I discovered voucher websites such as GrabOne and Living Social a couple of
months back. In the giddy heights of excitement during my initial buying spree,
I purchased what I thought was an extremely good deal – a three course meal for
two people, plus a bottle of wine to share and tea/coffee each, for $49. The restaurant was
Pelagic Bar and Dining - a new seafood restaurant in Canberra (where Antigo's used to be) and it came highly recommended by a colleague. A quick check of their website and it describes itself as "modern, stylish, comfortable and exudes a unique casual elegance. We are renowned for serving spectacular seafood dishes and creating exceptional food and wine menus using fresh premium produce and the finest Australian and international wine..." I was looking forward to finding out if this restaurant lived up to the hype.
However,
I promptly forgot about the pre-paid voucher and when I remembered it, it had
almost expired! Not to fear, my emergency foodie buddy who I can always count
on, came to the rescue!
On the
evening of our visit, S and I were greeted by a very
friendly waitress. Our orders were taken in reasonable time and we started off
with a glass each of our bottle of house white. Conversation flowed as we
watched plates of food pass our table. S started looking forlornly at entrée
after entrée as they were placed in front of other people. Our wine glasses were topped up again before the entrées arrived.
