This was a day to put on the fancy clothes and have a nice lunch. The restaurant was Black Bird and it was right on the river (https://www.blackbirdbrisbane.com.au/). The menu had steaks, lamb, pork and seafood. We opted for a Spanner Crab starter and the seafood platter for the main. The platter came in two sizes; 1-2 persons and 3-4 persons. Just by looking in my eyes, the waitress knew that we needed to get the 3-4 persons size. She was not wrong as it was none too big. Our anticipation was build up as we waited a good 45 minutes for the platter to arrive only to see half a dozen oysters on it. There was no mention of oysters on the menu. After a conference with the manager we were offered extra items. We picked the prawns but maybe we should have picked more scallops. Either way the seafood was very tasty. Both the server and the manager were shocked that the oysters were not listed in the description of the platter. We beat the heat and stayed inside today. After dinner when the sun went down we were off to the Enchanted Gardens in Roma Park. We took an Uber there as we were not 100% sure how to navigate that area. That got us there a bit early so we walked around a bit and bought some soft serve ice cream for a treat. The gardens are very large and they have installed lights, projectors and smoke machines to make it Enchanted. It all added up to a fantastic experience.
Black Bird s right around the corner
Enter please
Nice logo
The dining room was soon full and Leslie watched the Ladies Who Lunch put away a few bottles of champagne
The ladies who lunch are off to the left.
Spanner crab salad with a whole garden of other ingredients.
Top were the prawns below them were tuna and kingfish tartar and below that was the Hervey Bay Scallops (raw). At 10:00 were the Morton Bay Bugs, a type of lobster and of course the oysters which we did not eat.
The full moon added a nice touch
We are in the holding area awaiting out entry time
Geckos on the ground
The fountain was all lit up
The setting in amongst all the plants and trees made it extra special
The fog rolls in
A blast of bright blue
No way to escape the beams
Superstar!
Fiber optic bundles
There were elevated walkways
Paint the trees
Purple palm trees in the background
Flowers projected onto the trunk
City scape in the background
Languid shapes
Delicate Flower shapes
On our was out
City Hall all illuminated
So beautiful
