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WOAP2015: Beach Babylon
Where? Beach Babylon (Oriental Bay, Wellington, New Zealand) Map Menu
When? Sunday August 16, 2015
Who? James, Navi, Joe, Dianne
Food Style? Classic Wellington Cafe-Style
I've never dined at Beach Babylon before. We tried to once, but they are insanely popular - not just for their food, but their location is prime real estate. The cafe overlooks Wellington's Oriental Bay and the harbour stretching towards Lower Hutt, and on a sunny day like Sunday, the view was spectacular and the sunshine was extremely welcoming. Unfortunately, that day, they were understaffed and, like Charley Noble, had troubles managing the insane popularity of their Wellington on a Plate menu.
Burger: Oriental Bao - Year of the Pig and Duck
Braised Longbush Pork belly with BBQ duck and Asian slaw in a steamed bun, with sesame-salted Asian street fries and sriracha mayonnaise
Had a good time. Solid chunks of meat, good amount of hoisin sauce - not overpowering or dominating at all, hoisin can tend to be too sweet when overused. The bun was okay, not like a cha siu bao but soft enough to at least give you that impression. The slaw, though it added some good crunch, wasn't particularly "Asian", and thought it could have been better with a bit of coriander or sesame seeds. I would have liked the pork to have some crackling or the duck to have crispy skin (or both!) - I think that would have given it the wow factor. The chips were pretty average and not very "street fry"-like, but the sriracha mayonnaise was definitely a winner.
All in all, eight out of ten, would eat again.
Dessert: Leaf T matcha tea sponge pudding
With mango cream and Carrello del Gelato black sesame gelato
The sponge was soft and warm, and had a clear tea flavour to it, which worked really well with all the other elements on the plate. The cream wasn't particularly mangoey enough for my liking, but nevertheless, it was pretty good as a whole and a nice way to finish the meal.
All in all, service took about two hours. The staff were pretty apologetic about the state of the cafe, and we were totally understanding. It was a lazy Sunday afternoon and no one was in any rush, so we were happy to chill and chit chat while we waited for our food.
Posted by Jeremy at 11:08am on Monday August 17, 2015 :: 0 comments :: 