http://birdiegolfblog.com The Travels & Adventures of Birdie Golf Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:45:18 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-molines-bistro-hunter-valley-australia/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-molines-bistro-hunter-valley-australia/#comments Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:00:01 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=4161 Share|A bit off the path of usual Hunter Valley wineries and restaurants, this small gem is next to the Tallavera Grove winery in the south, tucked up on the hillside of Mount View.   The decor is very French countryside bistro style with antique cabinets and filled with lots of interesting small decorations.   The [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-molines-bistro-hunter-valley-australia/feed/ 0 http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-roberts-restaurant-hunter-valley-australia/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-roberts-restaurant-hunter-valley-australia/#comments Thu, 26 Jan 2012 06:00:28 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=4126 Share|We got a bit confused about this one. We were recommended to try Roberts at Pepper Tree and upon searching for it on the web, we found Roberts Restaurant instead, but didn’t think otherwise and made dinner reservations. Then we noticed that their names were different and their websites had vastly contrasting styles. Nevertheless, we [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-roberts-restaurant-hunter-valley-australia/feed/ 0 http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-tetsuyas-sydney-australia/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-tetsuyas-sydney-australia/#comments Tue, 24 Jan 2012 14:00:12 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=4045 Share|Before Pier Restaurant, Tetsuya’s was the restaurant on our must visit list for Sydney. In fact our whole Australian trip’s schedule was planned around our Tuesday dinner booking here. Arriving at the restaurant, we immediately feel the strong Japanese influence from chef / owner Tetsuya Wakuda’s roots.   The perfectly manicured Japanese garden surrounds the [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-tetsuyas-sydney-australia/feed/ 0 http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-pier-restaurant-sydney-australia/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-pier-restaurant-sydney-australia/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:00:27 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=4014 Share|It was Chinese New Year (初一) and we tried to book Tetsuya’s, but could only get a table the day after, so we tried Pier Restaurant…with no regrets. Since it was the first dinner to celebrate the Year of the Dragon, we started off with a glass of Laurent-Perrier Rosé immediately after sitting down at [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/review-pier-restaurant-sydney-australia/feed/ 0 http://birdiegolfblog.com/dragon-birdie-eastlake-gc-sydney/ http://birdiegolfblog.com/dragon-birdie-eastlake-gc-sydney/#comments Mon, 23 Jan 2012 12:00:58 +0000 birdie http://birdiegolfblog.com/?p=4028 Share|On the first day of the Year of the Dragon (初一) we got our first Birdie on the 46th hole of the day. We played The Lakes, Sydney, in the morning but no Birdie luck there. So we played our back 18 at Eastlake Golf Club next door. Then on the 14th hole, a short [...]]]> http://birdiegolfblog.com/dragon-birdie-eastlake-gc-sydney/feed/ 0