http://www.normanhotel.com.au/

Going to have to pay it another visit soon!!



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

LucasP wrote:
> http://www.normanhotel.com.au/
>
> Going to have to pay it another visit soon!!


Heh, looked at the menu. They should have a Vegetarian heading and list
under it only 1 carrot... for sixty-five bucks! That'll learn 'em.

L.

Linda H > wrote in news:44697869$0$7527$afc38c87
@news.optusnet.com.au:

> LucasP wrote:
>> http://www.normanhotel.com.au/
>>
>> Going to have to pay it another visit soon!!
>
>
> Heh, looked at the menu. They should have a Vegetarian heading and
list
> under it only 1 carrot... for sixty-five bucks! That'll learn 'em.


LOL!!

They have a little bit of salad that goes with all that tender cow :-)

But........ the wine list is quite impressive there also.

--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

Linda H wrote:

> LucasP wrote:
>
>> http://www.normanhotel.com.au/
>>
>> Going to have to pay it another visit soon!!
>
>
>
> Heh, looked at the menu. They should have a Vegetarian heading and
> list under it only 1 carrot... for sixty-five bucks! That'll learn 'em.
>
> L.

All the same, I can't understand why you would want to go out and pay a
fortune for grilled steak with bog standard accompaniments when you can
do it yourself at home. If I'm eating out I want to go somewhere with a
kitchen brigade to peel the grapes, or bone the whiting from the inside
like they do at mecca.

Christine

On 16 May 2006 07:13:41 GMT, LucasP > wrote:

>But........ the wine list is quite impressive there also.

Do they brew it themselves?

Old Mother Ashby > wrote in news:44697d25$0$26959
:

> Linda H wrote:
>
>> LucasP wrote:
>>
>>> http://www.normanhotel.com.au/
>>>
>>> Going to have to pay it another visit soon!!
>>
>>
>>
>> Heh, looked at the menu. They should have a Vegetarian heading and
>> list under it only 1 carrot... for sixty-five bucks! That'll learn
'em.
>>
>> L.
>
> All the same, I can't understand why you would want to go out and pay
a
> fortune for grilled steak with bog standard accompaniments when you
can
> do it yourself at home.


It's all about the *quality* of meat you get... and having someone cook
it to perfection for you :-)

And the great wine........ in those fantastic Norman Hotel wine glasses,
several of which now reside at my place :-)


>If I'm eating out I want to go somewhere with a
> kitchen brigade to peel the grapes, or bone the whiting from the
inside
> like they do at mecca.


They do Whiting at Mecca Bah??

http://www.meccabah.com/bris/home.html


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

Have to agree. The meat is OK, but the bog standard jacket potato with
greasy bacon bits(whatever they are!), and very average over-dressed salad,
all spilling off the side of your plate isn't terribly appetizing. They
always seem to have the most anaemic tomatoes too. Oh, and how could I
forget the mushroom sauce in a plastic cup that looks, and I imagine tastes,
like powdered cream of mushroom soup that's been reduced till it's got the
viscosity of flem; the chilli one isn't much better. It's the same set-up
as the Brekkie Creek: http://www.breakfastcreekhotel.com/, although it's had
a bit of a face lift in recent years and looks nicer than the Norman now.

I'm being a bit harsh though. It's good for pub food and a jug of amber can
transform the average meal into the sublime; I think that's what they bank
on, the cunning devils. I found out the hard way the *******s stop serving
at 9 on a Saturday night though, in fact, it might've even been 8. I think
they're losing out on a big night-munchie market there.

Generally speaking I don't mind ordering a steak in a restaurant though,
especially if it has a nice jus and properly cooked and seasoned veges. Not
many people would go to the trouble of making a demi-glace from beef bones,
aromats, etc. and cooking it for hours, so if you like to order things that
take effort, you can still order a steak and console yourself that way.

