen. I mean I haven't seen him peeling the spuds but definitely getting a sweat up over the hot plate at Sidart.

                                      We're lucky in NZ that there are still opportunities to see our 'top' chefs preparing and cooking food and have a chat to them.

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                                      • canefan
                                        canefan @dogmeat last edited by

                                        @dogmeat said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                        @canefan and contrary to what @crucial (correctly) wrote, Sid Sarawat is very hands on in the kitchen. I mean I haven't seen him peeling the spuds but definitely getting a sweat up over the hot plate at Sidart.

                                        We're lucky in NZ that there are still opportunities to see our 'top' chefs preparing and cooking food and have a chat to them.

                                        Yup, I have seen him more than once standing on the pass at Sidart. In contrast, I don't think I've ever seen Simon Gault Ben Bayley or Josh Emmett with a utensil in their hands...

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                                        • canefan
                                          canefan last edited by canefan

                                          A few that fly under the radar

                                          Phil's Kitchen, Kingsland. Odd position, odd decore, excellent food from a Michelin trained chef

                                          Paris Butter, Herne Bay. Used to be Vinnies, the food is very good, with innovative but not overwrought preparations

                                          Lillius, Symonds St AK central. Relaxed quiet dining room with delicious food

                                          Cocoro, Ponsonby. Exquisite Japanese food

                                          My favourite restaurant in AK would probably be Azabu in Ponsonby. Nikkei cuisine (Japanese Peruvian) is a match made in heaven

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                                          • JC
                                            JC @Bones last edited by JC

                                            @bones said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                            Indian Essence by Atul Kochhar is pretty neat, Bonesetta loves it.

                                            The Rib Shack is fucken top notch though.

                                            Oh, is this not fir Petts Wood also?

                                            Just deliveroo some of that to us over here will you? That'd be great, thanks.

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                                            • dogmeat
                                              dogmeat @canefan last edited by

                                              @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                              I don't think I've ever seen Simon Gault Ben Bayley or Josh Emmett with a utensil in their hands...

                                              Have had Simon Gault make me some of his molecular gastronomy creations at my table and explain them to me then serve me himself.

                                              Ben Bayly - serving out pork and puha sliders from a hangi he lay down at Taste Auckland

                                              Josh Emmett acting as sous chef for a visiting chef from Melbourne (can't remember who)

                                              they almost all do it at special events - not so much in their day to day roles as Executive Chefs. Had similar experiences with Sean Connolly, Peter Gordon and Al Brown amongst the celebrity chefs.

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                                              • JC
                                                JC last edited by JC

                                                Since I moved back from the UK I really miss a real curry house. We've got a couple of Indian restaurants where I live but they are too upmarket TBH. I want something like Tayyab's. Or even a balti from one of the cheap and cheerful curry houses that you get practically anywhere, with their hilarious decor, dodgy spelling in their menus, ingredients that it's best not to think about, and huge flavour. And samosas that don't look like they've been chiseled out of concrete please.

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                                                • dogmeat
                                                  dogmeat @JC last edited by

                                                  @jc Purple flock wallpaper, Air India posters of the Taj Mahal and cheap gilt statues of Ganesha cold Kingfisher - fantastic memories.

                                                  Where are you now?

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                                                  • Bones
                                                    Bones @JC last edited by

                                                    @jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                    @bones said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                    Indian Essence by Atul Kochhar is pretty neat, Bonesetta loves it.

                                                    The Rib Shack is fucken top notch though.

                                                    Oh, is this not fir Petts Wood also?

                                                    Just deliveroo some of that to us over here will you? That'd be great, thanks.

                                                    I'll see if deliveramel stretches that far.

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                                                    • JC
                                                      JC @dogmeat last edited by

                                                      @dogmeat Today I’m in Auckland but usually Napier

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                                                      • nzzp
                                                        nzzp @canefan last edited by

                                                        @canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!

