Dining by the seaside

As I was reflecting on the food outings for August I realised our dining experiences have been mostly not by the water except for Pilu at Freshwater and Guillaume at Bennelong so for YY's  birthday lunch I wanted somewhere by the water like Ormeggio.

Having past the Spit a few times on the way to Manly and Avalon but not actually stopped there so I had to do a little research to see which side of the spit Ormeggio was on and where the entrance actually was. At the end it was relatively easy to find just make sure you exit before the bridge. The parking is limited so I suggest you the the exit before and park there to walk to the restaurant.

Lunch was choice of set menu of 2 or 3 choices.

Sardines pan-fried, wrapped in prosciutto, pine nuts, sultanas, marsala reduction

The saltiness of the sardines complemented the sweetness from the marsala reduction.

Lamb scotch fillet, celeriac; crispy, confit, purée  Pineapple carpaccio, marinated in moscato, cinnamon gelato

Bankstown Bites 2010

After tasting generous proportions of sampling by each of places on the three guided tours I could eat no more. The highlight being a just a little bit basis towards sweets was the Euro Sweet Treats tour.