In the evening one of my brothers, his daughters, my daughters, and future son-in-law came over to my parent’s place for dinner.
I went and bought scotch fillet steaks for everyone. One of my nieces made a Greek salad.
I just ate steak because I was still feeling full from breakfast and lunch.
Sandgate Post Office Hotel
I’ve been here before for lunch. I enjoyed it then and this meal was also good.
I asked for Queensland grown rump cooked medium rare with some oysters, squid, and prawns. One of my daughters happily ate the hot chips and I removed the batter from the prawns.
The steak was tender and had a great beef flavour. The prawns were firm and fresh. The oysters were fresh but not as plump as I would like. The squid was tender.
We had two seafood towers between four people, a porchetta and wagyu fat potatoes dish, plus a gnocchi dish. It was a big table covered in food.
Sandgate Post Office Hotel Rump steak cooked medium rare with oysters, prawns, and squid. There was also a bearnase sauce. I didn’t eat the chips and I removed the batter from the prawns.I ate mussels from one of the seafood towers.
Final thoughts
I will happily eat here again. The service is friendly and cheerful. The setting is enjoyable.
Disclaimer and comments
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Café 63, Westfield Chermside
Breakfast
I did not eat the bread. I did eat the eggs, bacon, pork belly strips, and hollandaise sauce.
Cafe 63 poached eggs with bacon, pork belly strips, and hollandaise sauce.
Chairman and Yip helps warm you on a cold cold Canberra night
On Friday evening Bron and I went to Chairman and Yip for dinner. The Chairman group of restaurants in Canberra have a reputation for high quality fine dining with a strong Asian influence. We have eaten here and at the other two restaurants in the group before and always come away very happy with the experience. Chairman and Yip is listed in the Entertainment Book so Bron and I had no hesitation coming back and enjoying a good meal with a discount.
It was a cold cold night, I arrived first with some flowers for Bron and a wine stand was brought out for me for the flowers. When Bron arrived she saw the flowers and was ecstatic.
Flowers
After perusing the menu we agree on the Chef’s tasting menu which consists of eight dishes including dessert and tea or coffee. In the end we received nine dishes so I was pretty happy. With the discount from the Entertainment book it was a great value high quality meal. Thank you Bron and Chairman and Yip.
Chairman and Yip Calamari tossed with spicy salt and chilli
The calamari had a really nice chilli kick to it. It wasn’t blazing hot but it certainly left some excitement in my mouth. For my niece, this is fancy Japanese chips.
Chairman and Yip Pan seared king prawn salad of basil, mint and sweet corn
This dish had really refreshing flavours. The basil and mint really gave it a great uplift. The prawns were perfectly cooked.
Chairman and Yip Sesame crusted salmon with cinnamon infused soy
OMG the salmon was cooked perfectly. It was like a dense mousse but in a really good way. The white discs were like a pasta or a really smooth cheese. I don’t know what it was but with the salmon and the soy it was amazing.
Chairman and Yip Roasted duck and shitake pancakes
Sorry about the image. There was a little camera shake. I had the ISO at 1600 and the aperture at f/2.8. It was really low light. The pancakes were gorgeous.
Chairman and Yip Grilled field mushrooms with herb and cashew pesto
We’ve enjoyed these stuffed mushrooms before and again they are just wonderful. I could eat a meal of these.
Chairman and Yip Spiced eye fillet skewers with lemongrass and galangal dressing
The beef on this skewer was so tender. It almost melted in my mouth. This is a must have.
Chairman and Yip Crispy lamb Shan-Tung style
This lamb is slowly cooked over night, air dried and then flash fried. OMG this was the best dish of the night. So so good.
Chairman and Yip Beef and scallops ground pepper hot pot
This hot pot was a bonus. It wasn’t on the menu. The scallops were perfectly cooked.
Chairman and Yip Beef and scallops ground pepper hot pot and Crispy lamb Shan-Tung style
The last two dishes came out together with some steamed rice.
Chairman and Yip Chocolate chilli ginger and fig
Vanilla panna cotta with passionfruit sauce
We both chose a dessert and then shared them. These were very nice.
Chairman and Yip never disappoints. If you live in Canberra I reckon this should be a place you eat at once every couple of years. If you’re a visitor, it’s place for fine dining with an Asian influence.
Now it’s time for a colony rating. I’m very happy to give this 4½ colonies. Fantastic. I’ll be back.
108 Bunda Street Canberra ACT 2601 | Lunch Tuesday to Friday 1200–1430 | Dinner Tuesday to Saturday 1800–2230 | Closed public holidays | For bookings call 02 6248 7109
Photography information. I shot with my Canon PowerShot G16. I was shooting aperture priority capturing RAW. I was using an aperture of F/2.8 and ISO 1600. The images are quite grainy and rather than display them in full size I’ve elected to display them in medium size. If you click on one of them a slide show will pop up and you’ll see what I mean about graininess.
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