The weather was really hot last Saturday. Luckily the cool air returned on Sunday and we took the opportunity to visit the Sunny Ridge strawberry farm at Mornington Peninsula on a nice cooling day. A number of people must have had the same idea on the long Aussie Day weekend and thus, the farm was packed! We did enjoy picking strawberries although it was crowded.
Not knowing the area well, we simply browsed through Urbanspoon and chose to visit Tamarind Bay Indian restaurant for lunch. It was almost 3pm when we arrived at the restaurant and there were only 2 customers who were about to leave. Tamarind Bay is quite a big restaurant. The ambience is good and the place actually looks quite classy. Because we were the only customers there, it felt like private dining.
There is quite a selection from the menu. Given that we were starving, we thought of getting something quick. Hence, we ordered chicken biryani rice and prawn biryani rice. To my surprise, the biryani rice took quite a while to cook! Luckily we hadn’t fainted before the food was served.
Both the dishes were served in a traditional karahi dish or bowl with an elegant looking copper spoon.
The prawn biryani rice was fabulous. Well, the rice was quite different from those I used to have in Indian restaurants. It has a good balance of flavour and it was moist. There were about five King prawns which were perfectly cooked.
The chicken biryani rice was quite nice too. Other than the perfectly cooked biryani rice, the chicken was well marinated, tender and juicy.
It was a good meal at reasonable price. I will definitely return to this restaurant on my next visit to Mornington Peninsula.
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