Australian Ford Forums Steak Sandwich Challenge - Page 7

SNB05T · 23-10-2008, 11:47 AM

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: Bistro Mix Nelson Bay Nsw
Price: think it was $10
Date Consumed: 15/10/08
Comments: on sour dough bread with caramel onions lettuce mayo, tomato. had the steak medium rare (don't like eating leather) anda side plate of wedges.
was very nice tasting, mayo and onions blended well together taste wise. very juicy , kinda made a mess of the table. wedges were seasoned with sea salt and cracked pepper. washed down with a iced coffee.
Star Rating (out of 5, 5 highest 1 lowest):
4.6 a little less juice and it would've been perfect.

**Peuty** · 23-10-2008, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by dan b

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: Bistro Mix Nelson Bay Nsw
Price: think it was $10
Date Consumed: 15/10/08
Comments: on sour dough bread with caramel onions lettuce mayo, tomato. had the steak medium rare (don't like eating leather) anda side plate of wedges.
was very nice tasting, mayo and onions blended well together taste wise. very juicy , kinda made a mess of the table. wedges were seasoned with sea salt and cracked pepper. washed down with a iced coffee.
Star Rating (out of 5, 5 highest 1 lowest):
4.6 a little less juice and it would've been perfect.

Damn you, now you are making me hungry.....

SNB05T · 23-10-2008, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

Damn you, now you are making me hungry.....

mmmmmm steak sandwich :sm_drool: :sm_drool:

: . about the only thing that tops a great sandwich off is a cold can of bundy rum (only if you're not driving).

had one a few years ago in brivegas, flamming nice too just can't remember where it was.

**Peuty** · 23-10-2008, 12:05 PM

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Originally Posted by dan b

had one a few years ago in brivegas, flamming nice too just can't remember where it was.

Well for the love of god, try to remember, that's what I will be having for lunch!

**Peuty** · 23-10-2008, 10:45 PM

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: Some cafe here in Brisbane
Price: $10 or so
Date Consumed: 23/10/08
Comments: Most disappointing sandwich ever eaten, for one reason. NO BBQ SAUCE!!!!!!!! WTF? Had all the usual sandwich trimmings, bacon, egg, lettuce, 'matoe and steak obviously. Steak was well cooked. Two slices of bread. Chips were good, aioli was awesome.
Star Rating (out of 5, 5 highest 1 lowest):-1000000/5. Would have been an easy 4 if only it had BBQ sauce

smciner1 · 23-10-2008, 10:53 PM

Breakfast Creek Hotel (tm).

**Peuty** · 23-10-2008, 10:56 PM

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Originally Posted by smciner1

Breakfast Creek Hotel (tm).

Totally agree.

Slightly deviating from the topic at hand, my new favourite place in Brisbane for a steak dinner is the Morrison Hotel in South Brisbane, just off the South East Freeway. Steaks are so juicy and the mushroom sauce is to die for. I used to think Brekky Creek was good, this is eleventy billion times better. And nowhere near as busy either.

Hillbilly F Truck · 28-10-2008, 08:01 PM

The mess factor is what sorts the men from the boys...messy is good, so long as it's tasty mess and not grease.

ORSM-XT · 01-11-2008, 06:21 PM

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: I forgot the name but it was a little servo up the road from work
Price: $5.00 and $5.50 with the lot
Date Consumed: a number of times
Comments:
Always fresh meat bought from the butcher that morning
Always fresh salad purchursed from the greengrocer that morning
Coleslaw Always has the right amount of mayonese
Bacon not overcooked or undercooked
Topped with Onion, Egg, BBQ Sauce and I added some of my chips in
Served with a bottle of Riverport or sometimes an Ice Coffee Big M
Star Rating (out of 5, 5 highest 1 lowest): Always Great only 50c more for the lot, plus when i add the drink and chips it comes to $9.10...4.95 out of 5...I have penalised it .05 because I don't eat Cheese, Tomatoe or Beetroot.