"Old Mother Ashby" > wrote in message
...
> All the same, I can't understand why you would want to go out and pay a
> fortune for grilled steak with bog standard accompaniments when you can do
> it yourself at home. If I'm eating out I want to go somewhere with a
> kitchen brigade to peel the grapes, or bone the whiting from the inside
> like they do at mecca.

This place is nicer. Only tried it once, but their Turkish pizzas were
unique and tasty.

"LucasP" > wrote in message
...
> They do Whiting at Mecca Bah??
>
> http://www.meccabah.com/bris/home.html

Michael wrote:
> Have to agree. The meat is OK, but the bog standard jacket potato with
> greasy bacon bits(whatever they are!), and very average over-dressed salad,
> all spilling off the side of your plate isn't terribly appetizing. They
> always seem to have the most anaemic tomatoes too. Oh, and how could I
> forget the mushroom sauce in a plastic cup that looks, and I imagine tastes,
> like powdered cream of mushroom soup that's been reduced till it's got the
> viscosity of flem; the chilli one isn't much better. It's the same set-up
> as the Brekkie Creek: http://www.breakfastcreekhotel.com/, although it's had
> a bit of a face lift in recent years and looks nicer than the Norman now.
>
You like red meat ?
try the Calamvale for steak , leaves the BC for dead.

atec77 > wrote in
news:4469b36b$0$17546$61c65585@un-2park-reader-
01.sydney.pipenetworks.com
..au:

> Michael wrote:
>> Have to agree. The meat is OK, but the bog standard jacket potato
>> with greasy bacon bits(whatever they are!), and very average
>> over-dressed salad, all spilling off the side of your plate isn't
>> terribly appetizing. They always seem to have the most anaemic
>> tomatoes too. Oh, and how could I forget the mushroom sauce in a
>> plastic cup that looks, and I imagine tastes, like powdered cream of
>> mushroom soup that's been reduced till it's got the viscosity of
>> flem; the chilli one isn't much better. It's the same set-up as the
>> Brekkie Creek: http://www.breakfastcreekhotel.com/, although it's had
>> a bit of a face lift in recent years and looks nicer than the Norman
>> now.
>>
> You like red meat ?
> try the Calamvale for steak , leaves the BC for dead.
>


They must have picked up their game an *awful* lot!!



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

LucasP wrote:
> atec77 > wrote in
> news:4469b36b$0$17546$61c65585@un-2park-reader-
> 01.sydney.pipenetworks.com
> .au:
>
>> Michael wrote:
>>> Have to agree. The meat is OK, but the bog standard jacket potato
>>> with greasy bacon bits(whatever they are!), and very average
>>> over-dressed salad, all spilling off the side of your plate isn't
>>> terribly appetizing. They always seem to have the most anaemic
>>> tomatoes too. Oh, and how could I forget the mushroom sauce in a
>>> plastic cup that looks, and I imagine tastes, like powdered cream of
>>> mushroom soup that's been reduced till it's got the viscosity of
>>> flem; the chilli one isn't much better. It's the same set-up as the
>>> Brekkie Creek: http://www.breakfastcreekhotel.com/, although it's had
>>> a bit of a face lift in recent years and looks nicer than the Norman
>>> now.
>>>
>> You like red meat ?
>> try the Calamvale for steak , leaves the BC for dead.
>>
>
>
> They must have picked up their game an *awful* lot!!
>
>
>
Changed butchers again , better than the last time you ate there.

atec77 > wrote in news:4469f639$0$17547$61c65585@un-
2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au:


>>>>
>>> You like red meat ?
>>> try the Calamvale for steak , leaves the BC for dead.
>>>
>>
>>
>> They must have picked up their game an *awful* lot!!
>>
>>
>>
> Changed butchers again , better than the last time you ate there.
>


If that's the case, the Colmslie and Alex Hills should have the same
butcher. (All McGuires)


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

LucasP wrote:
> atec77 > wrote in news:4469f639$0$17547$61c65585@un-
> 2park-reader-01.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au:
>
>
>>>> You like red meat ?
>>>> try the Calamvale for steak , leaves the BC for dead.
>>>>
>>>
>>> They must have picked up their game an *awful* lot!!
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> Changed butchers again , better than the last time you ate there.
>>
>
>
> If that's the case, the Colmslie and Alex Hills should have the same
> butcher. (All McGuires)
>
>
Nah.

