Event: Staete Landt Wine dinner at Caveau

I just received the following email from Caveau, Wollongong’s only hatted restaurant, located in Keira St.This sounds like a wonderful event and I wish that I could afford to go Staete Landt Wine dinner at CaveauTuesday 11th May, 6.30pm for 7pm entree, $100pp including three courses and six wines Join us on Tuesday 11th May…

Caveau – French cuisine is Wollongong’s only hatted restaurant

I’ve always wanted to visit Caveau, Wollongong’s only hatted restaurant. It is also the Illawarra’s only French restaurant and it offers cooking classes! I’ve looked at their upcoming classes and one falls on October 18th, 2009. That’s the day after my birthday. Normally I am up in Sydney at the Good Food Month’s Night Noodle…

Seafood platter for one at Ocean Beach Hotel

Another birthday celebrated at Shellharbour’s Ocean Beach Hotel.This time it was my Sister’s birthday and since she loves seafood (like her big Sister) we decided to share the seafood platter for one. Luckily it is enough to feed three, as was evident when I ended up taking a third of it home with me. My…

Ocean Beach Hotel, Shellharbour

To celebrate my Mother’s birthday we travelled down to have lunch at the Ocean Beach restaurant in Shellharbour. The restaurant is directly opposite from Little Park and a wonderful view of the boat harbour and rockpools. It is a favourite spot of mine, especially due to the fact that my wedding reception (1996) was held…

Seafood Platter for Two ($40) from Addisons Seafood Restaurant,

On July 23rd, 2007 my nephew was born. The next day was my Mother’s birthday and we wanted to celebrate both events. After a late lunch at the Ocean Beach Hotel we made our way down Addison Street to the famed Addisons Seafood Restaurant. The weather had grown chilly and the warmth of the restaurant…

Metro Grill, Keira Street Wollongong

As an early birthday celebration I invited my Sister for lunch at The Metro Grill in Keira Street, Wollongong. We had read about their ‘buy one main get one free’ deal on the Rewards Club website and thought it was a great excuse to try out this new restaurant on Keira Street Wollongong, Opposite the…

Five Islands Brewery, Wollongong Beach

Australia Day is a day that all Australians celebrate in their own way. It was friend’s birthday and we booked out the lounge at Five Islands Brewery, next door to the Wollongong Entertainment Centre and opposite Wollongong beach. We first visited Five Islands Brewery a few years ago for Philip’s birthday and we have returned…