Carson’s Lounge

We had been to Carson’s Lounge for lunch before so I thought we should give it a shot for dinner.  The staff poured us some water soon after arrival and they continually filled it throughout the night which is nice.  But they did it so often that I was tempted to ask them to just leave a jug on the table!  I mean it’s nice to have your water refilled, but perhaps they should wait until it’s almost empty before they do.
ET’s was disappointed to find the steak he ordered rare was cooked on the outside and was barely pink on the inside.
My Tanaku fish didn’t blow me away either and the mash underneath it was too smooth and processed for my liking and I couldn’t see or taste enough of the blood red oranges.
However the serving grace was the chocolate and caramel tart dessert.  The mains were served in huge plates but don’t let this fool you - the servings aren’t in proportion to the plate size.  So without entree, I definitely needed this extra course. 
Surprisingly ET enjoyed it more than I did.  I thought it was very chocolately and I couldn’t taste the caramel underneath.  Plus I didn’t think the strawberry ice cream matched the tart.  But apart from the ice cream, we managed to polish off the whole dish, including the candied pecans.


Carson's Lounge
33 Ballarat St, Yarraville

Feedback Cafe

This cafe consistenly gets good reviews.  But the last one I read mentioned their table was not cleared very quickly.  For our visit, we finished our meal and paid while the table stayed uncleared (even though the cafe wasn't flat out).

But enough of that.  I ordered the jumbo sausage roll after checking the display to make sure it wasn't just an extra long commercially produced one.  

Although it was large enough for me, ET decided it shouldn't be called  "jumbo".  As a man-sized serving, I'd probably agree.  The photo doesn't do the size justice, but I'll leave it for you to judge.

ET decided on a focaccia and although he said the bread was nice, he rued the lack of garnish on the plate.  I'd have to agree.  It looked so plain I didn't even bother to take a photo of it!  Oh well.

Feedback Cafe

31 Ballarat St, Yarraville