LucasP wrote:

>Old Mother Ashby > wrote in news:44697d25$0$26959
:
>
>
>
>>Linda H wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>>LucasP wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>http://www.normanhotel.com.au/
>>>>
>>>>Going to have to pay it another visit soon!!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>Heh, looked at the menu. They should have a Vegetarian heading and
>>>list under it only 1 carrot... for sixty-five bucks! That'll learn
>>>
>>>
>'em.
>
>
>>>L.
>>>
>>>
>>All the same, I can't understand why you would want to go out and pay
>>
>>
>a
>
>
>>fortune for grilled steak with bog standard accompaniments when you
>>
>>
>can
>
>
>>do it yourself at home.
>>
>>
>
>
>It's all about the *quality* of meat you get... and having someone cook
>it to perfection for you :-)
>
>
Agreed. I buy top quality aged Aberdeen Angus steak from the butcher and
am well able to cook it to my taste. People who are not so fortunate
will understandably resort to establishments like The Norman - in
Melbourne they go to Vlado's. But really, how hard is it to track down a
decent butcher and learn to cook it yourself?

>And the great wine........ in those fantastic Norman Hotel wine glasses,
>several of which now reside at my place :-)
>
>
Yeah well, we don't need to leave the house for great wine either.

>>If I'm eating out I want to go somewhere with a
>>kitchen brigade to peel the grapes, or bone the whiting from the
>>
>>
>inside
>
>
>>like they do at mecca.
>>
>>
>
>
>They do Whiting at Mecca Bah??
>
>
I dunno, they might. I'm talking about mecca (sic) in Melbourne (Cath
Claringbould's original venture). They have from time to time this
extraordinary dish which involves fairly simple ingredients (fish,
mashed potato, parsley and tomato salad) but you'd never do it yourself.
There's a whole whiting on the plate, but you can eat it like a sausage
because all the bones have been removed from the inside, presumably by
somebody with tremendous dexterity and a magnifying glass!

Christine

Old Mother Ashby > wrote in news:446a82dd$0$26914
:


>>
>>It's all about the *quality* of meat you get... and having someone
cook
>>it to perfection for you :-)
>>
>>
> Agreed. I buy top quality aged Aberdeen Angus steak from the butcher
and
> am well able to cook it to my taste. People who are not so fortunate
> will understandably resort to establishments like The Norman - in
> Melbourne they go to Vlado's. But really, how hard is it to track down
a
> decent butcher and learn to cook it yourself?


As I did last night??

Over an open fire grill, with a crisp mescalun and rocket salad, with
roma toms, reggianno, mandarins, lebo cues and diced Continental
parsley.

One does like to treat oneself and ones partner to a night out
occasionally.


>
>>And the great wine........ in those fantastic Norman Hotel wine
glasses,
>>several of which now reside at my place :-)
>>
>>
> Yeah well, we don't need to leave the house for great wine either.

Poo-poo!! :-)


Although I *do* prefer to have my favourites at home....... they're
sometimes 1/3 - 1/4 the cost of the wines avaialable at restaurants.

>
>>>If I'm eating out I want to go somewhere with a
>>>kitchen brigade to peel the grapes, or bone the whiting from the
>>>
>>>
>>inside
>>
>>
>>>like they do at mecca.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>They do Whiting at Mecca Bah??
>>
>>
> I dunno, they might. I'm talking about mecca (sic) in Melbourne (Cath
> Claringbould's original venture).


They're all the same.........

http://www.meccabah.com/melb/home.html

http://www.meccabah.com/

They even have one in [*cough*] Canbra.



> There's a whole whiting on the plate, but you can eat it like a
sausage
> because all the bones have been removed from the inside, presumably by
> somebody with tremendous dexterity and a magnifying glass!
>


LOL!!

