Igg restaurant and bar

RNIS was invited here by Healthyintstudents site, who bought them a Groupon to use.

Igg Buffet Restaurant and bar is in Docklands where it is quiet these days except for a few noisy pubs with functions going on.

Here there were not many tables occupied on a Friday evening when they say that you have to book ahead. With booking ahead, I would have thought that there would be more tables occupied. Perhaps it is latest nasty reviews on Zomato that turned people away?

Needless to say the manager was rather nice and friendly. But at 7pm they were cleaning the restaurant with punters still eating there. They should wait until all the punters have left. But they do gift vouchers, so if you want to get someone that Christmas present you can.

Canapes

More canapes

Sushi

Salads

Seaweed salad

Buns

Mini egg tart

Cakes

More cakes

The Groupon that Healthyinternationalstudents bought for us is $58 and it includes the all you can eat buffet and your choice of shiraz or soft drink. The deal said your choice of wine and so I thought "great I'll have a white wine please!".

The salads were pretty good. They were fresh and I enjoyed the pasta salad very much. Same as the olives which were divine.

And seeing as they are a seafood place, the big mussels were a little bit undercooked. It was hard to get all the meat out of the shell as it would not budge. The oysters were good but some sauces to go with the oysters would be right. Oh and also the right wine (not shiraz) would work best with seafood and that is white wine.

The sushi was freshly made and the chef does it and there is a little sushi train that is right next to the salads. I enjoyed the squid nigiri very much. The wagyu was a bit chewy.

The hot foods were really bad. They were lukewarm. But I did enjoy the deep fried bun,

I loved that little piece of cheese and apricots. It was yum.

Then the desserts were the highlight of the evening. I enjoyed the strawberry mousse, mini egg tart and the mini cakes. They were not too sweet for me.

Do buy the Groupon if you love your seafood and I would love to come back to try the crab and the other seafood things. And try another wine.

Hooks at the Yarra

Hooks at the Yarra was a place that I have been meaning to go to since it was in the book and Burp Appetit wrote good things about it. But I never really got the time to go there until now. It is Christmas time and in Christmas time places along South Wharf/Docklands are usually busy. But Docklands seemed to be dead quiet. I'm guessing that no one can afford the cost of dining there.

There was a large group there.

Here I had their fish and chips for $21.50. This was a rather small plate and I was going to eat the chips but I saw that they were the frozen sort. I did however like the fish as it was fresh. I also liked the salad this time.

In short don't bother too much about this place as there are many other good places around..

Melbourne Day and Harbour Kitchen

Melbourne Day celebrations were on in Docklands and it was free for everyone to attend. Here it was a very sunny day and most of us either walked or took the free tram to Docklands.

It was really fun. There was the Sunday market and then there was the free cruises around the promenade which took about 20mins. I really enjoyed this, however I didn't really enjoy waiting in the long line. Here I learnt about Melbourne's extensive boating history which goes back to 1924. I also learnt that Victoria Promenade is all man made.

I also enjoyed the Sunday market and trying on all the different hats. This is the first time I have been to the Sunday market here in Docklands as it is not a regular market. Everytime I have been into the city this market is never on

There were many food trucks around, however I don't go to Docklands much and wanted to support a local business. So I went to Habour Kitchen a place that specialises in beer. Beer and boating and celebrations all go well together. I ordered a James Squire Pale Ale which tasted appley alongside wedges. I for one do not like to have beer just on its own and did not want to take it into the food truck area. Besides I did not know whether food from outside would be allowed here. So I paid $11 for my wedges which I expected a big bowl after seeing them in Journal.

Instead I got a small plate with chilli sauce. It was the sweet chilli sauce.