Joe's Garage Review

The venue for team lunch this week was Joe’s Garage. I was pleased because last time I went there they ran out of their highly recommended brats. I was looking forward to finally getting hold of one. The restaurant is located at 194 Hereford Street. It is a nice comfortable cafe with a lively atmosphere. We were seated at a big long table in the middle of the restaurant.

When our waitress arrived to take our drink orders she seemed a bit out of it. Maybe she was high on a little more than life. That might explain why she poured and then brought out the glasses of wine one by one. She also forgot a couple of drinks including my smoothie. I ordered the “Killer Bee” which contained banana, plum, organic yoghurt and honey. It was pretty good but nothing special. The glasses of wine were generous and they had Pinot Gris by glass so maybe I should have gone for the alcohol.

The food took quite a while to arrive, and when it did, two salads were missing. One of them eventually showed up but the other one had to be converted to a takeaway order. The waitress did not apologise for this and at one point tried to bring over a completely different salad. I ordered the brat (of course!!!) with fried onions and melted cheese in a toasted bun. The brat was tough and not tasty, the onions were barely fried, and the cheese was not melted. The only saving grace was the yummy mixture of BBQ sauce and wholegrain mustard. It definitely did not meet my expectations.

On my way out I grabbed a chocolate caramel slice which was delicious. The slice managed to pull my overall food rating up from below-average to average. In total the meal cost about $16. I’d go back to Joe’s Garage for a coffee but that’s about it.