Cheers,

The Yeti · 11-01-2009, 08:47 AM

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: the little shop in Bendalong on the NSW south coast (theres only one)
Price: cant remember because I ordered burgers and fich and chips at the same time but I think about $9
Date Consumed: 01/01/09
Comments:
The stats on paper are promusing
fillet stake
all the usual salads
good thick tasted bread

Its just a shame it was SO So poorly excuted, the stake was like rubber as though they cooked it on a very low heat letting it stew on the plate, and becasue of this it didnt oooze juice it jsut ooooozed that manky grey stuff that soaked through the bread and the whole thing fell to peices

the salad was nothing more than lettese and tomato and the lettace was compriced of that manky crap you normaly throw out before you get to the good bits
Rateing out of 5, 1 being the lowest 5 being the highest: 0.0001

itchy brother · 13-01-2009, 09:27 PM

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Originally Posted by Peuty

Home and Away is far too gay for onion jam.

Home & away is a lot gayer than pesto too!!!

: :hihi: :hihi:

b2tf · 22-01-2009, 10:19 PM

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: Penrith Panthers Club, Penrith NSW
Price: $11.00
Date Consumed:20th Jan 2009
Comments:

I've debated putting this one up because it goes against just about all of my meat incased in bread related beliefs and ideologies. It is with great regret and shame that I must admit that I have now, after eating this 'sandwich', had the vile substance of onion jam on my tastebuds. And let me tell you it was horrible.

Onion jam is like satan's way of extracting revenge on humanity through the culinary world. It is slimy, tastes like crap and generally puts you in a bad mood. I again repeat my stance that whoever invented it ought to be put in stocks for the public to demonstrate their disgust, and then dealt with in only the most humane way for someone so mentally ill.

The 'sandwich' was ok otherwise, good steak although a good vet could have saved one part of it, and was actually served on a hamburger bun. This let me down because anybody who has been to Penrith Panthers knows that they dont do things by halves - we actually got lost in the place and that was before we played aqua golf.

Served with chips - chips were great and best bit about the whole meal. The overall winner for me though was putting in $5 into the pokies after lunch and winnning $25 back - thus meaning that I never actually paid as such for the onion jam experience. Cop that whoever you are that invented it.

Overall rating for this one is about 2 out of 5, would have been less but I was on a high because I'd only just picked up the new ute.

Iggypoppin' · 09-03-2009, 03:02 AM

Noted this thread with interest. When I jump on my PC and not my iPhone, I'll give everyone a rundown of top places for a steak sanga. Having worked 2 years in kitchens making these bad boys aswell as having a mother and father ex chefs, I know the good ones. Go try them (s.a boys only sorry) and report back!

b2tf · 23-03-2009, 07:24 PM

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Originally Posted by SLWXR6

Noted this thread with interest. When I jump on my PC and not my iPhone, I'll give everyone a rundown of top places for a steak sanga. Having worked 2 years in kitchens making these bad boys aswell as having a mother and father ex chefs, I know the good ones. Go try them (s.a boys only sorry) and report back!

Sounds good to me!

Iggypoppin' · 25-03-2009, 03:15 PM

Come down to Adelaide b2tf, then you won't be missing out. First one I would reccomend is the Stanley Bridge Tavern in Verdun. Fantastic value and a great steak sanga. And you can check out birdwood motor museum afterwards too! It's win win.

FreeTv · 12-05-2009, 04:43 PM

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: @ Home, Wifes Cooking, shes a chef of 21 years
Price: $ ??
Date Consumed: At least once a fortnight
Comments: A nice piece of meat, cooked carmilised onions, lettuce, chesse and some mustard
Star Rating (out of 5, 5 highest 1 lowest): 5 out of 5,

Goes great with hand cuts chips and a cold blonde

**Peuty** · 23-08-2009, 10:25 PM

I have NO IDEA how I missed the above sandwich. Where do you live? I'm coming round.

tickford2001 · 23-08-2009, 10:30 PM

agreed, gotta be an official AFF outing i reckon!

