To celebrate the end of a week at my new job we decided a few drinks might be in order… This lead to an epic night of noms and Melbourne In Winter treats….
To start, we met at Henry and The Fox on Little Collins Street. It was here that we decided the night was right for mulled wine, served in coffee cups and surprisingly good value at $5.00 a pop! This was perfect to warm the cockles and to brace us for heading back out into the cold Melbourne air to walk down to New Quay at Docklands where fireworks happen on Friday nights until the 29th August.
Mulled wine from Henry & The Fox
After walking across to Docklands, we joined the crowds gathered at New Quay to watch the fireworks which started at 7pm. Due to school holidays it was pretty crowded but it was great and you could see the residents in Docklands lining their balconies to watch the show. It’s also a fabulous spot to have them as the fireworks reflect in the buildings around the dock.
Once the show was over, it was time to find food and on the tram ride back to town it hit us that we hadn’t gone back to Hardware Lane to the ” place we had awesome dessert” so we quickly jumped off the tram and headed to Il Nostro Posto. Now, if you aren’t from Melbourne, Hardware Lane is amazing, there’s always a great vibe, there’s a range of amazing restaurants and bars and there’s nearly always live music.
Last night was no exception, with a great trio on piano,drums and sax to serenade us.
Il Nostro Posto serves traditional Sicilian fare and their food is to-die-for. We were squeezed in and despite long waits for the food (due to a huge group they had that night), it was worth the wait. We ordered gnocchi with scampi, the lamb shanks and for dessert, their panacotta and cannoli filled with ricotta. All of this was washed down by a lovely bottle of chianti – the winning dish of the night was a dead tie between the oh my god gnocchi and the panacotta…..
It was a night of spontaneity, but proved that Melbourne, even at it’s coldest is still amazing.
