Bavarian Bier Cafe (3) - Parramatta

Catch up dinner with 2 friends was decidingly taking place at Bavarian in Parramatta. On a Monday night, it was reasonably quiet and so, it was a pretty good place to just chill and chat.

We decided to order two mains to share between the three of us... and just incase it wasn't enough, we ordered a large plate of salt and pepper squid to share too. The waitress also asked if we wanted bread or sides. It was only until we asked - "is that enough food" - did she say "more than enough". If only we knew how much food there was, we might have done away with the salt and pepper squid LOL

Anyway - the salt and pepper squid was light and tender and moist and juicy. Lightly battered and subtly dusted with salt and pepper. When eaten with a good dallop of garlic lime aioli and wrapped around lettuce (which was my poor attempt at making the dish healthier), it tasted pretty awesome! Salt and pepper squid can sometimes come out so wrong - but this one came out so right :)

Salt and pepper squid - $21 (L)

In terms of the mains, we ordered a munich brewers platter ($36.5 per person) for 2 people. This was ABSOLUTELY OMG HUGE! Huge chunk of pork belly with super crackly crackling and super moist pork meat sitting on top of red cabbage was pretty damn amazing. The porky fat flavour just oozed from the meat. Artery-clogging I'm sure. The chicken snitzel was also very tender and served slightly not enough herbed mayo. My friend's favourite was the char-grilled kassler which she decribed as "omg it's like a giant slice of ham" and she absolutely LOVES ham. She sauerkraut it was sitting atop was also pretty good. My favourite of the night was the mixed sausages - particularly the cheese kransky... Mmmm YUM! Loved the HUGE pile of mash sitting under it (until it got cold and got a little bit hard).

Munich Brewers Platter - $36.50 per person

So did we finish two plates of this plus our salt and pepper squid? Nope - but was gave it a good run for it's money. Next time though - we could probably do with one dish less.

Ratings:
Food - 7.5/10
Service - 6.5/10
Ambiance - 7/10
Value for money - 6.5/10
Overall - 27.5/40

Bavarian Bier Cafe
2-8 Phillip Street,
Parramatta,
NSW 2150
Tel: (02) 8836 1400

Bavarian Bier Cafe (2) - Parramatta

Monday was super humid before the storm set in. Such unpleasant weather calls for a cold beer and a big schnitzel does it not?

Well, being the indecisive person that I am, and perhaps a little bit greedy too, I went for a Bavarian Tasting Plate ($25) which has yummy succulent chicken schnitzel (not enough mayo though), pork belly with a very WOW OMG crunchy crispy skin, and different types of sausages. Mmm... the meat on this plate was spectacular. Unfortunately, the mash, red cabbage and sauerkraut which underlies all this meat wasn't as delicious. The mash was hard, not creamy, the sauerkraut was too sour and the red cabbage was almost tasteless. I should probably turn into a carnivour :)

Bavarian Tasting Plate - $25

My friend stuck to the plan and ordered the pan-fried chicken schnitzel ($25) served with salad and chips. Judging from the taste of my schnitzel, my friend's schnitzel must have tasted pretty good too. AND he got more mayo :)

Pan Fried Chicken Schnitzel - $25

Bavarian Bier Cafe is a good chillout place to hang with friends. Though rather quite on a Monday night, you hear bells resounding off the walls every now and then whenever schnapps are ordered.

Ratings:
Food - 8/10
Service - 7/10
Ambiance - 7/10
Value for money - 7/10
Overall - 29/40

Bavarian Bier Cafe (Parramatta)
2-8 Phillip Street
Parramatta
NSW 2150
tel: (02) 8836 1400

Bavarian Bier Cafe - Parramatta

Bavarian Bier Cafe

Looking to use and abuse the entertainment book 2-for-1 main deals yet not willing to travel far from home, my partner and I decided to eat at Bavarian Bier Cafe in Parramatta. This particular bier cafe is situated inside a renovated church. How appropriate LOL. Being a Saturday night, we were too late to eat inside the restaurant - yet we were warmly welcomed to the outside bar/bistro area. Being a cold night, we chose a table next to a warm heater. The ambiance outside was not bad - chilly, yet chillaxy. And there was an awesome accordion player to liven up the night!

500ml Löwenbräu - $9.50

Being one to want to eat everything, I settled for the Bavarian Tasting plate ($25). This had super succulent pork belly, schnitzel, and sausages. The pork belly was very extremely mouthwateringly delicious. The crackle was soooooooo crackley and the meat was so juicy and tender (and extremely fatty and heart-attack material). The schnitzels were good. And the sausages? The middle one was simply heavenly! Reminiscent of the "cheesey sausages" you get in the street stalls in HK (something I've been trying to hunt down for the last few months). Can you tell that I was truely satisfied by my meal? To top it all up, there was awesome mash and sauerkraut and red cabbage. Mmm... balanced diet right?

Bavarian Tasting Plate - $25

Just incase there was not enough mash (and Yes, I'm a mash fan), we ordered a side of mash ($6.50).

Sabago Mash - $6.50

My partner was simply dying for pork crackling and hence, ordered the crackling roast pork belly ($26.50). The pork was awesomeness (refer to my above description) and was served with granny smith apple compote and sauteed potatoes.

Crackling Roast Pork Belly - $26.50

The end result? Two very satisfied, stuffed to the rim, happy customers who managed to get away paying less than $50. Awesome!

Ratings:
Food - 9/10
Service - 7/10
Ambiance - 7.5/10
Value for money - 8/10
Overall - 31.5/40

Bavarian Bier Cafe (Parramatta)
2-8 Phillip Street
Parramatta
NSW 2150
Tel: (02) 8836 1400