Yes, I confess it's my child and he's eating seafood risotto with a very generous amount of real truffle! Lurleen's at Sirromet (www.sirromet.com) is one of my favourite places to eat. I'd enjoy going there anyway, but my brother is the chef so I admit to a certain bias.
Lurleen's is huge. It has 220 seats and usually on weekends, does two sittings (that's not including the breakfast trade). That's an awful lot of plates to come out of the kitchen and to his credit, Andrew and his team do it really well. Now, just to make sure he doesn't get a big head, here's a pic of his ugly head!
I was there having a very late lunch with my friend B, her son Angus and friend Sonya as will as the two nine year olds (who ate all the tapenade before I even reached for my bread- despite neither of them liking olives!). Lurleen's menu is huge and always supplemented by heaps of specials which makes choosing very hard. Master Nine (who has refused to eat from any 'kids menu' for at least 3 years)was very happy with his risotto, especially when Uncle Andrew came out and shaved some truffle on it for him, while Miss Nine, originally ordered spag bol from the kids menu, but was over-ruled by the chef who cooked her some whiting instead (It's practically illegal to dislike fish in our family). She cleaned her plate, declaring it the best she'd ever eaten.
The grownups squeezed in three courses, all of it excellent, plus wine while the lucky non-driver got to finish off with a glass of Sirromet's own dessert wine.
It was dusk by the time we left and the wallabies were out nibbling the grass.
With views over the trees to Moreton Bay and Straddie, you can't help but indulge in a long, leisurely lunch here. Oh and the food is good. Just don't tell my brother I said that!
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best food in qld great venue love the fact it is kid friendly and the only place i know really serving local regional food proably in australia ,very maggie beer in use of local produce
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