Located in Shellharbour Village and just a short walk to the harbour, this cafe/restaurant has delicious food, friendly staff and a great atmosphere.
With a contemporary and extensive menu including seasonal specials, the food is fresh, tasty and the menu is changed on a regular basis. We would have to say at this point in time it is the best restaurant/cafe in Shellharbour. For this reason, bookings are recommended for Thursday - Saturday nights as well as Sunday brunch.
The favourite entrées include the mixed bruschetta and the crispy chilli prawns and squid with vermicelli salad. The mains are changed regularly and include pastas, meats, seafood and vegetarian options.
At only $10 the deserts are great value and taste amazing - we recommend the chocolate fondant with honeycomb ice cream or the crème brulee - note, before 5pm you can get these delicious dessert with a free coffee - bargain.
The breakfast menu (Sundays) is great and well priced, offering pancakes, full english, omelettes etc. as well as yummy smoothies. The breakfast menu is well priced and due to the great location, you can walk off your food and drinks down the beach - what a great start to the day!
In our opinion the breakfast is the best value for money, however we have visited Relish for breakfast, lunch, dinner and drinks and never been disappointed.
Opening times for Relish are Tue-Fri 9.30am-8pm, Sat-Sun 8.30am-8.30pm.
Saturday 21 August 2010
Sunday 15 August 2010
Thursday 5 August 2010
Pullman Hotel, Olympic Park, Sydney
We had never stayed at Olympic Park before, and, to be honest, we didnt really want to. We had assumed the hotels would be pretty average, catering for the one nighters going to events and providing 3 star service at best.
However, after deciding it was too much hassle getting to and from the city when we had an event at Olympic Park we decided to have a more detailed look at what was on offer, and were so glad we did.
We found the Pullman Hotel initially on wotif and after reviewing the hotel website we decided to book what looked like a great offer - and it was!
The 'Shop til you drop package' includes:
1 nights accommodation in an executive room
Buffet breakfast for 2
Access to the Pullman executive lounge (including pre-dinner canapés)
$100 Westfield Voucher
2 glasses of champagne
After checking in, we enjoyed drinks in the executive lounge, which boasts pay tv, comfortable chairs, board games, complementary drinks and free internet access as well as great views.
After our free drinks in the lounge we took a leisurely 15 minute walk to the DFO outlets shops.
We returned in time to get ready for dinner and decided to see what the quality of the 'pre dinner canapes' that are part of the executive experience, was. After experiencing some very sad displays of what ever they had spare at other hotels as part of the pre-dinner display, we were pleasantly surprised to find fresh, tasty food that was of high quality on offer. It was basically a selection of the restaurants entrees and they were beautiful. They included a mix of seared yellow-fin tuna, fennel salad, ruby grapefruit, crisp lotus root, parmesan crumbed asparagus and vegetable spring rolls.
After enjoying the canapés , along with 2 vodka drinks and beers (all part of the executive experience and at no charge), we strolled down for our 6.30pm reservation at the hotels restaurant 'Bacar', and we have to say, this was on of the best hotel restaurants we have been to.
After indulging in a few too many of the free canapes in the executive lounge, we skipped the entrees and went straight to the main - seared beef fillet, celeriac puree, king brown mushrooms, braised red wine onions. The steak was a good inch and a bit thick and cooked to perfection. With a side of potato puree, garlic butter and buttered baby beans we were in heaven - who would think this was a restaurant in a chain hotel.
At this point we were running late for our event but were bitterly disappointed that we didnt haven time to have a 3 course or the degustation that was on offer.
After our event had finished, we walked out of the stadium and straight into the hotel - there really is nothing better than walking out of the venue and practically straight into the front door of your hotel =)
We encourage Accor to continue to keep this hotel as is. Would hate to see it become a Novotel or Ibis. It caters for travellers other than, no disrespect intended, families on a budget or young people looking just for a place to lay their head after a concert.
However, after deciding it was too much hassle getting to and from the city when we had an event at Olympic Park we decided to have a more detailed look at what was on offer, and were so glad we did.
We found the Pullman Hotel initially on wotif and after reviewing the hotel website we decided to book what looked like a great offer - and it was!
The 'Shop til you drop package' includes:
1 nights accommodation in an executive room
Buffet breakfast for 2
Access to the Pullman executive lounge (including pre-dinner canapés)
$100 Westfield Voucher
2 glasses of champagne
After checking in, we enjoyed drinks in the executive lounge, which boasts pay tv, comfortable chairs, board games, complementary drinks and free internet access as well as great views.
It was a shame we were not able to make the most of the executive lounge privileges during our time at the hotel, due to having an event on that evening - however, we did try our best to get up there as much as possible during our stay.
After our free drinks in the lounge we took a leisurely 15 minute walk to the DFO outlets shops.
We returned in time to get ready for dinner and decided to see what the quality of the 'pre dinner canapes' that are part of the executive experience, was. After experiencing some very sad displays of what ever they had spare at other hotels as part of the pre-dinner display, we were pleasantly surprised to find fresh, tasty food that was of high quality on offer. It was basically a selection of the restaurants entrees and they were beautiful. They included a mix of seared yellow-fin tuna, fennel salad, ruby grapefruit, crisp lotus root, parmesan crumbed asparagus and vegetable spring rolls.
After enjoying the canapés , along with 2 vodka drinks and beers (all part of the executive experience and at no charge), we strolled down for our 6.30pm reservation at the hotels restaurant 'Bacar', and we have to say, this was on of the best hotel restaurants we have been to.
At this point we were running late for our event but were bitterly disappointed that we didnt haven time to have a 3 course or the degustation that was on offer.
After our event had finished, we walked out of the stadium and straight into the hotel - there really is nothing better than walking out of the venue and practically straight into the front door of your hotel =)
Our executive room was large and modern. The décor and linen was beautiful and we had a great view across Olympic Park. The bathroom was well stocked with toiletries and towels and the bathroom itself was huge compared to most hotel, with both bath and shower.
In the main room was a Nespresso Coffee Machine, available free of charge =)
As a guest at the hotel you can also enjoy complimentary access to the hotel gym, pay
tv and access to the state of the art Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
tv and access to the state of the art Sydney Olympic Park Aquatic Centre
We encourage Accor to continue to keep this hotel as is. Would hate to see it become a Novotel or Ibis. It caters for travellers other than, no disrespect intended, families on a budget or young people looking just for a place to lay their head after a concert.
All we have to say to Pullman Olympic park is 'thank you very much, we will be back, and please do not change'
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