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Scales & Ales Gourmet Fish Bar, Bulimba

Restaurants, Fish and Chips, Seafood, Vegetarian, Child Friendly Menus

Overall 6.3  5

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  10     


Little restaurant off Oxford street, formerly the site of the Tomato Brothers pizza place. The main floor only seats about 30 so be sure to book ahead especially for the weekend, But we were lucky enough to snag to spots up in the bar dining area, looking out the big open windows to the 152 and Oxford Street.

By a happy coincidence Tuesday night they are running a special, 1kg of Mussels for $15, so we shared a pot of the White Wine and Garlic flavour as a starter and followed up with the Crab Tortellini for me and Whole Baby Barra for my friend. There was a slight wait on the food but the place was packed for such a small venue and the girls were running around keeping everyone with drinks so we didn't mind sitting and munching our Garlic and Rosemary bread while we waited.

The Mussels had incredible amounts of flavour and we decided to debunk that old wives tale and eat the ones that hadn't popped open on advice from the waitress that we'd be safe (and we were, not a hint of a sore tum). The accompanying Beer Bread baked in house was fantastic also and we were able to request some extra to soak up the broth at no charge. The Crab Tortellini which I had for main (in the small size) was fresh and I especially liked the tasty little Salmon Pearls (eggs) floating in the clear tomato broth.

The Whole Baby Barra was terrifying with its head and tail left on (we were offered when ordering to remove the head and tail but my friend is one of the brave) but so succulent and with a lot of meat available and not too many small bones. The cheek flesh was especially nice and for that reason my friend was glad he opted for the head.

We were too full for dessert but the Poached Pear in Blueberry soup will definitely be on my wishlist on our next visit. Groups of more than two will definitely want to book, but we loved dining up in the bar and will be looking to try a "Beer Degustation" in the near future!

Jan 10, 2011

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Scales & Ales Gourmet Fish Bar, Bulimba

Restaurants, Fish and Chips, Seafood, Vegetarian, Child Friendly Menus

Overall 6.3  5

9.3 Highly Recommended

Food  10      Ambience  8      Service  9      Value  10     


Little restaurant off Oxford street, formerly the site of the Tomato Brothers pizza place. The main floor only seats about 30 so be sure to book ahead especially for the weekend, But we were lucky enough to snag to spots up in the bar dining area, looking out the big open windows to the 152 and Oxford Street.

By a happy coincidence Tuesday night they are running a special, 1kg of Mussels for $15, so we shared a pot of the White Wine and Garlic flavour as a starter and followed up with the Crab Tortellini for me and Whole Baby Barra for my friend. There was a slight wait on the food but the place was packed for such a small venue and the girls were running around keeping everyone with drinks so we didn't mind sitting and munching our Garlic and Rosemary bread while we waited.

The Mussels had incredible amounts of flavour and we decided to debunk that old wives tale and eat the ones that hadn't popped open on advice from the waitress that we'd be safe (and we were, not a hint of a sore tum). The accompanying Beer Bread baked in house was fantastic also and we were able to request some extra to soak up the broth at no charge. The Crab Tortellini which I had for main (in the small size) was fresh and I especially liked the tasty little Salmon Pearls (eggs) floating in the clear tomato broth.

The Whole Baby Barra was terrifying with its head and tail left on (we were offered when ordering to remove the head and tail but my friend is one of the brave) but so succulent and with a lot of meat available and not too many small bones. The cheek flesh was especially nice and for that reason my friend was glad he opted for the head.

We were too full for dessert but the Poached Pear in Blueberry soup will definitely be on my wishlist on our next visit. Groups of more than two will definitely want to book, but we loved dining up in the bar and will be looking to try a "Beer Degustation" in the near future!

Jan 10, 2011

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