I was inspired by my trip to the new Bread and Meat Co CBD
location (see post here) and wondered what other gems were around the CBD for
lunch. I’m pretty sure there are 100’s
of great little spots around our river city that need to be explored and I’m
just the guy to do it. I’ll have my ear
to the ground as well as my eyes on the lookout for those great little lunch
spots, but I’m keen to hear if you’ve got that special little spot that you
want me to visit.
Last week I went and checked out a breakfast spot that
specialised in meat and I‘d really enjoyed my visit to The Cutting Board (see
post here). It was at this breakfast
that I got a bit of an idea on where to visit next, with the boys from The
Cutting Board having recently set up a new venture down my end of the
city. Hive Coffee and Eat House is the
sister restaurant and has been up and running for about five weeks in the newly
redeveloped food court in the Riverside Centre.
Hive Coffee and Eat House has The Cutting Board owner Anthony Attard involved in the set up and his influence is clear and, boy, he sure does
love his meat! Both of the ventures he is involved in feature meat quite heavily and for a carnivore like me, that is quite
gratifying to see, especially with his liberal use of chorizo.
It had been literally years since I had stepped into the
Riverside Centre, which is surprising since I live just up the street and walk
by and around the space so often. The
last time I was actually inside the Riverside Centre, it was much more of a
traditional food court with a heap of little eating spots that were mainly
forgettable. I was pretty surprised to
walk into the space and see that it had been redeveloped to feature fewer dining
options, but those that were there were at the upper end of ‘carvery’ and
starting to approach restaurant style food.