I went fishing with a couple of mates in a boat off the Gold Coast one
night. We rendevouzed with a trawler, out in the middle of *no-where* on
the other side of Sth Straddie, in the middle of the damn night!!

Hopped on board the trawler just after they had done a run and had
emptied their nets and were sorting. There was about 40 dolphins all
swimming around the back of the boat in the glaring floodlights that
they had on.

The catch was whiting.

They packaged them up and I thought, "You beauty... I'll be able to
score a box of whiting here!!". Nope. It was all being sold to Vietnam.
The Vietnamese then either filleted or deboned the fish and then sold it
back to Australia!!

Apparently it's cheaper doing it like that than it is to process it here
in Oz :-/



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

LucasP wrote:

>Old Mother Ashby > wrote in news:446a82dd$0$26914
:
>
>
>
>
>>>It's all about the *quality* of meat you get... and having someone
>>>
>>>
>cook
>
>
>>>it to perfection for you :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Agreed. I buy top quality aged Aberdeen Angus steak from the butcher
>>
>>
>and
>
>
>>am well able to cook it to my taste. People who are not so fortunate
>>will understandably resort to establishments like The Norman - in
>>Melbourne they go to Vlado's. But really, how hard is it to track down
>>
>>
>a
>
>
>>decent butcher and learn to cook it yourself?
>>
>>
>
>
>As I did last night??
>
>Over an open fire grill, with a crisp mescalun and rocket salad, with
>roma toms, reggianno, mandarins, lebo cues and diced Continental
>parsley.
>
>One does like to treat oneself and ones partner to a night out
>occasionally.
>
>
>
>
>>>And the great wine........ in those fantastic Norman Hotel wine
>>>
>>>
>glasses,
>
>
>>>several of which now reside at my place :-)
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Yeah well, we don't need to leave the house for great wine either.
>>
>>
>
>Poo-poo!! :-)
>
>
>Although I *do* prefer to have my favourites at home....... they're
>sometimes 1/3 - 1/4 the cost of the wines avaialable at restaurants.
>
>
>
>>>>If I'm eating out I want to go somewhere with a
>>>>kitchen brigade to peel the grapes, or bone the whiting from the
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>inside
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>like they do at mecca.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>They do Whiting at Mecca Bah??
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>I dunno, they might. I'm talking about mecca (sic) in Melbourne (Cath
>>Claringbould's original venture).
>>
>>
>
>
>They're all the same.........
>
>http://www.meccabah.com/melb/home.html
>
>http://www.meccabah.com/
>
>They even have one in [*cough*] Canbra.
>
>
>
>
>
Mate, you want to put the glass down and read what's in front of you.

I repeat, I'm talking about *mecca* (yes, the first letter is lower
case). It's a restaurant located at the Southgate complex. The Melbourne
Mecca Bah is in Docklands, designed for the yuppies. Completely
different setup, run by the same people. It's the sort of place where
one goes when one wishes to treat oneself and one's partner to a night out.

http://www.mecca.net.au/

Christine

Old Mother Ashby > wrote in
:

