Banjo Patterson Cottage Restaurant, Gladesville

As soon as you stepped out of the car, you instantly notice how peaceful the surroundings are with a few birds chirping away. The sun is about to set but you can still feel the glorious rays shining upon your face. The busyness of Victoria Road suddenly feels like it is kilometres far far away. Once you go through the cottage entrance, take the left and soon you will be left standing in a garden on a small hill where you can overlook Glass Bay and the rooftops of the neighbouring suburbs. It felt so beautiful, it was tranquility. 

View of the Banjo Patterson Cottage

Inside the cottage

Unfortunately my photos don't do any justice to the beauty of cottage but man, I hope you can imagine exactly how pretty it was. The crowd at Banjo Patterson were of an older crowd but the beautiful scenery made up for it. If you visiting place with as just a couple, I recommend you book earlier. The place doesn't cater for many and the best seat in the house is the table of two located right in the corner where both of the guests each get a window to themselves. Best view ever.

Soup of the day - spanner cab - $16.00

This was one of the fanciest soups I have had in a while. Loved how everything was presented, especially how the soup was poured right in front of you. The sad bit was seeing the pretty egg getting drowned in all that soup but the runny egg yolk totally made up for it.

Seafood Basket  - $48.00

Seared kangaroo lion - $38.00

How pretty is that seafood basket?? I didn't want to eat it because I didn't want to destroy the beautiful arrangement. My initial impressions were that it looked quite small especially when the pricing was a bit steep but there is quite a bit of seafood in there. Beneath the stash of prawns was a river of seafood. The grilled Whiting was cooked perfectly and you could taste all the juice in the meat. Pawns, scampi and the octopus had a bit of barbecued flavours but it didn't dominate the taste of the seafood. Mmmmmm I can imagine myself devouring all that seafood all over again.

Hazelnut Nougat Ice cream terrine - $16.80

Last but not least was the dessert. This was bloody-licious. Far out, the hazelnut ice cream just exploded in your mouth, especially when you scraped it along the raspberry coulis. Bits of sweetness from the hazelnut and the raspberries along with the cold smoothy texture of the ice cream itself was seriously unbelievable. The crunchiness of the hazelnut on the outside of the terrine gave the dessert more texture and for me, it just tasted even sexier. Absolutely winner.
Banjo Patterson Cottage is absolutely a hidden gem. Although the prices may be a bit steep but it certainly has some bloody-licious and sexy-licious dishes.

Gotta go eat!!