This pub is The Wilde, and inside they offer exceptional hospitality and delicious meals. It’s the kind of place to invite your mates for a night out and then blow them away with the high quality dining options. The restaurant adopts the British concept of a gastropub – a place where you can go to relax, grab a drink or have a dance, and also sit down for a high-grade meal that you wouldn’t find at a regular boozer. The shredded duck pancake will bowl you over with its rich, powerful flavours and sticky texture, while the spring onion aioli gives it a smooth finish. The lamb rump is similarly rich and comes with a delicious garnish of pine nuts, citrus-scented yoghurt and spicy couscous. The drinks menu is finely curated and ridiculously affordable. There’s a countless supply of bottled craft beer all for $8, while a decent bottle of Portugese plonk sets you back a mere $28. If you’re in the mood for a real treat, we’d advise you try the $15 espresso martini. The venue has everything you need to make a night out of it, including a live music program full of titillating surprises, from down-home folk to jugband blues and New Orleans jazz. They also hold free comedy upstairs, screen all major sporting fixtures and there’s a free-for-all Super Nintendo console set-up for those eager to engage in 16-bit nostalgia. Besides that, the bar staff are all super friendly; whatever you need, just ask and they’ll be happy to oblige.
Food In Focus: The Wilde
