Arriba Grill

I was so happy when a new place to eat opened in Lutwyche. So. Very. Happy.

Arriba Grill did not disappoint.

Our first trip, we ordered the bowls. Mistake on our part. While they were good, you need the burrito to get the best taste, in my humble opinion. Don't get me wrong, the bowl were fine but after having tried a burrito, the bowls pale in comparison.

Love the ordering method. Fill out a form, tell them what you want and in 2-4 mins, you have dinner/lunch.

Fresh ingredients, good tasting, reasonable prices.
Please do not ever leave Lutwyche. PLEASE!

The Crown Hotel

We go to the Crown frequently. Mostly, we go Wednesday nights for Trivia. We liked it better when Michael was hosting, but the new girl is ok.

The Crown is a nice, average local pub with slightly better than average food.

Their pizzas are good. Thin crust, good toppings, lots of flavour.

They have a few dishes (the chicken with Camembert) where they over-do the crap sauces. Ask for them on the side and it's all good.

Decent beer selection on tap, as well as Guiness and Cider. Yum!

$15 steak specials on Wednesday for trivia. YUM!

I miss the 10 meals for $10 menu. They were good because they were smaller.

The garlic bread is good, but don't go for the other breads on the menu as the portion size is insane small for the price.

Overall, I like this pub and give it 7.5 out of 10.

Mizu in Brisbane Birthday Dinner

My birthday dinner at Mizu in Tenneriffe was pretty damn good. When we got there, the hostess said that we could not order the Wagyu steak, which worried me, as I was sure that was what G was having. I asked if that meant all Wagyu foods were off the menu. She said that there was a Wagyu steak with soy butter on special. SIGN US UP!

After much contemplating, I went with the sushi platter. We had starters as well. OMG YUM! Edamame is possibly my fave food. It was yummy yummy.





Their gyoza was really yummy too. It could have been a bit crisper but it was nice.

We tried the ebi kushi age, which was deep fried prawn balls with a wasabi mayo. YUMMERS! G, who is not a fan of prawns even really enjoyed them!
 

The tempura was nice and light, not too oily, which is good.

G had the Wagyu with soy butter and rice. OMG it was so goddamn yummy. Melt in your mouth beef cooked in possibly the most delicious sauce I have ever had.









 I had the sushi platter. It was HUGE! I always wish that they include more tuna than they do, but that is my preference for the tuna and not so much for salmon. That said, their salmon is good. The rolls were nice and the presentation was fabulous.





We managed to finish it all. BURP!




We even had room for dessert. G had the kuragoma cake, which was a sesame cake and I had the azuki banana chocolate.



It was a good dinner. A bit expensive but really delicious. I would definitely go back there.