After Chris and Amanda came home from work on Monday, we headed down to Lygon St to have dinner at their favourite new Italian place. They warned me about all the hustlers who would try and talk us into eating at their restaurant - and as soon as we got out of the car we were badgered by a man who offered us free corkage and then very proudly pointed out his upside-down plates (to keep the dirt off) and the sign that explains that they have no deep fryer. We politely declined his offer and continued on. The next person asked us "Out for dinner?" to which Chris responded "No thanks". She then said "You're a terrible liar! You're carrying a bottle of wine!". Once more, we continued on. Finally, we reached our Little Lygon, pretended not to be interested, were promptly offered free corkage, free bruscetta/garlic bread and a free drink each. We decided this was a good idea and sat outside to enjoy the pleasant evening weather. Chris and Amanda ordered "3 pasta dishes to share", and I had a pizza. This is the first time I have encountered a restaurant where the pizza menu is simply "ask for the toppings you want". I chose to have salami, eggplant, capsicum, mushroom and olives. The pizza was good (although not as good as at del sol), and the pasta was also very tasty.
For dessert we headed to Brunetti - also known as the land of magical dessertness. An enormous range of chocolates, cookies, cakes and other baked goods is available. I had a doughnut, which certainly fell into the "very delicious" category. Fortunately for me (in this case) I'm not much of a fan of sweet things, so the single doughnut was enough for me.
Finally, we celebrated the non-stupid trading hours in Melbourne by doing a little grocery shopping on the way home.
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