mary mae's bar & kitchen

oh my gosh... i’ve been coming to this restaurant way back when it was watt and back in my old hood i couldn’t pass up this place.

first of all, service was outstanding. i chatted to the manager trish who was amazing, as were all the staff.

a terrific selection of wine and cocktails, we had probably one too many sparkling wines but at $60 a bottle for some seriouslygoodsparkling on a hot day it was perfect.

we had the beef brisket, it was $45 and probably the best beef we’ve had in a long time. with a stunning dill cabbage slaw, fresh rocket, super soft tortillas and great sauces it was a really delicious meal for 2 (or 3 as we had some left over!)

the children’s burger was perfect for a 6 year old and came with heaps of chips (which went great with the beef brisket too!)

awesome desserts for the little ones too. absolutely love this place and with a view and a cool breeze it’s the place to be!!

very slow service we had to wait nearly 40 minutes for two meals which meant we couldn't really enjoy them as we had tickets to see a show. the fish and chips weregoodbut the gnocchi was i don't even know how to describe it, just bad. the dumplings themselves were okay, there wasn't any sauce so it was dry except the vegetable ribbons. it was served with unroasted hazelnut which added nothing to it. i deigned to ask for parmesan but was refused. never refuse a customer parmesan with their pasta i don't care how great you think your dish is, its just pretentious.

went there today with a regular and was pleasantly surprised to see gf and gf options on the menu. i ordered the reuben on gf bread. it came with home made fries which i assume are not coeliac appropriate as the guy did not ask about the fryer when i ordered. they were delicious. i found the sandwich really tasty andgoodbalance of kraut, slaw and meat. the paper on the board stuck to the sandwich and starting coming apart when trying to eat with cutlery which was annoying.
i thought the atmosphere on a sunday arvo was great and would come back for chill tunes but not great for dnm’s with friends.