Friday, 22 November 2024

Garlic Bread from The Vibe in Papanui, Christchurch

Cooking Teddybear

The Vibe


88 Harris Crescent, Papanui,
Christchurch 8053,
New Zealand

Tel:  03 3520203  

Web:  https://thevibepapanui.co.nz/

 

 

It is a little neighborhood eatery, and the pictures on the web looked great! Turns out the size of the place is actually quite small!

Still

This offering would have to  be ALMOST perfect! The plate was hot, as was the bread! Crispy on the outside and soft fleshy inside. Lots of flavor and a good sprinkling of herbs! Triangular plates are a rarity to see! NO napkin underneath - rather a soy??/sauce drawing - excellent!!  Even though we were  moderately hungry - 8 pieces between two of us was just a tiny amount too much - 6 would have been perfect - whence the ALMOST part!!

 

Presentation 5 out of 5
Quantity 4.9 out of 5
Taste: 5 out of 5
Quality 5 out of 5


Overall score: 19.9 (out of poss 20)

Saturday, 16 November 2024

Garlic Bread from Better Half Kitchen & Bar in Leithfield

Cooking Teddybear  

Better Half Kitchen & Bar
 
14 Ashworths Beach Road
Leithfield 7481

Tel: 03 3129083

Web: https://www.betterhalf.co.nz/

Email: info@betterhalf.co.nz

 

 

Clearly this is a loaf!  It came semi hot to the table - as the cheese seems/was added post oven and had not yet melted! To its credit there was a large amount of garlic butter inside the slices - so once you cut them off - both sides were still lathered with the good stuff!

I needed something for size comparison - my son said will this finger do????  hmmmm Not really!  

The wooden board has seen better days and not sure why we needed a fake news paper under the loaf - which cut too as you sliced off the pieces of Garlic Bread.

 

Presentation 1 out of 5
Quantity 2 out of 5
Taste: 4 out of 5
Quality 2 out of 5


Overall score: 9 (out of poss 20)