                                                        since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's

                                                        Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                        Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                        We are a restaurant in Panmure serving up authentic Nashville Hot Chicken.

                                                        In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.

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                                                        • canefan
                                                          canefan @nzzp last edited by

                                                          @nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                          @canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!

                                                          since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's

                                                          Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                          Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                          We are a restaurant in Panmure serving up authentic Nashville Hot Chicken.

                                                          In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.

                                                          Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!

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                                                          • dogmeat
                                                            dogmeat @JC last edited by

                                                            @jc That's what I thought. Indigo's not bad although I haven't been since its makeover. Rasoi's about as far away from yr UK examples as you can get but it does do some decent food.

                                                            I'm lucky enough to have a couple of decent of school Indian restaurants in my neighbourhood. Occasionally the food disappoints but its usually reliable, the beers always cold and the décor is chintzy as fuck.

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                                                            • nzzp
                                                              nzzp @canefan last edited by

                                                              @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                              @nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                              @canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!

                                                              since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's

                                                              Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                              Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                              We are a restaurant in Panmure serving up authentic Nashville Hot Chicken.

                                                              In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.

                                                              Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!

                                                              go for it!

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                                                              • JC
                                                                JC @dogmeat last edited by

                                                                @dogmeat Yeah we do Rasoi every couple of weeks. No complaints, but it's nice Indian food, not an old school "curry house".

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                                                                • dogmeat
                                                                  dogmeat @nzzp last edited by

                                                                  @nzzp so do you do the Holy Cluck?

                                                                  Brioche Bun or on Waffles triggers me

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                                                                  • nzzp
                                                                    nzzp @dogmeat last edited by

                                                                    @dogmeat said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                    @nzzp so do you do the Holy Cluck?

                                                                    Brioche Bun or on Waffles triggers me

                                                                    I do it a few times, when I have time to recover. About 3 days. It's fun 🙂

                                                                    Try it. Brioche bun just ... works

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                                                                    • canefan
                                                                      canefan @nzzp last edited by

                                                                      @nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                      @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                      @nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                      @canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!

                                                                      since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's

                                                                      Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                                      Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                                      We are a restaurant in Panmure serving up authentic Nashville Hot Chicken.

                                                                      In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.

                                                                      Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!

                                                                      go for it!

                                                                      Welfare BBQ in Highland Park has probably the best cantonese BBQ duck I've eaten from a BBQ shop in AK. The crispy pork and soya chicken is great too. Two meat combo with rice for about $12

                                                                      Maruten Ramen, Mt Roskill. It's where the expat Japs go!! My favourite is the Tsukymen with cold thick noodles

                                                                      Try It Out Vietnamese. The mother ship is in Otahuhu, they have a branch in Pakuranga, great pho

                                                                      Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town

                                                                      Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare

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                                                                      • Crucial
                                                                        Crucial @canefan last edited by

                                                                        @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                        @nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                        @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                        @nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                        @canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!

                                                                        since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's

                                                                        Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                                        Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                                        We are a restaurant in Panmure serving up authentic Nashville Hot Chicken.

                                                                        In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.

                                                                        Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!

                                                                        go for it!

                                                                        Welfare BBQ in Highland Park has probably the best cantonese BBQ duck I've eaten from a BBQ shop in AK. The crispy pork and soya chicken is great too. Two meat combo with rice for about $12

                                                                        Maruten Ramen, Mt Roskill. It's where the expat Japs go!! My favourite is the Tsukymen with cold thick noodles

                                                                        Try It Out Vietnamese. The mother ship is in Otahuhu, they have a branch in Pakuranga, great pho

                                                                        Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town

                                                                        Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare

                                                                        Fuck is that Empress Garden on the corner if Herne Bay Rd and Jervois?
                                                                        I lived just around the corner 35 years ago and used to get takeaways there. I’d say it had been there a long time before that too.

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                                                                        • voodoo
                                                                          voodoo @canefan last edited by voodoo

                                                                          @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                          Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town

                                                                          Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare

                                                                          If the service is good, it's not authentic. Nothing better than the grumpy ladies pushing the trolleys at yum cha!

