Bumbles - Surfers Paradise
Mainly a daytime eatery that does catering on the side, Bumbles only opens one night a week for dinner - Thursday. Why they're not open more nights baffles me, cause quite frankly Surfers Paradise is seriously lacking in the "yummy" food department. They're sitting on a goldmine here.
The menu is small and you pay for three courses, a flat rate of $50....BARGIN and it gets better, its BYO and they don't charge corkage. You have a choice between 3 entrees, 3 main and 3 desserts. And there is something for everyone, vegetarians, glutenfreeians etc etc.
The decor is the icing on the cake, crisp white walls, an eclectic photo frame wall, mood lighting and fresh flowers. It's scrubs up well at night, but the place does have that daytime feel. Like wearing jeans with the right high heels, it works!
Entree: Saffron angel hair pasta with seared scallops, mustard fruits and buerre blanc. I can't go past a scallop and neither could Mum this night. Fresh scallops that fell apart in your mouth, the mustard fruits subtly added a sweet tang to each mouthful. The angel hair was firm and worked perfectly with everything.
Entree: Pea risotto with crispy pancetta and persian fetta. I always get scared ordering risotto as an entree, rice just fills the tummy up. But this was light, a perfect portion and seasoned nicely with lemon, Feta and pancetta - what a match!
Main: Crispy bangalow pork belly, pear tart on a leek and onion puree. Me and my pork belly!! Tender, sweet, not swamped in fat, perfect size. The crackle wasn't that crackling though. Sufficient but slightly chewy. Everything else was delish though and I loved the pear tart, a nice little extra on the side. None left when I was finished.
Main: Roast vegetable mille fuille with goats cheese and pesto. A tasty vegetarian dish, lots of yummy vegies, with an even yummier homemade pesto.
Main: Pan fried snapper with a homemade spinach and potato cake in an oyster broth. The seafood is so much fresher in Queensland. Light and tasty. The oyster broth wasn't overpowering but I wasn't a fan of the two little oysters added for extra flavour. The potato cake was a nice fluffy addition.
Dessert: Chocolate nemesis with armerana cherries, persian fairy floss with a dollop of double cream. Wow, way too rich for me one taste was definitely enough for me. Cherries aren't for me either. Saying that my dinner companion polished this off, eating my ice-cream as well.
Dessert: Passionfruit pannacotta, passionfruit coulis, almond biscotti and persian fairy floss. Passionfruit in a dessert you can't go wrong. A little too much biscotti though.
Dessert: Sticky date pudding with vanilla icecream. Look at that butterscotch sauce. Sticky date pudding in Queensland? Temps usually a bit hot for that you say? Nope, sun gone the night chill out and what better way to finish dinner than with a tasty pudding.
To yum things up: be prepared that it's only open once a week for dinner, if you don't make dinner COME FOR BREAKFAST/LUNCH, don't even bother looking for other places to eat breaky in Surfers Bumbles is the only place to eat, BYO wine as they don't have a liquor licence, you pay for three meals so be ready to eat three, portion sizes are perfect.
19 River Drive
Surfers Paradise, 4217
07) 5538 6668
