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  1. Do *NOT* got to 'Get Fished' in Windsor.

    www.getfished.com.au

    Went there for lunch today, and it sucked. *BIG TIME*!!!!!!!

    Had seen it on several visits beforehand (going to ZoneFresh 2 doors up)
    and decided to give it a whirl.

    $10.80 for battered Flake and a small chips and an 'Aoli'.

    The 'aoli' was a lemon flavoured mayo, the chips....... some were crisp,
    most were soggy.

    The flake...... was the size of a pack of cards, and had the life deep
    fried out of it. Overcooked. You'd think a speciality fish place would
    know how to cook a frikken piece of fish!!!!

    The service is almost non-existent (I had to clear and clean my own
    table!!), the waiting time is obscene (I waited 15mins, and they were
    not in any way shape or form, *busy*!!) But the highlight was watching
    *two* car accidents occur about 10' away, while I waited. It kept me
    awake!!

    I still say that the best fish place in Brisbane is the Fish Kitchen in
    Coorparoo.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
    savage must weep.

    Turkish Officer
    400 Plateau
    24May1915

  2. LucasP said:

    Do *NOT* got to 'Get Fished' in Windsor.

    www.getfished.com.au

    Went there for lunch today, and it sucked. *BIG TIME*!!!!!!!

    Had seen it on several visits beforehand (going to ZoneFresh 2 doors up)
    and decided to give it a whirl.
    $10.80 for battered Flake and a small chips and an 'Aoli'.
    The 'aoli' was a lemon flavoured mayo, the chips....... some were crisp,
    most were soggy.
    The flake...... was the size of a pack of cards, and had the life deep
    fried out of it. Overcooked. You'd think a speciality fish place would
    know how to cook a frikken piece of fish!!!!
    I still say that the best fish place in Brisbane is the Fish Kitchen in
    Coorparoo.


    If you ever see a Fish Fix store give them a go - the one closest to
    me at Keperra does brilliant fish and chips! Have no reason to believe
    their Manly store would be any different
    AND if you want to take it home, they provide these fantastic boxes
    (like a huge, hevy duty cake box) which doesn't steam the fish on the
    journey home!

    LadyJane
    --
    "Never trust a skinny cook!"

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    I still say that the best fish place in Brisbane is the Fish Kitchen in
    Coorparoo.

    Wayne's Takeaway at Wynnum North is excellent. It looks like a dive, they
    don't have a huge selection (but still have a good selection), they *know*
    how to cook it ... and its waaaaay less expensive than all the fish shops on
    the waterfront (which is still only about 800 m away). ...and their
    customer service is excellent 🙂

    Don't go to the marina at Wynnum (where the trawlers pull up). Bad service,
    very expensive, the order takes *forever* and they aren't very good a
    cooking fish (and G*d help you if you want a piece of *grilled* mackerel ...
    "no we only deep-fry mackerel ... we only grill [censored]" WTF???
    Amanda

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    I still say that the best fish place in Brisbane is the Fish Kitchen
    in Coorparoo.

    Wayne's Takeaway at Wynnum North is excellent. It looks like a dive,
    they don't have a huge selection (but still have a good selection),
    they *know* how to cook it ... and its waaaaay less expensive than all
    the fish shops on the waterfront (which is still only about 800 m
    away). ...and their customer service is excellent 🙂

    Where exactly is it in WN?

    Will give it a burl in the near future :-)

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    Don't go to the marina at Wynnum (where the trawlers pull up). Bad
    service, very expensive, the order takes *forever* and they aren't
    very good a cooking fish (and G*d help you if you want a piece of
    *grilled* mackerel ... "no we only deep-fry mackerel ... we only grill
    [censored]" WTF??? Amanda

    Thats not the one right on the creek, over the road from the pub, is it?
    It sits in the park. Where they feed the pelicans at about 1pm every
    day.
    Last time I was there was quite a while ago, but I seem to remember they
    were pretty good.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
    savage must weep.

    Turkish Officer
    400 Plateau
    24May1915

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    LucasP said:

    Do *NOT* got to 'Get Fished' in Windsor.

    www.getfished.com.au

    Went there for lunch today, and it sucked. *BIG TIME*!!!!!!!

    Had seen it on several visits beforehand (going to ZoneFresh 2 doors


    up)

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    and decided to give it a whirl.
    $10.80 for battered Flake and a small chips and an 'Aoli'.
    The 'aoli' was a lemon flavoured mayo, the chips....... some were


    crisp,

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    most were soggy.
    The flake...... was the size of a pack of cards, and had the life


    deep

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    fried out of it. Overcooked. You'd think a speciality fish place


    would

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    know how to cook a frikken piece of fish!!!!
    I still say that the best fish place in Brisbane is the Fish Kitchen


    in

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    Coorparoo.