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                                                                          • canefan
                                                                            canefan @voodoo last edited by

                                                                            @voodoo said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                            @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                            Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town

                                                                            Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare

                                                                            If the service is good, it's not authentic. Nothing better than the grumpy ladies pushing the trolleys at yum cha!

                                                                            And dirty too. Means they spend less time on cleaning and more time on making the food tasty

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                                                                            • canefan
                                                                              canefan @Crucial last edited by

                                                                              @crucial said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                              @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                              @nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                              @canefan said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                              @nzzp said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                              @canefan cheers matey, good stuff. You're a dentist clearly - expensive tastes!

                                                                              since this is recommendations, I'll go cheap and cheerful with Peach's

                                                                              Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                                              Peach's Hot Chicken

                                                                              We are a restaurant in Panmure serving up authentic Nashville Hot Chicken.

                                                                              In panmure at the moment, but opening up other stores at some stage. Destination restaurant - it's remarkable and I havne't had anything like it elsewhere. Awesome.

                                                                              Haha I'm happy to offer up some good cheaper options too!

                                                                              go for it!

                                                                              Welfare BBQ in Highland Park has probably the best cantonese BBQ duck I've eaten from a BBQ shop in AK. The crispy pork and soya chicken is great too. Two meat combo with rice for about $12

                                                                              Maruten Ramen, Mt Roskill. It's where the expat Japs go!! My favourite is the Tsukymen with cold thick noodles

                                                                              Try It Out Vietnamese. The mother ship is in Otahuhu, they have a branch in Pakuranga, great pho

                                                                              Empress Garden, Herne Bay. Terrible service, the other food is average. But the Peking duck is nek level, dollar for dollar probably the best in town

                                                                              Coco's Cantina. K Road. Nice casual contemporary Italian fare

                                                                              Fuck is that Empress Garden on the corner if Herne Bay Rd and Jervois?
                                                                              I lived just around the corner 35 years ago and used to get takeaways there. I’d say it had been there a long time before that too.

                                                                              Yup. The gaudy looking villa painted red and green

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                                                                              • Hooroo
                                                                                Hooroo @dogmeat last edited by Hooroo

                                                                                @dogmeat said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                                @nzzp so do you do the Holy Cluck?

                                                                                Brioche Bun or on Waffles triggers me

                                                                                Hatiest!! Fucking Hatiest!! Brioche is the devil. As someone said, ‘ meat wrapped in cake’ just doesn’t work

                                                                                @JC if you feel like something a bit different and with a great bar, Xoong in Mt Eden is excellent. So is Hello Beasty. Both similar styles.

                                                                                French Cafe never fails either.

                                                                                If you’re trying too woo true-love then lunch picnic in the olive grove at Bracu works so well!! They provide in a classic wicker basket with a good bottle of champagne too.

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                                                                                • JC
                                                                                  JC @Hooroo last edited by

                                                                                  @hooroo Thanks for the tips. Went to Hello Beasty over summer. Loved it. Their Heart and Seoul cocktail was a highlight.

                                                                                  Not looking to woo anybody though, just when I’m up there for work some friends’ place let me stay at their place instead of a hotel so I shout them dinner. Everybody wins.

                                                                                  Baduzzi was good by the way.

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                                                                                  • canefan
                                                                                    canefan @JC last edited by

                                                                                    @jc said in Restaurant Recommendations:

                                                                                    @hooroo Thanks for the tips. Went to Hello Beasty over summer. Loved it. Their Heart and Seoul cocktail was a highlight.

                                                                                    Not looking to woo anybody though, just when I’m up there for work some friends’ place let me stay at their place instead of a hotel so I shout them dinner. Everybody wins.

                                                                                    Baduzzi was good by the way.

                                                                                    Do you like SE Asian fusion? Mekong Baby is very good

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