Dining out

One of the things we decided we must do in Sydney was get a babysitter and go out on "date night". Its probably been one of the things that's kept us sane, and in the absence of TV, has stopped us from spending all our time glued to the internet.

It recently culminated in a stupendous night out at Quay Restaurant with the Seatons. Voted no. 27 on the San Pellegrino top 50 restaurants in the world, its the highest up the list I've ever ventured, and we'd been saving up for months.

In the end we opted for the tasting menu and matching wines. It was all very fancy and top of the bill was the Jackfruit Snow Egg (guava and custard apple on a bed of granita). For those of you who haven't been watching Australian Masterchef you wont have a clue what I'm talking about, but believe me it was good. It was all delicious and quite an experience in terms of eating and ambiance. The restaurant overlooks circular quay, so has fabulous views of the opera house.

What did I take away from the experience, well apart from a muzzy head the next day (mental note not to have a G&T and bottle of bubbly first), it just felt a little bit extravagant to spend so much on a meal however fabulous. It probably was a once in a lifetime experience.