| Shop 404, Macquarie Shopping Centre, Waterloo Road North Ryde, NSW 2113 Tel: (02) 9889-8801 Fax: (02) 9889-8802 |
Trading hours:
Open Lunch & Dinner
Monday 11am - 9pm
Tuesday 11am - 9:30pm
Wednesday 11am - 9pm
Thursday 11am - 9:30pm
Friday 11am - 10pm
Saturday 11am - 10pm
Sunday 11am - 9pm
Website: http://www.platinumbargrill.com.au/
Once you get past the pretentiousness of most of its corporate clientele, you will realise the waitstaff are not actually pretentious, and the prices are quite comparable to its nearest rival, Inferno Caffe. The service is usually quite attentive here, and the food (and display) is quite impressive.
My latest addiction is the Garlic, Chicken & Mushroom Risotto. Described as "Garlic marinated chicken breast with field mushrooms in a spicy Napolitana sauce", in my opinion it is truly a magical experience. I'm only new to risotto, but I tend to prefer tomato-based ones as there's less area for error (some of the cream ones tend to separate, or are overpowering in cream) - and this version is very tomato-tangy which is an interesting twist.
The chicken breast pieces are exactly that, mostly fat free, a little reminiscent of a Lean Cuisine microwave meal - but more tender and fresh. Texture of the rice = bliss. Even an entree size dish was suffice (as you know, rice expands in your stomach, especially after drinking liquids).
Another recommendation is the Chicken Breast Schnitzel Baguette. They way they crumb the chicken (fresh), and the gourmet mayonnaise - yum! Tis' a filling dish but great for a day when you're craving chicken schnitzel. Picture below:
I also suggest you wash it down with an Iced Coffee. I really do like their iced coffee - it is just the optimum mix of bitterness and sweetness. I don't like my iced coffee overpowered by coffee-flavoured syrup (in which case, that stuff is EVIL and should not be sold unless to make cheap milkshakes) - I'm pretty sure they use real coffee in this instance which gives it extra oompf.
Others:
Prawn Bruschetta (below) - an interesting take on bruschetta. Squeeze the lemon slices over the bruschetta and you have a seafood-salad on toasted sourdough culinary experience. They do butter and I suspect add some garlic to the base to give it extra flavour boost. Can never go terribly wrong with seafood + garlic + lemon.
Below: Beef burger
Below: Bruschetta with Roma tomatoes, boccocini, rocket lettuce and pancetta. They do have a few different takes on bruschetta, this one is a good mix, particularly because the base is buttered and also has pesto. I'm quite anal about bruschetta being made properly (i.e. Roma tomatoes) because the taste is just so much better! They should however, leave the boccocini out because it is just too cold and stark in both flavour and texture to do this entree justice.
Below: Fettucini Con Polo - chicken breast, bacon, mushroom, avocado in a cream napoletana sauce.
