We are in Brisbane this time and my wife was wanting a seafood fix for lunch. We therefore made our way to Gambaro, an Italian restaurant recommended by the hotel concierge, which is a restaurant that has been established for over fifty years in this city. It is a short drive from our hotel, just outside the central business district.
As we walked in we were greeted by a friendly member of staff. Apart from an office lunch being held there, there were ample seats available. The tables were all laid out neatly ready for us and for further customers, as shown below. We were shown our table and asked if we wanted the bottle of water on it to drink, but we requested for tap water only, which they duly provided.
We knew what we wanted and asked for their seafood platter. We were informed that it was meant for one but we still went for it to share, which turned out to be sufficient for both of us. As we were waiting for our food the waitress set up our table with the appropriate eating implements and scraps bowl. The platter arrived and is pictured below. The contents of the platter were arranged neatly on a bed of lettuce and consisted of: sand crab; mooloolaba prawns; Moreton Bay bugs; oysters and half a lobster.
The bugs (or flathead lobster) and half lobster were lovely and fresh, and not too cumbersome to extract the meat. The crabs had a decent amount of meat on them and a slight salty taste, underling their freshness from the sea. Oysters numbered five small ones and were sweet. There were about five prawns as well, which were a decent size (tiger size probably) and very good. We were also given lemon and cocktail sauce to garnish as well.
Both of us finished the platter and were fairly full but still had room for dessert. We chose a Creme Brûlée, to share as well. It arrived in a ramekin accompanied with with fresh berries, hazelnut ice cream and a toffee type biscuit, all well presented. The brulee could have been a bit more viscous but was nice anyway. The berries were nicer due to their freshness and ice cream had a great flavour.
The food, in short was great. The seafood platter was enough for two, especially at lunch time. The service was of high quality, with the waiters being friendly, professional and attentive. It has been recently renovated and has a new look to it, along with the fresh paint smell. The concierge gave us a very good steer and I would recommend Gambaro to other visitors (and residents for that matter) of the city.
Scores
Food: 4/5
Presentation 4/5
Service: 4/5
Setting: 4/5
Total: 16/20
Total bill: AUD$88.50 about GBP£60.
I ate: Gambaro's Famous Chilled Seafood Platter, Creme Brûlée.
I drank: Lemonade, tap water.
I wore: Plain Jane Homme polo shirt.
As we walked in we were greeted by a friendly member of staff. Apart from an office lunch being held there, there were ample seats available. The tables were all laid out neatly ready for us and for further customers, as shown below. We were shown our table and asked if we wanted the bottle of water on it to drink, but we requested for tap water only, which they duly provided.
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| The Interior |
The bugs (or flathead lobster) and half lobster were lovely and fresh, and not too cumbersome to extract the meat. The crabs had a decent amount of meat on them and a slight salty taste, underling their freshness from the sea. Oysters numbered five small ones and were sweet. There were about five prawns as well, which were a decent size (tiger size probably) and very good. We were also given lemon and cocktail sauce to garnish as well.
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| Seafood Platter |
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| Creme Brûlée |
Scores
Food: 4/5
Presentation 4/5
Service: 4/5
Setting: 4/5
Total: 16/20
Total bill: AUD$88.50 about GBP£60.
I ate: Gambaro's Famous Chilled Seafood Platter, Creme Brûlée.
I drank: Lemonade, tap water.
I wore: Plain Jane Homme polo shirt.
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