Eating Out - Mothers Day
Reporter: Lea Wilson
Eating Out Competition…
You can give mum a night off on us because Sydney Weekender is giving away a meal for two at The Deck AND Terracotta. All you’ve got to do to be in the running is call our competition line on 1902 55 77 08 and good luck!
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Need somewhere special to take mum on Mother’s Day? Well we’ve got just the spots to ensure that this is a Mother’s Day to remember.
The Deck
The Deck is Sydney's newest harbourside restaurant. It officially opened in November 2007 and Sydney-siders have been piling in ever since.
Situated on the water in Milsons Point, the restaurant has uninterrupted views of the amazing Sydney Harbour Bridge and the Opera House… and thanks to the waterfront location if feels like you’re literally floating on the water.
The Deck offers delicious Mediterranean cuisine in a superb atmosphere of relaxed elegance.
The Deck is open for breakfast, lunch and dinner five days a week, Wednesday - Sunday. The Mediterranean menu is designed as a range of dishes for individuals or as a shared selection.
Some of the dishes you may find on the menu:
Brunch
- Wholewheat ricotta and blueberry pancakes with an orange mascarpone cream
- Chachouka – Tunisian dish of tomatoes baked with eggs, served with spiced flatbread
Main
- Paella – prawns, squid, spring bay mussels, chicken, pork belly and chorizo bound with saffron rice.
- Rocket pappardelle, ricotta, asparagus, baby spinach with lemon cream sauce
Dessert
- Chef’s dessert Plate – includes 3 desserts from the menu selection. Includes:
- Rich Belgian chocolate terrine, campari oranges and double cream
- Layers of sugar and pistachio filo wafers, honey cream and fresh figs
- Vanilla pannacotta, peach, mint and raspberry salad
- Cheese Plate – selection of Australian and imported cheeses, with dried fruits, guava paste, oatcakes and lavoshe
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Prices correct as at 10/05/08
Terracotta
This popular Manly restaurant has been opened for just a year and in that time it has become very popular with the locals and now the word has spread.
The cuisine here is Greek and to say that it’s delicious is an understatement. So what’s the secret to the great food? Well there is no secret actually. Owner and long time restaurateur Izak, says that their whole food concept is about having no secrets. There are no strange preservatives or chemicals and in fact the food is all ultra fresh and that’s why it tastes so good – just like they do it in Greece.
The signature dishes here are the roast Greek lamb which falls off the bone and totally melts in your mouth and the Grilled octopus which I’m told has people coming far and wide just for that.
Some of the dishes you may find on the menu:
Entree
- Grilled octopus served on roasted roma tomato with fresh basil, goats cheese and rocket
- Mezze platter for two – 5 hot and 5 cold dishes served with a bread basket
This dish includes marinated olives, dolmades, fetta, taramasalata, skordalia, roasted marinated Greek vegetables, keftedes (meatballs), spanakopita (ricotta + spinach filo triangles), kotopita (chicken filo pastries with pistachio nuts), rice pilaf, salt and pepper squid, saganaki prawns
Main
- Roast Greek lamb – falls off the bone – served with a large Greek salad and tzatiki 4/ Grilled chicken with cumin and Greek yoghurt served with rice pilaf
Dessert
- Baklava – almonds in filo pastry Ice cream with figs marinated in ouzo
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Prices correct as at 10/05/08