Hunger sharpens the wit

This girl has been doing a lot of eating and so here come a series of local eating haunts you may want to try. Let me know what you think. Comments are always great.

Had a wedding in Byron this week. A beautiful place if ever there was. And there are some great eating places to go to, away from the tourist hub, if you know where to look. 
Try St Elmo's off the main drag, a Modern Spanish influenced restaurant. It's cosy, has a great bar with a wide selection of wines and 'real sangria' otherwise known as Tempo de Verano. 
It's laid back, with a casual vibe wether you sit facing the promenade or near the pool. Either way its all about sharing innovative plates and boy do you want to share.

Firstly, we had some Empanadillas filled with prawn and pork. Beautiful crunch puffs of pastry ready to dip into the aioli and vinegar.








This was followed by some ham and cheese croquettes. Having been to Spain, these are the real deal. They have this golden crunch on the outside but the cheese is mushy and gooey inside. 

Also had the pork belly skewers topped with a roasted capsicum, stuffed with chorizo and risotto. Equally delicious. And the peppers are the real puiqillo peppers.

The food is So delicious and reminded us of our Spanish honeymoon that we had dates stuffed with chorizo and somehow forgot to take a photo. DOH!

The great deal with all these tapas are that you can buy each piece individually so that you can get one or more etc.... I even tried the oyster (just ONE) with gin, cucumber and tonic jelly. The husband is not a fan of seafood so this was a great way to get a little taster, on the cheap side too.

His favourite dish were the small soft shell crab sliders, with chilli aioli and a piqiullo salad. These were divine and so flavoursome.


Feeling a little full we ordered one main to share and a side dish, all the while sipping on some Tempranillo. We couldn't go past the  roasted Jerusalem artichoke, with pea, pancetta and a parsley butter sauce to have with beef cheeks in caramelised wine and cauliflower puree.

The negative was that the other dishes looked equally as tantalising- chorizo and steak and just check it out.

This is the second time we have been to ST ELMO's and we have not been disappointed. It's popular with the locals, makes great cocktails and the service and food are of excellent quality. We are willing to make the 40 min trip just to eat here.

If you don't want a bite just sit at the bar and have a drink. It won't disappoint.

Signing out
To eat or not to eat!!!