Lunch at The Marsden Tavern

Another facelift. This time at the Marsden Tavern.

Monday lunchtime Monika and I were out shopping, and as you know you should not shop on an empty Tummy. We had just come out of one shop when we both had the urge to eat, the question is where. Yeppoon has many places that offer lunch, some of which I have yet to sample and some that I probably wont sample, but after hearing from a number of people about the new Tavern Menu & food, it was an opportunity not to be missed.

So in we walk 4 minutes to midday. You know how sometimes you walk into a place and the person serving gives you the feeling they don’t want you to be there, well there was none of that. We were greeted with smiles and a happy “table for two”. We stood at the bar while the lady told us about the two specials, lasagne and salad or 300gram rump with salad and fries with choice of sauce both were $10. At first I did read the blackboard to make sure that I had understood right, a 300gram rump for $10. Yes sold, two please one with mushroom and the other pepper sauce, medium rare.

With two beers we chose our table. Walking across the polished concrete floor towards the open windows with stools in front looking out onto the street it reminded us of the typical restaurants in Adelaide on the strip in Rundle Street. Nice dark wooden tables with shiny metal legs and matching chairs filled the room. Fresh cloth napkins folded and on a side plate with brand new cutlery, which you can actually hold in your hand. Salt and pepper mills also topped the table. At the table I looked over the menu and found some appealing dishes, with soft shell crab, quail also Coffin Bay Oysters.

The meals took no longer than twenty five minutes. The rump which you could have expected for the price to be tough and probably not 300grams was full of flavour, juicy, tender and defiantly no less than 300grams, little fat also. Cooked to perfection, the sauce which I was anticipating to be from the packet, was not to my delight, and was tasting of the ingredients, also they were visually present. Crunchy battered fries nicely seasoned and a fresh crisp salad with a drizzle of dressing. For ten dollars you would find this very hard to beat. Top compliments to the chef and staff on duty that Monday.

John Mundell will return.