Saturday night over the June long weekend was the perfect rainy night of a long weekend. It was now Winter and as with this long weekend of the last few years, the weather was miserable. It screamed for a cozy pub and some good food.
The Flinders is the exact pub to be at on a night like this. I have walked past it numerous times & it looked like such a cool place, probably too cool for me. It also looked very grungey again, not suited to me, but this was the perfect night for getting somewhere dark & cool.
Funnily, upon arriving to the upstairs eatery, Duke Bistro, the staff were anything but too cool. Happily accommodating us after determining we had no booking (bookings? I just assume everywhere does not take bookings these days!!!), we were quickly seated and given the short menu to choose from. Plates are to share here. There weren't a lot of vegetarian choices but that was ok, the few they had were beyond!
We started with daikon radish in dash butter with bread. If there was a dish to go there for, this would be my pick. Salty, sweet & the bread was the perfect accompaniment to mop every last drop on the plate. The mixed heirloom carrots was just as good. Carrots were in season so the produce spoke for itself. Having heard about the chicken wings, I had to give them a go. The only downside t being with a vegetarian is that when you do want to try a meat dish, you get the whole thing. Maybe not a downside.
Timeout Sydney predicted that chicken wings would make a comeback in 2011. I can see why. The coleslaw milk was also such a refreshing accompaniment though if I did pick a floor, these were just slightly too salty.
The waitress was helpful with selecting a bottle to go with our dishes. She did well, we stumbled out with full bellies and silly content grins, happy for the fact we still had two days off!
