It's amazing how you can start off doing one thing only to end in a completely different place at the end of the night! Yesterday C, A and I got together to see This Means War at Dendy Cinemas. After much planning we left at 6.50 to see the 7 pm session. Unfortunately for us my movie app on my phone was wrong and the movie had started half an hour ago!
So instead of crying over spilt popcorn, we decided to head out to the wild world of Canberra Dining. Our adventure was cut short when a huge storm hit, with hailstones and buckets of rain! Given the wet weather we all agreed all we wanted to do was fine somewhere nice and dry as quickly as possible. Unfortunately for our stomachs, we are not the most decisive people around!
After many comments of 'I don't want Japanese' and 'I'm not really hungry', we settled on Coo Izakaya (15 East Row, Canberra City 2602, (02) 6257 2233) sister of the droolworthy Iori (41 East Row Canberra City 2602, (02) 6257 2334). Unassumingly hidden behind a newspaper covered window and a screen, the room was cosily lit with red lanterns. The staff were all really friendly and seated us at a table in the corner next to the bar as the restaurant was filling up.
Despite the small restaurant size, the menu is huge! Coo has a massive range of sushi (both nori rolls and sashimi), noodles and rice dishes. After much deliberating C and I settled on the Made for 2 Platter to share and a plate of gyoza with a glass of lemon, lime and bitters on the side. A was feeling particularly hungry and craving steak so she ordered Wagyu beef and a plate of salmon hand rolls.
Wagyu Beef cooked to perfection
Made for 2 Platter $39.90 <3 Absolutely delicious!
Made for 2 Platter's salmon nori roll.
Required Artsy shots!
My favourite piece of the night- unagi nori roll!
Gyoza $8.80
Haha memo to myself as Cruella De Vill would say, don't play around with camera effects when trying to get good shots of food!
Lemon Meingue Pie with icecream $7.50
After that scrumptious experience we went to the much raved about Essen Cafe (5/6 Garema Place, Canberra ACT 2600, (02) 6248 9300 ) for dessert! And boy did it live up to the hype! We got a slice of Lemon Meringue pie with ice cream to share, and for $7.50 it was great value more than enough for the three of us. The lemon was perfectly citrusie and the meringue was just enough to complement the lemon without overburdening the taste.
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