SM1DY · 22-01-2010, 12:19 AM

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: Wallaby Hotel
Price: $8.95
Date Consumed: 4th June 2009 @ 5:26pm
Comments:

The Good:
- It's HUGE!!!
- Tastes great
- Bloody good price

The Bad:
- Easily falls apart
- Bread slices are real thick, some people may like that
- My mates sandwich had half a un-diced tomato in it

Star Rating (out of 5, 5 highest 1 lowest): 4

Gaz · 22-01-2010, 01:48 AM

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: Brisbane Hotel - Perth!!
Price: ~$21!!! (gee Perth's getting pricey)
Date Consumed: Various times in 2009
Comments: Awesome sanga, served in different breads, usually a lightly toasted turkish bread, comes with chips

5/5

**Peuty** · 27-11-2011, 10:30 PM

Thought I should crank this up again. Had a very tasty sandwich at the local today.

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: Kedron Park Pub
Price: $10 lunch special
Date Consumed: Today
Comments: Nice thick toast, nicely melted cheese, just the right amount of BBQ sauce and a perfect amount of salad trimmings. Steak could have been a tad thicker, was just minute steak, but the price more than makes up for this. Came with a good serving of chips as well. $10 lunches every day of the week at this pub, so this might become a bit of a thing for me.

Star Rating (out of 5, 5 highest 1 lowest): 4

Nom nom

JC · 27-11-2011, 10:41 PM

I see salad - where exactly is the steak???

**Peuty** · 27-11-2011, 10:49 PM

It was there. Was just a bit thin.

Lotte · 27-11-2011, 11:36 PM

This thread made me hungry.....
My new summer challenge is to find the best steak sanga in my new area...

**Peuty** · 27-11-2011, 11:38 PM

Make sure you post it up!

kenz · 27-11-2011, 11:40 PM

wow im so hungry now :(

Lotte · 27-11-2011, 11:43 PM

Oh believe me I will.
I work in hospitality at the moment, and the damn cafe i'm in doesn't serve steak sangas (they do do a good bacon and eggs tho, all day). Me and the ex did perfect poor mans steak sangas years ago tho, should rustle one up soon, specially since we just got a bbq here

TheSneakiness · 28-11-2011, 01:06 PM

Missed this thread... got a few spots round me at work I reckon would have some bloody nice ones...

Lotte · 29-11-2011, 07:47 PM

Ok. So... This is the first cab off the ranks..

Name of Cafe/Restaraunt: Hallam Hotel
Price:$15
Date Consumed: 29/11/2011
Comments: This came out as a squish your own sandwich. It was also the least poofy sandwich in my area I could find from available online menus (can you believe, the pub up the road is serving a Teriyaki steak sandwich).
Since I don't eat tomato or beets, I had to have them removed, which they did. For a change. A lack of sauce was upsetting, and the steak was orright, but not great. Bit chewy in places, but was a nice bit of poerterhouse all the same. TOO MUCH BACON!! never thought I'd say that, but there is officially such a thing. Also was not a fan of the surprise carrot under the lettuce.
Sourdough bread is nommable, I'm rather partial to it, it's denser and crustier than normal white crap. Too much onion...wait for it... jam. with added red onion hidden with the offending carrots.
CHIPS WERE AWESOME THO, and ended up in my sandwich for a bit. Till I ate them, and pulled the rest out beause they were being ruined by poofy jam.

Star Rating (out of 5, 5 highest 1 lowest): 3 only because of the chips.

"You mean I have to close my own sandwich????? What am I paying you for!"

**Peuty** · 29-11-2011, 07:52 PM

Well I for one enjoy onion jam, despite what others may think. And really, it's just caramalised onion with a fancy name - see the below quote

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Originally Posted by b2tf

RE Caramelised Onion, I see no harm in allowing it unless its served in some poofy manner.

Looks like an okay sanga, the best part about having too much bacon is you can take some of it off and eat it by itself. Yum!

No sauce is un-Australian. You should have taken it back.