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Where's the eraser?
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What's a computer?
Eat y'self fitter
What's a computer?
Eat y'self fitta"
Been eating out heaps but work busy-ness has us demotivated at the moment....sorry mom.
Ok so it is a little bit "koo-ki", but this cookie sushi looks almost too good to eat to us.
Almost.
Each piece is hand-made with an incredible eye for detail....you can shop and ship online. We'll take ours with chocolate chopsticks, thanks!
We expect more from a restaurant with a chefs' hat. And we expect more from a restaurant at these prices - but despite a stylish and slick surface that extends into the solid food, mu shu's inconsistent (sometimes non-existant) service and kitchen backlogs made for a disappointing experience (sadly, also our Valentine's Day + Sean's b-day experience).
Overall we did enjoy the food. Duck pancakes, stellar grilled marinated quail (above), even the pork, prawn and foie gras siu mai which the GFG called "unsuccessful" tickled our fancy....
and then we waited....
and waited....
and talked....(enjoyed the pinot noir)
and waited some more....
finally 45 minutes later....
(and after our server only checking in with us once to excuse the slowness)
...Barossa chicken that was equal parts crispy and moist in a lovely soy and red vinegar dressing arrived as did peppered Wagyu beef that was satisfying and cooked just right (but all the same we should have ordered the barramundi). The were welcomed entusiastically. Less welcome were wok tossed snake beans in prawn sambal seemed to have been tossed around for the entire 45 minutes and with very little sambal.
Dessert too, was excellent, although we weren't sure we should be eating it so late in the evening.
Value for money is less relevant when the dining experience is smooth, snappy and amicable - because ours was none of the above, we'd have to say that mu shu fell well short of delivering to it's pricing. We'd also say there is a lot of work that needs to be done here if they wish to keep their chef's hat in 2006.
Rating:12/20
mu shu restaurant + bar 108 Campbell Parade Bondi Beach NSW 2026 61 + 2 9130 5400
Twas a culinary weekend, Oh! Calcutta, Wasavie, Blue Orange, Danks St, Seasalt....but we wouldn't dare bother you with reposts (although it's all good too report)....
Still getting up to speed after the holiday but we'll be birthday Valentine dining ce soir at Mu Shu and will be on track quick snap.
Til then, we hope these hot Iron Chef posters from Food Network Canada will hold you.
We're still digging out from under a pile of email and back to workness but did want to say "hello" and let all y'all know that we're back and will be back to our mission statement (above) in a few heartbeats.
In the meantime, we just wanted to share with you that "Sticky" well, rocks. And for Valentine's Day this year, you should accept no less that custom candy. (Sal and Andy know)
