The Fishy Affair, Northbridge

I had a wonderful night out with my hubby last night. Although we'd recently returned from a 2-week holiday over east in Sydney and Melbourne, we realised that we had not managed to spend one dinner alone together (hehe, we're just too popular ;P). And since we came back to Perth two weeks ago, we still hadn't managed to do that. So we decided to go out this weekend and give us a treat. We finally decided to go to The Fishy Affair in Northbridge because we haven't been back there for ages (more than a year), and we'd really liked it the few times that we've dined at the restaurant. They are running this "Early Bird" special at the moment for lunch and 6-7:30pm for dinners and one of the specials is having the Fishy Affair seafood platter for two for $60 (normal price is around $75). To tell you the truth, for all our previous visits to A Fishy Affair, we've only ever had their seafood platter as our mains because it's always so good, and also because the stuff in the platter changes seasonally.

The service at this place is good. The manager always make a point of visiting each table for a quick chat about the food, which I think adds a great personal touch to the service. The interior is very nicely decorated - great for group or intimate bookings. On quiet nights or if you get there early enough, you get a choice of dining al-fresco style outside the restaurant, at the window or a quieter location further inside the restaurant. We chose a window table tonight.





The platter is a sight to behold. The people sitting at the table next to us ordered fish and chips, but kept looking over at our platter. People walking pass the restaurant on the sidewalk were also looking at our platter. And we were the ones eating the yummy food on the platter. On the platter, there were Moreton Bay bugs (to Rob's delight), steamed king prawns, oysters natural, oysters Kilpatrick, scallops, chilli mussels, grilled squid, dolmades, red wine octopus, garlic prawn skewers, fish and potato wedges. The food were beautifully done. The squids and scallops were tender and juicy, not overcooked and rubbery. The sauces were mildly flavoured which did not overpower the delicate taste of seafood. The wedges were nice and crunchy - I haven't had wedges for ages!





I was filled to the brim after finishing the platter (not Rob though), but we decided to go for desserts. The dessert menu offered cheesecake, sorbet, mudcake, cheeseboard, crumble and various liqueur coffees, dessert wines and ports. The one thing that stood out was the Yum Yum a la Greco - grilled figs with honey, walnuts and Greek yoghurt (as described in the menu). We did not know that the figs were served with an alcoholic honey sauce, which was not really to our liking given that we don't like the taste of alcohol. The walnuts were actually presented as a praline, which I thought was nice (I like lollies) but Rob didn't like the fact that it stuck to your teeth if you chew it like toffee does. The Greek yoghurt was nice but mildly flavoured, and the flavours of the figs and the praline easily overpowered the yoghurt taste. The yoghurt would have to be eaten first if you want to taste it. Hm. Well, I'm sure there are people out there who would really enjoy this dessert but methinks that we would have enjoyed this dessert better if the sauce served with the figs did not have alcohol in it, and if the walnuts were served sprinkled on top of the yoghurt instead of as a praline. But that's just my opinion.



All in all, the food was very yummy and the company was fantastic. We went home full and happy :) Until I remembered that I have to go to work the next day..