Day 23 The Little Snail

So a little while back, my friend saw an online deal, I think it was $69 for two people for a 3-course meal at the little snail. Considering that none of us had been there we were all like "why not".

I think about 8 of us bought that coupon/deal and booked in a date for dinner. I remember on that day, parking was hard to find and it was hella windy and cold.....

When we walked into The Little Snail and waitress greeted us and then directed us to our table. We had a great view of darling harbour since our table was upstairs. It was pretty packed both upstairs and down too.

After we all had arrived and looked over the menu, we ordered. I was very impressed with the way the waitress took our orders, because there was no confusion when the food arrived.

This was a complimentary drink. Didnt taste that nice. Tasted like vodka orange, but worse

Entre:

Calamari Rings

Nicely golden, crispy on the outside, a little chewy on the inside (I think my friend was hungry for more)

Duck liver patty

Very rich but flavourful despite the appearance

SNAILS~

Surprisingly they tasted nice but it was so hard to get them out of the shells. Especially when its your first time using the tongs... 

Seafood soup 

Was so delicious. I could have just had this alone as a main. The salmon wasnt overcooked and nicely pink inside. And I loved the broth.

Mains:

I cant remember what meat this was. it was either beef or pork? Doesnt look that fab but it smelt and tasted lovely. Potatoes were a bit average though along with the 2 pieces of broccoli...

I think this one is lamb with a red wine sauce.

Salmon with risotto rice

The skin was crispy and the salmon was cooked perfectly. I couldnt finish it because of my entrée. The risotto rice tasted very much like tomato but it as a whole. Its a nice dish that I would definitely order again.

Crab ball

I cant remember what it was called, but the broth is similar to my seafood soup. However the ball in the middle was a mixture of crab meat and veggies. Looks tasty but i think they could have incorporated some other colors to the dish though.... its all so orangey

Desserts:

Chocolate mousse

The design for this dessert was fun. No one was allowed to touch anything until pictures were taken. The chocolate casing was crispy hard but the mousse inside was soft, light and very chocolatey. 

Chocolate Banana Crepe

The name says it all. Chocolate. Banana. Cream crepe ball. Kinda average but having the added chocolate underneath made up for it. 

Vanilla ice cream

Might sound normal but the vanilla bean ice cream was so rice. Underneath it was a sweet biscuit and on top was a caramel disc. Pretty yum for a simple dessert.

Creme brûlée

LOL looks like one of the store bought creme brûlée's that was tipped upside down on a plate and had a sliced strawberry stuck on top.

I think the little snail likes to go for a simplistic appeal when plating because most of their dishes looked like something that I could do....

I'm sure it tasted nice ( cant remember )

Chocolate cake and vanilla ice-cream

This one was my dessert and I loved it! The chocolate cake was almost brownie-like and underneath it was a biscuit base, almost similar to what cold cheesecakes have. The cake wasnt too rich but almost moist inside. Underneath the ice-cream was a pineapple biscuit? toffee? i dont know what to call it but it was chewy and tasted like sweet pineapple.

It was hard to try it altogether. You pretty much had to eat each separately.

Sticky date pudding

yummmmmm-o loved how the ice-cream melted into the middle and made the texture different in your mouth. surprisingly it wasnt too sweet, but you definitely had to eat each spoonful with the sauce and ice-cream together

There were more people on the night but because the table was set out in a long row, I couldnt take pictures of their food. Overall night was fun and enjoyable. It was also good to catch up with my friends over some nice food and I cant wait to go back there to try the rest of their menu.