banana break

This weekend, Malc & I decided to explore the NSW north coast with an overnight trip to Coffs Harbour. In addition to the great beaches and surfing scene, Coffs Harbour is also home to the Big Banana, so a photo op was imperative.

In terms of food, there were a couple of places listed in the Good Food Guide, however we were not too interested in the cuisine served at these places. For dinner, we tried the Tandoori Oven (384B Harbour Drive, Coffs Harbour NSW, ph 02 6652 2279). We had chicken vindaloo and vegetable korma. The food was okay, and the level of spiciness was more than acceptable, especially for the vindaloo. However, the one hour wait for the food to arrive lessened our enjoyment.

The next day, after a morning dip at the beach, we headed back to Sydney and on the way tried out the Coffee House at the Clog Barn (215 Pacific Highway, Coffs Harbour NSW, ph 02 6652 4633). The place is a Dutch theme park, however we did not get to see the model Dutch village.

On to the food, I ordered the big breakfast pancake and was looking forward to a stack of pancake with the lot. Unfortunately, my pancake was not such a big affair, on the plate was a saucer-sized pancake topped with egg, 2 pieces of bacon, a couple slices of tomato and some mushroom & cheese. Oh well, it would have been alright if it tasted great. . . but sadly the taste was average, with the pancake lacking the thick fluffy texture.

Malc ordered Canadian pancake with ice-cream, whipped cream and of course Canadian maple syrup. So I asked Malc: "do you think the syrup is real maple syrup?" His answer was "no", and since he had gallons of the stuff growing up, I trust his expert opinion.

While the food aspect of our trip was a tad ordinary, Malc & I really liked Coffs Harbour and will be back, maybe for a longer than 2 days. Hopefully, we'll run into an exceptional restaurant next time.