Day 2 - seafood extravaganza & chicken

I have never eaten at Coco at the Roxy, but the service was attentive and the dining room worked well (given it is in the foyer of a movie theatre). The burger had been much vaunted on Instagram, but unfortunately there was just too much going on: two different patties containing a combination of clams, smoked snapper and paua, and a huge battered octopus tentacle. All of this did heavy combat with an eggplant relish. The shoestring fries were good, but not special. I award the 'Sleeping with the Fishes' burger 5.5/10. (I should add that one of my dining companions got the steak and chocolate pudding set menu and was very pleased, and they have excellent wine matches available).

Later in the evening I scoffed down the 'Chook in a Bun' from Grill Meats Beer: 'Char-grilled spice-rubbed chicken thigh with bacon aioli, Preston's streaky bacon, gherkins and preserved lemon relish in a Pandoro Turkish roll, with chilli fries.' It was obviously one of those 'hungus' moments because the vegetarian I was with said afterwards that I mumbled 'this is so delicious' in between mouthfuls. The bun was a good texture and they were generous with the gherkins. Most of my chilli fries were devoured by my other (non-vegetarian) dining companion, but the few I tried were satisfactory. No points, really, for inventiveness - but still, a damn good chicken burger perfectly executed. I give the 'Chook in a Bun' 8/10.