8/1/2019 0 Comments The Rising tideFor a while I have thought about doing a review site because I have the best opinions. But it was way too hard to do another website. I already have two to manage which I do poorly. And I'm easily distracted. Anyway then I had the best brainwave ever to do them here on Moirafood. It's really just an opportunity for me to blah on so Guitarman doesn't have to listen to me talk so much. This is just going to be a collection of random reviews. I fully intend to do this regularly but I won't.
The first review is on the Rising Tide in the Mount. It's on Newton Street. Google Map it. I like going there for a couple of reasons $5 beer and $5 dumplings on a Monday. It's called Hospo Night on a Monday when they have the specials. When I heard that I thought you had to work in hospitality to get the specials. My mind went racing - am I going to have to make up where I work, what if they ask me hospitality related questions, this is a small town and they'll know I don't work in hospo. I should have relaxed because anyone can get the specials. Possibly I was just confused about the concept. It says in the photo Johney's Dumpling House but that's because they do the food. Don't be confused. For $5 you can get a beer or a gin and tonic (but I could be wrong about that like I was about having to be a hospitality worker). Last time I went I had a Salt Water Blonde which is unchallenging which is how I like my beer. There's heaps of beers there - like 42 or something (actually 39 because I checked their website and some of those are ciders). You can order by number which will decrease the anxiety somewhat. You can also get 5 dumplings but not the pork and prawn ones which are my favourite (You can get them, just no on the special). Last time we got the pork and vegetable which were an acceptable alternative and the Sui Mai which look weird and jelly-ish but are the bomb. TI think they have straw mushrooms in them (they don't; they have shitake) . There is a delicious chilli sauce (click for my recipe), but their's is better. I think it has black beans in it too and you don't have to make it. 5 dumpling each is heaps for dinner - they're big ones, not the little ones. But you're a dude or super hungry you could buy 10 or have a sandwich when you get home. They also sell curly fries, which is exciting if you're a curly fry fan. It's pretty busy on a Monday, but you can usually find somewhere to sit. I like how they reserve tables by taping the time and person's name to them so you know how long you have there. Or you can just pretend to be the person. The table we got was sticky from other peoples beer, but I didn't stress, I just didn't lean on it. You could always ask one of the staff to give it a wipe. They're pretty efficient. The staff are all gorgeous travellers too, with sexy accents. There were two bad things there. One was that I had to watch other people's food come out and I was STARVING. Our food didn't take long, but too many people had bought 2 lots of dumplings and I got super excited when the waiter walked past with them. The other bad thing is we sat by some annoying travellers. One really blond woman had thin lines tattooed around her wrist and was wearing a greenstone and that was very very annoying. They left halfway through our meal which made things a bit better. There were also two women there. Actually more than two, but two that were notable. One was really pretty, but with tree trunk legs, and her friend had amazing legs and body but an average face. That's not under "bad things" but was just an interesting observation I made. Interesting to me mainly. They might not be there if you go. I've been to The Rising Tide heaps and it is always great. You should go there unless you are an annoying traveller, or you could go, but not sit by me.
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