Tom and I went on a little adventure to Kalamunda to try Little Miss Cupcakes, however, we required lunch before the cupcake feast could begin. After walking around to some of the local cafes we settled on the prominent Last Drop Tavern. As soon as we walked in, we were greeted by a friendly face. She explained that we could take a seat anywhere we liked as menus were on the tables and ordering could be done at the food counter or bar for food and drinks respectively.
Tom ordered the barramundi with potatoes, broccolini and some sort of butter. I really need to start making notes on the menu items we order at the restaurant instead of assuming I will be able to find them online later ^^;
Tom enjoyed the barramundi, he said it was well cooked, succulent and tasted fresh. I tried a little of it and I would agree :D
I ordered the chicken salad with pumpkin, spinach, fetta and cherry tomatoes and vinaigrette on the side. I always order salad dressing on the side, there’s nothing more pointless than ordering a salad to be healthy when it is drenched in oil/fat and not only that, but the flavour of vegetables are obliterated by dressing.
The chicken was delicious, exactly how I like it – breast pieces that were pan seared so they had great flavour and were still tender and warm. The pumpkin was a good consistency, not too mushy or hard. All the flavours went together great, I barely touched the vinaigrette.
I only ate half the salad, but that wasn’t because it wasn’t good – I needed to leave space for the cupcakes! I put it into a plastic container (very classy) and ate it later :)
Grilled snapper with garden salad and tartare sauce. The fish was a great portion size and meaty, however I was puzzled at why a grilled fish dish was so mysteriously oily and had batter on it…
After a long drive down from Perth to Pemberton, we didn’t feel like cooking our own dinner. We were staying at the Karri Valley Chalets so we wandered next door to the resort next door for dinner at Lakeside Restaurant.
To start, we ordered the warm house loaf which was a dukkah encrusted loaf, served with balsamic essence and sea salt butter.
The bread was perfect – warm throughout, soft on the inside, crunchy and flaky on the outside.
Tom ordered the fish of the day, which was an oven baked snapper with parsnip mash and a spinach, beetroot and fetta salad. I was told that the mash was delicious and tasted like potato :)
I ordered the moroccan style calamari, which came with wild spinach and a chilli plum glaze. I also ordered a side of roasted pumpkin, sweet potato and beetroot with shaved pecorino. I couldn’t finish it all, but my favourite part of my order was the squid. I wasn’t too sure about the batter, but it was light and flaked off easily.
Not a bad way to start our holiday!
by Sab on December 21, 2010
We were staying at the Bella Vista in Franz Josef (which is a great motel) and decided to wander down the road for dinner at The Alice May. I had found some positive reviews of the place and it did not disappoint. The decor gave the place character, with wooden beams, floors and furniture and interesting ornate decorations such as an old cash register, a bunch of mounted things we could not identify and a prominent deer head.
This may have made Tom hungry as he ordered the venison stew, which he said was delicious.
I ordered the salmon, which was arranged very thoughtfully and artistically on a rectangular plate. It was slightly salty but other than that was great. It tasted really healthy and let the food speak for itself. The vegetables in both our meals were a welcome addition to our holiday food diet.
If we returned to Franz Josef, we would definitely revisit this place and I highly recommend it.
