Fhamz Food Journal: Fasting & Nis's Birthday @ Fish Seafood Grill Restaurant, Docklands

It’s been a while since my last blog. Been really busy and was being my usual lazy self. Well, here it goes. It’s Ramadan again and I’m celebrating it as a married man for the first time this year; so no more rushing back from the office to cook for my Iftar...hehe. 1 week down and I’ve only cooked once this time as Dina’s been cooking all the meal. Our menu ranged from pasta to soup but carbs/rice seems to be the regular selection.

We went out for a change yesterday to celebrate my sister’s birthday. Email was going back and forth for most of the Monday to decide where she’d wanted to go for dinner which doesn’t help the tummy during the fasting month. It was decided that the venue would be ‘Fish Seafood Grill’ at Docklands for the 5 of us. The menu looks good and review was mostly favourable. I was also interested to try their ‘state of the art’ rotisserie oven where the fish/steak cooks at a scorching 500 degrees Celsius (930°F) slow rotation to seal in the flavour and natural moisture of the fish while melting away the fats; resulting in a succulent fish that’s reduced in fat, cooked to perfection and bursting with flavour.

Wife and I arrived first and ordered some garlic and herb bread to break the fast while waiting for the rest to turn up. A quick view of the menu and we all decided to go for the ‘Rotisserie Special’ where you can select a main from the Rotisserie menu and you can match it with a share plate or/and dessert of your choice for a very special price. It’s a nice way to share the meal as we each can select something from the menu to sample. Below was what we’ve ordered:

Plates to Share/ Appetizer

½ dozen natural oyster with three dipping sauces
Sizzling pot of prawns & seafood in a light garlic tomato broth
Salt and pepper calamari with tomato, eggplant and lime compote
Char grilled octopus, with kipfler potato and lemon
Seafood cocktail
Baked Peri Peri meatballs with salsa cruda

Mains from the Rotisserie (served on sizzling plates with 3 accompaniments)

Atlantic Tassal salmon
Blue eye
North Queensland saltwater barramundi
MSA Porterhouse steak 280gm

Dessert

Hot chocolate molten pudding served with vanilla ice cream and rich chocolate sauce
Lemon lime tart with raspberry sauce and chocolate ice cream
Baked blueberry cheesecake with double cream and fresh fruit coulis

Overall, the food was nice but it took quite a while to get to the table at times. The seafood cocktail was a bit bland and unfortunately some of dishes are not as warm as I would prefer it to be. This being said majority of the meal are tasty and enjoyable. As for the service, I would rate is as ok as it could have been slightly better. 2 or 3 people to serve a restaurant are not nearly enough. The ‘Rotisserie Special’ was a great way to go as the whole meal cost about $50 per head – mind you we are talking about seafood restaurant and plenty of appetizer and also dessert. With a full tummy and pleasant evening, it was a great night out. I wouldn’t mind going back.