We started off at the Elephant sitting at the back of the pub. The prices have been hiked up again so it makes it all the more worthwhile to have the cheap $11 jugs that are on offer. The Tradies were out for the night, sitting outside and downing the jugs like there was no tomorrow. My mum from Wales called which was a really pleasant surprise.
Chad was on fire with his dead fish black and white shirt. Richard was missing in action tonight after booking the Laneways Festival.
It was Stephen's turn to choose tonight and there were no surprises that he choose his favourite supplemental meal - the BURGER! We were going to see if Betty's Burgers were full, if they were we would head down to Grill'd. Needless to say, we ended up in Grill'd.
So... burger it is. Chad had the Bonfire BBQ, Con had the Mighty-Crow Eater, Stephen had the Simon Says - his new chicken diet, and I had the Garden Goodness. Stephen and Con gave the burger a... mmmm.... it was ok rating. Chad was a bit more complimentary in giving it a B. I gave it a B too, not so much for the burger but because the chips and dip in sauce were amazing. To contrast this, some of the sweet potato chips were raw. Having a burger is like having a pizza. It's reliable in that it fills you up but it is totally forgettable a couple of hours after eating.
A couple of interesting points about Grill'd. It has a stick painted white at one end on the table and you are supposed to turn the stick upside down in the jar if you are satisfied with your meal, otherwise, the waitress comes over and asks if everything is ok. A thoughtful touch.
Secondly, we were given a bottle cap with every meal ordered and asked to put it in the donation jars. At least there is an effort to demonstrate community awareness and support which is nice.
We went to Brunelli's for the obligatory coffee which Con ordered for us. Chad noticed that the televisions all had their power rating stickers still on the screen and as usual a couple of the t.v.s weren't working. We spent a good 15 minutes talking about the value of lending friends money at a reduced interest rate of 15%. The 'friend' shall remain nameless.
We knew it was time to leave when Stephen started hiccuping... is it time to (hiccup) go now? Yes, Stephen, it's time to go :-)
Secondly, we were given a bottle cap with every meal ordered and asked to put it in the donation jars. At least there is an effort to demonstrate community awareness and support which is nice. 
Special note that I was falling sleep at the end not due to the converstation but due to attending a choir conference for that and the previous day.. Both starting before 8am each day :)
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