Interspersed with garages near the waterfront of Kennedy Town, such a crowd of customers standing outside the shop, chilling with a bottle of craft beer, surprised me.
Food came in a short while, with the beer paddle and grilled halloumi kicking start the evening.
Heirloom tomatoes, sumac, olives
A frequent salad consumer like me must have tried having halloumi in salad, but chance is really low. Couldn't explain how I missed halloumi amid all sorts of cheese, halloumi is my second favorite cheese following mozzarella.
Fine de clair oysters
Not an outstanding dish but to satisfy our seafood cravings. Oysters weren't large but fresh, bursting with divine marine goodness.
Pork Belly Tacos
Pork belly were roasted to perfection, in a mix of paprika slaw and red onions to become a tropical-feel dish. Wrapping the toppings in taco sheets, it hit the spot to be another flavourful match with beer other than the grilled halloumi.
Steamed clams
An up-to-standard dish of clams in white wine broth. I appreciated the thick, grilled slices of bread on top the most, which were in perfect balance of crisp and tenderness. Herbs and aroma of butter got the borth right, the unami flavour of which was further boosted by chopped chorizo.
Pear Tarte Tatin
Never imagined that a beer place serves such a hearty dessert, as you know, typical ones are just tiramisu, ice cream, cheesecake and so on. Caramelised pears rest on a perfectly fried pasty, and to my surprise, the scoop of ice cream in the middle was in pistachio flavour!
Never had I seen a beer place being that kids and family-friendly, being able to host food lovers of all ages, and at all occasions (they serve lunch as well).
