Yodi Bagel - House pastrami, Swiss, habanero mustard and
pickle. NZD13.50
The Best Ugly - Salmon lox, cream cheese, dill, capers and
red onion NZD14
Clam Cioppino - Cloudy Bay clams with tomato , Pernod and
crayfish brothNZD26
Three pies for NZD18
NY cheese Cake
*A cheese
cake that's done really well. Heavy cheese cake and absolutely delicious*
Banana & Toffee Pie w/caramel popcorn
*So
unique and good. The banana pairs well with the toffee and the Carmel popcorns
added a fantastic texture and dimension to the dish*
Lemon Meringue Pie mom's recipe
*Not
overly sour and a great balance of flavors. The most refreshing of the lot.*
Total NZD71.50 Fed 3
The bagel sandwiches were pretty alright. Simple and can be reproduced at home. A
little on the pricy side. The seafood clam soup, though delicious, but
again on the pricey side.
However,
the really, really, value-for-money and absolutely delicious, must return for, are the pies! So good that we almost
returned for a second visit on the next day. A
must try, with everyone having their favorites. We opted out of the pumpkin pie
on the first visit, but the standard of the pies were up there that we were
saying if on the second visit we were going to give the pumpkin pie a try!
For your sweet tooth fix!
ABBA Contribution by Jasmine Yii FIRST COURSE 2) Beetroot salad (lunch set menu)
Feedback- ok to so-so. A salad mah Salmon & pancake (lunch set menu)
Feedback- good.Herring with warm potatoes (lunch set menu)
Feedback- expect saltiness since it's pickled herring but ok.SECOND COURSE 3) chicken noodle soup (lunch set menu)
Feedback- ok but slightly salty.
SECOND COURSE 2) consommé with dumplings (lunch set menu)
Feedback- good but slightly salty.
Dumplings is Russian styled with 3 meats combined together (pork, beef & lamb)
MAIN COURSE 4) beef stroganoff with mushrooms, onions & mashed potatoes (lunch set menu)
Feedback- good though entirely different style to the beef stroganoff from A la carte. (Photo in comment section) MAIN COURSE 3) Veal rissole "Pojarski" (lunch set menu)
Feedback- good. MAIN COURSE 2) Duck leg confit (lunch set menu)
Feedback- good & duck leg is very tender MAIN COURSE 1) pike stuffed with fish & apple confit (lunch set menu)
Feedback- excellent . Pike is very finely chopped. More similar to a mousse style.
Taste is heavenly!!! unlike any fish dishes I had ever tasted before.
(Wouldn't have guess it's fish with the way they do the seasoning) Strongly recommended!!! ❤️
ABBA contribution by Ghim Chuan
Well-deserved rave reviews from tripadvisor. From the first
moment you see the restaurant from outside till you step food out of the
restaurant has been nothing short of excellent. Restaurant’s name is Cafe Pushkin.
Located in Pushkin square. http://www.cafe-pushkin.ru/en/
One has to leave his or her jacket at the basement and
receive a delicate token in exchange.Food is great but at a cost. You get what
u pay for. In addition, the waiters are more than happy to show you around the
3 story restaurant with more than 40yrs of history. No tips expected from the in-house
tour, but a small amount would be nice. Definitely worth a trip to have a good
dining experience. Click here for ABBA Location of Cafe Pushkin, Café Pushkin, Tverskoy bulvar, 26А, Moscow, Russia
This is not a trip for you if u find
travelling long trips tiresome. It takes 3hrs one way to get there and another
3hrs back from Munich. So be prepared for for a long day.
You can sleep on
board the trains on the way though.
The journey involves 2 trains, 2 buses and
walking through a tunnel into the mountains before coming to a lift that will
bring you straight up to the Eagle’s nest.
*Text from Wikipedia* The Kehlsteinhaus
(known as the Eagle's Nest in English-speaking countries) is a Third Reich era edifice erected atop the summit of
the Kehlstein, rocky outcrop that rises above the Obersalzberg near the town of Berchtesgaden. It was presented to Adolf Hitler on his 50th birthday
as a retreat and place to entertain friends and visiting dignitaries. Today it
is open seasonally as a restaurant, beer garden, and tourist site. (source: wiki)
First and foremost, take note that the
opening hours to the eagle’s nest is seasonal. During winter, the road up the
mountain is closed and hence visitors are only allowed to visit somewhere between
May and October. Please check if they are open before making your way there.