    If you ever see a Fish Fix store give them a go - the one closest to
    me at Keperra does brilliant fish and chips! Have no reason to believe
    their Manly store would be any different
    AND if you want to take it home, they provide these fantastic boxes
    (like a huge, hevy duty cake box) which doesn't steam the fish on the
    journey home!

    *Another* one to try :-)

    Thanks, will get around to it some time.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
    savage must weep.

    Turkish Officer
    400 Plateau
    24May1915

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    I still say that the best fish place in Brisbane is the Fish Kitchen
    in Coorparoo.

    Wayne's Takeaway at Wynnum North is excellent. It looks like a dive,
    they don't have a huge selection (but still have a good selection),
    they *know* how to cook it ... and its waaaaay less expensive than


    all

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    the fish shops on the waterfront (which is still only about 800 m
    away). ...and their customer service is excellent 🙂

    Where exactly is it in WN?

    Will give it a burl in the near future :-)

    Got off my lazy butt and grabbed the White Pages!!

    145 Wynnum North Rd.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
    savage must weep.

    Turkish Officer
    400 Plateau
    24May1915


  7. Quoted message said:

    I still say that the best fish place in Brisbane is the Fish Kitchen


    in

    Quoted message said:

    Coorparoo.

    I was just prompted to remember another place that we visited a couple
    of months ago.

    Sqidley's Seafood and Chicken shop in the Victoria Point shopping
    complex.

    She who likes Flake was very pleased with the freshness and portion
    size. I asked for 1 flake and 1 snapper and we ended up with 4 goodly
    sized pieces of fish and a rather large serving of chips. Very
    reasonably priced, too. And *fresh*.

    It's a place that we'll visit again when we're out that way.

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
    savage must weep.

    Turkish Officer
    400 Plateau
    24May1915

  8. LucasP said:

    The flake...... was the size of a pack of cards, and had the life deep
    fried out of it. Overcooked. You'd think a speciality fish place would
    know how to cook a frikken piece of fish!!!!

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    -sw

  9. "Steve Wertz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    -sw

    This opinion - albeit totally spurious and unfounded - made by one who hails
    from the country which 'GAVE" the world McDonald's FR, KFC and Burger King?
    And we don't have to maraud and enslave our neighbours in order to gather
    great foods and cooking styles, we actually encouage them to emigrate and
    bring their culture with them.... and we readily embrace all that world
    cuisine has to offer.

    Ha!
    Methinks SW is talking out of a nether orifice - probably the one closest to
    his (sadly diminished) brain cell.

    So, when were you in Australia? 1920s? 1930s? Obviously hasn't been in the
    recent past - or maybe you just visited slum areas? (Yes, we do have the odd
    slum, as with everywhere else on this great planet)
    Our food service industry is second to none - and certainly hasn't
    contributed greatly to world obesity trends.

    twerp

    LadyJane
    --
    "Never trust a skinny cook!"

  10. Steve Wertz said:

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    -sw

    This opinion - albeit totally spurious and unfounded - made by one who
    hails from the country which 'GAVE" the world McDonald's FR, KFC and
    Burger King?
    And we don't have to maraud and enslave our neighbours in order to
    gather great foods and cooking styles, we actually encouage them to
    emigrate and bring their culture with them.... and we readily embrace
    all that world cuisine has to offer.

    Ha!
    Methinks SW is talking out of a nether orifice - probably the one
    closest to his (sadly diminished) brain cell.

    So, when were you in Australia? 1920s? 1930s? Obviously hasn't been in
    the recent past - or maybe you just visited slum areas? (Yes, we do
    have the odd slum, as with everywhere else on this great planet)
    Our food service industry is second to none - and certainly hasn't
    contributed greatly to world obesity trends.

    LadyJane
    --
    "Never trust a skinny cook!"

  11. Steve Wertz said:
    LucasP said:

    The flake...... was the size of a pack of cards, and had the life deep
    fried out of it. Overcooked. You'd think a speciality fish place would
    know how to cook a frikken piece of fish!!!!

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    -sw


    You lot, of course, have the civilizing influence of the Mexicans on
    your so-called cuisine! From what I've experienced in America, you are
    in no position to talk. Huge servings of bloody nearly inedible junk
    food swimming in grease and overloaded with chili to make up for the
    lack of flavour. I did get some good home cooked meals; if you didn't
    here then it is a reflection on the people you were keeping company
    with, not on the local cuisine. Unless, of course, you are so used to
    bad cooking that you actually don't appreciate good cooking when it
    lands on your plate. We've got a friend like that, and I regret to say
    she's American, though to be fair she could be any nationality. I blame
    the parents.

