When you live in Grange, you realise one indomitable fact very early on - There are no restaurants.
That may not be technically true, but it is pretty close. What you do have in Grange is pubs, although there are too few of those as well. One such pub is the Grange Hotel, which stands proudly on the seafront, overlooking the Grange Jetty. The hotel has done itself up over the past few years, and with this make-over came a very crucial change - a pricier menu.
Don't get me wrong, it's a pretty decent menu with lots of variety, but we're here to critique schnitta ala parmigiana. It was a busy night, so when the schnitty came out, I was surprised at how well it presented. On closer inspection, I saw it was a victim of the same errors that had befouled my meal at the Brauhaus a week earlier - It was slightly burnt.
Did it affect the taste? Aye, it twas so. The sauce was fine and so was the cheese, but you could get past that textural crunch, and slighly overcooked interior. Given my disappoint, you know there was only to be one saving grace for this overcooked chook - the chips.
Once again (disappointingly), the chips had to step in and save the day, which these did with aplomb. Crispy and well-cut, they rescued the meal from the brink of ignomy (okay that's overstating it a little). Besides that the staff we're very friendly and the atmosphere was okay.
I'm a little worried about the state of the Schnitzel nation at present. Here's hoping my next outing serves up something a little more special.
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