West End Garden, Vietnamese and Chinese Restaurant, Brisbane, Australia
For Ruqayya and I this usually means going to a new restaurant and sharing a bottle of wine over a good meal. We both love to cook, but who likes washing dishes?
We found a neat little Vietnamese restaurant near our flat in Brisbane in West End called West End Garden. They have an alcohol license but they also allow a ‘bring your own’ wine policy with $1.50 per person corkage.
With a BYO restaurant it’s a win-win situation
We went to the local wine store before heading to West End Garden. This meant we could share a decent bottle of vino and save on the usual restaurant prices.
Starters – Coconut Prawns (3) $6.90, Spicy Beef Soup $8.90
Main – Mongolian King Prawn $20.90, Vietnamese Grilled Chicken $15.90, Coconut Rice (2) $5.00
Wine – Mount Riley 2011 Sauvignon Blanc $15.90, plus corkage (2) $3.00
Total: $76.50, which is $38.25 a head for a huge feast with wine included.
We both left feeling stuffed after our meal and were impressed with most of the wait staff.
So celebrate. Go out to a local BYO restaurant and take a good bottle of wine. You’ll feel like you’re living like kings for a fraction of a princely sum.