SAU March Monthly Dinner - Thursday 31/3/2005

[S13Deviat]

LANE COVE RIVER STEAK HOUSE!!!!!!!!!! PFFT to R&R....overpriced and no to keen on their customer service! Never had a single problem with the outings @ Lane Cove. They also dont mess around with the serving portions *Who ordered the whole bbq cow????*

Oh yeah LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE, LANE COVE

[Abo Bob]

I'll try to be there too! Eager to meet up with a few of you guys for the first time

Always good to see new faces.

[Beer Baron]

5 votes all. It's a close one.

I reckon people who vote, but then don't come to the dinner shouldn't be allowed to vote for 2 months...

[Merli]

5 votes all. It's a close one.

I reckon people who vote, but then don't come to the dinner shouldn't be allowed to vote for 2 months...

:werd:

How come we always have like 15 voters and 5 people at dinner?

We'll make these polls open from next month onwards, so we can keep track of who votes and then pulls a no-show :kick:

BAN!

[Beer Baron]

hahaha, that's the spirit.

after like three dinners in a row, you should get a double vote privelage

[kabab]

I vote for Manly long drives are nice

[ApleX]

from all the review r&R doesnt sounds like the best place to grab a bite to eat. has anyone here been there ?

[Abo Bob]

We all went there one time. It was ok but exe. Can we get consensus on Lane Cove, I haven't been there yet? What are it's prices like?

[S13Deviat]

Lane Cove is so so much better than R&R!! Great prices, large servings, plenty of parking, great service and most importantly the meat is EXCELLENT!

I just find that R&R is a little on the pricey side for the service and quality you get!

You won't be disappointed defecting to the Lane Cove River Steakhouse contingent!

[Merli]

Lane Cove Steakhouse's steaks are............ meh. Nothing special. They're just like the big-ass $5 steaks you get in any pub. Size isn't everything. They aren't good cuts of meat, and the two times I've been there, they've been cooked tough and chewy.

R&R may be expensive, and the service appalling, but the steaks are excellent quality, perfectly cooked, juicy and tender.

[Beer Baron]

Lane Cove Steakhouse's steaks are............ meh. Nothing special. They're just like the big-ass $5 steaks you get in any pub. Size isn't everything. They aren't good cuts of meat, and the two times I've been there, they've been cooked tough and chewy.

R&R may be expensive, and the service appalling, but the steaks are excellent quality, perfectly cooked, juicy and tender.

WERD UP MY N1GGA.

R+R's steak is tha shizzle, but comes at a price.

Lane cove is not bad. the time we went there for SAU dinner it was really quite good. I went back not long after that and it (the steak) was below par. not the greatest cut, and not expertly cooked.

if we are going to go steak I say we go the whole hog and do R+R. on the other hand, LCR SH is ok by me too, just not my first pref.

EDIT: f**k I'm getting hungry for a steak right now...

[Merli]

EDIT: f**k I'm getting hungry for a steak right now...

:werd:

And this dinner is still 2 weeks away :Bang:

[Blitz]

mmmmm

[Beer Baron]

mmmmm

you still imagining the taste of that kobe style marbled beef steak we ate in shinjuku?

I know I am....mmmmmmmmmm

[Blitz]

oh fcuk yes...............

[GTR R35]

mmmm Steak :wassup:

I have been to R+R about 10x in Manly and 5x in Gordon in the past 3 years.

I agree with Andrew, they are a top steak house....but they are expensive, not BYO, service is average (in Manly) and the parking sux at both locations.

I have only been to LCR SH twice and they were what I would expect for the price. They are not unreal, but the food and service is good.

If I had my choice we would be always going to Thai Orchid....cheap and tasty with great parking:wassup:

[Merli]

Thai Orchid....cheap and tasty with great parking :wassup:

Come on Mal!!!

You can't keep going to the same restaurants, no matter how good they are. Lets branch out and try some new things. We should limit Thai Orchid to 3 visits a year. That's once every 4 months. I would suggest only twice a year, but I'd probably be gunned down by all the TO-fanatics in the crowd

Remember that we only get 12 monthly dinners a year, so lets diversify our restaurant selection There's no need to keep going to the same ones surely! Malabar was an excellent recommendation, lets keep the variety coming!

And in aid of this new-found adventurousness, does anyone know of any other GOOD steakhouses other than LCRSH and R&R?

[Blitz]

Alternatively, who has a hardcore BBQ at home and would like to host/cook some juicy steak for us?

Anyone? Anyone?

[Beer Baron]

oh fcuk yes...............

I was looking for that pic you had of it to post up again, but can't find it? I'd swear you posted it up in the TAS pics thread?

[Beer Baron]

Come on Mal!!!

You can't keep going to the same restaurants, no matter how good they are. Lets branch out and try some new things. We should limit Thai Orchid to 3 visits a year. That's once every 4 months. I would suggest only twice a year, but I'd probably be gunned down by all the TO-fanatics in the crowd

Remember that we only get 12 monthly dinners a year, so lets diversify our restaurant selection There's no need to keep going to the same ones surely! Malabar was an excellent recommendation, lets keep the variety coming!

And in aid of this new-found adventurousness, does anyone know of any other GOOD steakhouses other than LCRSH and R&R?

yeah I think 3 times to TO would be enough.

I reckon after this months steak expedition we do Jap next. Teppanyaki or, would could try the new branch of Makoto. For those that don't know Makoto is like an upmarket version of sushi train. it's on liverpool st in the city but they've now opened in chatswoo. I am partial to teppanyaki though...