Sunday should be funday and what can be more fun than chit chat with a girlfriend so that's what Stef and I did.
We met up in Southbank and strolled to Rockpool, took up a corner table at the bar and cranked up our funday Sunday.
We came for the burger so the burger we had. They had two burgers on the bar menu. There was a mishima (type of cow) burger as well as the full blood Wagyu. I asked the waiter about the difference and he started to explain about the cows as if I was stupid (I know they're two diffferent cows). I just wanted to know the differences in the actual meat pattie in taste or appearance to help me choose.
In the end he offered to slice each one into two so Stef and I could have half and half. Excellent! His pretentious cow explanation was forgiven as he displayed a practical streak.
The burgers came out and we sighed in delight. And promptly forgot which half was which. There were definitely differences. I liked the first half most. I think it was the mishima. It was juicier and not as dense. The patty wasn't as firmly packed together. Still enjoyed the second half but a whole one of those would have been pretty heavy in the tummy.
Stef commented that she could tell it was a superior burger because although it was juicy and jam packed full it didn't fall apart when hand held.
In the end he offered to slice each one into two so Stef and I could have half and half. Excellent! His pretentious cow explanation was forgiven as he displayed a practical streak.
The burgers came out and we sighed in delight. And promptly forgot which half was which. There were definitely differences. I liked the first half most. I think it was the mishima. It was juicier and not as dense. The patty wasn't as firmly packed together. Still enjoyed the second half but a whole one of those would have been pretty heavy in the tummy.
Stef commented that she could tell it was a superior burger because although it was juicy and jam packed full it didn't fall apart when hand held.
Our accompaniments were woodfired veggies with goats curd. I expected asparagus and Spring veg but it was a more autumnal collection of pumpkin and onion. Delicious but not as fresh as I expected. The fried were delicious - dry and crisp with little grease.
We ended funday with profiteroles with ice cream, hazelnuts and chocolate. Four little poufs of heavenly patisserie; just what we needed to send us on our way back into the sunshine with smiley faces and light hearts.
I had experienced disappointment the night before at Rosetta and was feeling despondent about Neil Perry but this little lunch set us right. He was also sat at the bar too so a little sneaky look at him was pretty fun too. Rock and Rose huh? I prefer the Rock.
We ended funday with profiteroles with ice cream, hazelnuts and chocolate. Four little poufs of heavenly patisserie; just what we needed to send us on our way back into the sunshine with smiley faces and light hearts.
I had experienced disappointment the night before at Rosetta and was feeling despondent about Neil Perry but this little lunch set us right. He was also sat at the bar too so a little sneaky look at him was pretty fun too. Rock and Rose huh? I prefer the Rock.
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