Just a gentle reminder as well that bookings are really important this weekend. Friday, Saturday and Sunday night are all proving very popular so if you do want a table be sure to call as soon as possible. Have a fantastic romatic weekend everyone.

Did you know that we have recently made some exciting developments.

We have totally redecorated the dining room, and all the outside areas. The restaurant is now more modern and we have a new list of ideas for a menu for your special event.

New photos will be online very soon.

The cafe will be closed Christmas Day, Boxing Day and the public holiday Monday.

We look forward to seeing you over the holidays.

Barry, Jody and the team.

The lawn has changed so we now have an area of 19m by 12m available for parties and functions. The experts tell me that will fit a marquee for over 200 people!!!

During the day it also opens up the view and means there is less pollen and fewer leaves around to interfere with your lunch.

See you soon.
Barry.

Here's a little background information on one of our favourite menu items...Pancakes!

A True Pancake

A pancake is a thin, flat cake prepared from a batter and cooked on a hot griddle or frying pan. Most pancakes are quick breads; some use a yeast-raised or fermented batter. Most pancakes are cooked one side on a griddle and flipped partway through to cook the other side. A crêpe is a very thin and large pancake cooked on one side that is rolled and stuffed. Depending on the region, pancakes may be served at any time, with a variety of toppings or fillings from jam, fruit, syrup or meat.

The Australian Pancake

Source: Wikipedia

Dessert is a course that typically comes at the end of a meal, usually consisting of sweet food but sometimes of a strongly-flavored one, such as some cheeses. The word comes from the French language as dessert and this from Old French desservir, "to clear the table" and "to serve." Common desserts include cakes, cookies, fruits, pastries, ice cream, and candies.

The word dessert is most commonly used for this course in U.S., Canada, Australia, and Ireland, while sweet, pudding or afters would be more typical terms in the UK and some other Commonwealth countries, including India. According to Debrett's, pudding is the proper term, dessert is only to be used if the course consists of fruit, and sweet is colloquial. This, of course, reflects the upper-class/upper-middle-class usage. More commonly, the words simply form a class shibboleth; pudding being the upper-class and upper-middle-class word to use for sweet food served after the main course, sweet, afters and dessert being considered non-U. However, dessert is considered slightly better than the other two, owing to many young people, whose parents say pudding, acquiring the word from American media.

When to eat a Dessert...

Source: Wikipedia