Comments on Words and Flavours | Melbourne food and book reviews: Bar Idda

Went there last night. Never again. Miniscule serv...

2011-02-18T08:54:21.481+11:00

Went there last night. Never again. Miniscule servings, cold, stale, overpriced.Large list of what they don't have. Unwilling to move us to another table ...even though it was only a swap of a table for 2..extremley noisy. Will never go back and do not recommend. Way better places in the area.

Hey Dennis, thanks for the thought-out review. The...

2010-10-19T09:46:56.113+11:00

Hey Dennis, thanks for the thought-out review. The pork dish does sound like a surprising delivery given the description.

It's true that we can get a bit wrapped up in intentions and forgive some poor execution. I haven't been back to Bar Idda in a while, but I hope their quality is keeping up with the kudos they're receiving.

Uninspiring food, and occasionally disingenuous me...

2010-10-18T23:00:49.716+11:00

Uninspiring food, and occasionally disingenuous menu descriptions. I ordered the “pot roasted pork and spiced sausage with caramelised onion, black olives and vincotto” only to find said roast pork had was in fact hiding inside the sausages, of which there were three - the largest being the size of a walnut. “Secondi”? Only in price.

To be fair the sardines were good, as was the

Welcome Ali! I was actually feeling a bit behind t...

2010-03-12T08:37:06.323+11:00

Welcome Ali! I was actually feeling a bit behind the game, having eaten there months ago, not written it up, and thinking we were onto something maybe the rest of Melbourne didn't know about! They do now :)

Just stopped by for the first time. Like your conc...

2010-03-11T12:46:41.633+11:00

Just stopped by for the first time. Like your concept of literature & food. Plus, how ahead of the game do you feel when you've already dined at the Cheap Eats Champ and have a review ready to go!