Eating Out - Father’s Day
Reporter: Jason Hodges
Eating Out Competition
You could be taking out your Dad on us because Sydney Weekender is giving away a meal for two at the Bavarian Bier Café AND the Bazaar Beer Café. All you’ve got to do to be in the running is call our competition line on 1902 55 77 08 and good luck!
M.NET 55 cents max call cost. Mobile phones extra. Lines open when Sydney Weekender airs on 06/09/08. Lines close 11/09/08 at midnight NSW permit number: LTPM 07/20585, ACT permit number TP07/05446 Terms and conditions are available by contacting The Seven Network |
Winners’ details will be published in the Australian newspaper on Monday 22nd September 2008.
What does a father love almost as much as his kids? An ice cold beer, that’s what. This is Jason’s beer safari with beaut grub on the side. Jason has a pint with lunch at the Bavarian Bier Café in Parramatta and then throws back a couple with dinner at Bazaar Beer Café in St Leonards.
Bavarian Bier Café Parramatta
About 3 years ago the first Bavarian Bier Café was opened in Sydney on Manly Wharf. Since then another restaurant has opened on O’Connell St, and the newest addition to the line of restaurants is the Bavarian Bier Café in Parramatta, which opened its doors in June 2008.
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The restaurant is set up in the old St Andrews Church in Parramatta and next to it is the restaurant’s very own Bier House where functions & after work drinks are fast becoming popular.
The food here is hearty and each meal can be matched with a bier suggested by your waiter. And if you’re really into bier there’s a degustation menu with 7 different dishes matched to seven different biers. This can be part of a group booking and isn’t just included in the lunch menu. If you’ve got a monster appetite come in on Tuesday for the Giant Schnitzel & Schnapps Challenge. Competitors have to polish off a huge plate-sized schnitzel and will be rewarded with a bottle of schnapps when they complete it.
The fun’s not just for the grown ups, either. There’s an extensive kids menu and the little ones even get balloons when they visit.
The Bavarian Bier Café Parramatta is the place to dive into comfort food and one thing’s for sure - you will not leave this place hungry.
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Some of the dishes you may find on the menu:
Mains
- Crackling roast pork belly with Granny Smith apple compote & sautéed potatoes
- Chargrilled Nürnberger sausages on sebago mash and sauerkraut with crispy onion, German mustard and Löwenbräu Bier jus
- Jäger schnitzel milk-fed veal schnitzel topped with forest mushrooms & served with French fries or mashed potato
- Mussels with fresh tomato, garlic and chilli sauce served with French fries
- Munich Brewers Platter a large platter of crackling roast pork belly; chargrilled kassler; a selection of sausages; and chicken schnitzel served with sauerkraut, red cabbage and sebago mash
Desserts
- Apple strudel with vanilla anglaise
- Bavarian pretzel and butter pudding finished with a shot of apfel (apple) schnapps
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More Information Bavarian Bier Café Parramatta 2 - 8 Phillip St (Cnr of Marsden & Phillip Sts) Parramatta Telephone: (02) 8836 1400 Open 7 days for lunch and dinner. Mains start from $22. |
Prices correct as at 06/09/08
Bazaar Beer Café
Good times, boutique beers and hearty Euro comfort food are on tap at the Bazaar Beer Café in St Leonards.
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The Bazaar Beer Café was opened 2 years by owner Thomas Bartovic who comes from a strong Czechoslovakian background.
The Beer Café was started up because Thomas found that it’s hard to get Czech beer on tap in Sydney and so wrote up a menu of traditional European food that would complement all the beers they sell.
Instead of a traditional Bavarian style restaurant, Bazaar Beer Café has gone for a modern approach with a stylish, simple look that’s comfortable and makes a great place for couples, families and groups.
In the kitchen, Chef Patrick dishes up the ultimate comfort food with a blend of traditional and modern eastern European dishes. The Bazaar Beer Cafe is known for its home style cooking and because there’s a big Slavic following you know they’re doing it right.
If it’s coffee and dessert you’re hankering after, pop into the MiniB Café. The café is in the restaurant and is great for a quick bite to eat and getting your caffeine fix. There’s also a takeaway shop next door so you can eat on the go.
It’s not just about food here either. Against every dish on the menu is a suggested beer to match. You can ask your waiter for more information on the different flavours and in no time at all you’ll be an expert.
And you’ll have plenty of practice at Bazaar with 14 bottles of beer, 2 beers on tap, and beers with mixers like champagne and mango juice that work really well. The range of beer here is fantastic with brews from Belgium, Japan, Mexico, The Czech Republic, Hungary, and even some true blue Aussie favourites.
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Some of the dishes you may find on the menu:
Mains
- Five hour duck slowly roasted free range duck on red cabbage braised with horseradish and apple served with traditional Czech bread dumplings. Recommended beer: Bernard Lager
- Braised buffalo cheeks served with svickova, a traditional creamy vegetable sauce, on herb bread dumplings. Recommended beer: Dark Kozel
- Baby pork ribs marinated in a secret sauce served on sauerkraut and roasted kipfler potatoes
- Rack of lamb cutlets with a herb crust served with dark red wine & chocolate sauce on potato gratin and rocket salad
Desserts
- Chocolate fondant
- Crème brûlée
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More Information Bazaar Beer Café 1 Albany St, St Leonards Telephone: (02) 9438 1999 Open 7 days for lunch and dinner and mains start from $19. |
Prices correct as at 06/09/08