ooh the liquid nitrogen dessert looks so interesting! I've always been super fascinated by liquid nitrogen haha so the honeycomb pieces were swimming inside?

It's quite amusing watching the chef don the gloves and heavy apron before pouring the liquid nitrogen into the specially allocated section of the restaurant.

He actually adds each nibble to the liquid nitrogen with a holey (ha!) spoon and depending on how crispy he wants it, he'll leave it in the liquid longer. Best part is popping the finished product in your mouth and then 'breathing like a dragon'.

Checking my drool at the door. :)

*wipes away drool* Looks so yummy!

Have you been there recently? It's Elliot's 21st coming up and I want to go out to a nice place. We eat out all the time at cheap-medium$ places but I want to make a night of it but at the same time I'm not absolutely loadddedd.. We usually split mains too, which would make us seem pretty cheap but we have small tummies (and a lot of room for desert). French would be nice, since we eat Japanese so much, and somewhere with good desserts. I wouldn't mind trying Alchemy but i'm sure we'd have to get 2 meals since pricier places have smaller portion sizes, and so if mains are $50 each I definitely cannot afford it..

Anyway, thoughts/suggestions?

I've been to Alchemy once more after this, but not since they re-opened from the floods.

Alchemy is really nice, but pricey. Mains are between $38 - 47, but the portions are not tiny. They're decent. You have to book though and you have to be dressed smart casual. If you don't drink any alcohol, get 2 mains and a dessert to share (not the liquid nitrogen nibbles, cuz it's small), you're looking at about $110-ish?

The plus side is you get a gorgeous view of the Story Bridge and the river.

Otherwise, you could go to Saké.

;_; my whole day's pay.. hmm. Elliot and I usually walk around looking like we're going to a wedding so that's no issue. Is Sake marginally cheaper at all?

/might just go to Bamboo basket/think of another way of celebrating 21st in a couple-y way.

Saké is marginally cheaper per dish, but the portions are smaller. We ordered 2 entrees, 2 mains and rice to feel comfortably full.

If you like Italian, you could try Barolo (http://night-child80.livejournal.com/1072651.html). They're cheaper, they serve good size portions and food is divine. You don't get a view of the river, but you don't need it if you're going to keep staring into each other's eyes. :)