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25.01.2022 This week The Shire Blog takes you to a small club called Gymea Bowling Club. It is just behind The Gymea Tradies club on the corner of The Kingsway and Manchester road gymea. In recent years it has gone through serious renovations.The main entry is very accesible for disabled and able bodied persons alike. Inside is quite spacious and well laid out with lots of natural lighting from outside and down lights for evening entertainment.The outside balcony areas are fully weather... proof from the sun and rain. Dining area and kitchen are centrally located with access to the bar and gambling area if you want to have a punt with your meal. For entree we had the southern fried chicken wings with aoli dipping sauce.This was cooked well with light seasoning and crispy skin.The wings were moist and juicy inside and enough for two. For mains we tried the Mexican Parmigana and Baramundi filets Mexican Parmigana sounded a bit unusual but was actually quite nice.The Parmigana topping included some pulled beef, Mexican seasoning, avocado, sour cream and corn chips.A different twist on a traditional Italian dish.It was served with chips and mixed salad.It was a large meal so bring your hunger with you. The grilled baramundi filets were served with baked potatoes,steamed greens and carrots.Once again a large meal with two good sized filets and lots of vegetables. There was a nice selection of pastries abailable with fresh made coffee for those with a sweet tooth.

21.01.2022 Well folks in this week's edition of The Shire Blog we bring you something different.Instead of blogging one restaurant we are doing a whole area of restaurants.We visit a relatively new area in Sydney called "Thai Town". It is bordered roughly by Campbell st,Goulburn st,George st. and Pitt st.I have had the opportunity to have spent the last 4 Saturdays in the area for personal and dining reasons. For lovers of Thai food this is the centre of traditional Thai food cuisine.A...lthough there a lot of Thai restaurants in the suburbs the majority of them serve a westernised version of Thai food.If you want true home style Thai food you need to spend a couple of hours doing a food tour of this area. The restaurants serve beautiful food at very cheap prices.If you like it hot and spicy you will get it that way but most restaurants will tell you what are the hot dishes but remember to ask.Most are quite small and still cater for groups comfortably. Also if you see deserts advertised remember that a lot of Thai deserts are actually a sweet vegetable of some sort so always ask what the desert comprises of.Either way they are always delicious. On a nice weekend a great way to spend the day would be as follows.Get there around 12ish,walk around and have a small dish in 2 or 3 places,walk down to Paddys Markets which is only 50 to 60 metres away,have a good shop and pick up some bargains especially in the food section and then wander home tired but very happy.

17.01.2022 In this week's edition of The Shire Blog we take you to the home of the greatest soccer player in history, Pele.The largest country in South America. Home of the Samba and the world famous Carnivale , Brazil.We visit Churrasco Brazilian BBQ restaurant on President ave. Caringbah. You walk into a well lit restaurant,not too light but not too dark.A nice atmosphere for dining Tables are predominately bench style with some individual tables for 4 or 6. Privacy is maintained by ...good spacing between couples or groups. Prices are $35 per head which I thought at first a little pricey.That is until the food, started arriving which was surprisingly quick.If you are a vegetarian don't come here,but if you are a carnivore you will be in 7th heaven. The range and method of cooking and presentation is quite amazing. Lamb,beef,chicken are all barbequed with an array of mouth watering sauces.The table is presented with creamy baked potatoes, steamed rice,black beans in sauce,a mild bbq/chilli sauce and a mango salsa as an accompaniement and chilled water.A small range of vegetable dishes are provided in wonderful sauces but the predominant theme is meat. When you get to the end there is baked pineapple and the most delicious banana deep fried and coated in cinamon sugar to datisfy your sweet tooth. I noticed some large groups so parties and groups are well catered for.To top it all off the staff are very polite, lovely smiles and obviously happy to be there....always a good sign. I am sure I will be back with some friends.

08.01.2022 In this week's edition of The Shire Blog we take you to the magical land of the Taj Mahal,spiritual yogis and the mystical Ganges river, India. We visit The Coco's Cafe, situated on Gerale street just north of South Cronulla park.For me it is a family get together so I am hoping they can look after a group with comfortre The layout is fairly average as it has been a number of establishments over the years but the lighting is just right,not too bright but not that dull that t...he menu is hard to read. We order coconut prawns,chicken tikka massla,lamb korma and beef rendang and hope it is enough for 7 of us with rice.As the aromas of India float out of the kitchen hunger sets in and we can't wait to tuck in.Fresh water is served quickly and wine is corked for free. I HATE CORKAGE FEES.There is an extensive selection of naan breads so we go for a garlic and cheese and a kashmiri naan. Meals come out very quickly and they are well sized with 4 dishes plenty for the 7 of us. The meats are cooked to a tender succulent finish.The spices do not over power the meats as often happens with curry dishes and there is plenty of sauce to pour over the beautifully cooked rice. As we are served the girls are obviously happy, polite and present the food with lovely gleaming smiles.Happy staff are always a good sign.I wander into the kitchen area and it is nice and clean,qell ordered and the chefs present me with broad smiles and "Welcome"to our kitchen.I often find curry houses are disorderly and a little unclean but not here. As we depart we get another big smile and goodbye so if you enjoy curries and Indian food in general Coco's Cafe is worth a visit especially with a group.

03.01.2022 In this week's edition of The Shire Blog we wander to the St George shire and and a fantastic grill called Hurricanes Grill.It is situated on The Grand parade,Brighton on the beach side overlooking Botany Bay. As you walk in the first thing that impresses is the spectacular view that can be seen from almost every part of the restaurant.You step up into a spacious dining area flooded with natural light during the day.Tables are well laid out with plenty of room to move around ...for patrons and employees. It is quite busy for a lunch time but we are given menus and water very quickly with lovely smiles from the staff.The menu is quite extensive with plenty of grills,seafood,salads and a sprinkling of vegetarian dishes. We order a mixture of Portugese chicken, beef ribs,lamb ribs, Mediteranean salad,roast potato,chips. There is a large range of beers,spirits,cocktails and also mocktails for the non drinkers.Not that many restaurants offer a range pf non alcoholic drinks except for the usual soft drinks.Some thought has gone into a non alcoholic dining experience. The meals come out quite quickly and look spectacular to say the least. As we tuck in the meats are all cooked perfectly.The chicken is moist and tender with a tasty and tangy sauce.The ribs are delicious with the meats falling off the bone,moist and juicy.The roast potato is cooked to perfection and served with sour cream and chives. The salad has a nice slightly tangy dressing somewhere between thousand island,ranch dressing and peri peri sauce.The salad is really big and could be a meal on it's own.With 4 people at the table all I hear is the sound of eating,always a good sign.Chips are crispy and served with a choice of sauces. They cater for large groups ad well as small and couples.As I look around every group appears happy and seem to get service quickly.I dare say the night time would be just as good and after speaking to staff they look forward to doing over 600 servings. All in all a great dining experience and if you have not tried it,I tecommend you give it a try.