> LucasP wrote:
>
>>Old Mother Ashby > wrote in
>>news:446a82dd$0$26914 :
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>It's all about the *quality* of meat you get... and having someone
>>>>
>>>>
>>cook
>>
>>
>>>>it to perfection for you :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Agreed. I buy top quality aged Aberdeen Angus steak from the butcher
>>>
>>>
>>and
>>
>>
>>>am well able to cook it to my taste. People who are not so fortunate
>>>will understandably resort to establishments like The Norman - in
>>>Melbourne they go to Vlado's. But really, how hard is it to track
>>>down
>>>
>>>
>>a
>>
>>
>>>decent butcher and learn to cook it yourself?
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>As I did last night??
>>
>>Over an open fire grill, with a crisp mescalun and rocket salad, with
>>roma toms, reggianno, mandarins, lebo cues and diced Continental
>>parsley.
>>
>>One does like to treat oneself and ones partner to a night out
>>occasionally.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>>>And the great wine........ in those fantastic Norman Hotel wine
>>>>
>>>>
>>glasses,
>>
>>
>>>>several of which now reside at my place :-)
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>Yeah well, we don't need to leave the house for great wine either.
>>>
>>>
>>
>>Poo-poo!! :-)
>>
>>
>>Although I *do* prefer to have my favourites at home....... they're
>>sometimes 1/3 - 1/4 the cost of the wines avaialable at restaurants.
>>
>>
>>
>>>>>If I'm eating out I want to go somewhere with a
>>>>>kitchen brigade to peel the grapes, or bone the whiting from the
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>inside
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>like they do at mecca.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>They do Whiting at Mecca Bah??
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>I dunno, they might. I'm talking about mecca (sic) in Melbourne (Cath
>>>Claringbould's original venture).
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>>They're all the same.........
>>
>>http://www.meccabah.com/melb/home.html
>>
>>http://www.meccabah.com/
>>
>>They even have one in [*cough*] Canbra.
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
> Mate, you want to put the glass down and read what's in front of you.
>
> I repeat, I'm talking about *mecca* (yes, the first letter is lower
> case). It's a restaurant located at the Southgate complex.


Wel!! It's only taken you, what...??? 4 posts to finally explain which
one it is??!! (Bloody Mexicans!! :-)




>The
> Melbourne Mecca Bah is in Docklands, designed for the yuppies.
> Completely different setup, run by the same people. It's the sort of
> place where one goes when one wishes to treat oneself and one's
> partner to a night out.


No...... that's to the Norman Hotel in Annerley :-)


>
> http://www.mecca.net.au/


http://www.ourbrisbane.com/dining/pr...laringbold.php


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

Craig Welch wrote:

>On Wed, 17 May 2006 11:54:31 +1000, Old Mother Ashby
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Agreed. I buy top quality aged Aberdeen Angus steak from the butcher and
>>am well able to cook it to my taste. People who are not so fortunate
>>will understandably resort to establishments like The Norman - in
>>Melbourne they go to Vlado's.
>>
>>
>
>There's a world of difference though between the Norman (a very
>ordinary pub) and Vlado's (a meat experience).
>
>I agree with you about cooking one's own steak, if one can source a
>decent butcher (I can). But Vlado's is all theatre, and a lot of
>fun. Very blokey, just red meat and red wine.
>
>
>
Hello Craig! You are dead right, of course. I wasn't meaning to
denigrate people who go to Vlado's, far from it though I wouldn't go
there myself partly because it's blokey and also because I'd never be
able to do justice to the serves.

It gets a bit difficult communicating with Peter, as you see, given his
isolation in the Deep North (consider the recent confusion over
mecca/Mecca Bah). We've got lots of pubs like the Norman in Melbourne
and I would never suggest anybody go anywhere near them, but I presume
that in Brisbane there's no alternative. Poor Peter would probably freak
out completely at Vlado's!

Christine

Old Mother Ashby > wrote in
:

> It gets a bit difficult communicating with Peter, as you see, given
> his isolation in the Deep North (consider the recent confusion over
> mecca/Mecca Bah).

Confusion??

*If* you had stated right from the start that you were talking about a
place in Melbourne (that's in 'Mexico' for you US people), and supplied
the URL at that time, things would have been perfectly clear.

Now, go back to playing your banjo, redneck.


>We've got lots of pubs like the Norman in Melbourne


How would you know? Have you been to the Norman?


> and I would never suggest anybody go anywhere near them, but I presume
> that in Brisbane there's no alternative.

As a typical bloody mexican, you presumed wrong.


>Poor Peter would probably
> freak out completely at Vlado's!


Once again, you *ass*ume.

Till this all came up, I didn't even know you were a Mexican!!


Make yourself clearer next time.


--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915

That's right. It's either a pub, or Macca's in Bris Vegas. There ain't no
horte quisene up in these here parts.

