What The Fork

Hmm. Now I’m usually pretty easy to please when it comes to eating out, but I was really disappointed with our meal last night.
We randomly chose WTF for dinner after not being able to get a table at the Italian we’d wanted to eat at. The menu looked alright and it was nice and local.
We went for entrees and mains and had a bottle of wine at the meal definitely wasn’t worth the $ 160 price tag.
I started with jalapeño poppers and my dinner dates D and T had mushroom arancini. My dish was OK, but I would have preferred the chillies to have more heat to them. The arancini were nice though and came on a bed of beetroot relish which had a good texture.
I ordered the spinach and ricotta ravioli, D ordered the barramundi and T ordered chicken ballantine.
My pasta was OK, but wasn’t anything to write home about. The sauce lacked punch so I added a lot of pepper, chillies and salt to try and give it an extra kick.
D’s fish was cooked well but the mash was extremely underwhelming and was really missing flavour. She’s definitely cooked better mash at home. The black bean and corn salsa was alright but didn’t add much to the dish.
T was excited about her chicken, who doesn’t love a bit of chicken that’s stuffed with cheese? Her dish was super underseasoned.
Sadly, we all left the majority of our food.
Good service can usually bring an average food experience up, but the waiter just didn’t seem to be on the ball last night. We asked for more cutlery after our entrees and were presented with enough cutlery to feed the 5000. We were one of only three tables and he just seemed distracted. I guess I expect quite a bit from service, especially when it’s that quiet and he really missed the mark.
The whole experience was just pretty… meh. I’d like to say I’d be back, maybe to try breakfast (I drove past this morning and it was busy, maybe breakfast is a better service period) but I just don’t think it’s worth my time.

We walked out of our woolstore apartment on Sunday morning a little bleary-​eyed. We had the kids in tow and our collective hearts were set on the new Mexican breakfast advertised at What the Fork.
We were seated quickly, but it looked like they had just opened. The staff member was still setting up tables and getting the place ready when we sat down — which upon investigation is understandable as that’s when they open.
We perused the menu and I was confronted by my number one pet peeve — no mention of dietary options on the menu. Nothing about gluten free, vegan etc. It’s so simple to put on, just a small gf or «gf available on request» will suffice!
As a result I picked a few dishes who looked like they could suit a glutard like myself, and threw them at the wait staff. He returned promptly to confirm the Breakfast Tacos were gluten free. Celebrations all round!
I was disappointed to see no fresh squeezed juices or smoothies on the menu, just run of the mill pre-​packaged juices. Not great for a breakfast venue.
Kid #1 liked their pancakes (the exact comment on these was, «The maple syrup is too thick and the pancakes are a bit dry. but yummy»), and Kid #2 enjoyed her Breakfast Chicken Quesidillas. The fiancé went with the Breakfast Burrito and found it to be very tasty.
My Breakfast Tacos were a HUGE hit. Soft, creamy scrambled egg, thick, sweet bacon pieces and the flourish that picco de gallo brings. The corn chips on the plate were delicious, although a little odd first thing in the morning. I LOVE corn chips, I have a borderline obsession with them so it wasn’t too confronting for me. I would suggest they serve them with some sour cream next time, as my fiancé had some on his plate and I ended up dipping my chips in that.
Overall, it was a good experience. The waiter was fast and offered good communication when the tea we ordered took a while to make. He also cracked a joke with the kids while serving and was friendly and amenable.
We will be back for a solid breakfast feed, although I wouldn’t be rushing back to this place if it wasn’t just outside out building! I’m reserving judgement on their lunch/​dinner menus.

Friendly wait staff, not a long wait for food, meals were spectacular. Will definitely be back.

Pretty unimpressive for Teneriffe. The waiter was friendly, but a dirty cheap old whitish polo shirt made him look like he belonged out the back of house at an RSL. Food was nice, but nothing special for the area.
Will stick to London and Claret House…

We were turned away because the kitchen closes at 7pm on Sunday night? WTF. This restaurant is a waste of space in such a good location.