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Fabulous Australian Seafood

August 2, 2019 by David Herd

Fabulous Australian Seafood

Fabulous Australian Seafood

Fabulous Australian Seafood is probably the thing I miss the most living overseas. Good avocados are a close second.  Writing this article is bringing back so many wonderful seafood feasts in the land down under. πŸ™‚

The photo above & in the header was Xmas lunch 2003, I was happy to spend Xmas day alone with my best friend Ziggy (my Doberman) enjoying my beautiful home that I built in 1990. I ate magnificent seafood and washed it down with my favourite white wine from Margaret River in W.A. a Salitage unwooded Chardonay, life could not get much better than this. πŸ™‚

Avocado & fresh prawns

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

A perfect combination, add some fresh white bread loaded with Gluten. πŸ™‚ This feast was at Edgewater restaurant on the Isle of Capri in Surfers Paradise Australia.

The famous Australian mudcrab

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

Absolutely delicious & ideal for a long leisurely lunch with a very cold NZ Sauvignon Blanc.

I have caught & eaten hundreds of them.

Fabulous Australian Seafood

For 10 years from 1990 I caught a huge numbers from my jetty at 106 Upton St Bundall until they replaced a bridge in Crombie Avenue destroying their breeding grounds.

Mudcrab prices have gone through the roof.

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

Especially if you buy them at the seafood shop in the Brickworks centre on Ferry Road. $73 a kilo is way above my budget.

Charis seafood at Labrador.

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

Much cheaper than the brickworks, but don’t be fooled by the price shown here, it was 2010. πŸ™‚

Fresh seafood from Woolworths

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

My friend Phil Thomson & I enjoyed this great selection from Woolworth’s at Southport Park shopping mall.

Eagles concert Brisbane 1995

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

My friend Ross Kennedy & I have a seafood feast in the carpark before the concert.

Fabulous Port Macquarie seafood.

Fabulous Australian Seafood

It does not get better than this. These oysters were $15 a dozen & the prawns cost $10, both were as good as anywhere in the world.

Hastings River Port Macquarie

Fabulous Australian Seafood

All along the NSW coast there are seafood shops just like this. 

I have eaten oysters all over the world, please check out THIS LINK.

Mambo Number 5

Fabulous Australian Seafood

A little bit of Monica in my life, A little bit of Erica by my side, A little bit of Rita is all I need, A little bit of Tina is what I see…….
This was a fabulous night at the Freeway Hotel in Artarmon in Sydney, wonderful seafood & an abundance of eye candy. πŸ™‚

Lou Bega - Mambo No. 5 (A Little Bit of...)

Sydney Fish Market

Fabulous Australian Seafood

This wonderful market has every variety of seafood you will ever need, check out their site here.

Murray Cod & Garfish

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

So fresh they almost jump onto your plate. πŸ™‚

Pony Dining Eagle Street Pier

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

I usually prefer raw oysters but sometimes I’ll live dangerously. TripAdvisor rate Pony #168 of 3,868 Restaurants in Brisbane. Personally I think they are way too generous.

Baby Barramundi at the Lazy Lobster in Labrador, July 2019.

Fabulous Australian Seafood

I should have ordered the Lobster. πŸ™‚

Seafood Chowder at Omeros Bros.

Fabulous Australian Seafood

Certainly one of the Gold Coast’s best restaurants.

 Fabulous Australian Seafood

We shot this video at Omeros July 2019.

Best prawns I have ever eaten.

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

Just buy them fresh from the trawlers on the Spit at the Broadwater.

Here are the trawlers

Fabulous Australian Seafood

The medium prawns are about $25 a kilo. just call Curly on 0417 668 591, he’s one of the boat owners, he will let you know what they have in stock.

I have saved the best for last.

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

Chevron Island Seafood is the best value on the Coast, I have been a customer for 30 years. See more of Chevron Island on THIS LINK, it’s where I plan to live when I return to Australia around 2022.

Sometimes I just have prawns & scallops

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

Cooked to perfection.

Sometimes oysters natural

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

That’s my friend Frank lurking in the background. πŸ™‚

Other times I have my special dish

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

A mixture to die for, thanks Warren.

My photos are being seen

Fabulous Australian Seafood

I will have to remind Frank & Warren about the free publicity I am getting for them, surely I deserve a few dozen free oysters? πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ πŸ™‚ 

Half price lobsters in December 2020

Fabulous Australian Seafood 

China, aka “The Bully Boys”, have placed restrictions on many Australian imports, such as barley, coal, wine & seafood. Consequently lobsters are on offer at half price. Due to Covid-19 flight restrictions I can’t enter the country without 2 weeks isolation, sadly I’ll miss out on these great bargains. πŸ™‚

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Omeros Gold Coast Restaurant

September 20, 2018 by David Herd

Omeros Gold Coast Restaurant

Omeros Gold Coast

Omeros Gold Coast

Omeros Gold Coast Restaurant has been a favourite of mine for around 30 years from back when it was known as the Paragon. A fabulous on the Broadwater looking towards Southport.

I usually sit inside with the air conditioning. πŸ™‚

Omeros Bros Gold Coast Seafood RestaurantHowever if I’m dining with a noisy mob outside is better. πŸ™‚

Lunch with friends

Omeros Bros Gold Coast Seafood RestaurantRoss & Mariana Kennedy are legends in their own lunchtime. They now live 5 minutes away at Paradise Waters.

A couple of drinks at the bar first is a good idea.

Omeros Bros Gold Coast Seafood RestaurantPerhaps a New Zealand Cloudy Bay  Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough.

Omeros Gold Coast Restaurant,  inside is a little more formal.

Omeros Gold CoastOk, I guess it’s time to show you some food. πŸ™‚

Seafood Chowder

Omeros Bros Gold Coast Seafood RestaurantAbsolutely delicious.

Omeros Gold Coast Restaurant Curried Prawns

Omeros Gold Coast This is an entre size however a main course size is available if you are hungry. I’m a creature of habit & usually have the above 2 dishes after my oysters natural. πŸ™‚

Manager Robert Rank.

Omeros Gold Coast Robert has been there more years than I can remember. πŸ™‚

Southport high-rise buildings

Omeros Bros Gold Coast Seafood Restaurant Directly opposite Omeros Bros.

Flashback to 1992 with one of my favourite photos.

Omeros Bros Gold Coast Seafood RestaurantOn the left is Henry Geller from California sitting beside Kelly Davis who was my girlfriend at the time. My old mate Harley Bradstreet is on the right sitting beside Tony Seures from Minas Gerais in Brazil. Tony’s Brazilian girlfriend has her arm around the neck of my late great friend Andre Buzek, RIP old buddy. 

A final photo….

Omeros Bros Gold Coast Seafood RestaurantRoss the boss Kennedy & his lovely wife Mariana & myself say farewell from my Omeros Bros Gold Coast Seafood Restaurant photo blog.

Friends from Brisbane

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