My fellow adventurers and I got 2011 off to a cracking start. Dinner at Ms G's in Potts Point.
Ms G's is an up, down and round about affair. Set over several levels it's perhaps more nightclub than restaurant. But something tells me that that's how they like it
Ms G's is quirky. From the tablewear to the menu and everything in between.
After perusing the menu, we settled our order. Adventurer L was most pleased to order prawn toast...but this was no ordinary prawn toast. Served with yuzo aioli it was a good choice.
Egg noodles served with the family's XO sauce and braised duck, Buddhas's delight (as opposed to Stoner's Delight- but I'll get to that), grilled prawns, cultivated mushrooms, and pork belly were amongst the orders.
The mushrooms and Buddha's Delight- a gorgeous textural vegetarian salad- got me. Oh, the mushrooms. As our waiter brought them over, he asked, "who ordered these, they are fabulous". And fabulous they were. Stir fried with brown butter and garlic shoots, they were meaty, juicy and everything mushrooms should be.
After hearing rave reviews about the egg noodles (served with XO sauce, braised duck and a soft egg) I was a little let down. Good- but no wow.
We enjoyed our meal, served on retro seventies plates, with a lovely jasmine tea. A sign of festive over indulgence.
Now to desserts. With the exception of the Pandan cake, the dessert list was very, well, un-Asian. "Jam Doughnut", "Splice" and "Stoners Delight" were the chosen options. The Stoner's Delight was an arrangement of banana ice cream, chocolate, rice bubbles (think Mars Bar slice),peanut brittle and marshmallow. While I can see how it got its name it served a purpose for one of our pregnant adventurers, with a current penchant for all things sweet.
The Jam Doughnut was, what can I say, kooky. Jam Doughnut, somehow dehydrated, and mushed into icecream. Hmmmm. Not quite my thing but as I looked around there appeared to be empty plates and looks of satisfaction.
The Splice (pine lime granita, lychee sorbet and cream was given a rave review.
As our evening drew to an end a group of "frat boys" loudly took up residence at the other end of the room. It was our queue to leave. It was after all a school night.
Ms G's is a fun, noisy, tasty and creative addition to Victoria Street food scene.
