Comments on: Mini revisited: getting to the bottom of the problem http://www.tomatom.com/2006/10/mini-revisited-getting-to-the-bottom-of-the-problem/ The insiders' guide to food and drink in Melbourne. Since 2005. Tue, 07 Feb 2012 07:40:44 +0000 hourly 1 By: Ed http://www.tomatom.com/2006/10/mini-revisited-getting-to-the-bottom-of-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1234 Ed Sun, 12 Nov 2006 22:29:36 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=413#comment-1234 Cheers Jim, This is almost exactly the same story i heard about Mini yet it's marked 14.5/20 in the Good Food Guide. We ate the sam at The Press Club. Great food and wine and superb value or money. Cheers Jim,

This is almost exactly the same story i heard about Mini yet it’s marked 14.5/20 in the Good Food Guide. We ate the sam at The Press Club. Great food and wine and superb value or money.

]]> By: Jim Karabagias http://www.tomatom.com/2006/10/mini-revisited-getting-to-the-bottom-of-the-problem/comment-page-1/#comment-1233 Jim Karabagias Sun, 12 Nov 2006 03:16:51 +0000 http://tomatom.com/?p=413#comment-1233 Unfortunately, I have been to mini twice and also found the service barely acceptable ( wrong dishes and wine bought to our table), original dishes ordered were not avilable ( red mullet ) and even the dessert of greek doughnuts was totally inedible as the dough was undercooked. It certainly did not give me hope of returning. However, after dismissing modern greek as a bit of a gimmick and thinking the only good greek food available is in a basic format a la Jim's Greek tavern, last night I went to Press Club for the first time, and was blown away. Haloumi skewer shots, Soft shell crab, and the dish of the night for me was the braised lambs neck on roast potato puree was sublime. The service was also very impressive and the wines by the glass ( we drank Greek Agiorgitiko from Nemea in the Pelloponese) . We chose the basic "Kerasma" menu (degustation of 4 appertisers, 5 mains & salad) which at $55 per head was exceptional value and left us more than satisfied. Get in before the reviews becuse securing a table will be very hard ! Congrats to them can't wait to go back. Unfortunately, I have been to mini twice and also found the service barely acceptable ( wrong dishes and wine bought to our table), original dishes ordered were not avilable ( red mullet ) and even the dessert of greek doughnuts was totally inedible as the dough was undercooked.

It certainly did not give me hope of returning. However, after dismissing modern greek as a bit of a gimmick and thinking the only good greek food available is in a basic format a la Jim’s Greek tavern, last night I went to Press Club for the first time, and was blown away.

Haloumi skewer shots, Soft shell crab, and the dish of the night for me was the braised lambs neck on roast potato puree was sublime. The service was also very impressive and the wines by the glass ( we drank Greek Agiorgitiko from Nemea in the Pelloponese) .

We chose the basic “Kerasma” menu (degustation of 4 appertisers, 5 mains & salad) which at $55 per head was exceptional value and left us more than satisfied.

Get in before the reviews becuse securing a table will be very hard !
Congrats to them can’t wait to go back.

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