"Old Mother Ashby" > wrote in message
...
> We've got lots of pubs like the Norman in Melbourne and I would never
> suggest anybody go anywhere near them, but I presume that in Brisbane
> there's no alternative. Poor Peter would probably freak out completely at
> Vlado's!

LucasP wrote:

>Old Mother Ashby > wrote in
:
>
>
>
>>It gets a bit difficult communicating with Peter, as you see, given
>>his isolation in the Deep North (consider the recent confusion over
>>mecca/Mecca Bah).
>>
>>
>
>Confusion??
>
>*If* you had stated right from the start that you were talking about a
>place in Melbourne (that's in 'Mexico' for you US people), and supplied
>the URL at that time, things would have been perfectly clear.
>
>Now, go back to playing your banjo, redneck.
>
>
>
>
>>We've got lots of pubs like the Norman in Melbourne
>>
>>
>
>
>How would you know? Have you been to the Norman?
>
>
>
>
>>and I would never suggest anybody go anywhere near them, but I presume
>>that in Brisbane there's no alternative.
>>
>>
>
>As a typical bloody mexican, you presumed wrong.
>
>
>
>
>>Poor Peter would probably
>>freak out completely at Vlado's!
>>
>>
>
>
>Once again, you *ass*ume.
>
>Till this all came up, I didn't even know you were a Mexican!!
>
>
>Make yourself clearer next time.
>
>
>
>
Oh dear, I feared it might come to this, you silly little man. Plonk!

Christine

Craig Welch wrote:

>On Thu, 18 May 2006 14:26:22 +1000, Old Mother Ashby
> wrote:
>
>
>
>>Hello Craig! You are dead right, of course. I wasn't meaning to
>>denigrate people who go to Vlado's, far from it though I wouldn't go
>>there myself partly because it's blokey and also because I'd never be
>>able to do justice to the serves.
>>
>>
>
>I'm not sure that he allows women in there, in any case. Never seen
>any there!
>
>I've seen him, when a patron says 'oh, one of our party is a
>vegetarian, can you just knock up a little something to suit him'?
>say 'NO'. Very Soup Nazi.
>
>
Interesting! I've met men who've been there, but never a woman. The very
idea of a vegetarian even crossing the threshold, I could more easily
imagine a nun going to a lap-dancing bar!

>
>
>>It gets a bit difficult communicating with Peter, as you see, given his
>>isolation in the Deep North (consider the recent confusion over
>>mecca/Mecca Bah).
>>
>>
>
>I don't think you've got a very long history with Peter Lucas. It's
>difficult to communicate with him at the best of times. He likes to
>pretend he's a soldier (he was kicked out of the Army some times
>ago). He likes to threaten people with physical violence, but never
>appears when others offer to meet him.
>
>He also likes to 'befriend' people in Usenet, to the extent of
>swapping emails with them, then turns on them and published the
>emails, with futher threats and vile abuse. A real piece of
>dysfunctional work. Oh, and he bludges off the public purse.
>
>
>
You're right. Actually I don't think he's got a very long history with
rfc. He just popped up recently, proclaimimng himself The Voice of
Australia.

I find his agressively ocker pose somewhat embarrassing at times, but
for a while there I was prepared to give him the benefit of the doubt as
just a bit of a clown. I started to get twitchy when he announced he was
a gun fancier. Now he claims it's all my fault that he's never noticed
any of my many references to coming from Melbourne and for some reason
dubs me "mexican" - killlfile time!

>>We've got lots of pubs like the Norman in Melbourne
>>and I would never suggest anybody go anywhere near them, but I presume
>>that in Brisbane there's no alternative. Poor Peter would probably freak
>>out completely at Vlado's!
>>
>>
>
>Peter if permanently freaked out ... I would suggest that drinking
>beer from the bottle at a table in a pub is just about right for
>him.
>
>Having said that, the pub scene in Melbourne if far superior to that
>in other states ... for food and for rock ... the only two reasons
>to go to a pub apart than for the beer.
>
>
I'm too old for pubs,never was a pub person in my youth anyway, so I'll
take your word for it ;-)

>Oh, Hi. How are you? It's been a while ...
>
>
>
It has been a while, hasn't it? But in the end I couldn't resist the
siren call of rfc, and I've got a better browser these days as well. I'm
well, if older and greyer. How've you been?

