If a suburban eatery has a menu that is priced as if it's located on the beachfront or harbour, you'd expect food that is ‘wonderful’ rather than good’. For dinner, Blackwood is fairly ‘good’.
Veal schnitzel- $39 - not bad. Generously sized portion, cut into share-able fingers.
Truffle pasta - $32 - reasonably good. Very al dente, fist sized serving.
Roast cauliflower - $32 - very disappointing. So over-salted it was as if the kitchen had a mishap; so salty no other ingredient or accompaniment could be detected.
Sautéed greens - $14 - disappointing. Odd mix of sautéed silver beet and mesclun leaves. Seems like these were the cheapest greens available on the day so someone decided to fry these up.
French fries ($13) and natural oysters ($52) - both excellent.
The neighbourhood has waited a loooong time for this space to be leased; maybe it’s the kitchen’s first week but they need to get into gear before this place becomes a regular dinner for locals. The decor and staff are lovely, but for now it's still more worthwhile to walk down Curlewis or Hall St where there is ‘wonderful’ food for this price point. See less
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