Steer Bar & Grill

This extremely overdue blog is about Steer Bar and Grill. It's a steakhouse near my work that's satisfying Melbourne's growing demand for a bloody good steak.

Their philosophy is simple; quality steak comes from cows treated with love and respect.

Whilst you're ordering, the staff comes around with a large wooden board with the various cuts of steaks they have placed upon it, which I think is a brilliant idea! Being able to see the steak to get an idea of its marbling and size is extremely helpful when trying to decide. The staff are very friendly and helpful as well, obviously very knowledgeable when it comes to steak.

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We started our evening with half a dozen oysters, which were lovely. 

I would definitely recommend the house cut bacon, it is a must try! The bacon is a juicy and thick slice of pure guilt that comes with an extraordinary housemade BBQ sauce.

Our steaks, as expected were cooked to perfection, so tender and flavourful. No nonsense just the great taste of beef. Our steaks also came with a little bit of bone marrow, which was a tasty treat.

The foie gras potato puree was absolutely divine. I would personally like to thank the person who decided to combine foie gras and pureed potato. I could've polished off the whole bowl on my own, table etiquette was the only thing stopping me from licking the bowl clean.

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The desserts were also a highlight as well.

Their tart was lovely, it had a lot of different elements from marshmallows, jellies, meringues and ice cream.

The most memorable was the Bombe Alaska. The only way to make dessert better is having it set on fire! A touch of theatrics accompanied with ice cream enclosed in meringue. What more could you ask for?

The little bits of jelly with the Bombe Alaska went very well too, a little bit of citrus to cut through the sweetness of the meringue.

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I have to confess I went to Steer twice within 2 weeks, I liked it so much I had to bring more friends. If you're one of my particularly carnivorous readers, definitely give this place a try. 

Thanks for reading, I'll hopefully dish out a new blog soon.

Mother's Day & Masquerades.

Hello dearest readers, 

It's been quite a while since I've written a blog so I promise lots of pictures and food!

I've even included TWO ootds just to compensate!

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So things have been quite eventful, lots of birthdays and things like that have been happening but i'll just let the photos do most of the talking.

No, I'm not robbing a bank....I went to a Masquerade-themed birthday party.

My friend, wallflwr probably had the best mask of the night.

I clearly love it. 

My friend also made this mask himself as well! 

It was a fun night, where my friends and I could dress up and have a little fun. My friends look pretty amazing if I do say so myself.

Here's a close-up of my mask, I made it out of some lace my friend gave me. I used eyelash glue to secure it to my face. LOL

My sister also had a Marvel themed dress up party that night too. She went as Angel Salvador from X-men so I spent 3 hours drawing these fake tattoos on her back and arms.

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Mother's Day was also this weekend. How did everyone else spends theirs?

We just had a big family dinner at a Vegetarian restaurant in Doncaster (my mum's side is vegetarian).

As a present my sister and I bought her a necklace from Swarovski.

Pretty sure it put a smile on her dial. :)

My mum really likes shiny crystals and jewels so I thought she'd love this flower necklace.

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This is the special seafood platter they have going on at Crown as part of a seafood event. The prawns were actually really good the scallops I didn't even bother eating. All in all a good fill for a fantastic price.

This was really nice spread made by my friend's mum, she stayed up all night cooking for us! So lovely of her.

A cheesecake from Zest 89 in Glen Waverly. Super rich! Sweet tooths would love it.

Tea and dessert, a poached pear with Vanilla Mascarpone and a Chocolate tart garnished with pistachio. The desserts were fantastic, the tart was so rich and smooth the fairy floss thing it came with was a really unique flavour. Tangy with an interesting aftertaste. 

An Ebi bento and Charshu Ramen from Ramen Ya in the GPO. Let me just say Wasabi mayo is THE BOMB and the soup in the ramen is very tasty. I also really like the thickness of the noodles there too. 

Finally this is Alexander's Grill on Bourke st. I forgot to take pictures of the food but this is the interior of the restaurant. It was a really last minute restaurant choice but luckily they're one of the few places that can cook a good steak. My lamb shank was bland so steer away from that but I noticed their scallops dish was popular so if you like steak and scallops, check this place out.

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That's all for me. Until next time!