Bazaar Beer Cafe, St Leonards

Bazaar Beer Cafe, St Leonards, NSW

Date: July 1st, 2011
Price: $22.80
Type: veal (swiss schnitzel)
With: cheese, ham, chips and salad


So yet another birthday event was celebrated with the consumption of european food and beer. Can't really complain about that. A bit of a weird place, more of a restaurant vibe than a bar vibe.


The schnitzel itself was alright. I don't really think i got my money's worth, but it was a good piece of meat cooked well all the same. The chips were quite tasty. Honestly... i'd go with something else on the menu if i ever go here again.


http://www.bazaarbeercafe.com.au

Harrigan's, Hunter Valley, NSW

Harrigan's Irish Pub, Hunter Valley, NSW

Date: 28th February 2011
Price: $24.90
Type: chicken
With: chips and salad


Off to the Hunter Valley for work-related purposes, i had this delightful schnitzel paid for out of the project budget so it was extra tasty. For that price i was really expecting something pretty awesome and i wasn't disappointed. Harrigan's really has cornered the market in the Hunter Valley; being the only "pub" for seemingly miles around. Proper tasty chicken with an excellent topping. Not massive, but good quality, all eaten in a faux irish setting. Noice.


http://www.harrigansirishpub.com.au

Harold Park Hotel, Glebe, Sydney

Harold Park Hotel, Glebe

Date: Some tuesday in may

Type: chicken parmigiana

Price: $15.00

With: chips and salad

For a pub that is generally empty every time i drive past, this particular Tuesday night was "going off". In terms of the calibre of it's schnitzel, I must say that i was very impressed with the Harold Park Hotel. It was small but thick, not over cooked and the cheese was extra cheesey (yes, it's possible). The salad also had a decent dressing (which makes a change from the usual "lettuce and a sliver of tomato" salad you generally get elsewhere).


Brilliant.


Also.... for future reference, Monday night at this pub is a 2-for-1 meal night. Cheap food!
oh yeah!

Pumpernickel's, Queen's Quay, Toronto

Pumpernickel's Deli, Queen's Quay, Toronto, Canada

Spent the day at the harbor in Toronto, ended up eating at a Pumpernickel's, in the Queen's Quay food court. They had schnitzel on their menu. Ordered the dinner plate, substitute 'mash' with rice instead. Portions were fried chicken, with little or no gravy! Side includes a salad.

While not the best schnitzel (too fried, too hard, and too crunchy), it was a cheap dinner at $9. 

Vu vacationing in Toronto, Canada.

(I'm not sure why you'd go for rice over mash... very unorthodox.... but mostly exciting because i've never seen canadian money)

Botany View Hotel

Botany View Hotel, Newtown, NSW

Date: 25th April 2011

Price: $15.00

Type: Chicken Parmigiana

With: chips and salad

Well... what other way would you spend your ANZAC day holiday than in a pub?.... and what is the only type of food more "ANZAC" than ANZAC biscuits? Well... i don't know, but i had a schnitzel. As you can see this is the standard "heath-shaped" schnitzelly portion. It was pretty tasty (as is everything at the trusty Botany View Hotel). The chips were thin and crispy and the salad was splendid... despite the large quantity of onion on top.

All in all... pretty nice for the price.... but next time I'm having the chicken burrito.

McLaren Vale

Hotel McLaren, McLaren Vale, South Australia

Date: 8th April 2011
Type: Chicken
Price: $17.50 ( i think)... it was $2.50 for sauce and about $5 for parmigiana topping... steep!
With: chips and lemon


Quite a cute little pub. The schnitzel was cooked perfectly and was a decent bit of chicken (not a processed lump of goo). The chips were also excellent. Kinda pricey for a schnitzel, but the quality made it aaalmost worth it. Not a great number of food options at night in McLaren Vale, it seems.


Special mention to the excellent artwork, especially the painting of a frog flying through space on a lilypad staring at the earth.

Double Bay Schnitzel House (formerly Una's)

Double Bay Schnitzel House, Double Bay, NSW

Date: 23rd February 2011
Type: Chicken and Veal (not in the same schnitzel)
With: Lemon and potato rosti (and a side of raw cabbage)
Price: well... we got a deal consisting of two schnitzels and two glasses of wine for $19 (romantic, no?) but the usual price for the same schnitzel is about $18. 


As a crazy schnitzel eater many people look at me in astonishment when i tell them that I've never been to Una's. For this reason, i can not compare the schnitzel in the above photo with a standard Una's model. That is, i have no idea whether this schnitzel venue has changed in name alone.


I've been told that "Una's schnitzels are massive!!!"... I wouldn't call these schnitzels "massive". They were large and cooked pretty much to perfection. The goings on with potato underneath was pretty amazing, although i can't say the same for the side plate of grated cabbage (a little hard to stomach with no sauce to assist is sliding down the oesophagus - how's that for a big word?)


All in all i was pretty happy with what we got for $19. I'd be reluctant to pay $18 each for the same meals, but the service and slightly tacky atmosphere made it a nice change of pace from the usual pub-schnitzel-eating environment.


Rating out of 10? I think it's a spot-on 7.54.

http://www.schnitzelhouse.com.au