Christine

On 18 May 2006 04:51:23 GMT, LucasP wrote:

> Old Mother Ashby > wrote in
> :
>
>> It gets a bit difficult communicating with Peter, as you see, given
>> his isolation in the Deep North (consider the recent confusion over
>> mecca/Mecca Bah).
>
> Confusion??
>
> *If* you had stated right from the start that you were talking about a
> place in Melbourne (that's in 'Mexico' for you US people), and supplied
> the URL at that time, things would have been perfectly clear.
>
> Now, go back to playing your banjo, redneck.


You mean like when she stated this about 5 posts into the thread?


>>They do Whiting at Mecca Bah??
>>

>I dunno, they might. I'm talking about mecca (sic) in Melbourne (Cath
>Claringbould's original venture). They have from time to time this
>extraordinary dish which involves fairly simple ingredients (fish,
>mashed potato, parsley and tomato salad) but you'd never do it yourself.
>There's a whole whiting on the plate, but you can eat it like a sausage
>because all the bones have been removed from the inside, presumably by
>somebody with tremendous dexterity and a magnifying glass!

You see the bit where Melbourne was mentioned. Usually that is clue.

d > wrote in newse4q8se35iix$.wjbqot3e53sx.dlg@
40tude.net:

> On 18 May 2006 04:51:23 GMT, LucasP wrote:
>
>> Old Mother Ashby > wrote in
>> :
>>
>>> It gets a bit difficult communicating with Peter, as you see, given
>>> his isolation in the Deep North (consider the recent confusion over
>>> mecca/Mecca Bah).
>>
>> Confusion??
>>
>> *If* you had stated right from the start that you were talking about
a
>> place in Melbourne (that's in 'Mexico' for you US people), and
supplied
>> the URL at that time, things would have been perfectly clear.
>>
>> Now, go back to playing your banjo, redneck.
>
>
> You mean like when she stated this about 5 posts into the thread?


That the eating place was mecca, the one in *Melboring*........ seeing
as we were talking about places in Brisbane???!!!

*************************************************
Subject: Brisbane's worst vegetarian restaurant
From: Old Mother Ashby >
Newsgroups: rec.food.cooking,aus.food

Linda H wrote:

> LucasP wrote:
>
>> http://www.normanhotel.com.au/
>>
>> Going to have to pay it another visit soon!!
>
>
>
> Heh, looked at the menu. They should have a Vegetarian heading and
> list under it only 1 carrot... for sixty-five bucks! That'll learn
'em.
>
> L.

All the same, I can't understand why you would want to go out and pay a
fortune for grilled steak with bog standard accompaniments when you can
do it yourself at home. If I'm eating out I want to go somewhere with a
kitchen brigade to peel the grapes, or bone the whiting from the inside
like they do at mecca.

Christine
???

************************************************** ****


Hmmmmm, no mention of Melboring there.





>
>
>>>They do Whiting at Mecca Bah??
>>>
>
>>I dunno, they might. I'm talking about mecca (sic) in Melbourne (Cath
>>Claringbould's original venture). They have from time to time this
>>extraordinary dish which involves fairly simple ingredients (fish,
>>mashed potato, parsley and tomato salad) but you'd never do it
yourself.
>>There's a whole whiting on the plate, but you can eat it like a
sausage
>>because all the bones have been removed from the inside, presumably by
>>somebody with tremendous dexterity and a magnifying glass!
>
> You see the bit where Melbourne was mentioned. Usually that is clue.


To you frikken Mexicans!!!

Get over yourself, tosser, besides you and some other twisetd
individuls........ Mexico Melb isall you ferals.


>



--
Peter Lucas
Brisbane
Australia

At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
savage must weep.

Turkish Officer
400 Plateau
24May1915