You may refer to the following website for its availability.
The tour suggested
below is organised by this same company as well.
HopontheUorSbahntothecentralstation. Fromthecentralstation, takeatrainto the
destination Berchtesgaden. Train
schedule can be found from http://www.bahn.com/i/view/GBR/en/index.shtml
.
This will probably involve first a train towards Salzburg and then a train
transfer at Freilassing to another that terminates at Berchtesgaden. From
there, there is 2 ways you can see the Eagles nest.
1.Join a tour which starts at
1315hrs daily whenever the Eagle’s nest is open. Only one tour each day. It
includes commentary about its history and its role in WWII. It cost 53euro for
a 4.5hr tour. Starts and ends at the tourist information just outside the
Berchtesgaden station. Location of the tourist information is about 200m from
the station exit, at the 1 o’clock direction at the other side of the
roundabout. Refer to the above website. You may be coerced into prebooking a
tour with them. But an advice would be to sign up on the spot as the weather on
that day maybe pretty bad and ruin the experience of the whole tour itself.
2.Take a bus 838 from
Berchtesgaden station exit and make your own way up to Dokumentation
Obersalzberg. Fare is covered by the Bavaria ticket purchased earlier on.
At the Dokumentation, one can purchase the
entrance to the underground bunkers and a specialised bus ride up to the
eagle’s nest. Cost 16euros return ride, including the admission to eagle’s
nest. Note that the schedule for bus 838 is not very frequent. Hence it is best
to check the bus schedule before proceeding from the above bahn website.
Difference between the two approaches is
that one has the historical information provided while the other has the
flexibility of time schedule. Option 2 will probably miss out on a lot of
historical information and not see this as a trip to do with hitler, just a
scenic destination. If you are done early while on option 2, you may wish to
check out the nearby lake Konigssee, touted as the cleanest and deepest lake in
Europe (you can take a cruise ship over it and take in the spectacular view)
and the famous salt mine in Berchtesgaden.
Otherwise, it is quite an experience to
take a bus halfway up the mountain, walk through a long tunnel dugged into the
mountain and take a lift up vertically through the mountain to reach the
eagle’s nest.
***trains and buses schedules are
particularly important on this trip. So be sure to check out the bahn website
and plan accordingly***
Getting There Via Car ABBATRAVEL Entry 15Sep2016
Renting a car in Munich is a little bit more complicated. Firstly the hotel car rental comes and goes as they please and they are rarely at their station. Your best and only bet is to go to Munich Main train station and choose from the multiple companies. (Located on the second floor of Munich Main train station, we went with Hertz.
Rented on 15Sep2016 130Euros for the Car full insurance coverage. Seats 9people total!
*NOTE IF TRAVELLING Outside of Munich there is a Toll fee to be paid and bought at any of the petrol stations that goes for 8Euros. BUY IT! The fine is 120Euros for non-compliance!* Eagle's Nest ABBA Travel EntryVisited 15Sep2016
Visited 15Sep2016 Departed Munich at 1030am and arrived at 12.30pm at base of Eagle's nest
Rest of the info as indicated above. The only way up the top is with their tickets which includes the chartered bus rides up. There are fixed timing departures and one needs to validate the return journey back down. Really cater 2-4hrs for the exploration of this amazing feet of German Engineering, and the 'summer home' of Adolf Hitler.
The ticket price maybe the pricing of the car itself, but its beauty, historical significance are well worth the trip up. Being on the ridge, you get panoramic shots on both sides. There are even tracking routes for the more adventurous ones
*3 Pics featured above from Jared's Camera* *The Feels* *haha. Best memory ever.*
Apparently the word is that the foot of Eagle's Nest eats, aren't that great and the top where the summer home is now is converted to a eatery for the public which offers better eats. Standing over 6000ft above, this feat of German Engineering quenches the thirst of hungry visitors in a splendid surrounding!
Food was okay only and nothing to scream about. Beer could be colder. We were just filling ourselves up to keep us going before heading into the town of Salzburg, located next door for the garden grounds where Sound Of Music was filmed. This is a must go for history buffs, and if having to choose a mountain ridge to explore, this would definately be on the top of the list. ABBATip: - Being 6000ft up, temperatures are cooler by about 12degrees than at the base. There wasn't much wind chill up there, however, it can potentially get really cold. The sun was more of a factor. - Definitely cater time to enjoy a beer and the sights at the Eagle's Nest
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