This month from now until October 26th Leftbank is proud to present St Hallet's Butcher cellar. A few bloggers were invited to the launch last week but people paid $20 for a Spanish tapas babecoa platter which only included four small skewers. When you think of platter it is big and lots and lots of food. Babecoa is a Mexican way of BBQing meat.
Bloggers say that there is an interesting story to tell with the food and the wine. But the wine doesn't come with the platter and there was a very long wait for food. By the time the food came to my table it was cooked but cold. That night they were quite busy but understaffed. Many people waited for their meals and they were there a lot longer than I was.
Not many people ordered the platter whilst I was there. The chef at the BBQ looked really bored waiting for orders.
But however having said that I did like the flavours. I loved the sweetness of the beef skewer and the spiciness of the harissa from the chicken skewer. In between takes I had to have some garlic bread to cleanse my palate for the next one. And it was $5 for a big plate of fingerlicking good bread. Just a tip: they should have included it with the platter.
What I suggest they do is to have complimentary skewers when people order a glass of the St Hallets wine which is $10-$12 per glass. They did this for the white rabbit tasting and that worked well. Or otherwise people rock up on a Sunday and have the yakitori (3 for $18 or 5 for $25 with salad).
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