THE QUARIE BAR & BRASSERIE, Hammond Park
by MATTHEW EELES:
It has been a year since our last visit to The Quarie Bar & Brasserie.
Hammond Park’s local watering hole is still a beautiful suburban pub boasting its own selection of craft brews with friendly staff and well-behaved clientele but on this visit there was one noticeable difference—the food was really good.
It’s an improvement we were grateful for as our last visit left us embarrassed that we’d recommended it to the group of friends we’d dragged along for a Sunday lunch.
On this visit we watched bowl after bowl of chicken wings ($16) leave the kitchen so we decided on them for our starter. Out came thick orange and chilli caramel-coated sweet and tender wings with enough sticky flavour left over for some shameless finger licking.
The large portion size is big enough for four but two will have no problem devouring the stack of flappers if hungry enough.
The main servings are just as generous in size and gorgeous to look at.
Hot, tender cheeks sat on a bed of the best roasted vegetables…
The grilled barramundi ($31) was a thick, meaty fillet. It was served with an orange, red onion and rocket salad dressed with a house-made citrus vinaigrette. It was topped with a beetroot relish which Kylie reckons was too earthy to pair with the fish but the rest of the meal was perfect.
My braised beef cheeks ($31.50) looked and smelled divine. Hot, tender cheeks sat on a bed of the best roasted vegetables I’ve ever had, especially the sweet carrots. Topped with two large, well-grilled prawns and a pepper sauce the dish left me so full and content that I could have kissed the chef.
There are only a handful of dessert options: Warm sticky date pudding, Spanish churros and banoffee tarts are some of them. We decided on house-made white chocolate mousse with strawberry compote ($11.50). It must have been good because I only enjoyed one spoonful before Kylie finished the lot.
I’m so happy this experience was better than our last because it joins the likes of Café Nocello and Majestic Indian as another dining option close to home.
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The Quarie Bar & Brasserie
2 Macquarie Blvd, Hammond Park
9414 3500
Open Sunday—Thursday, 11am to 10pm
Friday—Saturday, 11am to midnight
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