    Australia, like America, was settled by people from all over the world.
    They didn't need to be taught how to cook, they brought the knowledege
    with them and, unlike far too many of your compatriots, equally far from
    "real civilization" (now I suppose I've offended the Canadians), they
    haven't forgotten and had to take lessons from the Mexicans. Indeed, I
    have read that authentic Mexican food is not bad, but that a specially
    inedible version has been developed by Americans. I'm sure somebody will
    correct me if I'm wrong about this :-)

    I realise that you're just stirring possums with this drivel (goodness
    knows Pete invites it), but honestly you only make yourself look like
    the stereotypical loud ignorant Yank. And there's always the danger that
    some people will take you seriously. Give it a break.

    Christine

  12. "Steve Wertz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    Quoted message said:
    LucasP said:

    The flake...... was the size of a pack of cards, and had the life
    deep fried out of it. Overcooked. You'd think a speciality fish
    place would know how to cook a frikken piece of fish!!!!

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    Says the moron from the country with the world's most obese
    population.......

    --
    Kwyj


  13. Quoted message said:

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    Yeah, but we do a killer troll on the barbie.

  14. "int19h" <[email hidden]> wrote in news:445db412
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    Quoted message said:

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    Yeah, but we do a killer troll on the barbie.

    If I may, (from my visit) the grey kangaroo steaks and the BBQ lamb were
    superb!

    Andy

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    FlowerGirl said:

    "LucasP" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    I still say that the best fish place in Brisbane is the Fish Kitchen in
    Coorparoo.

    Wayne's Takeaway at Wynnum North is excellent. It looks like a dive, they
    don't have a huge selection (but still have a good selection), they *know*
    how to cook it ... and its waaaaay less expensive than all the fish shops on
    the waterfront (which is still only about 800 m away). ...and their
    customer service is excellent 🙂

    Don't go to the marina at Wynnum (where the trawlers pull up). Bad service,
    very expensive, the order takes *forever* and they aren't very good a
    cooking fish (and G*d help you if you want a piece of *grilled* mackerel ...
    "no we only deep-fry mackerel ... we only grill [censored]" WTF???

    Thirty something years ago *the* best fish shop in BNE was at Taringa;
    on the left of the main drag heading out of town. I'm a bit hazy now
    as to whether it was on the "one way" section, or whether the roads
    had already rejoined by then. (That road's probably different now. 🙂

    They sold absolutely delicious fresh prawns that had been cooked on
    the trawlers out in the Bay the same day. (Don't know if the regs
    still allow that -- ISTR that the food handling laws have banned it.)

    On Friday evening I reckon half the bloody city must have been milling
    around waiting for their bundle to take home. The "organisation" had
    to be seen to be believed. Someone behind the counter would yell out
    "Two fried plus chips" then about six people would claim the prize!

    A bearded mate of mine was challenged that way one Friday by a bloke
    who said he had been waiting for over 30 minutes; my mate replied that
    he didn't have a beard when he came in...

    Cheers, Phred.

    --
    [email hidden]

  16. "LadyJane" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:
    Steve Wertz said:

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    -sw

    This opinion - albeit totally spurious and unfounded - made by one who
    hails from the country which 'GAVE" the world McDonald's FR, KFC and
    Burger King?
    And we don't have to maraud and enslave our neighbours in order to
    gather great foods and cooking styles, we actually encouage them to
    emigrate and bring their culture with them.... and we readily embrace
    all that world cuisine has to offer.

    Ha!

    And I'll give that a second *HA*!!

    Quoted message said:

    Methinks SW is talking out of a nether orifice - probably the one
    closest to his (sadly diminished) brain cell.

    Methinks Stevie is still trying to work out of he's a steer or a queer
    (or maybe a Republican!!)!!

    Hey boy!! Look for the horns coming out of your head!!

    If you ain't got them, look down and see what colour your tu-tu is!!

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
    savage must weep.

    Turkish Officer
    400 Plateau
    24May1915

  17. Old Mother Ashby <[email hidden]> wrote in news:445d8e28$0$3290
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    Quoted message said:
    Steve Wertz said:
    LucasP said:

    The flake...... was the size of a pack of cards, and had the life


    deep

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    fried out of it. Overcooked. You'd think a speciality fish place


    would

    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:
    Quoted message said:

    know how to cook a frikken piece of fish!!!!

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    -sw


    You lot, of course, have the civilizing influence of the Mexicans on
    your so-called cuisine! From what I've experienced in America, you are
    in no position to talk. Huge servings of bloody nearly inedible junk
    food swimming in grease and overloaded with chili to make up for the
    lack of flavour.

    LOL!!

    It's time the bloody Yanks went back to meat and 3 veg. They have
    tooooooo many choices, and 99.99999999999% of them are utter [censored]!!

