Corelli's Cafe, Newtown
Bryanboy's "A-HA" Moment #16,310: Corelli's Cafe, Newtown
The ever so helpful Patty offered my third world ass a ride to Sydney domestic airport earlier this week. We stopped by Corelli's Cafe in Newtown for a quick brunch. Y'all know me. In spite of my obsession with all things thinspiration, I'm a very voracious eater, I'm not picky and I'm willing to eat anything and everything edible. I love food! I really do.
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Corelli's Cafe
Patty ordered for a nice burrito whereas I went for the kill -- a nice, little tender juicy medium steak on a bed of mashed potatoes and gravy.
Halfway through my meal, I discovered a thing on my salad, underneath all those cucumbers. Mind you, it was still alive... flapping its wings, hanging on for dear life.
Is it... a bee??????????????????????????
I enjoyed my meal but I lost my appetite. I'm not used to having insects served with my food but whatevs.
I have no idea how a moth got into my salad. I was shocked! It could've been worse... at least it wasn't a cockroach. In some parts of the world they eat deep fried insects... scorpions or what have you.
Oh dear. Something for the memories eh? Dayum I enjoyed the steak.
The folks at Corelli's were nice and they didn't charge me for my food. If that happened in the third world, you'll either get a series of denials... or a half-baked apology.
Don't be so harsh BB. Our restos in Manila are, slowly but surely, keeping up with the rest of the first world in terms of resto standards. Just a couple of months ago, I was eating at Apt. 1B and didn't like one of the dishes I ordered. But I was resigned to my fate. When asked by the waiter if I enjoyed my meal, I said yes, except for that one particular dish (I forget now what it was...it was that forgettable!), which my friends and I didn't finish. When we got our bill, to our surprise, that bleah dish was not charged. So take heart BB, the third world will soon catch up.
Posted by: Chinita | May 13, 2008 at 11:23 PM
Darling! Newtown IS the 3rd world! It ain't exactly Woollahra, innit? Come back to Sydney and we'll show you what's cookin' and it ain't that moth!
Posted by: gobsmackd | May 13, 2008 at 03:16 AM
ew. u should've pulled a diva stunt: shrieked in horror and threatened to sue. yeah so it wasn't a cockroach or rat poo but STILL!!! we live in the 3rd world, what's their excuse???
Posted by: Mileia | May 11, 2008 at 04:30 AM
hoy bryan, laman tiyan din yon ha! d2 nga sa pinas ang daming nagugutom!
paki-translate nyo na lang mga readers o kaya si bryanboy (magaling ka naman sa english eh!) hindi ako marunong mag-ingles. di pa nga ako high school graduate eh!
aber kaya nyo i-translate ang laman tiyan sa ingles? hahahahha! bigyan kayo ni byanboy ng oreo as usual pramis ha!
Posted by: dorf | May 10, 2008 at 07:28 PM
ew @ that gross bug thing! lol it's so kind of them not to charge you!
i'm so jealous of your adventures in australia!!!
Posted by: tiff | May 10, 2008 at 03:05 PM