213/215 Barkly Street
St Kilda
VIC 3182
We've enjoyed previous visits to Claypots, so when zomato invited me to a meet-up there I jumped at the chance!
The kick-off was fairly early at 6pmon a Monday, and I almost didn't recognise the quiet restaurant, as it was still empty. After finding Pranav from zomato and being introduced to fellow bloggers including (excuse the lazy use of instagram links) @evelovelle, @lydiapebbles, @embel, @mel_bin_blog, @monsadventure and @simtiaz_grazingpanda as well as @confessionsofalittlepiggy, @mmeparker and @clamhands from zomato. We had a drink in the bar first, I stuck to the super low alcohol German lager as I was on the bike.
We sat down towards the back of the restaurant, under the octopus, and near the chalk board menu
...including somw garfish, squid and tasty salads.
...and also delivered in the flavour stakes.
The chilli crabs were served on platters also loaded with mussels.
It was fun to extract the tasty morsels from both components which complimented each other well.
The 'secret recipe' Cajun style Flathead was the closest of the whole fish dishes to me, and the dark coating added to the star of the show.
The fearsome looking crispy skin silver dory was given a kick by the sambal.
By the time I thought about trying the actual claypot I was just too full.
The evening was great fun and the range of food pushed it into surpassing previous dining eperiences, it is a venue that works even better with large groups sharing big meals! I didn't have to pay for the meal - thanks to zomato and Claypots.
Neither organisation had any control over this post.
St Kilda
VIC 3182
We've enjoyed previous visits to Claypots, so when zomato invited me to a meet-up there I jumped at the chance!
The kick-off was fairly early at 6pmon a Monday, and I almost didn't recognise the quiet restaurant, as it was still empty. After finding Pranav from zomato and being introduced to fellow bloggers including (excuse the lazy use of instagram links) @evelovelle, @lydiapebbles, @embel, @mel_bin_blog, @monsadventure and @simtiaz_grazingpanda as well as @confessionsofalittlepiggy, @mmeparker and @clamhands from zomato. We had a drink in the bar first, I stuck to the super low alcohol German lager as I was on the bike.
We sat down towards the back of the restaurant, under the octopus, and near the chalk board menu
To start things off we were presented with Turkish bread with a selection of Meze...
...including somw garfish, squid and tasty salads.
Next up out came the signature garlic king prawns, which lived up to their name in size alone...
...and also delivered in the flavour stakes.
The chilli crabs were served on platters also loaded with mussels.
It was fun to extract the tasty morsels from both components which complimented each other well.
The 'secret recipe' Cajun style Flathead was the closest of the whole fish dishes to me, and the dark coating added to the star of the show.
The fearsome looking crispy skin silver dory was given a kick by the sambal.
I loved the full flavours of the coral trout twinned with the asian influences of the sessame, soy and ginger.
By the time I thought about trying the actual claypot I was just too full.
The evening was great fun and the range of food pushed it into surpassing previous dining eperiences, it is a venue that works even better with large groups sharing big meals! I didn't have to pay for the meal - thanks to zomato and Claypots.
Neither organisation had any control over this post.
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