Review: Steak, schnitties, salads and “adults-only” chocolate feast – The Goody has it all
THE good old Goody Bar offers generous serves and a menu that pleases everyone - unless you want an extra arancini ball.
BEER garden, bistro, sports bar, and the good old Goody Bar… so many choices, and we haven’t looked at a menu yet.
Our bistro window table looks out to the side of a large parked car, and the area of clean lines and taupe colours isn’t exuding much warmth, but the staff make up for it with smiles and an infectious spring in their steps.
During the warmer months the warren of rooms are pumped with busy noise; Thursdays it’s pub quiz night, Tuesdays it’s open-mic-fun night, Sunday live music makes it a cruisy beer garden, and happy hours happen daily.
The meals are pubby large, so we choose arancini to share, a serve of three for $12. Annoyingly, it cannot be bumped up to fit our party of four. The parmesan-dusted, mushroom-packed rice balls with plops of lemony aioli are nice enough, but an unwieldy double serve becomes $6 for 1.5 arancini each.
Sirloins, from Naracoorte beef, are perfectly cooked, seared on the outer, tenderly pink within.
The steaks, with a choice of two sides, are good value at $32. Side options include the Brit chef’s soft roasted veg. His Asian slaw has a more generic English flavour, aching for salt rather than any Asian kick. And beware, the steak’s side dish of kipfler potatoes comprises a ridiculous six, large, unembellished, nobby spuds. We all have taters, so our meat-loving comedian tries to share them with a disconcerted bloke at the next table.
A perky green salad alongside crispy skinned Atlantic salmon is the best dressed, the mixed leaves, shaved asparagus and fennel tumbled with a chardonnay vinaigrette.
The salad is the star, unless you like salmon well-done.
Much better are luscious cubes of lamb, with a subtle harissa kick, filling two skewers, with on-trend sweet potato wedges, and greens to sweep through tart yoghurt. It’s a winner, and more good value at $24.
There are burgers, schnitties, pizza, profiteroles and sundaes, or if you’re game, an “adults-only” chocolate feast to share.
75 Goodwood Rd, Goodwood, 82729185
SCORE 6.5/10