We went on the train instead, so there was no worry about parking or traffic, and being fortunate enough to catch the newer trains in service it was like being taken there in a very, very, long stretch limo - ok maybe not, but I can dream!
Being A-la-carte meant we could have as much or as little as we wanted. So there is NO excuse for coming away dissatisfied.
We created our own menu as we perused the mains on offer. Starting with Blue Swimmer Crab for our Entrée, past the Make your own Caesar Salad on on to the Stir Fry seafood and noodles made for you while you wait and watch the 'floor show' put on by the chef as the flames explode from the wok. (Safely behind a glass screen).
Each trip back to sample yet another tasty morsel took us past one of the biggest Chocolate Fountains I have ever seen, with bowls of Strawberries - which Mum declared were 'grown in Heaven' and accompanying soft marshmallows, just begging to be drenched in the warm liquid dancing above.
So, the only problem we had was......exactly How much room should we leave for desert?I found myself thinking (momentarily) about a blog entry and how it is about Coffee, and the trimmings around it - we HAD to leave enough room to sample at least ONE of each of the Petit Fours on offer while we waited for our coffee, and while we drank our coffee, and while we gazed out over the River that is so much a part of Melbourne and watched the afternoon sunlight play across its waters.
It was a beautiful day.
Southbank? Ooh la la, say no more! There is so much competition at that end of town, you couldn't really go wrong now, could you!
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