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Bannisters – Part 2

Gemma January 09, 2022 Blog Stuff, Restaurant Visits Leave a Comment

Pizza, pizza and more pizza! Welcome to part 2 of my review of my stay at Bannisters at Port Stephens. This post contains a review of a few more of the places we enjoyed some food and a whole lost

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The Point

Gemma January 01, 2022 Blog Stuff, Restaurant Visits Leave a Comment

Another highlight of my recent trip was the visit to The Point restaurant. As the name suggests, it is located at the very end of the marina on Soldiers Point Road at Port Stephens. Not a bad view… At first

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Bannisters – day 1

Gemma December 28, 2021 Blog Stuff, Restaurant Visits Leave a Comment

Finally! After such a long, long time, I have finally been able to have a quick holiday. This quick getaway is brought to you by Bannisters at Port Stephens. Now I won’t bore you with details of a 5 hr

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Esteban

Gemma December 26, 2021 Inner Sydney, Restaurant Visits Leave a Comment

My second festive season restaurant visit was to Esteban. I have been meaning to go here for about 6 months, however the pandemic put my plan on hold. I was so glad to be able to go there for my

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Lana

Gemma December 26, 2021 Blog Stuff, Inner Sydney, Restaurant Visits Leave a Comment

Tis the season to eat, drink and generally make merry with friends, family, colleagues and new acquaintances. My first post for this season comes from my work’s end of year function – held at Lana restaurant at Circular Quay. Lana

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Crown Sydney Day Spa

Gemma November 03, 2021 Blog Stuff, Inner Sydney Leave a Comment

I know this isn’t a restaurant visit, but is coming out of the Sydney lockdown, I felt that a trip to the day spa with my girlfriends was in order. Overall – 4 stars, but certainly not 5. And certainly

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A long weekend in the Blue Mountains – Part 2

Gemma June 20, 2021 Restaurant Visits, Uncategorized Leave a Comment

Apologies for the delay in this post – I’m sure we can all understand the less fun part of returning home from a long weekend. A short work week with 5 days worth of work regardless and a ENOURMOUS MOUNTAIN

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A long weekend in the Blue Mountains – Part 1

Gemma June 13, 2021 Blog Stuff, Restaurant Visits Leave a Comment

So planning a holiday is a post-COVID world is tricky at the best of times. Even more so is planning a holiday for the long weekend in a post-COVID world. In order to make this happen for myself, I booked

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Indian Leaf Restaurant

Gemma May 23, 2021 Inner Sydney, Restaurant Visits Leave a Comment

Always on the search for good Indian takeout. Last night I tried Indian Leaf Restaurant in Redfern. Ordered Masala Dosai (spicy potato crepes essentially). This was a bit of a let down. The crepes themselves were chewey and flavorless. The

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Batch Brewery

Gemma May 23, 2021 Inner West, Restaurant Visits Leave a Comment

What’s the perfect activity for a cold and sunny day? I’m sure there are many answers to this question. But for me there is only one answer…head to Marrickville and check out the breweries. In Marrickville there is about 7

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