    Lets ask Stevie Boy........ when was the last time you made your own
    bread?

    When was the last time you made a pizza from scratch (ie, packet of
    flour)

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    I did get some good home cooked meals; if you didn't
    here then it is a reflection on the people you were keeping company
    with, not on the local cuisine.

    I don't really think that Stevie actually came out here. I think he's
    just being a bitter [censored] :-)

    Quoted message said:

    Unless, of course, you are so used to
    bad cooking that you actually don't appreciate good cooking when it
    lands on your plate.

    He *is* a Texass'n, don't forget!!

    Quoted message said:

    We've got a friend like that, and I regret to say
    she's American, though to be fair she could be any nationality. I


    blame

    Quoted message said:

    the parents.

    I have a Canadian mate, she speaks 3 languages (not Mexican) and loves
    food and wine.

    Maybe it's just the US residents that are fat, lazy, obnoxious [censored]
    who think their 'plastic food' is the ducks guts?

    Quoted message said:


    Australia, like America, was settled by people from all over the


    world.

    Quoted message said:

    They didn't need to be taught how to cook, they brought the knowledege
    with them and, unlike far too many of your compatriots, equally far


    from

    Quoted message said:

    "real civilization" (now I suppose I've offended the Canadians), they
    haven't forgotten and had to take lessons from the Mexicans. Indeed, I
    have read that authentic Mexican food is not bad, but that a specially
    inedible version has been developed by Americans. I'm sure somebody


    will

    Quoted message said:

    correct me if I'm wrong about this :-)

    No, you aren't wrong.

    Quoted message said:


    I realise that you're just stirring possums with this drivel (goodness
    knows Pete invites it),

    Que'?????

    Moi'????

    :-P

    Just goes to show how frikken uptight, and up-themselves, the bloody
    Yanks are.

    Oh, hang on.......... Stevie is from Texass.

    We shouldn't tar all Yanks with the same brush as him!!

    Quoted message said:

    but honestly you only make yourself look like
    the stereotypical loud ignorant Yank. And there's always the danger


    that

    Quoted message said:

    some people will take you seriously.

    LOL!!! Best laugh I've had all day!!

    So to get back onto the food thingy........

    No breakfast, no brunch.

    1430hrs on the balcony with nibblies...... and wine as *she* requested.

    Found out my pooch *loves* marinated octopus........ but she didn't get
    any of the leftover King Island Blue Brie.

    Dinner was a Weber cooked chicken and veges to my own recipe.

    Which I will divulge later....... couldn't be arsed now.

    After this glass of wine, it's time for bed, methinks!!

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
    savage must weep.

    Turkish Officer
    400 Plateau
    24May1915

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    Quoted message said:

    "Steve Wertz" <[email hidden]> wrote in message
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    LucasP said:

    The flake...... was the size of a pack of cards, and had the life
    deep fried out of it. Overcooked. You'd think a speciality fish
    place would know how to cook a frikken piece of fish!!!!

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    Says the moron from the country with the world's most obese
    population.......

    And home of the deep fried peanut paste and banana sandwich!!

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
    savage must weep.

    Turkish Officer
    400 Plateau
    24May1915

  19. Andy <q> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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    "int19h" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    Quoted message said:

    From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.

    I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    Yeah, but we do a killer troll on the barbie.

    If I may, (from my visit) the grey kangaroo steaks and the BBQ lamb
    were superb!

    Andy

    But didja shoot them yourself??!!

    Meat/fish etc *all* taste better when you shoot/catch them yourself :-)

    --
    Peter Lucas
    Brisbane
    Australia

    At this spectacle even the most gentle must feel savage, and the most
    savage must weep.

    Turkish Officer
    400 Plateau
    24May1915

  20. LucasP <[email hidden]> wrote in news:Xns97BD478FA599999999@
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    Quoted message said:

    Andy <q> wrote in news:[email hidden]:

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    "int19h" <[email hidden]> wrote in
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    > From what I've experienced in Australia, this is typical of any
    > restaurant or home cooking down under. It all sucks.
    >
    > I guess that's the disadvantage of living so far away from real
    > civilization - you folks historically didn't have any bordering
    > neighbors to teach you how to cook or eat anything worthwhile.

    Yeah, but we do a killer troll on the barbie.

    If I may, (from my visit) the grey kangaroo steaks and the BBQ lamb
    were superb!

    Andy

    But didja shoot them yourself??!!

    Meat/fish etc *all* taste better when you shoot/catch them yourself :-)

    Well at a station in Naracourte, one day there was one less lamb in the
    pasture. The kangaroo steaks were from the market. There's a fine line
    (30 seconds?) between a delicious kangaroo steak and leather. My boss's
    Mom in Adelaide prepared them to perfection.

    Andy

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