Beautiful Sunday afternoon and The Boathouse is in a fabulous family focused location with pretty river views and a play park. We were meeting our friends who have a little 8 month old and they secured a table for in the far corner of the dining room which was roomy and comfortable.
In spite of it being 2pm and not really peak hour it was still busy and I think given our location was tucked away it had its cons in that service didn't always reach that far back so ordering food and trying to organise the bill was somewhat delayed. Speaking of delays, our food wasn't the quickest to arrive either but the chatter and conversation helped and we didn't feel that it was too dragged out but don't go expecting a quick bite.
Steve and I decide to go back to childhood and had a milkshake each. They're presented in sundae glasses with a touch of nostalgia and as milkshakes go they were ok but not amazing. I found that mine wasn't cold enough.
In spite of it being 2pm and not really peak hour it was still busy and I think given our location was tucked away it had its cons in that service didn't always reach that far back so ordering food and trying to organise the bill was somewhat delayed. Speaking of delays, our food wasn't the quickest to arrive either but the chatter and conversation helped and we didn't feel that it was too dragged out but don't go expecting a quick bite.
Steve and I decide to go back to childhood and had a milkshake each. They're presented in sundae glasses with a touch of nostalgia and as milkshakes go they were ok but not amazing. I found that mine wasn't cold enough.
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We ordered a medley of mini mezze to share between the two couples. Steve and I shared some meatballs and the kingfish tostaditas and our friends had the pea falafels and pumpkin aracini. All dishes were prettily presented. I felt the kingfish was quite expensive for three bite sized morsels.
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The meatballs were probably the best thing we had. Lots of tangy tomato and threads of melted cheese alongside 5 or so mini meatballs. The kingfish was nice enough but a bit bland - needed some extra flavour power whether citrus zing or jalapeno heat.
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Our friends had a pizza each and they looked yummy. I think I'd have liked the topping to reach the edge more as there seemed to be a lot of crust but no complaints from the eaters!
Steve had the fish and chips which were again average. I had the salmon with tomato, black olive and skordalia. The salmon was cooked well and nice and rare inside. The olives complemented the fresh tomato but the ratio salmon to tomato was a bit off with more tomato than salmon. |
Even in the picture, you can barely see the salmon. The skordalia was creamy and I'm not sure it was an entirely harmonious combination with everything else. Something fresher would be better I think.
The Boathouse is less about the food and more about the family friendly surroundings. The food is acceptable but it's more about location.
The Boathouse is less about the food and more about the family friendly surroundings. The food is acceptable but it's more about location.
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