Paper Moon

Awesome food. Pork belly was tender and juicy and the apple sauce was so well balanced. The snapper was cooked to perfection. Arguably the best cheesecake I've ever had. There was a wonderful bit of theater, watching the chocolate bomb melt from the hot chocolate sauce being poured over it. Our waitress was friendly and attentive, 100% deserved her tip. Definitely recommended and will be back to try more dishes.

The restaurant was great! It's perfect for kids, and they have a good wine and drinks selection. The food was tasty, and the portions were a good size for the price.

My family, partner and I visited Paper Moon last night with a reservation and we were given the honour of being served by Lucy. Lucy was a great server, she was friendly and didn't talk as if she was reading off a script. We'd all 100% go back just to be served by her. She also recommended that we moved tables as the table we were on previously was tiny for the 4 of us. Not long after switching tables roughly 5-10 minutes the table was properly sanitized and cleaned by another server. So cleanliness was a 10/10!nnOnto the food, we got the Grazing Board appetizer to start and there was such a wide variety of samplers and everything was extremely well made, tender and flavourful. Great starter; 9/10.nnBut along with the appetizer we ordered, I got a chocolate milkshake. I had my expectations high, maybe a bit too high. To everyone it just tasted like milk with a very VERY slight hint of chocolate. 5/10; you're better off with a soda or water.nnMy partner ordered the Scotch Fillet and they loved it, though I felt as though it was too charred on the top. Overpowering the taste of the steak. But the steak fries that came with it were perfectly crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Overall; 8/10.nnMy mum ordered the Grilled Salmon with Risotto, the salmon completely melted in your mouth, vegetables were perfectly cooked, not too hard, not too soft. This would make a perfect 10/10 dish, but I think the risotto was a bit too salty. Which kind of made anything that was touching it have a distinct saltiness taste. I'd give this another 8/10.nnMy pop ordered the Beef Wellington, which we were told would take 30 minutes, but it came out with almost everything else. Everything tasted amazing. From the pastry down to the sauce. The beef was perfectly rendered and the pastry had a small amount of cheese separating it from the pâté. Even the mushrooms in it were extraordinaire. The only complaint he had with it was that it was a bit too small, but I give it a 9/10.nnAnd finally, I ordered the Salt & Pepper Squid Salad. Which at the time I was surprised that it took the longest, everyone's food had already come out and it took maybe an extra 5 minutes. I didn't expect much from a salad but when it came out I understood why it took longer. This was by far the best and biggest salad I have ever seen and ordered. We also thought the squid was going to be small cuts of squid but it ended up being multiple big tender-sized chunks of squid that were perfectly tender and fell apart in your mouth. The salad itself was a bit flavourless but if you incorporate the sauce/dressing that's given with it, it becomes a whole lot better. This, in my opinion was the best dish of the night. 10/10.nnNow, onto dessert! When we were thinking of what to order we had asked Lucy how big the desserts usually are and instead of her telling us some fancy wording on why it's small, she told us straight up, which we loved. We ordered the Tiramisu and the New York Cheesecake, both were quite small but it was a good portion for the 4 of us considering we were all full from our mains.nnThe Tiramisu wasn't the best I've had, but it was definitely a sight for sore eyes. Looking at it I felt like I had travelled to Italy! The mascarpone was pretty good but the lady fingers were too hard and crunchy. It was as if I was eating a scotch finger. I give it a 7/10.nnAnd as for the New York Cheesecake, it was amazing. It was moist, flavourful and the base was a perfect texture and consistency. Though it was a bit too flavourful. The berry and passionfruit compote was very overpowering. If you put them together all you can taste is the passionfruit, but if you try it separately it just becomes too much, so try the cheesecake with a small pinch of the compote. Overall I give it an 8.5/10.nnWe just want to give a big thank you to Lucy for an unforgettable night and we will definitely come back just for you! This is a great place for a family dinner, a date night or just drinks with your mates. Come give this place a try!nnAll pictures hopefully in the same order

Nice buzzy cafe in quiet beachside suburb.nWe went in a Monday night and expected it to be quiet, so we’re surprised when the restaurant slowly became full.nTheir theme nights may have something to do with it .. everyone loves a bargain .. plus the only decent restaurant that seems to be open in the area in a Monday night.nWe were very thankful and had a lovely night .. colourful cocktails and 2 courses. The food is ok by North Shore standards although it is disappointing the lack of vegetarian options. Not even a vegetarian main on the menu and had to be creative with the salad to ask them to swop the chicken out with haloumi, which they did do, no problem.nIt is quite pricey for the shore too, but a nice atmosphere and they went to a bit of trouble for one of our parties birthday desert which was lovely.nThis restaurant has been here for ions of time and still managing to pull out the stops.

Quite a spacious cafe/restaurant with a warmnatmosphere. There is plenty of seating. Ordered the matcha latte and eggs on toast. It was tasty and would come again.

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