When my boss left last week, it was not all doom and gloom. The structural group had lunch together to remember what everybody considered a friend, a boss and a teacher. The venue unsurprisingly, was the Brisbane which is a place the employees frequent. I have been here three times this year, once when I started, next was due to a monthly gathering within the group and now this occasion.
The company has a zero alcohol tolerance so I guess a glass of bitters is good enough! Not like I would drink alcohol anyways :P
Long live the RBs! Almost thought I had lost them when I went laser tag the last time! Amazingly it was found and returned! Perhaps my boss too, would return after his holiday :)! Then again, 70 years old and working sounds really cruel!
For my meal last week, I ordered the lamb shank @ $32.50. The lamb shank was well-cooked when you consider the tender meat falling of the bone. Vegetables were well caramelized with the exception of the baby carrots which could have benefited from being caramelized a tad longer. The mash also was spot on with me finishing every bit of it. With so many components done well, it really felt as if this was the perfect dish. And just when you thought so, there comes the typical brown sauce all classic yet one dimensional in a dish like this. The lamb itself is not a very tasty piece of meat. I was hoping for a little acidity or perhaps sweetness which might have been enough with the carrots if the piece of meat was not so huge. So perhaps a tomato based sauce or some chutney on the side or anything! This seems to have plagued most of the shanks that I have been having lately! EMO!
Brisbane as a corporate lunch place or perhaps a place for drinks after work is good with a decent interior and a really lovely court yard. Taking about a foodie meeting, and it is a place one would definitely write off. It is not all that bad. Of the three occasions that I have been there, the most memorable one would have to be the time when I had the steak sandwich. It was seriously good. Probably one of the better ones out there! But with a price tag of $2X, that better be one heck of a sandwich!
WenY
